Atanase Sciotnic
Personal information
Born1 March 1942
Tulcea County, Romania
Died5 April 2017(2017-04-05) (aged 75)[1]
Height182 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight77 kg (170 lb)
Sport
SportCanoe sprint
ClubDinamo Bucharest[2]
Medal record
Representing  Romania
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 1972 Munich K-4 1000 m
Bronze medal – third place 1964 Tokyo K-4 1000 m
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1966 East Berlin K-2 500 m
Gold medal – first place 1966 East Berlin K-4 1000 m
Gold medal – first place 1971 Belgrade K-4 10000 m
Gold medal – first place 1974 Mexico City K-1 4×500 m
Silver medal – second place 1966 East Berlin K-2 1000 m
Silver medal – second place 1970 Copenhagen K-2 500 m
Bronze medal – third place 1966 East Berlin K-1 4×500 m
Bronze medal – third place 1973 Tampere K-1 4×500 m
Bronze medal – third place 1973 Tampere K-4 10000 m

Atanase Sciotnic (1 March 1942 – 5 April 2017) was a Romanian sprint canoeist. He took part in the two-man and four man events at most major competitions between 1963 and 1974 and won two Olympic and nine world championships medals, including four gold medals.[3]

References

  1. ^ Atanase Sciotnic's obituary (in Romanian)
  2. ^ Atanasie Sciotnic. Romanian Olympic Committee
  3. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Atanase Sciotnic". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 19 May 2018.

External links


World Champions in Men's Canoe Sprint K-1 4 x 500 m relay
World Champions in Men's Canoe Sprint K-2 500 m
World Champions in Men's Canoe Sprint K-4 1000 m
World champions in men's canoe sprint K-4 10000 m
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