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Chira Apostol

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Chira Irina Apostol, later known as Stoean, was born on 1 June 1960 and is a retired Romanian rower who competed in coxed fours, a boat of four rowers with a coxswain who steers. In that event she won an Olympic gold medal in 1984, and she added silver medals at the world championships in 1983 and 1985. She also competed at the 1986 World Rowing Championships under her married name. Olympedia gives her birthplace as Alexeni and records a single Olympic medal, the 1984 gold in the women's coxed fours.

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Birth Year
1960 1
Gender
Female 1
Medals or Titles Band
1 1
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is a retired Romanian rower who competed in coxed fours
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1. Olympedia: Chira Apostol (Olympedia)
Olympedia
  • Biographical information
    Born 1 June 1960 in Alexeni, Ialomița ROU
  • Biographical information, sex
    Sex Female
  • Medals
    Gold 1 Silver 0 Bronze 0 Total 1
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Chira Apostol (Wikipedia)
  • Lead, nationality
    is a retired Romanian rower who competed in coxed fours
  • Plays: Rowing, Lead, sport
    is a retired Romanian rower who competed in coxed fours
  • Competed In: 1984 Summer Olympics, Lead, 1984 Olympics
    In this event she won an Olympic gold medal in 1984
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