Viorica Dumitru

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Viorica Dumitru
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Personal information
Born4 August 1946 (1946-08-04) (age 77)
Bucharest, Romania [1]
Height165 cm (5 ft 5 in) [1]
Weight64 kg (141 lb)
Sport
Sport Canoe sprint
Club CS Dinamo București [2]
Medal record
Representing Flag of Romania.svg  Romania
Olympic Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1968 Mexico City K-1 500 m
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1972 Munich K-2 500 m
World Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1973 Tampere K-1 500 m
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1973 Tampere K-4 500 m
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1974 Mexico City K-2 500 m
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1974 Mexico City K-4 500 m

Viorica Dumitru (born 4 August 1946) is a retired Romanian sprint canoer. She competed at the 1968 and 1972 Olympics and 1973 and 1974 world championships and won one silver and five bronze medals in various events. [1] She also placed fourth in the K-2 500 m final at the 1968 Olympics, 0.57 seconds behind the second and third places. [3]

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