Angela Alupei ( Tamaș, born 1 May 1972) is a

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n Olympic rower, born in

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, Romania. She has been rowing since she was 17 years of age. When not competing, she is a

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. She, and her partner Constanța Burcică took the

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, at the

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and

2004 2004 was designated as an International Year of Rice by the United Nations, and the International Year to Commemorate the Struggle Against Slavery and Its Abolition (by UNESCO). Events January * January 3 – Flash Airlines Flight 60 ...

Olympic Games in the women's lightweight double sculls event. They also took first place at the

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twice in 2000, in

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, Austria and in

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, Switzerland, and second place at the 2004 World Cup in Lucerne. Her daughter Francesca Alupei became a volleyball player.

Achievements

* 2000 Summer Olympics – Gold medal, Women's Lwt Double Sculls * 2004 Summer Olympics – Gold medal, Women's Lwt Double Sculls

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* * * * 1972 births Living people Olympic gold medalists for Romania Olympic rowers for Romania Sportspeople from Bacău Romanian police officers Romanian female rowers Rowers at the 1996 Summer Olympics Rowers at the 2000 Summer Olympics Rowers at the 2004 Summer Olympics Olympic medalists in rowing Medalists at the 2004 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 2000 Summer Olympics 21st-century Romanian civil servants 21st-century Romanian sportswomen {{Romania-rowing-bio-stub