Romania tops medal table at European Rowing Championships with six golds

03 August 2026 Romania finished the European Rowing Championships in Varese, Italy, at the top of the medal table after winning eight medals, including six golds. The Romanian delegation also secured one silver and one bronze, according to the Romanian Rowing Federation. Two of Romania's gold medals came in the women's and men's pairs. Simona Radiș and Adriana Adam won the women's pair (W2-) and set a new European Championships record, while Ștefan Berariu and Florin Lehaci took the European title in the men's pair (M2-). Romania added another historic gold in the men's eight (M8+), where Claudiu Neamțu, Mateus Cozminiciuc, Mugurel Semciuc, Andrei Mândrilă, Constantin Adam, Sergiu Bejan, Florin Arteni, and Fabrizio Scripcariu, with Rucsandra Bucșa as coxswain, claimed the country's first-e