Andrei Igorov

Andrei Igorov (10 December 1939 – 10 November 2011) was a Romanian sprint canoer. He specialized in the C-1 10000 m event, in which he won silver medals at the 1963 World and European Championships, as well as two European titles, in 1965 and 1967.[1] This event was not available at the 1964 Olympics, and Igorov had to compete in the C-1 1000 m. He won a silver medal finishing 0.42 seconds ahead of the third place.[2][3]

Andrei Igorov
Igorov at the 1964 Olympics
Personal information
Born10 December 1939
Brăila, Romania
Died10 November 2011 (aged 71)
Brăila
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight87 kg (192 lb)
Sport
SportCanoe racing

References

  1. Kanu – Europameisterschaften (Herren – 10.000m). sport-komplett.de
  2. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Andrei Igorov". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020.
  3. Canoeing at the 1964 Tokyo Summer Games: Men's Canadian Singles, 1,000 metres. sports-reference.com


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