Toma Simionov

Toma Simionov

Personal information
Born	30 October 1955 (1955-10-30) (age 62) Caraorman, Romania[1]
Height	175 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Weight	72 kg (159 lb)
Sport
Sport	Canoe sprint
Medal record Representing  Romania Olympic Games 1980 Moscow C-2 1000 m 1984 Los Angeles C-2 1000 m 1984 Los Angeles C-2 500 m World Championships 1981 Nottingham C-2 1000 m 1982 Belgrade C-2 10000 m 1983 Tampere C-2 1000 m 1978 Belgrade C-2 1000 m 1978 Belgrade C-2 10000 m 1981 Nottingham C-2 10000 m 1983 Tampere C-2 10000 m 1978 Belgrade C-2 500 m 1979 Duisburg C-2 1000 m

Toma Simionov (born 30 October 1955) is a retired Romanian sprint canoer, who competed in doubles together with his elder brother Gheorghe and later with Ivan Patzaichin. He won three Olympic medals with two gold (1980 and 1984) and one silver (1984). He also won nine medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with three golds (C-2 1000 m: 1981, 1983; C-2 10000 m: 1982), four silvers (C-2 1000 m: 1978, C-2 10000 m: 1978, 1981, 1983), and two bronzes (C-2 500 m: 1978, C-2 1000 m: 1979).^[1]

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• ICF medalists for Olympic and World Championships – Part 1: flatwater (now sprint): 1936–2007 at WebCite (archived 2009-01-21). Additional archives: Wayback Machine.
• 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)