Daniela Cociu

Moldovan canoeist (born 2000)

Daniela Cociu
Cociu in 2024
Personal information
Born (2000-05-04) 4 May 2000 (age 24)[1]
Chircăiești, Moldova
Sport
CountryMoldova
SportCanoe sprint
Event(s)C-1 200 m, C-2 200 m, C-2 500 m
Coached byViktor Reneysky
Medal record
Women's canoe sprint
Representing  Moldova
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2024 Samarkand C-2 200 m

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.

Career

Cociu 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 results

Olympic Games

Year C-1 200 C-2 500
2020 6 QF 7
2024 3 QF 7

World championships

Year C-1 200 C-1 500 С-1 5000 C-2 200 C-2 500 C-4 500 XC-4 500
2017 — — — 8 H — —
2018 8 SF 3 FB 13 8 9 FB — —
2019 8 4 FB — —
2021 4 9 —
2022 6 7 —
2023 4 7 8 —
2024 — 6 5 2nd place, silver medalist(s) — — 6

References

  1. ^ a b "Daniela Cociu". olympics.com. Retrieved 27 August 2024.
  2. ^ "Moldova wins four medals at Canoe Sprint European Championships". ipn.md. 4 July 2018. Retrieved 27 August 2024.
  3. ^ "Moldovan team wins silver at U23 European Canoe C'ships". ipn.md. 15 July 2019. Retrieved 27 August 2024.
  4. ^ "Tears flow as Olympic quotas decided in Szeged". canoeicf.com. 13 May 2021. Retrieved 27 August 2024.
  5. ^ Rowbottom, Mike (13 May 2021). "Spain's Corbera earns Tokyo 2020 place in European canoe sprint qualifier at Szeged after Rio disappointment". insidethegames.biz. Retrieved 27 August 2024.
  6. ^ "Two Moldovan athletes win gold at European Canoe Sprint Championships". ipn.md. 27 June 2022. Retrieved 27 August 2024.
  7. ^ "Women canoeists from Moldova win silver medals at championship in Belgrade". moldpres.md. 27 June 2022. Retrieved 27 August 2024.
  8. ^ "First medals awarded at Canoe Sprint". european-games.org. 22 June 2023. Retrieved 27 August 2024.
  9. ^ Burke, Patrick (22 June 2023). "Canoe sprint double helps Ukraine top early medals table at Kraków-Małopolska 2023". insidethegames.biz. Retrieved 27 August 2024.
  10. ^ "Daniela Cociu - Maria Olărașu duo wins U23 500 m canoe race". ipn.md. 7 July 2023. Retrieved 27 August 2024.
  11. ^ "First medals decided at ICF World Championships in Auronzo". canoeicf.com. 7 July 2023. Retrieved 27 August 2024.
  12. ^ "Moldova wins qualification for Paris Olympic Games in kayak-canoe event". moldpres.md. 29 August 2023. Retrieved 27 August 2024.
  13. ^ "ICF development camp helps paddlers make mark at Paris 2024". canoeicf.com. 9 August 2024. Retrieved 27 August 2024.
  14. ^ "Canoeists Daniela Cociu and Maria Olărașu rank 7th at Olympic Games". ipn.md. 8 August 2024. Retrieved 27 August 2024.
  15. ^ Rubio Salguero, David (26 August 2024). "Canoeing: Olympic champion Dostal adds world gold on final day in Samarkand". insidethegames.biz. Retrieved 27 August 2024.
  16. ^ "Dostal adds world gold to Olympic success on thrilling final day in Samarkand". canoeicf.com. 25 August 2024. Retrieved 27 August 2024.
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