Maria Olărașu (born 28 May 2000)[2] is a Moldovan sprint canoeist. She competed solo and with Daniela Cociu at the 2020 Summer Olympics and will compete at the 2024 Summer Olympics.
 Olărașu in 2024 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 28 May 2000[1] |
| Height | 1.57 m (5 ft 2 in) |
| Sport | |
| Country | Moldova |
| Sport | Canoe |
Olărașu and Cociu qualified for the 2020 Olympics by winning the women's C-2 500 meters at the 2021 European Canoe Sprint Qualification Regatta in Szeged, Hungary.[3] At the Olympic Women's C-2 500 metres in August 2021, they placed seventh. In the Women's C-1 200 metres, Olărașu placed seventh in the quarterfinals and did not advance to the semifinals.
At the 2023 European Games in Kraków and Małopolska, Olărașu placed fourth in the Women's C-1 500 metres.[4] Olărașu and Mihai Chihaia placed fifth in the Mixed C-2 200 metres and Olărașu and Cociu placed fourth in the Women's C-2 500 metres.
Olărașu and Cociu came in 7th in the Women's C-2 500 metres at the 2023 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Duisburg, Germany, qualifying for the 2024 Olympics.[5]
References
edit- ^ "Canoe Sprint OLARASU Maria - Tokyo 2020 Olympics". Archived from the original on 29 July 2021.
- ^ "Maria Olarasu | NBC Olympics". www.nbcolympics.com. Retrieved 17 May 2024.
- ^ "Tears flow as Olympic quotas decided in Szeged". International Canoe Federation. 13 May 2021. Retrieved 19 May 2021.
- ^ "MIRS App". results.european-games.org. Retrieved 17 May 2024.
- ^ "Daniela Cociu și Maria Olărașu, calificare la Jocurile Olimpice de la Paris" (in Romanian). 26 August 2023. Retrieved 17 May 2024.
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