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Maria Fricioiu

1960 - Today

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Maria Fricioiu (later Simion, born 16 March 1960) is a retired Romanian rower. Competing in coxed fours she won an Olympic gold medal in 1984 and three medals at the world championships in 1979, 1983 and 1985. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2024). Maria Fricioiu is the 2,285th most popular athlete (up from 2,530th in 2024), the 549th most popular biography from Romania (up from 574th in 2019) and the 37th most popular Romanian Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Maria Fricioiu ranks 2,285 out of 6,025. Before her are Kakhi Kakhiashvili, Jean Gachet, Jānis Ķipurs, Poul-Erik Høyer Larsen, Franz-Peter Hofmeister, and Katrin Dörre-Heinig. After her are Ron Brown, Joachim Mattern, Kelvin Kiptum, Yelena Slesarenko, Ollan Cassell, and Stefano Baldini.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1960, Maria Fricioiu ranks 591. Before her are Bill Johnson, Michel Faber, Dean Malenko, Claudio Langes, Tomás Reñones, and Oliver Parker. After her are Kerry Von Erich, Jaak Aab, Guy Fletcher, Carsten Bunk, Branford Marsalis, and Kim Christofte.

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In Romania

Among people born in Romania, Maria Fricioiu ranks 549 out of 844. Before her are Linda Maria Baros (1981), Mihai Răzvan Ungureanu (1968), Valer Toma (1957), Vasile Iordache (1950), Mădălina Diana Ghenea (1987), and Teodor Meleșcanu (1941). After her are Petru Iosub (1961), Romulus Gabor (1961), Andrei Pavel (1974), Radu Jude (1977), Otmar Szafnauer (1964), and Nicu Vlad (1963).

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Among ATHLETES In Romania

Among athletes born in Romania, Maria Fricioiu ranks 37. Before her are Gabriela Szabo (1975), Dimitrie Popescu (1961), Maria Ștefan (1954), Corneliu Ion (1951), Elena Georgescu (1964), and Valer Toma (1957). After her are Petru Iosub (1961), Nicu Vlad (1963), Olga Homeghi (1958), Daniela Costian (1965), Vali Ionescu (1960), and Ion Draica (1958).

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