Vasile Curuzan

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Vasile Curuzan
Medal record
Men's sprint kayak
Representing Flag of Romania.svg  Romania
World Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2003 Gainesville K-4 200 m
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg2003 GainesvilleK-4 500 m
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2001 Poznań K-4 500 m
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1999 Milan K-4 1000 m
European Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2001 Milan K-4 200 m
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1999 Zagreb K-4 500 m

Corneli Vasile Curuzan (born 19 March 1974 in Tulcea), also known as Vasile Curuzan, is a Romanian sprint kayaker who competed from the late 1990s to the mid-2000s. [1] He won four medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships, two silver in 2003 (in K-4 200 m and K-4 500 m, both with Marian Baban, Alexandru Ceauşu, and Romică Şerban), one silver in 2001 (K-4 500 m with Marian Baban, Geza Magyar, and Romică Şerban) and a bronze in 1999 (K-4 1000 m with Sorin Petcu, Marian Sîrbu, and Romică Şerban).

He also won two bronze medals at the Canoe Sprint European Championships, in 2001 (K-4 200 m with Romică Șerban, Marian Baban and Geza Magyar) and in 1999 (K-4 500 m with Sorin Petcu, Marian Sîrbu and Romică Șerban).

Curuzan also competed in two Summer Olympics, earning his best finish of seventh in the K-4 1000 m event at Athens in 2004 (with Marian Baban, Alexandru Ceauşu and Ștefan Vasile). [2]

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References

  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Corneli Vasile Curuzan". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 3 December 2016.
  2. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Romania Canoeing at the 2004 London Summer Games". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 7 March 2016.