Gheorghe Simionov

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Gheorghe Simionov
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Personal information
Born4 June 1950 (1950-06-04) (age 72)
Caraorman, Romania [1]
Height167 cm (5 ft 6 in)
Weight71 kg (157 lb)
Sport
Sport Canoe sprint
Club CSA Steaua București [2]
Medal record
Representing Flag of Romania.svg  Romania
Olympic Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1976 Montreal C-2 1000 m
World Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1966 East Berlin C-2 10000 m
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1970 Copenhagen C-2 10000 m
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1971 Belgrade C-2 500 m
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1973 Tampere C-2 500 m
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1974 Mexico City C-2 500 m
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1975 Belgrade C-2 1000 m
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1978 Belgrade C-2 1000 m
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1978 Belgrade C-2 10000 m
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1978 Belgrade C-2 500 m
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1979 Duisburg C-2 1000 m

Gheorghe Simionov (born 4 June 1950) is a retired Romanian sprint canoeist. He competed in 500 m and 1000 m doubles at the 1976 Olympics, together with Gheorghe Danilov, and placed fourth and second, respectively. He won ten medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with three golds (C-2 500 m: 1971; C-2 10000 m: 1966, 1970), five silvers (C-2 500 m: 1973, 1974; C-2 1000 m: 1975, 1978; C-2 10000 m: 1978), and two bronzes (C-2 500 m: 1978, C-2 1000 m: 1979). After 1975 he raced together with his younger brother Toma. [1]

Simionov spent his entire career with CSA Steaua București, and after retiring from competitions stayed there as a coach. Since 1991 he trained canoers in Mexico. [2]

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