Maria-Magdalena Rusu (born 30 September 1999) is a Romanian

rower Rowing, often called crew in the United States, is the sport of racing boats using oars. It differs from paddling sports in that rowing oars (called blades in the United Kingdom) are attached to the boat using rowlocks, while paddles are ...

. She is an

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and won the gold medal in the

women's eight An eight, abbreviated as an 8+, is a racing shell used in competitive rowing (crew). It is designed for eight rowers, who propel the boat with sweep oars, and is steered by a coxswain, or "cox". Each of the eight rowers has one oar. The rowers ...

at the

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. Rusu is also a two-time

world champion A world championship is generally an international competition open to elite competitors from around the world, representing their nations, and winning such an event will be considered the highest or near highest achievement in the sport, game ...

in eight and seven-time

European champion A European Championship is the top level international sports competition between European athletes or sports teams representing their respective countries or professional sports clubs. In the plural, the European Championships also refers to a ...

, including titles in eight and

coxless four A coxless four, abbreviated as a 4- and also called a straight four, is a racing shell used in the sport of competitive rowing. It is designed for four persons who propel the boat with sweep oars, without a coxswain. The crew consists of four ...

. She competed in the women's eight event at the

2020 Summer Olympics The officially the and officially branded as were an international multi-sport event that was held from 23 July to 8 August 2021 in Tokyo, Japan, with some of the preliminary sporting events beginning on 21 July 2021. Tokyo ...

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* 1999 births Living people Romanian female rowers Olympic rowers for Romania Rowers at the 2020 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Vaslui 21st-century Romanian sportswomen World Rowing Championships medalists for Romania {{Romania-rowing-bio-stub Rowers at the 2024 Summer Olympics Olympic medalists in rowing Medalists at the 2024 Summer Olympics Olympic gold medalists for Romania