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Maria Nichiforov

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Maria Nichiforov
Personal information
Born9 April 1951 (1951-04-09) (age 73)
Mila 23, Romania[1]
Height168 cm (5 ft 6 in)
Weight71 kg (157 lb)
Sport
SportCanoe sprint
ClubCS Dinamo București[2]
Medal record
Representing  Romania
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 1972 Munich K-2 500 m
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 1973 Tampere K-4 500 m
Bronze medal – third place 1974 Mexico City K-4 500 m
Silver medal – second place 1974 Mexico City K-2 500 m
Bronze medal – third place 1975 Belgrade K-1 500 m

Maria Nichiforov (later Mihoreanu, born 9 April 1951) is a retired Romanian sprint canoer. She won four medals at the world championships with a silver in 1974 and bronzes in 1973, 1974 and 1975. At the 1972 Olympics she won a bronze medal in the K-2 500 m event and placed sixth in the singles. She is a sister-in-law of the Olympic canoer Maria Ştefan-Mihoreanu.[1][2]

References

  1. ^ a b Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Maria Nichiforov". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020.
  2. ^ a b Maria Nichiforov. Romanian Olympic Committee