Romanian Sports Legends
The greatest Romanian sports people of all time — across 6 sports.
🎾 Tennis
Romanian
Simona Halep
Professional Tennis Player
Romanian who won two Grand Slam singles titles and spent 64 weeks as world No. 1 before her career…
Romanian
Virginia Ruzici
Professional Tennis Player
Romanian player who became the first from her country to win a Grand Slam singles title, triumphing…
Romanian
Marian Drăgulescu
Vault
Romanian artistic gymnast, two-time Olympic bronze medalist and multiple world champion on vault…
Romanian
Nadia Comăneci
Gymnast
Romanian gymnast who became the first to score a perfect 10 in Olympic history and won 5 Olympic…
Romanian
Cătălina Ponor
Balance Beam / Floor Exercise
Romanian gymnast who won three gold medals at the 2004 Athens Olympics and became her country's…
Romanian
Simona Amânar
Artistic Gymnast
Simona Amânar is a Romanian former artistic gymnast, the 2000 Olympic all-around champion and a…
Romanian
Lavinia Miloșovici
Artistic Gymnast
Lavinia Miloșovici is a Romanian former artistic gymnast who won two golds at the 1992 Olympics,…
Romanian
Daniela Silivaș
Artistic Gymnast
Daniela Silivaș is a Romanian former artistic gymnast who won a medal in every event at the 1988…
🚣 Rowing
Romanian
Elisabeta Lipă
Rower
Romanian rower who became the most successful female Olympic rower in history, winning 5 gold…
Romanian
Georgeta Damian
Rower
Romanian Olympic rowing champion who won four consecutive Olympic gold medals in women's eight from…
Romanian
Viorica Susanu
Rower (Coxless Pair / Eight)
Romanian rower who won four Olympic gold medals across three Games, forming one of the sport's most…
Romanian
Doina Ignat
Rower (Eight / Coxless Pair)
Romanian rower who won four Olympic gold medals across four Games between 1992 and 2004, part of…