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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, Botosani 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. She also holds a special record: she won gold medals 20 years apart, which is the longest time between gold medals for any rower!

Since 2004, Elisabeta Lipă has worked in different government jobs. From 2015 to 2017, she was the Minister of Youth and Sport. Since 2009, she has also been the president of the Romanian Rowing Federation and the Dinamo București Sports Club.

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 first gold medal in the "double sculls" event. In this event, two rowers each use two oars.

Her last gold medal was won in 2004 at the Athens Summer Olympics. This time, it was in the "eight" event, where a team of eight rowers uses one oar each. She is the only person ever to win a gold medal in both the "single scull" (one rower, two oars) and the "eight" (eight rowers, one oar each). This shows how versatile and talented she is! She is also one of the few women to win gold in both sculling (two oars per person) and sweep (one oar per person) rowing events.

In 2004, she made history again. She became the first female rower to compete in six Olympic Games. This is a huge achievement, showing her dedication and long career in the sport.

Life After Rowing

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

From November 2015 to January 2017, she took on an important role. She served as the Romanian Minister of Youth and Sport in the government led by Dacian Cioloș. This meant she was in charge of helping young people and promoting sports across Romania.

See also

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

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