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Maria Ștefan
1954 - Today

Maria Ștefan
Maria Ştefan (later Mihoreanu, and Cosma, born 16 February 1954) is a retired Romanian canoe sprinter who competed at the 1976, 1980 and 1984 Olympics. She won a gold medal in the K-4 500 m event in 1984 and placed fourth-fifth in the singles in 1976 and 1980. She won three bronze medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships, one each in the K-1 500 m (1983), the K-2 500 m (1981), and the K-4 500 m (1983) events. Her sister-in-law Maria Nichiforov is also a former Olympic canoer. Read more on Wikipedia
Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Maria Ștefan is the 2,247th most popular athlete (down from 2,112th in 2019), the 531st most popular biography from Romania (down from 526th in 2019) and the 33rd most popular Romanian Athlete.
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Among ATHLETES
Among athletes, Maria Ștefan ranks 2,247 out of 6,025. Before her are Michel Knuysen, Simon Dickie, Arto Bryggare, Torben Grael, Michael Wenden, and Françoise Mbango Etone. After her are Con Leahy, Yelizaveta Bagryantseva, Marian Woronin, Robert Korzeniowski, Zoltán Sztanity, and Christine Muzio.
Most Popular Athletes in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsMichel Knuysen
1929 - 2013
HPI: 50.69
Rank: 2,241
Simon Dickie
1951 - 2017
HPI: 50.69
Rank: 2,242
Arto Bryggare
1958 - Present
HPI: 50.69
Rank: 2,243
Torben Grael
1960 - Present
HPI: 50.68
Rank: 2,244
Michael Wenden
1949 - Present
HPI: 50.68
Rank: 2,245
Françoise Mbango Etone
1976 - Present
HPI: 50.68
Rank: 2,246
Maria Ștefan
1954 - Present
HPI: 50.67
Rank: 2,247
Con Leahy
1876 - 1921
HPI: 50.66
Rank: 2,248
Yelizaveta Bagryantseva
1929 - 1996
HPI: 50.66
Rank: 2,249
Marian Woronin
1956 - Present
HPI: 50.66
Rank: 2,250
Robert Korzeniowski
1968 - Present
HPI: 50.65
Rank: 2,251
Zoltán Sztanity
1954 - Present
HPI: 50.64
Rank: 2,252
Christine Muzio
1951 - 2018
HPI: 50.64
Rank: 2,253
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1954, Maria Ștefan ranks 579. Before her are Cindy McCain, Don Stark, Jochen Schümann, Mike Kelley, Caroline Cossey, and Christine Scheiblich. After her are Yuli Tamir, Zoltán Sztanity, Katharine Jefferts Schori, Kevin Warwick, Renate Dorrestein, and Barbara Prammer.
Others Born in 1954
Go to all RankingsCindy McCain
BUSINESSPERSON
1954 - Present
HPI: 50.79
Rank: 573
Don Stark
ACTOR
1954 - Present
HPI: 50.75
Rank: 574
Jochen Schümann
ATHLETE
1954 - Present
HPI: 50.74
Rank: 575
Mike Kelley
PAINTER
1954 - 2012
HPI: 50.74
Rank: 576
Caroline Cossey
MODEL
1954 - Present
HPI: 50.72
Rank: 577
Christine Scheiblich
ATHLETE
1954 - Present
HPI: 50.71
Rank: 578
Maria Ștefan
ATHLETE
1954 - Present
HPI: 50.67
Rank: 579
Yuli Tamir
POLITICIAN
1954 - Present
HPI: 50.65
Rank: 580
Zoltán Sztanity
ATHLETE
1954 - Present
HPI: 50.64
Rank: 581
Katharine Jefferts Schori
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1954 - Present
HPI: 50.60
Rank: 582
Kevin Warwick
ENGINEER
1954 - Present
HPI: 50.59
Rank: 583
Renate Dorrestein
WRITER
1954 - 2018
HPI: 50.51
Rank: 584
Barbara Prammer
POLITICIAN
1954 - 2014
HPI: 50.50
Rank: 585
In Romania
Among people born in Romania, Maria Ștefan ranks 531 out of 844. Before her are Radu Voina (1950), Florența Mihai (1955), Ion Negoițescu (1921), Constantin Gâlcă (1972), Lavinia Miloșovici (1976), and Vasile Pușcașu (1956). After her are Corneliu Ion (1951), Elena Georgescu (1964), Ioan Andone (1960), Paula Seling (1978), Ioan Lupescu (1968), and Linda Maria Baros (1981).
Others born in Romania
Go to all RankingsRadu Voina
HANDBALL PLAYER
1950 - Present
HPI: 50.83
Rank: 525
Florența Mihai
TENNIS PLAYER
1955 - 2015
HPI: 50.83
Rank: 526
Ion Negoițescu
WRITER
1921 - 1993
HPI: 50.77
Rank: 527
Constantin Gâlcă
SOCCER PLAYER
1972 - Present
HPI: 50.76
Rank: 528
Lavinia Miloșovici
GYMNAST
1976 - Present
HPI: 50.68
Rank: 529
Vasile Pușcașu
WRESTLER
1956 - Present
HPI: 50.68
Rank: 530
Maria Ștefan
ATHLETE
1954 - Present
HPI: 50.67
Rank: 531
Corneliu Ion
ATHLETE
1951 - Present
HPI: 50.63
Rank: 532
Elena Georgescu
ATHLETE
1964 - Present
HPI: 50.62
Rank: 533
Ioan Andone
SOCCER PLAYER
1960 - Present
HPI: 50.56
Rank: 534
Paula Seling
SINGER
1978 - Present
HPI: 50.54
Rank: 535
Ioan Lupescu
SOCCER PLAYER
1968 - Present
HPI: 50.52
Rank: 536
Linda Maria Baros
WRITER
1981 - Present
HPI: 50.52
Rank: 537
Among ATHLETES In Romania
Among athletes born in Romania, Maria Ștefan ranks 33. Before her are Chira Apostol (1960), Fița Lovin (1951), Elena Horvat (1958), Costică Dafinoiu (1954), Gabriela Szabo (1975), and Dimitrie Popescu (1961). After her are Corneliu Ion (1951), Elena Georgescu (1964), Valer Toma (1957), Maria Fricioiu (1960), Petru Iosub (1961), and Nicu Vlad (1963).
Chira Apostol
1960 - Present
HPI: 51.75
Rank: 27
Fița Lovin
1951 - Present
HPI: 51.47
Rank: 28
Elena Horvat
1958 - Present
HPI: 51.43
Rank: 29
Costică Dafinoiu
1954 - 2022
HPI: 51.39
Rank: 30
Gabriela Szabo
1975 - Present
HPI: 51.36
Rank: 31
Dimitrie Popescu
1961 - 2023
HPI: 51.27
Rank: 32
Maria Ștefan
1954 - Present
HPI: 50.67
Rank: 33
Corneliu Ion
1951 - Present
HPI: 50.63
Rank: 34
Elena Georgescu
1964 - Present
HPI: 50.62
Rank: 35
Valer Toma
1957 - Present
HPI: 50.45
Rank: 36
Maria Fricioiu
1960 - Present
HPI: 50.34
Rank: 37
Petru Iosub
1961 - Present
HPI: 50.27
Rank: 38
Nicu Vlad
1963 - Present
HPI: 49.97
Rank: 39