Aurel Vernescu

Aurel Vernescu

Medal record
Men's canoe sprint
Olympic Games
	1972 Munich	K-4 1000 m
	1964 Tokyo	K-1 1000 m
	1964 Tokyo	K-4 1000 m
World Championships
	1963 Jajce	K-1 500 m
	1963 Jajce	K-1 4 x 500 m
	1966 East Berlin	K-1 500 m
	1966 East Berlin	K-2 500 m
	1963 Jajce	K-1 1000 m
	1963 Jajce	K-2 500 m
	1966 East Berlin	K-2 1000 m
	1970 Copenhagen	K-1 4 x 500 m
	1970 Copenhagen	K-2 500 m
	1971 Belgrade	K-1 4 x 500 m
	1966 East Berlin	K-1 4 x 500 m

Aurel Vernescu (January 23, 1939 – December 1, 2008) was a Romanian sprint canoer who competed from the late 1950s to the early 1970s. Competing in four Summer Olympics, he won three medals with a silver (1972: K-4 1000 m) and two bronze (1964: both K-1 1000 m and K-4 1000 m).

Vernescu also won eleven medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with four golds (K-1 500 m: 1963, 1966; K-1 4 x 500 m: 1963, K-2 500 m: 1966), five silvers (K-1 1000 m: 1963, K-1 4 x 500 m: 1970, 1971, K-2 500 m: 1966, 1970; K-2 1000 m: 1966), and one bronze (K-1 4 x 500 m: 1966).

He died on December 1, 2008 from a cardiac insufficiency.

References

• ICF medalists for Olympic and World Championships - Part 1: flatwater (now sprint): 1936-2007.
• ICF medalists for Olympic and World Championships - Part 2: rest of flatwater (now sprint) and remaining canoeing disciplines: 1936-2007.
• Prosport.ro December 2, 2008 srticle on Vernescu's death.(Romanian) - accessed 18 March 2009.
• Sports-reference.com profile