Valeria Răcilă

Valeria Răcilă, later known as Roşca and then van Groningen, was born on 2 June 1957 and is a retired Romanian rower. She first competed in the double and quadruple sculls, winning bronze medals at the 1980 Olympics and at the 1979 and 1981 world championships. She then changed to the single sculls, and won an Olympic gold medal in 1984 and silver medals at the world championships in 1982 and 1985. Her career is a clear example of an oarswoman who moved from crew boats to the single scull and reached the top of the Olympic podium after the change.