Vasile Dîba

Vasile Dîba

Vasile Dîba (right) during the victory ceremony at the 1980 Summer Olympics. RIAN photo.
Medal record
Men's canoe sprint
Olympic Games
Gold 1976 Montreal K-1 500 m
Silver 1980 Moscow K-4 1000 m
Bronze 1976 Montreal K-1 1000 m
Bronze 1980 Moscow K-1 500 m
World Championships
Gold 1974 Mexico City K-1 500 m
Gold 1974 Mexico City K-1 4 x 500 m
Gold 1977 Sofia K-1 500 m
Gold 1977 Sofia K-1 1000 m
Gold 1978 Belgrade K-1 500 m
Silver 1975 Belgrade K-1 500 m
Silver 1975 Belgrade K-1 4 x 500 m

Vasile Dîba (born July 24, 1954) is a Romanian sprint canoer who competed from the mid-1970s to the mid-1980s. Competing in three Summer Olympics, he won four medals with one gold (1976: K-1 500 m), one silver (1980: K-4 1000 m), and two bronzes (1976: K-1 1000 m, 1980: K-1 500 m).

Dîba also won seven medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with five golds (K-1 500 m: 1974, 1977, 1978; K-1 1000 m: 1977, K-1 4 x 500 m: 1974) and two silvers (K-1 500 m and K-1 4 x 500 m: both 1975).

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