Gheorghe Simionov

Gheorghe Simionov

Personal information
Born	4 June 1950 (1950-06-04) (age 74) Caraorman, Romania
Height	167 cm (5 ft 6 in)
Weight	71 kg (157 lb)
Sport
Sport	Canoe sprint
Club	CSA Steaua București
Medal record Representing Romania Olympic Games 1976 Montreal C-2 1000 m World Championships 1966 East Berlin C-2 10000 m 1970 Copenhagen C-2 10000 m 1971 Belgrade C-2 500 m 1973 Tampere C-2 500 m 1974 Mexico City C-2 500 m 1975 Belgrade C-2 1000 m 1978 Belgrade C-2 1000 m 1978 Belgrade C-2 10000 m 1978 Belgrade C-2 500 m 1979 Duisburg C-2 1000 m

Gheorghe Simionov (born 4 June 1950) is a retired Romanian sprint canoeist. He competed in 500 m and 1000 m doubles at the 1976 Olympics, together with Gheorghe Danilov, and placed fourth and second, respectively. He won ten medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with three golds (C-2 500 m: 1971; C-2 10000 m: 1966, 1970), five silvers (C-2 500 m: 1973, 1974; C-2 1000 m: 1975, 1978; C-2 10000 m: 1978), and two bronzes (C-2 500 m: 1978, C-2 1000 m: 1979). After 1975 he raced together with his younger brother Toma.

Simionov spent his entire career with CSA Steaua București, and after retiring from competitions stayed there as a coach. Since 1991 he trained canoers in Mexico.

External links

• ICF medalists for Olympic and World Championships – Part 1: flatwater (now sprint): 1936–2007 at WebCite (archived 2009-01-21). Additional archives: Wayback Machine.
• ICF medalists for Olympic and World Championships – Part 2: rest of flatwater (now sprint) and remaining canoeing disciplines: 1936–2007 at WebCite (archived 2009-11-09)