Romania’s female 8+1 team wins gold medal at European Canoeing Championship

Newsroom 17/09/2012 | 09:00

Romania’s female 8+1 team won the gold medal in the European Canoeing Championship in Varese which took place this Sunday, according to Mediafax newswire.

Roxana Cogianu, Viorica Susanu, Cristina Grigoraş, Irina Dorneanu, Georgeta Andrunache, Andreea Boghian, Rodica Şerban, Ioana Rotaru and Talida-Teodora Gidoiu finished the race in six minutes, six seconds and 94 hundredths. They were followed by Italy (6:17.66) and Great Britain (6:18.31).

The female K4 team consisting of Maria Diana Bursuc, Ioana Crăciun, Adelina Cojocariu and Ionelia Zaharia ranked third place, winning the bronze medal.

Also, The male K4 team – Marius-Vasile Cozmiuc, George Palamariu, Cristi-Ilie Pârghie and Florin Curuea took the second place, winning silver medal.

For this European Canoeing Championship, Romania received two gold medals (8+1 and K2), one silver (male K4) and two bronze (female K2 and K4).