Ion Bîrlădeanu Explained

Birth Place:Cosmești, Galați, Romania[1]
Height:187 cm
Weight:87 kg
Sport:Canoe sprint
Club:Dunarea
CSA Steaua București[2]
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Ion Bîrlădeanu (born 1 August 1958) is a retired Romanian sprint kayaker. He won a bronze medal in the K-1 1000 m event at the 1980 Olympics, placing sixth in the doubles.[1] He also won seven medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with a gold (K-2 10000 m: 1979), five silvers (K-1 500 m: 1981, K-1 1000 m: 1979, 1981; K-2 500 m: 1978, K-4 1000 m: 1978), and one bronze (K-2 10000 m: 1981).[2]

Bîrlădeanu spent most of his career with Steaua București, and after retiring from competitions worked as a coach there. Later he trained the national junior and senior teams, and in 2005 became president of the Romanian Canoe and Kayak Federation.[2]

Notes and References

  1. https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/bi/ion-birladeanu-1.html Ion Bîrlădeanu
  2. http://www.cosr.ro/sportiv/ion-barladeanu Ion Birladeanu