Maria Ștefan

Maria Ştefan (later Mihoreanu, and Cosma, born 16 February 1954) is a retired Romanian sprint canoer who competed at the 1976, 1980 and 1984 Olympics. She won a gold medal in the K-4 500 m event in 1984 and placed fourth-fifth in the singles in 1976 and 1980.[1] She won three bronze medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships, one each in the K-1 500 m (1983), the K-2 500 m (1981), and the K-4 500 m (1983) events.[2] Her sister-in-law Maria Nichiforov is also a former Olympic canoer.[1]

Maria Ștefan

Personal information
Born	16 February 1954 (age 66) Jurilovca, Romania[1]
Height	170 cm (5 ft 7 in)
Weight	63 kg (139 lb)
Sport
Sport	Canoe sprint
Club	Danubiu Tulcea CS Dinamo București[2]
Medal record Representing  Romania Olympic Games 1984 Los Angeles K-4 500 m World Championships 1981 Nottingham K-2 500 m 1983 Tampere K-1 500 m 1983 Tampere K-4 500 m

References

1. Maria Ștefan. Sports-reference.com profile
2. Maria Ștefan. Romanian Olympic Committee

External links

• ICF medalists for Olympic and World Championships – Part 1: flatwater (now sprint): 1936–2007 at WebCite (archived 2009-01-21). Additional archives: Wayback Machine.
• ICF medalists for Olympic and World Championships – Part 2: rest of flatwater (now sprint) and remaining canoeing disciplines: 1936–2007 at WebCite (archived 2009-11-09)