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Noemi Lung

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Noémi Lung
Noemi Lung in 1988
Personal information
Full nameNoemi Lung Zaharia
NationalityRomanian
Born (1968-05-16) May 16, 1968 (age 56)
Baia Mare, Romania
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight65 kg (143 lb)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesButterfly and medley
College teamFlorida Atlantic University (USA)
CoachGheorghe Demeca[1][2]
Medal record
Representing  Romania
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 1988 Seoul 400 m medley
Bronze medal – third place 1988 Seoul 200 m medley
World Championships (LC)
Bronze medal – third place 1986 Madrid 400 m medley
European Championships (LC)
Gold medal – first place 1987 Strasbourg 400 m medley
Silver medal – second place 1987 Strasbourg 4×200 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 1987 Strasbourg 200 m medley
Summer Universiade
Gold medal – first place 1987 Zagreb 200 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place 1987 Zagreb 400 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place 1987 Zagreb 800 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place 1987 Zagreb 200 m medley
Gold medal – first place 1987 Zagreb 400 m medley
Bronze medal – third place 1987 Zagreb 200 m butterfly

Noemi Lung Zaharia (born May 16, 1968) is a retired butterfly, freestyle and medley swimmer from Romania, who won two individual medley medals at the 1988 Olympics. A year before she collected a record five gold medals at the 1987 Summer Universiade in Zagreb.

In 1990 she moved to the United States, where she received a scholarship in 1995 and graduated in management from the Florida International University in Miami.[1] She was women's swimming Head Coach at the Florida University from 2002 to 2010.[3] In 2020, she received a PhD in sports leadership from the United States Sports Academy. Since 2010 she is the Director of the Aquatic and Fitness Center at Miami Dade College North campus in Miami, FL, before becoming an assistant professor at the University of Alabama Huntsville. In 2024, Dr. Noemi Zaharia became the Director of Sport Leadership and an associate professor at the United States Sport's Academy. [4]

Since December 1995 she is married to the Olympic handball player Cristian Zaharia.[2] They have two children.

References

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  1. ^ a b Noemi Lung. Romanian Olympic Committee
  2. ^ a b Noemi Lung. baiamare.ro
  3. ^ Noeim Lung-Zaharia's bio Archived 2011-09-28 at the Wayback Machine on the FIU Athletics website. Retrieved: 2008-11-15.
  4. ^ "Decorated Olympians Dr. Noemi Zaharia and Cristian Zaharia Join USSA Family". 9 January 2024.