Camelia Potec

Camelia Potec (Romanian pronunciation: [kaˈmeli.a ˈpotek]; born 19 February 1982, in Brăila) is a female Romanian swimmer, who won the gold medal in the women's 200 m freestyle at the 2004 Summer Olympics.

Camelia Potec
Personal information
Full nameCamelia Alina Potec
Nationality Romania
Born (1982-02-19) 19 February 1982
Brăila
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight64 kg (141 lb)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesFreestyle
ClubCSA Steaua București
Medal record
Women's swimming
Representing  Romania
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2004 Athens 200 m freestyle
World Championships (LC)
Bronze medal – third place 2001 Fukuoka 200 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 2009 Rome 1500 m freestyle
World Championships (SC)
Silver medal – second place 2008 Manchester 400 m freestyle
European Championships (LC)
Gold medal – first place 1999 Istanbul 200 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place 1999 Istanbul 400 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place 2000 Helsinki 4 × 200 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place 2004 Madrid 200 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place 2002 Berlin 200 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place 2004 Madrid 400 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place 2008 Eindhoven 200 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 1997 Seville 200 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 1999 Istanbul 4 × 200 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 2000 Helsinki 200 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 2000 Helsinki 400 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 2000 Helsinki 4 × 100 m medley
Bronze medal – third place 2002 Berlin 400 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 2004 Madrid 800 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 2004 Madrid 4 × 200 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 2008 Eindhoven 800 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 2008 Eindhoven 400 m freestyle
Universiade
Gold medal – first place 2001 Beijing 200 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place 2001 Beijing 400 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place 2005 İzmir 400 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 2005 İzmir 800 m freestyle

She won the Mare Nostrum in 2004.

References

  • Her personal site (in Romanian)
  • Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Camelia Potec". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020.


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