Florin Popescu
Medal record
Men's canoe sprint
Representing  Romania
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place2000 SydneyC-2 1000 m
Bronze medal – third place2000 SydneyC-2 500 m
World Championships
Gold medal – first place1995 DuisburgC-4 1000 m
Gold medal – first place1997 DartmouthC-4 1000 m
Gold medal – first place2001 PoznańC-4 500 m
Gold medal – first place2002 SevilleC-4 500 m
Gold medal – first place2003 GainesvilleC-2 1000 m
Gold medal – first place2003 GainesvilleC-4 500 m
Gold medal – first place2005 ZagrebC-4 500 m
Silver medal – second place1994 Mexico CityC-4 500 m
Silver medal – second place1994 Mexico CityC-4 1000 m
Silver medal – second place1995 DuisburgC-4 500 m
Silver medal – second place1997 DartmouthC-4 500 m
Silver medal – second place1998 SzegedC-2 1000 m
Silver medal – second place1998 SzegedC-4 500 m
Silver medal – second place1999 MilanC-4 500 m
Silver medal – second place2002 SevilleC-2 500 m
Silver medal – second place2003 GainesvilleC-2 500 m
Bronze medal – third place1999 MilanC-4 200 m
Bronze medal – third place2001 PoznańC-2 500 m
Bronze medal – third place2003 GainesvilleC-4 200 m

Florin Popescu (born 30 August 1974 in Iancu Jianu, Olt) is a Romanian canoe sprinter 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.

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. Archived (PDF) from the original on 18 May 2018.
  • Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Florin Popescu". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 6 October 2012.


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