Tulsa’s Madlen Markova Records Sixth-Place Finish in Single Sculls at European Rowing U23 Championships

Tulsa's Madlen Markova recorded a sixth-place finish in the Women's Single Sculls event at the European Rowing U23 Championships in Duisburg, Germany, on Sunday morning, while Johanna Kristof claimed a second-place mark in the 'B' final in the same event.

Markova, representing Bulgaria, turned in a time of 8:07.23 in the 'A' Final, trailing Greece's Anneta Kyridou (7:39.60), Germany's Alexandra Foester (7:41.93), Russia's Anastasiia Liubich (7:50.04), Ireland's Claire Feerick (8:00.86) and Estonia's Greta Jaanson (8:06.16).

Representing her home country of Austria, Kristof finished in a time of 8:01.93 in the 'B' Final, trailing just Italy's Elisa Mondelli (7:59.98), but finishing ahead of Romania's Alice-Elena Turcanu (8:03.64), Denmark's Anne Larsen (8:05.62), Ukraine's Daria Stavynoga (8:08.16) and Belarus' Marharyta Rusak (8:08.72).

Markova and Kristof met each other earlier in the day in the Semifinal 1, with Markova posting a time of 7:48.16 for third place, while Kristof was fifth with a time of 7:56.22.

Women's Single Sculls Semifinal 1
1. Anneta Kyridou, Greece – 7:44.07
2. Alexandra Foester, Germany – 7:45.87
3. Madlen Markova, Bulgaria – 7:48.16
4. Alice-Elena Turcanu, Romania – 7:50.95
5. Johanna Kristof, Austria – 7:56.22
6. Anne Larsen, Denmark – 8:02.67

Women's Single Sculls Final A
1. Anneta Kyridou, Greece – 7:39.60
2. Alexandra Foester, Germany – 7:41.93
3. Anastasiia Liubich, Russia – 7:50.04
4. Claire Feerick, Ireland – 8:00.86
5. Greta Jaanson, Estonia – 8:06.16
6. Madlen Markova, Bulgaria – 8:07.23

Women's Single Sculls Final B
1. Elisa Mondelli, Italy – 7:59.98
2. Johanna Kristof, Austria – 8:01.93
3. Alice-Elena Turcanu, Romania – 8:03.64
4. Anne Larsen, Denmark – 8:05.62
5. Daria Stavynoga, Ukraine – 8:08.16
6. Marharyta Rusak, Belarus – 8:08.72

Tulsa’s Madlen Markova Records Sixth-Place Finish in Single Sculls at European Rowing U23 Championships

Players Mentioned

Johanna Kristof

Madlen Markova

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