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Elisabeta Lipă

Lipă in 1992
Personal information
Birth name	Elisabeta Oleniuc
Born	26 October 1964 (1964-10-26) (age 60) Candesti, Botoșani County, Romania
Height	1.83 m
Weight	80 kg
Minister of Youth and Sport
In office 17 November 2015 – 4 January 2017
President	Klaus Iohannis
Prime Minister	Dacian Cioloș
Preceded by	Gabriela Szabo
Succeeded by	Marius-Alexandru Dunca
Sport
Sport	Rowing
Club	CS Dinamo București
Medal record Representing  Romania Olympic Games Gold 1984 Los Angeles Double sculls Gold 1992 Barcelona Single sculls Gold 1996 Atlanta Eight Gold 2000 Sydney Eight Gold 2004 Athens Eight Silver 1988 Seoul Double sculls Silver 1992 Barcelona Double sculls Bronze 1988 Seoul Quadruple sculls World Championships Gold 1989 Bled Single scull Silver 1985 Hazewinkel Double sculls Silver 1986 Nottingham Double sculls Silver 1987 Copenhagen Double sculls Silver 1989 Bled Double sculls Silver 1991 Vienna Single sculls Silver 1991 Vienna Double sculls Silver 1994 Indianapolis Coxless pairs Silver 2003 Milan Eights Bronze 1982 Lucerne Quadruple sculls Bronze 1983 Duisburg Double sculls Bronze 1984 Montreal Eights Bronze 1994 Indianapolis Eights

Elisabeta Lipă (born Elisabeta Oleniuc on October 26, 1964) is a famous retired rower and government official from Romania. She is known as the most successful rower in the history of the Olympics. She has won an amazing five gold, two silver, and one bronze medal.

Elisabeta Lipă holds a special record among rowers. She won gold medals 20 years apart, which is the longest time between gold medals for any rower. After her rowing career, she took on important roles in the Romanian government. She also became the president of the Romanian Rowing Federation.

Elisabeta Lipă's Amazing Rowing Career

Lipă on a 2004 Romanian stamp

Elisabeta Lipă started her Olympic journey at just 19 years old. This was at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California. There, she won her very first gold medal in an event called the double sculls. In rowing, "sculls" means each rower uses two oars.

Her last Olympic gold medal was won in 2004 at the Athens Summer Olympics. This was in the "eight" event, where eight rowers work together in one boat. She is the only person to win gold in both the single scull (one person, two oars) and the eight (eight people, one oar each). This shows her incredible skill in different types of rowing.

Olympic Appearances and Records

Elisabeta Lipă made history in 2004. She became the first female rower to compete in six Olympic Games. This is a huge achievement for any athlete. Only a few other rowers, like Jiří Pták and Lesley Thompson, have also competed in six Olympics.

Life After Rowing

After her incredible sports career, Elisabeta Lipă continued to serve her country. In 2008, she received the Thomas Keller Medal. This is a very important award in rowing, given for an outstanding career. She also became an honorary citizen of her hometown, Siret.

From November 2015 to January 2017, she served as the Minister of Youth and Sport for Romania. This meant she was in charge of sports and youth programs for the whole country. She worked under Prime Minister Dacian Cioloș. Since 2009, she has also been the president of the Romanian Rowing Federation. She also leads the Dinamo București Sports Club.

See also

In Spanish: Elisabeta Lipă para niños

• List of athletes with the most appearances at Olympic Games
• List of multiple Olympic gold medalists
• List of multiple Summer Olympic medalists