Elisabeta Lipa

Elisabeta Lipa 1992

Elisabeta Lipă , née Elisabeta Oleniuc , (born October 26, 1964 in Siret ) is a former Romanian rower . She is considered the most successful rower in the world.

She was five times Olympic champion:

• 1984 in double sculls
• 1992 in one
• 1996 in the eighth
• 2000 in the eighth
• 2004 in the eighth

In 1988 she won silver in double sculls and bronze in double sculls . In 1992 she won not only the gold medal in single but also silver in double scull. In addition, she has won numerous world championship titles and medals, such as the one in 1989. At the Olympic Games in 2000 and 2004 she was the flag bearer of the Romanian team at the opening ceremony.

In 2008, Elisabeta Lipă was awarded the Thomas Keller Medal by the FISA World Rowing Federation .

She lives in Bucharest , is married and has a daughter. Since March 14, 2009, Elisabeta Lipă has been the President of the Romanian Rowing Association and, since March 26, 2009, she has also been the President of Dinamo Bucharest .

From November 2015 to January 2017 she was minister of youth and sport in the Cioloș cabinet .

Awards

Elisabeta Lipă was awarded the Order of Loyalty to the rank of commander in 2000. In August 2008 she received the Order of Merit "Meritul sportiv" 1st class from President Traian Băsescu . In the same year she was made an honorary citizen of her hometown Siret.

Individual evidence

1. ^ Romania sports-reference.com
2. ↑ Șefă și la Dinamo. In: Gazeta Sporturilor. March 27, 2009, accessed January 22, 2011 (Romanian). 
3. ↑ Miniștrii Guvernului României - Elisabeta Lipă - Ministrul Tineretului și Sportului ("Minister of the Romanian Government - Elisabeta Lipă - Minister of Youth and Sports"). (No longer available online.) In: gov.ro. Romanian Government, archived from the original on February 26, 2016 ; Retrieved February 26, 2016 (Romanian). Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  
4. ↑ Elisabeta Lipa: "Vina este a presedintiilor de federatii, dar sufera cel mai mult cei care se ocupa de sportivi"
5. ↑ DECRET No. 384 of October 10, 2000
6. ↑ Decorarea delegaţiei olimpice de la Beijing. August 27, 2008, accessed January 16, 2011 (Romanian). 

Web links

Commons : Elisabeta Lipă  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• Elisabeta Lipă at Worldrowing.com ( FISA database )
• Elisabeta Lipă in the database of Sports-Reference (English; archived from the original )
• Elisabeta Lipă at the COSR (Romanian)