Ivan Patzaichin ( born 26 November 1949) is a Romanian sprint canoer who competed from the late 1960s to the mid-1980s.
Biography:
Summer Olympics:
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).
world championship:
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).
Gold Medal records:
Olympic Games:
1968 Summer Olympics C-2 1000 m
1972 Summer Olympics C-1 1000 m
1980 Summer Olympics C-2 1000 m
1984 Summer Olympics C-2 1000 m
ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships:
1970 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships C-2 1000 m
1973 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships C-1 1000 m
1973 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships C-2 1000 m
1977 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships C-1 1000 m
1978 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships C-1 10000 m
1979 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships C-2 500 m
1981 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships C-2 1000 m
1982 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships C-2 10000 m
1983 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships C-2 1000 m