Marlena Zagoni

Marlena Zagoni
Zagoni in the 1970s
Personal information
Born(1951-01-22)22 January 1951
Lucieni, Romania[1]
Died31 July 2025(2025-07-31) (aged 74)
Height171 cm (5 ft 7 in)
Weight70 kg (154 lb)
Sport
SportRowing
ClubDinamo Bucharest
CSA Steaua București[2]
Medal record
Representing  Romania
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 1980 Moscow Eight
World Rowing Championships
Bronze medal – third place 1974 Lucerne Coxed four
Bronze medal – third place 1975 Nottingham Coxless pair

Marlena Zagoni (née Predescu, 22 January 1951 – 31 July 2025) was a Romanian rower. She won a bronze medal in coxless pair at the 1975 World Championships, placing sixth at the 1976 Olympics. She won two more bronze medals: in coxed four at the 1974 World Championships and in the eight event at the 1980 Olympics.[1] From 1998 until her death she coached rowers at CSA Steaua București.[2] Zagoni died on 31 July 2025, at the age of 74.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Marlena Predescu-Zagoni". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 22 April 2018.
  2. ^ a b Marlena Zagoni. Romanian Olympic Committee
  3. ^ Fosta canotoare Marlena Zagoni, medaliată cu bronz la JO de la Moscova din 1980, a murit la vârsta de 74 de ani (in Romanian)