Tecla Marinescu-Borcănea

Biographical information

Roles	Competed in Olympic Games
Sex	Female
Full name	Tecla•Marinescu-Borcănea (Afanasie-)
Used name	Tecla•Marinescu-Borcănea
Born	4 January 1960 in Constanța, Constanța (ROU)
Measurements	175 cm / 67 kg
NOC	Romania

Medals	OG
Gold	1
Silver	0
Bronze	0
Total	1

Biography

Tecla Marinescu-Borcănea had the following podium finishes at the Flatwater World Championships: 3rd 1983 K4 500 m (with Agafia Buhaev, Nastasia Ionescu, and Maria Ştefan), 3rd 1986 K4 500 m (with the non-Olympians Marina Ciucur, Ana Larie, and Luminată Munteanu).

Results

Games	Discipline (Sport) / Event	NOC / Team	Pos	Medal	As
1984 Summer Olympics	Canoe Sprint (Canoeing)	ROU			Tecla Marinescu-Borcănea
	Kayak Singles (K1), 500 metres, Women (Olympic)		4
	Kayak Fours (K4), 500 metres, Women (Olympic)	Romania	1	Gold

Olympic Records

Records may have been broken subsequently during the same competition.

Games	Date	Sport	Event	Phase	Mark	Pos
1984 Summer Olympics	11 August 1984	Canoe Sprint (Canoeing)	Kayak Fours (K4), 500 metres, Women	Final Standings	/results/255782	1

List mentions

Listed in Olympians Who Won a Medal at the Canoe Sprint World Championships (0–0–2 1983 Tampere bronze: K4 500 m (competed as Tecla Borcănea); 1986 Montréal bronze: K4 500 m (competed as Tecla Borcănea))
Listed in Olympians Who Won a Medal at the Summer Universiade (1–1–0 1987 Zagreb CAN gold: K4 500 m, silver: K1 500 m (competed as Tecla Borcanea))