Ivan Patzaichin

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Ivan Patzaichin

Medal record
Men's canoe sprint
Olympic Games
Gold 1968 Mexico City C-2 1000 m
Gold 1972 Munich C-1 1000 m
Gold 1980 Moscow C-2 1000 m
Gold 1984 Los Angeles C-2 1000 m
Silver 1972 Munich C-2 1000 m
Silver 1980 Moscow C-2 500 m
Silver 1984 Los Angeles C-2 500 m
World Championships
Gold 1970 Copenhagen C-2 1000 m
Gold 1973 Tampere C-1 1000 m
Gold 1973 Tampere C-2 1000 m
Gold 1977 Sofia C-1 1000 m
Gold 1978 Belgrade C-1 10000 m
Gold 1979 Duisburg C-2 500 m
Gold 1981 Nottingham C-2 1000 m
Gold 1982 Belgrade C-2 10000 m
Gold 1983 Tampere C-2 1000 m
Silver 1971 Belgrade C-2 1000 m
Silver 1975 Belgrade C-1 1000 m
Silver 1981 Nottingham C-2 10000 m
Silver 1983 Tampere C-2 10000 m
Bronze 1971 Belgrade C-1 500 m
Bronze 1973 Tampere C-1 500 m
Bronze 1974 Mexico City C-1 500 m
Bronze 1974 Mexico City C-1 1000 m
Bronze 1974 Mexico City C-1 10000 m
Bronze 1977 Sofia C-1 10000 m
Bronze 1978 Belgrade C-1 1000 m
Bronze 1979 Duisburg C-1 1000 m
Bronze 1979 Duisburg C-1 10000 m
European Championships

Ivan Patzaichin (Romanian pronunciation: [iˈvan paˈt͡sajkin]; born 26 November 1949) is a Romanian sprint canoer who competed from the late 1960s to the mid-1980s.

Biography

Competing in five Summer Olympics, he won seven medals, more than any other competitor in the history of the Romanian canoeing events. This included four gold (C-1 1000 m: 1972, C-2 1000 m: 1968, 1980, 1984) and three silvers (C-2 500 m: 1980, 1984; C-2 1000 m: 1972).

He also won 22 world championship medals with nine golds (C-1 1000 m: 1973, 1977; C-1 10000 m: 1978, C-2 500 m: 1979, C-2 1000 m: 1970, 1981, 1983; C-2 10000 m: 1982), four silvers (C-1 1000 m: 1975, C-2 1000 m: 1971, C-2 10000 m: 1981, 1983), and nine bronzes (C-1 500 m: 1971, 1973, 1974; C-1 1000 m: 1974, 1978, 1979; C-1 10000 m: 1974, 1977, 1979).

Born in Mila 23, Tulcea County, to a Russian Lipovan family, he was a member of the Dinamo Bucharest canoe club. When he retired, Patzaichin became a coach and is now head of the Romanian national team, known as Amiralul ("The Admiral"). His pupils, including Olympic champion Florin Popescu, have won over one hundred sprint canoe titles.

External links

Olympic Canoeing Champions in Men's C-1 1000 m
Olympic Canoeing Champions in Men's C-2 1000 m
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