Elisabeta Lipă

Elisabeta Lipă is a Romanian former rower and sports administrator who won five Olympic gold medals and later led the Romanian Olympic and Sports Committee.

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1992 Summer Olympics: The Barcelona Olympic Games, held from 25 July to 9 August 1992. Lipă won the first of her five Olympic gold medals in Barcelona.
Romanian Olympic and Sports Committee: Romania's national organization for Olympic sport and representation in the Olympic movement. Lipă later served as its president, carrying her sporting career into national administration.
Georgeta Damian: A Romanian rower who won five Olympic gold medals, including in the women's eight. She and Lipă won Olympic gold together in Romania's eight in 2004.
Steve Redgrave: A British rower who won gold medals at five consecutive Summer Olympics. Redgrave's five consecutive rowing golds contrast with Lipă's five golds across a longer, six-Games career.
1996 Summer Olympics: The Atlanta Olympic Games, held from 19 July to 4 August 1996. She won gold in the women's single sculls at Atlanta.
Romanian Rowing Federation: Romania's national governing body for the sport of rowing. She led the federation after retiring from elite competition.
Doina Ignat: A Romanian rower who won five Olympic medals across four Summer Games. Ignat shared several Romanian women's eight crews with Lipă.
Birgit Fischer: A German sprint canoeist who won eight Olympic gold medals across six Summer Games. Fischer is another rower-like endurance case of sustained Olympic success, but in canoe sprint and with more golds.
2000 Summer Olympics: The Sydney Olympic Games, held from 15 September to 1 October 2000. Her gold in the single sculls made her an Olympic champion in a third decade.
Ministry of Youth and Sports (Romania): The Romanian government ministry responsible for youth and sport policy. Lipă served as Romania's minister responsible for youth and sport.