Elena MERONIAC (ROU)

RORomania
Age:
27 years
Federation:
FEDERATIA ROMANA DE KAIAC-CANOE
Elena Meroniac (ROU)

Biography

General Interest

Nicknames
Myky (prosport.ro, 17 Jul 2015)
Hobbies
Composing poems. (libertatea.ro, 18 Jun 2015)
Other information
CREW CHANGE
In March 2016 it was revealed her K2 500m racing partner Roxana Borha had given up training and moved to the United States of America to live with her boyfriend. This left her with no partner for the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. Coach Bebe Zabet admitted it was going to be hard to find anyone to march Borha's quality to take her spot in the boat. "It is a shame. I looked at six to seven other rowers to find a formula for this boat. They worked hard together. Everything about training, rest, outside of their sporting life was exemplary. And now look what happened. It is hard to seek an alternative." (gsp.ro, 01 Mar 2016)

International Debut

Year
2014
Competing for
Romania
Location
Moscow, RUS

Sport Specific Information

When and where did you begin this sport?
She began paddling in 2008 at a sports club in Orsova, Romania.
Why this sport?
She was encouraged to try the sport by coach Ilie Banaduc.
Club / Team
Steaua Bucuresti: Romania
Name of coach
Bebe Alexandru Zabet [national]
Training Regime
She has up to three sessions a day. In addition to training on the water, she also does strength and endurance work.

Further Personal Information

Date of birth
15 May 1996
Height
172 cm
Weight
69 kg
Residence
Pitesti, ROU
Occupation
Athlete
Languages
Romanian
Higher education
University of Pitesi: Romania