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Sofia Corban

1956 - Today

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Sofia Corban (née Banovici, born 1 August 1956) is a retired Romanian rower who competed in the quadruple sculls. She won a gold medal at the 1984 Olympics, placing fourth in 1980, and three bronze medals at the world championships in 1979–1982. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Sofia Corban is the 1,910th most popular athlete (up from 2,166th in 2019), the 487th most popular biography from Romania (up from 536th in 2019) and the 24th most popular Romanian Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Sofia Corban ranks 1,910 out of 6,025Before her are Roman Šebrle, Josef Augusta, Bjørn Paulson, Iryna Yatchenko, Stig Sjölin, and Anna Dresden-Polak. After her are Zhu Jianhua, Ambrus Nagy, Mario Tullio Montano, Peter Wright, Eileen Hiscock, and Rosa Kellner.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1956, Sofia Corban ranks 475Before her are František Jakubec, Steven Saylor, Rebecca Harms, Andrew Lesnie, Ingvar Ambjørnsen, and Mike Godwin. After her are Carol V. Robinson, Karel Jarolím, Jacek Wszoła, Dean Butler, Steve Archibald, and Catherine Corsini.

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In Romania

Among people born in Romania, Sofia Corban ranks 487 out of 844Before her are Vasile Deheleanu (1910), Ioachim Moldoveanu (1913), Alma Gluck (1884), Dacian Cioloș (1969), Árpád Tóth (1886), and Gheorghe Fiat (1929). After her are Vilmos Zombori (1906), Ghiță Licu (1945), Nicolae Pescaru (1943), Rudolf Kotormány (1911), Petre Steinbach (1906), and Ion Dumitru (1950).

Among ATHLETES In Romania

Among athletes born in Romania, Sofia Corban ranks 24Before her are Vasile Dîba (1954), Vasile Tiță (1928), Leon Rotman (1934), Constantin Alexandru (1953), Anișoara Cușmir-Stanciu (1962), and Paula Ivan (1963). After her are Ghiță Licu (1945), Sanda Toma (1956), Chira Apostol (1960), Fița Lovin (1951), Elena Horvat (1958), and Costică Dafinoiu (1954).