Ivan Patzaichin

Ivan Patzaichin

Personal information
Born	Mila 23, Tulcea County, Romania
Height	1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight	79 kg (174 lb)
Sport
Club	CS Dinamo București
Medal record Competitor for  Romania Men's canoe sprint Olympic Games 1968 Mexico City C-2 1000 m 1972 Munich C-1 1000 m 1980 Moscow C-2 1000 m 1984 Los Angeles C-2 1000 m 1972 Munich C-2 1000 m 1980 Moscow C-2 500 m 1984 Los Angeles C-2 500 m World Championships 1970 Copenhagen C-2 1000 m 1973 Tampere C-1 1000 m 1973 Tampere C-2 1000 m 1977 Sofia C-1 1000 m 1978 Belgrade C-1 10000 m 1979 Duisburg C-2 500 m 1981 Nottingham C-2 1000 m 1982 Belgrade C-2 10000 m 1983 Tampere C-2 1000 m 1971 Belgrade C-2 1000 m 1975 Belgrade C-1 1000 m 1981 Nottingham C-2 10000 m 1983 Tampere C-2 10000 m 1971 Belgrade C-1 500 m 1973 Tampere C-1 500 m 1974 Mexico City C-1 500 m 1974 Mexico City C-1 1000 m 1974 Mexico City C-1 10000 m 1977 Sofia C-1 10000 m 1978 Belgrade C-1 1000 m 1979 Duisburg C-1 1000 m 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.

External links

• ICF medalists for Olympic and World Championships – Part 1: flatwater (now sprint): 1936–2007.
• ICF medalists for Olympic and World Championships – Part 2: rest of flatwater (now sprint) and remaining canoeing disciplines: 1936–2007.
• Sports-reference.com profile

Ivan Patzaichin on 2004 Romanian stamps