Elena Georgescu (née Nedelcu, born 10 April 1964) is a Romanian coxswain who has won five Olympic medals in the women's eight event.[1] She competed until 1991 under her maiden name.

Elena Georgescu
Personal information
BornElena Nedelcu
10 April 1964 (1964-04-10) (age 62)
Bucharest, Romania
Medal record
Women's rowing
Representing  Romania
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place1996 AtlantaEight
Gold medal – first place2000 SydneyEight
Gold medal – first place2004 AthensEight
Silver medal – second place1992 BarcelonaEight
Bronze medal – third place2008 BeijingEight
World Rowing Championships
Gold medal – first place1990 TasmaniaEight
European Championships
Gold medal – first place2007 PoznańEight

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References

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  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Elena Georgescu". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 3 December 2016. Retrieved 7 November 2017. Full name: Elena Georgescu-Nedelcu
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