Maria Olărașu
Maria Olărașu | |
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| Born | May 28, 2000  |
Maria Olărașu (born May 28, 2000)[1] is a Moldovan sprint canoeist. She competed solo and with Daniela Cociu at the 2020 Summer Olympics and will compete at the 2024 Summer Olympics.
Olărașu and Cociu qualified for the 2020 Olympics by winning the women's C-2 500 meters at the 2021 European Canoe Sprint Qualification Regatta in Szeged, Hungary.[2] At the Olympic Women's C-2 500 metres in August 2021, they placed seventh. In the Women's C-1 200 metres, Olărașu placed seventh in the quarterfinals and did not advance to the semifinals.
At the 2023 European Games in Kraków and Małopolska, Olărașu placed fourth in the Women's C-1 500 metres.[3] Olărașu and Mihai Chihaia placed fifth in the Mixed C-2 200 metres and Olărașu and Cociu placed fourth in the Women's C-2 500 metres.
Olărașu and Cociu came in 7th in the Women's C-2 500 metres at the 2023 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Duisburg, Germany, qualifying for the 2024 Olympics.[4]
References[edit]
- ^ "Maria Olarasu | NBC Olympics". www.nbcolympics.com. Retrieved 2024-05-17.
- ^ "Tears flow as Olympic quotas decided in Szeged". International Canoe Federation. 13 May 2021. Retrieved 19 May 2021.
- ^ "MIRS App". results.european-games.org. Retrieved 2024-05-17.
- ^ "Daniela Cociu și Maria Olărașu, calificare la Jocurile Olimpice de la Paris" (in Romanian). 2023-08-26. Retrieved 2024-05-17.