BELEAGA Gianina

Date of Birth: 21 May 1995

Age: 26

Gender: Female

Olympic Scholarship

Height (m/ft): 1.77/5'9''

Place of residence : BUCHAREST

Residence Country:

Romania

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Rowing	Lightweight Women's Double Sculls ROU Romania	6

Schedule

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Sea Forest Waterway	Lightweight Women's Double Sculls Heat 3 #39	Finished
	Sea Forest Waterway	Lightweight Women's Double Sculls Semifinal A/B 2 #94	Finished
	Sea Forest Waterway	Lightweight Women's Double Sculls Final A #116	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Olympic Games

Year	Location	L2x
2016	Rio de Janeiro, BRA	8

World Championships

Year	Location	L2x
2019	Linz, AUT	4
2018	Plovdiv, BUL	1
2017	Sarasota, FL, USA	1
2015	Aiguebelette-le-Lac, FRA	13

European Championships

Year	Location	L2x	L1x
2021	Varese, ITA	-	2
2020	Poznan, POL	3	-
2019	Lucerne, SUI	5	-
2018	Glasgow, GBR	4	-
2017	Racice, CZE	4	-

Rank	Event	Year	Location	Result
2	Lightweight Double Sculls	2021	Lucerne, SUI	7:02.09
3	Lightweight Double Sculls	2018	Linz, AUT	6:57.02
5	Lightweight Double Sculls	2019	Rotterdam, NED	7:50.45

World Championships Under 23

Year	Location	L2x
2017	Plovdiv, BUL	1

Legend
DNF - Did Not Finish, DNS - Did Not Start, EXC - Excluded

Listening to music, reading, walking. (gsp.ro, 19 Sep 2018)

Occupation:

Physical Education, Sport Studies - University of Craiova, Romania

Languages spoken:

English, Romanian

CSA Steaua Bucuresti [Romania]

Antonio Colamonici [national], ITA; Dorin Alupei [national], ROU

In 2018 her training was disrupted by a right knee injury. She underwent surgery in October after the 2018 World Championships in Plovdiv, Bulgaria. (gsp.ro, 27 Aug 2019; lead.ro, 29 May 2019)

She began rowing at age 13 in Bucovina, Romania. (Facebook page, 08 Nov 2019; TEDx Talks YouTube channel, 01 Feb 2019)

She was discovered by coach Despa Ioan. "After one week I packed my bags and moved to train at the National College Nicu Gane in Falticeni, Romania. I think rowing is a quality you are born with. The desire to become better, to overcome yourself." (Facebook page, 08 Nov 2019; lead.ro, 29 May 2019)

To win a medal at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. (lead.ro, 29 May 2019)

She begins training on the water at 07:00 on Lake Sagnov in Romania. She also trains on the exercise bike and weight training. (lead.ro, 29 May 2019)

Philosophy:

"You always go beyond your limit. After that you forget and you go again." (lead.ro, 29 May 2019)

She and crewmate Ionela-Livia Cozmiuc were named the 2018 Athletes of the Year by the Romanian Rowing Federation [FRC]. (realitateadesuceava.net, 12 Nov 2018)

She was named the 2018 Athlete of the Year by CSA Steaua Bucuresti. (direct24.ro, 21 May 2019)

General Interest

General
OTHER ACTIVITIES
In 2019 she and fellow Romanian rower Ionela-Livia Cozmiuc gave a TED Talk about their rowing career in Bacau, Romania. (TEDx Talks YouTube channel, 01 Feb 2019)

EYE CONDITION
She has a visual impairment called myopia. "I have myopia in both eyes, I should wear glasses, I have minus 2.75 [vision]. But with the glasses I can only read in the evening. Otherwise, I wear contact lenses when I compete. I thought about corrective surgery but I don't have the time." (gsp.ro, 19 Sep 2018)

Social Media

Legend

:: Gold Medal Event
:: Silver Medal Event
:: Bronze Medal Event

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