Mihai Zafiu

Romanian canoeist

Mihai Zafiu
Personal information
Born9 June 1949 (1949-06-09) (age 74)
Bucharest, Romania
Height187 cm (6 ft 2 in)
Weight87 kg (192 lb)
Sport
SportCanoe sprint
ClubTriumf Bucuresti
CS Dinamo București[1]
Medal record
Representing  Romania
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 1972 Munich K-4 1000 m
Silver medal – second place 1980 Moscow K-4 1000 m
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 1970 Copenhagen K-1 4×500 m
Silver medal – second place 1971 Belgrade K-1 4×500 m
Bronze medal – third place 1973 Tampere K-1 4×500 m
Gold medal – first place 1974 Mexico City K-1 4×500 m
Silver medal – second place 1975 Belgrade K-1 4×500 m
Silver medal – second place 1978 Belgrade K-4 1000 m

Mihai Zafiu (born 9 June 1949) is a Romanian retired canoe sprinter. He competed in the K-4 1000 m event at the 1972, 1976 and 1980 Olympics and won silver medals in 1972 and 1980, placing fourth in 1976. At the world championships he won six medals between 1970 and 1978, five of them in the K-1 4×500 m relay.[2]

References

  1. ^ Mihai Zaifu. Romanian Olympic Committee
  2. ^ Mihai Zafiu. sports-reference.com

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  • ICF medalists for Olympic and World Championships – Part 1: flatwater (now sprint): 1936–2007 at the Wayback Machine (archived 2010-01-05)
  • 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)
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