Mihai Zafiu

Mihai Zafiu
Medal record
Men's canoe sprint
Olympic Games
Silver 1972 Munich K-4 1000 m
Silver 1980 Moscow K-4 1000 m
World Championships
Gold 1974 Mexico City K-1 4 x 500 m
Silver 1970 Copenhagen K-1 4 x 500 m
Silver 1971 Belgrade K-1 4 x 500 m
Silver 1975 Belgrade K-1 4 x 500 m
Silver 1978 Belgrade K-4 1000 m
Bronze 1973 Tampere K-1 4 x 500 m

Mihai Zafiu (born June 9, 1949) is a Romanian sprint canoer who competed from the early 1970s to the early 1980s. Competing in three Summer Olympics, he won two silver medals in the K-4 1000 m event, earning them in 1972 and 1980.

Zafiu also won six medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with a gold (K-1 4 x 500 m: 1974), four silvers (K-1 4 x 500 m: 1970, 1971, 1975; K-4 1000 m: 1978), and a bronze (K-1 4 x 500 m: 1973).

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