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Aurel Vernescu (23 January 1939 – 1 December 2008) was a Romanian sprint canoeist. He competed at the 1960, 1964, 1968 and 1972 Olympics and won three medals with a silver in 1972 in the K-4 1000 m and two bronze medals in 1964 in the K-1 1000 m and K-4 1000 m events. He served as a flag bearer for Romania at the 1964, 1968 and 1972 Olympics.[1][2]

Aurel Vernescu

Personal information
Born	23 January 1939 Bucharest, Romania
Died	1 December 2008 (aged 69) Bucharest, Romania
Height	188 cm (6 ft 2 in)
Weight	88 kg (194 lb)
Sport
Sport	Canoe sprint
Club	Dinamo București
Medal record Representing  Romania 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 4×500 m 1963 Jajce K-1 1000 m 1963 Jajce K-2 500 m 1966 East Berlin K-1 500 m 1966 East Berlin K-2 500 m 1966 East Berlin K-1 4×500 m 1966 East Berlin K-2 1000 m 1970 Copenhagen K-1 4×500 m 1970 Copenhagen K-2 500 m 1971 Belgrade K-1 4×500 m

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

Vernescu took up kayaking aged 13 and in total won 42 national titles. He retired from competitions in 1972 to become a kayaking coach and administrator.[3]

References

• ICF medalists for Olympic and World Championships – Part 1: flatwater (now sprint): 1936–2007 at the Wayback Machine (archived 2010-01-05)
• ICF medalists for Olympic and World Championships – Part 2: rest of flatwater (now sprint) and remaining canoeing disciplines: 1936–2007 at WebCite (archived 2009-11-09)
• Prosport.ro 2 December 2008 article on Vernescu's death. (in Romanian) – accessed 18 March 2009.

External links

• Aurel Vernescu at the International Olympic Committee
• Aurel Vernescu at the Comitetul Olimpic și Sportiv Român (in Romanian) (English translation)
• Aurel Vernescu at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)

На других языках

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- [en] Aurel Vernescu

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[fr] Aurel Vernescu

Aurel Vernescu, né le 23 janvier 1939 à Bucarest et mort le 1er décembre 2008 dans la même ville, est un kayakiste roumain pratiquant la course en ligne.

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[it] Aurel Vernescu

Aurel Vernescu (Bucarest, 23 gennaio 1939 – Bucarest, 1º dicembre 2008) è stato un canoista rumeno.

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[ru] Вернеску, Аурел

Ауре́л Верне́ску (рум. Aurel Vernescu; 23 января 1939, Бухарест — 1 декабря 2008, там же) — румынский гребец-байдарочник, выступал за сборную Румынии на всём протяжении 1960-х и в начале 1970-х годов. Серебряный и бронзовый призёр летних Олимпийских игр, многократный чемпион мира и Европы, победитель многих регат национального и международного значения.

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