TILVESCU Denisa

Romania

Rowing

Date of Birth: 13 Aug 1996

Age: 24

Gender: Female

Youth Olympian

Height (m/ft): 1.82/5'11''

Place of birth: TARGU JIU

Birth Country:

Romania

Place of residence : TARGU JIU

Residence Country:

Romania

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Rowing	Women's Eight ROU Romania	6

Schedule

Change

Location	Event	Status
Sea Forest Waterway	Women's Eight Heat 2 #62	Finished
Sea Forest Waterway	Women's Eight Repechage 1 #103	Finished
Sea Forest Waterway	Women's Eight Final A #129	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Athlete:

Youth Olympic Games

Year	Location	2-
2014	Nanjing, CHN	1

World Championships

Year	Location	4-	8+
2019	Linz, AUT	5	-
2018	Plovdiv, BUL	-	5
2017	Sarasota, FL, USA	-	1

European Championships

Year	Location	2-	4-	8+
2021	Varese, ITA	-	-	1
2020	Poznan, POL	-	-	1
2019	Lucerne, SUI	-	2	-
2018	Glasgow, GBR	1	-	1
2017	Racice, CZE	-	-	1

World Cup

Rank	Event	Year	Location	Result
1	Eight	2017	Lucerne, SUI	6:02.81
3	Four	2019	Rotterdam, NED	6:52.22
5	Eight	2018	Linz, AUT	6:14.36

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

Occupation:

Athlete

Education:

Physical Education - University of Craiova, Romania

Languages spoken:

Romanian

Club name:

CS Dinamo Bucuresti [Romania]

Coach:

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

Debut:

2015 for Romania (ziare.com, 02 Jun 2015)

Start:

She took up the sport in 2010 at age 14. (gsp.ro, 15 Apr 2020, 04 Dec 2017; gorj-domino.ro, 28 Jul 2016)

Reason:

She was discovered by national coach Mariana Malis in Oltenia, Romania. She enjoyed the idea of being outdoors and making new friends. "It was all new to me and I felt like I wanted to give up at the start. You want to win medals overnight, to make the national team, but it takes a lot of work." (gsp.ro, 04 Dec 2017; gorj-domino.ro, 28 Jul 2016; sport.hotnews.ro, 16 Aug 2014)

Ambition:

To win a medal at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. (gsp.ro, 15 Apr 2020)

Memorable:

Winning gold in the women's eight at the 2017 World Championships in Sarasota, FL, United States of America. (gsp.ro, 15 Apr 2020)

Award:

In June 2019 she received a Special Recognition Award from the Romanian Rowing Federation [FRC] for her contribution to the sport. (jienii.ro, 11 Jun 2019)

In February 2018 she received the Alexandrion Trophy as part of the national women's eight rowing team. The award was given to athletes who achieved outstanding performances in 2017. (fundatia-alexandrion.ro, 06 Feb 2018)

General Interest

General
TOKYO 2020 SUPPORT
In 2017 she was named on the 'Samurai 2020' Olympic programme. The programme was set up by the Romanian Olympic and Sports Committee [COSR] and offers support to athletes with potential to win medals at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. (gsp.ro, 04 Dec 2017)

OLYMPIC EXPERIENCE
She attended the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro as a reserve for the national women's eight rowing team that won bronze at the Games. She says the experience has helped to serve as motivation to compete at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. "At age 20 I was happy to be named a reserve for Rio. I got to experience an amazing city at such a young age. It remains an extraordinary moment in my short career. It was a honeymoon for me. I felt that we [the reserves] also contributed to a small part of that bronze. Since then I have told myself that in Tokyo I will no longer be on the sidelines, but in the middle of events." (gsp.ro, 15 Apr 2020; ifz.ro, 05 Aug 2016)

Social Media

https://www.facebook.com/tilvescu.denisa

Legend

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

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