Florin Popescu
Florin Popescu (born 30 August 1974 in Iancu Jianu, Olt) is a Romanian sprint canoer who competed from the mid-1990s to 2005. Competing in two Summer Olympics, he won two Olympic medals at Sydney in 2000 with teammate Mitică Pricop (gold: C-2 1000 m, bronze: C-2 500 m). He won a total of seven world championship gold medals (and nineteen total) as well as seven European championship golds, making him the most successful Romanian paddler of modern times.
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Men's canoe sprint | ||
| Representing Romania | ||
| Olympic Games | ||
| 2000 Sydney | C-2 1000 m | |
| 2000 Sydney | C-2 500 m | |
| World Championships | ||
| 1995 Duisburg | C-4 1000 m | |
| 1997 Dartmouth | C-4 1000 m | |
| 2001 Poznań | C-4 500 m | |
| 2002 Seville | C-4 500 m | |
| 2003 Gainesville | C-2 1000 m | |
| 2003 Gainesville | C-4 500 m | |
| 2005 Zagreb | C-4 500 m | |
| 1994 Mexico City | C-4 500 m | |
| 1994 Mexico City | C-4 1000 m | |
| 1995 Duisburg | C-4 500 m | |
| 1997 Dartmouth | C-4 500 m | |
| 1998 Szeged | C-2 1000 m | |
| 1998 Szeged | C-4 500 m | |
| 1999 Milan | C-4 500 m | |
| 2002 Seville | C-2 500 m | |
| 2003 Gainesville | C-2 500 m | |
| 1999 Milan | C-4 200 m | |
| 2001 Poznań | C-2 500 m | |
| 2003 Gainesville | C-4 200 m | |
Injury forced Popescu to retire at the end of the 2005 season after winning his seventh world title (C-4 500 m) at the World Championships in Zagreb, Croatia.
Popescu is 183 cm (6'0") tall and raced at 79 kg (174 lbs). He lists his interests as football, motor racing and handball. He was voted Romanian Sportsman of the Year in 1993.
References
- Kamber, Raymond, ed. (2008). "Medal Winners – Olympic Games and World Championships (1936–2007)" (PDF). CanoeICF.com. International Canoe Federation. pp. 1–83. (PDF) from the original on 18 May 2018.
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. . Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 6 October 2012.
External links
- Florin Popescu at Olympedia
- Florin Popescu at Olympics.com