Romania banks 6 medals, first place among nations at U19 World Rowing Championships

10 August 2026 Romania finished the U19 World Rowing Championships held in Plovdiv, Bulgaria, with 6 medals, among which 3 gold, one silver, and 2 bronze, and first place in the nations' medal ranking. On Sunday, August 9, the women’s 8+1 crew, made up of Teodora Sandu, Carolina Pănuţă, Elena Bianca Niţu, Maya Renata Bumbac, Elena Denisa Baciu, Mariana Casu, Angela Gabriela Cazacu, Mădălina-Dumitriţa Ursaciuc and Sarra-Maria Vasca, became Under-19 world champions, according to the Romanian Rowing Federation. The silver medal was won by the mixed 8+1 crew: Anca-Andreea Culidiuc, Denisa Mihaela Vasilica, Răzvan Ioan Marin, Andrei Mihai Bălan, Radu-Andrei Enescu, Dumitru Cristian Pascari, Marina Ariana Balint, Jessica Popescu and Sarra-Maria Vasca. The other two world titles were won by Radu-