Viorica Susanu
- Birthdate: October 29, 1975
- Weight: 170 lbs (77 kg)
- Height: 6’1” (1.86 m)
- Age: 37 years
- Gender: Female
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Athlete Events
Rowing
| Date | Round | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 08/17 | Women's Eight With Coxswain Final Ranking | Bronze (3rd) |
| 08/17 | Women's Eight With Coxswain Final A | 6:07.25 (3rd) |
| 08/16 | Women's Pair Without Coxswain Final Ranking | Gold (1st) |
| 08/16 | Women's Pair Without Coxswain Final A | 7:20.60 (1st) |
| 08/12 | Women's Pair Without Coxswain Repechage - Heat 2 | |
| 08/11 | Women's Eight With Coxswain Preliminary Round - Heat 2 | 6:05.77 (1st) |
Athlete Profile
- Romania
- Women's Eight and Coxless Pairs
- Born Oct. 29, 1975.
- Winner of 20 medals at the international level, fourth-most among active female rowers.
- Defending Olympic gold medal winner in the coxless pair and two-time defending gold medal winner in the eights.
- At the 2004 Athens Games, teamed with Georgeta Damian-Andrunache in the coxless pairs and finished 2.11 seconds ahead of silver medal-winning British team.
- Teaming with Damian-Andrunache in the coxless pairs in Beijing.
- Set world record in the coxless pair with a time of 6:53.80 at the 2002 World Championships with Damian-Andrunache.
- Won the gold with Damian-Andrunache in the coxless pair at the 2001 and '02 worlds.
- At the 2007 World Championships, took bronze with Damian-Andrunache in the pair and silver in the eights.
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Overall Medal Count
Presented by Chevrolet| Rank | Country | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Flag of United States | 36 | 38 | 36 | 110 |
| 2 | Flag of China | 51 | 21 | 28 | 100 |
| 3 | Flag of Russia | 23 | 21 | 28 | 72 |
| 4 | Flag of Britain | 19 | 13 | 15 | 47 |
| 5 | Flag of Australia | 14 | 15 | 17 | 46 |
| 6 | Flag of Germany | 16 | 10 | 15 | 41 |
| 7 | Flag of France | 7 | 16 | 17 | 40 |
| 8 | Flag of South Korea | 13 | 10 | 8 | 31 |