Vasile Dîba (born 24 July 1954) is a retired Romanian sprint canoeist. Competing in three Summer Olympics in 1976–1984, 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 4×500 m: 1974) and two silvers (K-1 500 m and K-1 4×500 m: both 1975).[1]
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Born | 24 July 1954 (1954-07-24) (age 68) Jurilovca, Romania[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 182 cm (6 ft 0 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 86 kg (190 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Canoe sprint | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Club | Tulcea CS Dinamo București[2] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coached by | Igor Lipalit | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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World Champions in Men's Canoe Sprint K-1 500 m | |
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World Champions in Men's Canoe Sprint K-1 1000 m | |
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World Champions in Men's Canoe Sprint K-1 4 x 500 m relay | |
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