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Daniela Cociu
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. CareerCociu 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 resultsOlympic Games
World championships
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