This Romanian rower had an exceptional Olympic career which began at the Los Angeles Games in 1984 and ended on Penrith Lakes in Sydney. During that time she picked up 8 Olympic medals, four of them gold.This young woman with an impressive physique won the Skiff in 1984 under her maiden name before collecting only a silver and a bronze in Seoul. In Barcelona she again won the gold medal in the Skiff, as well as a silver in the pairs.As a member of the Romanian eight in Atlanta and Sydney she was again crowned twice. She will now return to an ordered life in Bucharest, where she is a policewoman.