Chira Irina Apostol (later Stoean, born 1 June 1960) is a retired Romanian rower who competed in

coxed four A coxed four, abbreviated as a 4+, is a racing shell used in the sport of competitive rowing. It is designed for four persons who propel the boat with sweep oars and is steered by a coxswain. The crew consists of four rowers, each having one ...

s. In this event she won an Olympic gold medal in 1984 and silver medals at the world championships in 1983 and 1985.Chira Apostol

Romanian Olympic Committee The Romanian Olympic and Sports Committee (, COSR) is responsible for Romania's participation in the Olympic Games. History The Romanian Olympic Committee () was formed in 1914 in Bucharest. In 2004 it changed its name to ''Romanian Olympic an ...

She competed at the

1986 World Rowing Championships The 1986 World Rowing Championships were World Rowing Championships that were held from 17 to 24 August 1986 at Nottingham in the United Kingdom. Medal summary Looking at the open weight classes only, East Germany was the most successful nation ...

under her married name.

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* * * * 1960 births Living people Sportspeople from Ialomița County Romanian female rowers Rowers at the 1984 Summer Olympics Olympic gold medalists for Romania Olympic rowers for Romania Olympic medalists in rowing World Rowing Championships medalists for Romania Medalists at the 1984 Summer Olympics 20th-century Romanian sportswomen {{Romania-Olympic-medalist-stub