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| Born | (1942-11-18)18 November 1942 Braşov, Romania | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 24 December 2002(2002-12-24) (aged 60) Bucharest, Romania | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 181 cm (5 ft 11 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 84 kg (185 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Canoe sprint | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Dinamo Bucharest | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Mihai Țurcaș (born 18 November 1942 - d. 22 December 2002) was a Romanian sprint canoeist. Competing in the four-man 1000 m event (K-4 1000 m) he won the world title in 1966, the European title in 1967, and two Olympic medals in 1964 and 1968. After retiring from competition he worked as a kayaking coach and was involved with the national junior and senior teams between 1990 and 1992.
References
- ^ Mihai Turcas. Romanian Olympic Committee
- Mihai Țurcaș. Sport-reference.com
External links
- 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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- Canoeists at the 1964 Summer Olympics
- Canoeists at the 1968 Summer Olympics
- 2002 deaths
- Olympic canoeists for Romania
- Olympic silver medalists for Romania
- Olympic bronze medalists for Romania
- Romanian male canoeists
- Olympic medalists in canoeing
- ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships medalists in kayak
- Medalists at the 1968 Summer Olympics
- Medalists at the 1964 Summer Olympics
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