Maria Ștefan
Maria Ştefan is a retired Romanian canoe sprinter who competed at the 1976, 1980 and 1984 Olympics. She won a gold medal in the K-4 500 m event in 1984 and placed fourth-fifth in the singles in 1976 and 1980. She won three bronze medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships, one each in the K-1 500 m, the K-2 500 m, and the K-4 500 m events. Her sister-in-law Maria Nichiforov is also a former Olympic canoer.