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Ion Bîrlădeanu

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Ion Bîrlădeanu
Personal information
Born1 August 1958 (1958-08) (age 66)
Cosmești, Galați, Romania[1]
Height187 cm (6 ft 2 in)
Weight87 kg (192 lb)
Sport
SportCanoe sprint
ClubDunarea
CSA Steaua București[2]
Medal record
Representing  Romania
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 1980 Moscow K-1 1000 m
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 1978 Belgrade K-2 500 m
Silver medal – second place 1978 Belgrade K-4 1000 m
Gold medal – first place 1979 Duisburg K-2 10000 m
Silver medal – second place 1979 Duisburg K-1 1000 m
Silver medal – second place 1981 Nottingham K-1 500 m
Silver medal – second place 1981 Nottingham K-1 1000 m
Bronze medal – third place 1981 Nottingham K-2 10000 m

Ion Bîrlădeanu (born 1 August 1958) is a retired Romanian sprint kayaker. He won a bronze medal in the K-1 1000 m event at the 1980 Olympics, placing sixth in the doubles.[1] He also won seven medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with a gold (K-2 10000 m: 1979), five silvers (K-1 500 m: 1981, K-1 1000 m: 1979, 1981; K-2 500 m: 1978, K-4 1000 m: 1978), and one bronze (K-2 10000 m: 1981).[2]

Bîrlădeanu spent most of his career with Steaua București, and after retiring from competitions worked as a coach there. Later he trained the national junior and senior teams, and in 2005 became president of the Romanian Canoe and Kayak Federation.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b Ion Bîrlădeanu Archived 1 September 2011 at the Wayback Machine. Sports-reference.com
  2. ^ a b c Ion Birladeanu. Romanian Olympic Committee
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