Daniela Cociu (born 4 May 2000), is a Moldovan sprint canoeist. She competed along with Maria Olărașu at the 2020 and 2024 Summer Olympics. She is a 2024 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships silver medalist.
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| Born | 4 May 2000[1] Chircăiești, Moldova | ||||||||||||||
| Sport | |||||||||||||||
| Country | Moldova | ||||||||||||||
| Sport | Canoe sprint | ||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | C-1 200 m, C-2 200 m, C-2 500 m | ||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Viktor Reneysky | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Career
editCociu made her international debut at the 2018 European Junior and U23 Canoe Sprint Championships, in Auronzo di Cadore, Italy, and won a silver medal in the C-2 500 metres and a bronze medal in the C-2 200 metres event.[2] She again competed at the 2019 European Junior and U23 Canoe Sprint Championships and won a silver medal in the C-2 500 metres event.[3]
She competed at the 2021 European Canoe Sprint Qualification Regatta in Szeged, Hungary, and won the C-2 500 meters event, along with Maria Olărașu, and qualified for the 2020 Summer Olympics.[4][5] In August 2021, she competed in the C-2 500 metres event and finished in seventh place. Cociu and Olărașu became the first women to represent Moldova in canoe sprint at the Olympic Games.[1]
In June 2022, she competed at the 2022 European Junior and U23 Canoe Sprint Championships, in Belgrade, Serbia, and won a gold medal in the C-2 200 metres event, and a silver medal in the C-2 500 metres event.[6][7]
In June 2023, she competed at the 2023 European Games in Kraków, Poland, and finished in fourth place in the C-2 500 metres event.[8][9] In July 2023, she competed at the 2023 European Junior and U23 Canoe Sprint Championships, in Auronzo, Italy, and won a gold medal in the C-2 500 metres event.[10][11] She then competed at the 2023 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships, in Duisburg, Germany, and finished in seventh place the C-2 500 metres, and qualified for the 2024 Summer Olympics.[12][13]
At the 2024 Olympics, she competed in the C-2 500 metres event and finished in seventh place.[14] In August 2024, she then competed at the 2024 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships, in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, and won a silver medal in the C–2 200 metres event with a time of 44.104.[15][16]
Major results
editOlympic Games
edit| Year | C-1 200 | C-2 500 |
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| 2020 | 6 QF | 7 |
| 2024 | 3 QF | 7 |
World championships
edit| Year | C-1 200 | C-1 500 | С-1 5000 | C-2 200 | C-2 500 | C-4 500 | XC-4 500 |
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| 2017 | — | — | — | 8 H | — | — | |
| 2018 | 8 SF | 3 FB | 13 | 8 | 9 FB | — | — |
| 2019 | 8 | 4 FB | — | — | |||
| 2021 | 4 | 9 | — | ||||
| 2022 | 6 | 7 | — | ||||
| 2023 | 4 | 7 | 8 | — | |||
| 2024 | — | 6 | 5 | 
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— | — | 6 |
References
edit- ^ a b "Daniela Cociu". olympics.com. Retrieved 27 August 2024.
- ^ "Moldova wins four medals at Canoe Sprint European Championships". ipn.md. 4 July 2018. Retrieved 27 August 2024.
- ^ "Moldovan team wins silver at U23 European Canoe C'ships". ipn.md. 15 July 2019. Retrieved 27 August 2024.
- ^ "Tears flow as Olympic quotas decided in Szeged". canoeicf.com. 13 May 2021. Retrieved 27 August 2024.
- ^ Rowbottom, Mike (13 May 2021). "Spain's Corbera earns Tokyo 2020 place in European canoe sprint qualifier at Szeged after Rio disappointment". insidethegames.biz. Retrieved 27 August 2024.
- ^ "Two Moldovan athletes win gold at European Canoe Sprint Championships". ipn.md. 27 June 2022. Retrieved 27 August 2024.
- ^ "Women canoeists from Moldova win silver medals at championship in Belgrade". moldpres.md. 27 June 2022. Retrieved 27 August 2024.
- ^ "First medals awarded at Canoe Sprint". european-games.org. 22 June 2023. Retrieved 27 August 2024.
- ^ Burke, Patrick (22 June 2023). "Canoe sprint double helps Ukraine top early medals table at Kraków-Małopolska 2023". insidethegames.biz. Retrieved 27 August 2024.
- ^ "Daniela Cociu - Maria Olărașu duo wins U23 500 m canoe race". ipn.md. 7 July 2023. Retrieved 27 August 2024.
- ^ "First medals decided at ICF World Championships in Auronzo". canoeicf.com. 7 July 2023. Retrieved 27 August 2024.
- ^ "Moldova wins qualification for Paris Olympic Games in kayak-canoe event". moldpres.md. 29 August 2023. Retrieved 27 August 2024.
- ^ "ICF development camp helps paddlers make mark at Paris 2024". canoeicf.com. 9 August 2024. Retrieved 27 August 2024.
- ^ "Canoeists Daniela Cociu and Maria Olărașu rank 7th at Olympic Games". ipn.md. 8 August 2024. Retrieved 27 August 2024.
- ^ Rubio Salguero, David (26 August 2024). "Canoeing: Olympic champion Dostal adds world gold on final day in Samarkand". insidethegames.biz. Retrieved 27 August 2024.
- ^ "Dostal adds world gold to Olympic success on thrilling final day in Samarkand". canoeicf.com. 25 August 2024. Retrieved 27 August 2024.
External links
edit- Daniela Cociu at the International Canoe Federation
- Daniela Cociu at Olympics.com
- Daniela Cociu at Olympedia
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