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Chira Apostol

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Chira Apostol
Personal information
Born1 June 1960 (1960-06) (age 64)
Alexeni, Romania[1]
Height180 cm (5 ft 11 in)
Weight78 kg (172 lb)
Sport
SportRowing
Medal record
Representing  Romania
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1984 Los Angeles Coxed four
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 1983 Duisburg Coxed four
Silver medal – second place 1985 Hazewinkel Coxed four
Gold medal – first place 1986 Nottingham Coxed four

Chira Irina Apostol (later Stoean, born 1 June 1960) is a retired Romanian rower who competed in coxed fours. In this event she won an Olympic gold medal in 1984 and silver medals at the world championships in 1983 and 1985.[2] She competed at the 1986 World Rowing Championships under her married name.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Chira Apostol". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020.
  2. ^ Chira Apostol. Romanian Olympic Committee
  3. ^ "Juttas Streich" [Jutta's trick]. Neue Zeit (in German). Vol. 42, no. 200. 25 August 1986. p. 6. Archived from the original on 23 September 2018. Retrieved 23 September 2018.
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