Elena Giurcă

Elena Giurcă (11 January 1946 – September 2013) was a Romanian rowing coxswain. She took up rowing in 1966 and debuted internationally at the 1969 European Championships, winning a bronze medal in the eights. Later, she mostly competed in the quadruple sculls, finishing third and fourth at the 1976 and 1980 Summer Olympics, respectively.[1][3] She also won silver medals in this event at the 1974 and 1977 world championships.[4][5]

Elena Giurcă

Personal information
Born	11 January 1946 Bucharest, Romania[1]
Died	September 2013 (aged 67)[2]
Height	151 cm (4 ft 11 in)
Weight	41 kg (90 lb)
Sport
Sport	Rowing
Medal record Representing  Romania Olympic Games 1976 Montreal Quadruple sculls World Rowing Championships 1974 Lucerne Quadruple sculls 1977 Amsterdam Quadruple sculls 1977 Amsterdam Coxed four European Rowing Championships 1969 Klagenfurt Eight

In 1969, Giurcă graduated in English from the University of Bucharest, and later taught English at a military academy. She died aged 67 after surgery for a brain aneurysm.[2]