Florica Lavric
Romanian rower (1962–2014)
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Born | 7 January 1962 (1962-01-07) Copălău, Romania[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Died | 20 June 2014 (2014-06-21) (aged 52) Bucharest, Romania | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 181 cm (5 ft 11 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 80 kg (176 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Rowing | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Club | Steaua Bucharest[2] | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Florica Lavric (7 January 1962 – 20 June 2014) was a Romanian rower. Competing in coxed fours she won an Olympic gold medal in 1984 and world championship silver medals in 1983 and 1985. In 1987, she contracted meningitis and retired from competitions. She died from lung cancer aged 52.[1][3]
References
- ^ a b Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Florica Lavric". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 26 June 2014.
- ^ Florica Lavric. Romanian Olympic Committee
- ^ A murit canotoarea Florica Lavric. cotidianul.ro (21 June 2014)
External links
- Florica Lavric at Olympics.com
- Florica Lavric at the Comitetul Olimpic și Sportiv Român (in Romanian) (English translation)
- Florica Lavric at Olympedia
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Olympic champions – Women's coxed four
- 1976: Karin Metze, Bianka Schwede, Gabriele Lohs, Andrea Kurth, Sabine Heß (cox) (GDR)
- 1980: Silvia Fröhlich, Ramona Kapheim, Angelika Noack, Romy Saalfeld, Kirsten Wenzel (cox) (GDR)
- 1984: Chira Apostol, Olga Homeghi, Viorica Ioja (cox), Florica Lavric, Maria Fricioiu (ROU)
- 1988: Gerlinde Doberschütz, Carola Hornig, Sylvia Rose (cox), Birte Siech, Martina Walther (GDR)
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