Ivan Patzaichin

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Ivan Patzaichin

Medal record
Men's canoe sprint
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1968 Mexico City C-2 1000 m
Gold medal – first place 1972 Munich C-1 1000 m
Gold medal – first place 1980 Moscow C-2 1000 m
Gold medal – first place 1984 Los Angeles C-2 1000 m
Silver medal – second place 1972 Munich C-2 1000 m
Silver medal – second place 1980 Moscow C-2 500 m
Silver medal – second place 1984 Los Angeles C-2 500 m
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1970 Copenhagen C-2 1000 m
Gold medal – first place 1973 Tampere C-1 1000 m
Gold medal – first place 1973 Tampere C-2 1000 m
Gold medal – first place 1977 Sofia C-1 1000 m
Gold medal – first place 1978 Belgrade C-1 10000 m
Gold medal – first place 1979 Duisburg C-2 500 m
Gold medal – first place 1981 Nottingham C-2 1000 m
Gold medal – first place 1982 Belgrade C-2 10000 m
Gold medal – first place 1983 Tampere C-2 1000 m
Silver medal – second place 1971 Belgrade C-2 1000 m
Silver medal – second place 1975 Belgrade C-1 1000 m
Silver medal – second place 1981 Nottingham C-2 10000 m
Silver medal – second place 1983 Tampere C-2 10000 m
Bronze medal – third place 1971 Belgrade C-1 500 m
Bronze medal – third place 1973 Tampere C-1 500 m
Bronze medal – third place 1974 Mexico City C-1 500 m
Bronze medal – third place 1974 Mexico City C-1 1000 m
Bronze medal – third place 1974 Mexico City C-1 10000 m
Bronze medal – third place 1977 Sofia C-1 10000 m
Bronze medal – third place 1978 Belgrade C-1 1000 m
Bronze medal – third place 1979 Duisburg C-1 1000 m
Bronze medal – third place 1979 Duisburg C-1 10000 m
European Championships

Ivan Patzaichin (Romanian pronunciation: [iˈvan paˈt͡sajkin]; born 26 November 1949) is a Romanian sprint canoer who competed from the late 1960s to the mid-1980s.

Biography

Competing in five Summer Olympics, he won seven medals, more than any other competitor in the history of the Romanian canoeing events. This included four gold (C-1 1000 m: 1972, C-2 1000 m: 1968, 1980, 1984) and three silvers (C-2 500 m: 1980, 1984; C-2 1000 m: 1972).

He also won 22 world championship medals with nine golds (C-1 1000 m: 1973, 1977; C-1 10000 m: 1978, C-2 500 m: 1979, C-2 1000 m: 1970, 1981, 1983; C-2 10000 m: 1982), four silvers (C-1 1000 m: 1975, C-2 1000 m: 1971, C-2 10000 m: 1981, 1983), and nine bronzes (C-1 500 m: 1971, 1973, 1974; C-1 1000 m: 1974, 1978, 1979; C-1 10000 m: 1974, 1977, 1979).

Born in Mila 23, Tulcea County, to a Russian Lipovan family, he was a member of the Dinamo Bucharest canoe club. When he retired, Patzaichin became a coach and is now head of the Romanian national team, known as Amiralul ("The Admiral"). His pupils, including Olympic champion Florin Popescu, have won over one hundred sprint canoe titles.

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