Update two gold medals, two silver and one bronze for Romania in the finals of the European boating! »Simona Radiș changed the sample and triumphed, the Enache and Cornea Olympic champions, 2nd place in double rowing

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Article by Luminița Paul – published on Saturday, May 31, 2025, 13:10 / Updated on Saturday, May 31, 2025 13:13

Simona Radiș and Magdalena Rusu won the gold medal at double frames in the European Championships in Plovdiv, and Florin Arteni and Florin Lehaci achieved the same result in the similar male test on the first day of the finals. Both crews have set European records.

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Ancuța Bodnar, Maria Lehaci, Adrian Adam, Amalia Bereș they conquered the silver medal in the 4 frames. The “tricolors” led the race to the first three terminals, but the Dutch crew has gradually approached. For the last 500 meters he passed, managing to win the European title in 6: 19.60, compared to 6: 21.50 of the Romanians.

Romania retained its result last year, from Szeged, when Mădălina Bereș, Maria Lehaci, Magdalena Rusu and Amalia Bereș were on the second step of the podium.

Enache and Cornea, silver medal at double rows

Olympic and European champions Marian Enache and Andrei Cornea They concluded the final from Plovdiv in the second position, after the Poland boat, conquering the silver medal. The Romanians had set a new European peak time in the semifinals, very close to the world.

In the final, however, Enache and Cornea were in the fourth position to the half terminal, climbed 3 to 1,500 meters, then had that last strong, sustained part, with which they used to. However, they did not manage to overcome Miroslaw Zietarski and Mateusz Biskup, who drove the head. The Romanians passed the finish line in 6: 03.87, compared to 6: 02.93, the time of the winners.

Two gold medals, two silver and one bronze for Romania in the finals of the European rowing! »Simona Radiș changed the sample and triumphed, the Enache and Cornea Olympic champions, 2nd place in double rowing

Andrei Cornea and Marian Enache: FR Rowing/Balint Czucz

Bronze for Dumitru and Moroșanu at double row

The third final with Romanian presence at the Europeans from Plovdiv brought another medal, the one of the bronze they conquered Mariana Dumitru and Andrada Moroșanu In the double rowing test, taking over the pole on the podium from Radiș and Bodnar. Those who have dominated the sample for four years.

The young Romanian canons passed to the fourth position at 500 meters, then climbed the third and did not leave it to the end.

The first day of the finals from the European Rowing Championships in Plovdiv, with six tricolor crews at the beginning, has brought bright results for Romania from the beginning.

Simona Radiș and Magdalena Rusuat their first competition together in the double frames, they managed a sensational race. One in which the most precious medal with the Italian crew composed of Laura Meriano and Alice Codato were made for the most precious medal.

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Radiș and Rusu recovered more than 30 meters!

They started very strong and at the middle of the competition they had a 15-meter advance, but the Romanians made their own race, advancing strong and progressively. Not only did they recover the difference with blow, but they crossed the finish line with an even larger advance!

Radiș and Rusu won with 6: 49.18, the best European landmark in history, while the opponents, under the coordination of the former coach of the Romanian team, Antonio Colamonici, concluded in 6: 52.64. However, they brought the first medal for Italy to Europe in this test.

Romania held the title, by Ioana Vrînceanu and Roxana Anghelchampions from Szeged 2024.

“It was a difficult, fighting race, a good one. I had a strong start, even if I was not in front, but the end is important. We have succeeded a European record, our road is only at first“Said Simona after the race.” Very, very hard, but I'm glad to be here, “Magda added.

For Radiș it is the eighty European title, as in the case of Rusu.

Lehaci and Arteni, the first European title!

Florin Lehaci and Florin Arteni Photo: World Rowing

In the next final final, that of double male frames, Florin Arteni and Florin Lehaci They had no rival! They drove authoritatively from the beginning to the end, so detached that the opponents did not appear on the screen in the TV broadcast.

They supported the rhythm until they crossed the winning line, establishing a new European time, 6: 11.57, substantially better than the one they had succeeded in in the semifinals, 6: 13.91. On the second place the Italian boat arrived, Nunzio di Colandrea and Giovanni Codato, in 6: 15.06.

It is the first gold medal at the important competitions for the two, which last year won the silver at the Europeans in Szeged.

“I would not say that we were expecting to win because it is like a kind of superstition for us. But I came very prepared and this was seen in the successful timesI ”, Florin Lehaci pointed out after the race.