Ion Bîrlădeanu

Personal information

Born

1 August 1958 (1958-08) (age 65)
Cosmești, Galați, Romania^[1]

Height

187 cm (6 ft 2 in)

Weight

87 kg (192 lb)

Sport

Canoe sprint

Club

Dunarea
CSA Steaua București^[2]

Medal record

Representing Romania

Olympic Games
	1980 Moscow	K-1 1000 m
World Championships
	1978 Belgrade	K-2 500 m
	1978 Belgrade	K-4 1000 m
	1979 Duisburg	K-2 10000 m
	1979 Duisburg	K-1 1000 m
	1981 Nottingham	K-1 500 m
	1981 Nottingham	K-1 1000 m
	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

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

External links

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)

World Champions in Men's Canoe Sprint K-2 10000 m