Victor Mihalachi

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Victor Mihalachi
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Mihalachi at awards for two-man canoe, bottom left
Personal information
Born (1989-02-24) 24 February 1989 (age 34)
Mirnoe, Ciobanovca, Anenii Noi, Moldova
Medal record
Men's canoe sprint
Representing Flag of Romania.svg  Romania
World Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2010 Poznań C-2 500 m
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2010 Poznań C-2 1000 m
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2011 Szeged C-2 500 m
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2014 Moscow C-2 1000 m
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2014 Moscow C-2 500 m
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2017 Račice C-2 500 m
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2011 Szeged C-2 1000 m
European Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2019 Minsk C-2 1000 m
European Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2010 Trasona C-2 500 m
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2011 Belgrade C-2 500 m
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2012 Zagreb C-2 1000 m
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2018 Belgrade C-2 500 m
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2012 Zagreb C-2 500 m
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2013 Montemor-o-Velho C-2 500 m
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2014 Brandenburg C-2 500 m
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2016 Moscow C-2 500 m
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2017 Plovdiv C-2 500 m
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2018 Belgrade C-2 1000 m
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2010 Trasona C-2 1000 m
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2011 Belgrade C-2 1000 m
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2013 Montemor-o-Velho C-2 1000 m
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2014 Brandenburg C-2 200 m
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2021 Poznań C-2 1000 m

Victor Mihalachi (born 24 February 1989) is a Romanian sprint canoeist who has competed since the late 2000s.

He won 4 gold medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships, two at the 2010 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Poznań, earning them in the C-2 500 m and C-2 1000 m events, one at the 2011 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Szeged (in the C-2 500 m) and one at the 2014 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Moscow (in the C-2 1000 m). He has also won two silvers, in the C-2 500 m (2014, 2017) and a bronze in the C-2 1000 m (2011).

He has also won three European gold medals (C-2 500 m 2010, 2011; C-2 1000 m 2012), 5 silvers (C-2 500 m 2012, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2017) and 4 bronze (C-2 1000 m 2010, 2011, 2013, C-2 200 m 2014).

He and his teammate Liviu Dumitrescu have worn lucky caps with marijuana leaves on to race in. [1] They competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics. [2]

Mihalachi took up the sport at the age of 9. He competed for Moldova as a junior but switched to competing for Romania as he felt he was not receiving enough support from the Moldovan Canoeing Federation. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Victor Mihalachi". ICF - Planet Canoe. 2016-08-04. Retrieved 2017-12-10.
  2. "Victor Mihalachi Bio, Stats, and Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18. Retrieved 2017-12-10.