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Aurel Vernescu

Full name: Aurel Vernescu
Gender: Male
Height: 6'2" (188 cm)
Weight: 194 lbs (88 kg)
Born: January 23, 1939 in Bucureşti, Bucureşti, Romania
Died: December 1, 2008 in Bucureşti, Bucureşti, Romania
Affiliations: Dinamo Bucureşti, Bucureşti (ROU)
Country: ROU Romania
Sport: Canoeing

Medals: 1 Silver, 2 Bronze (3 Total)

Biography

Aurel Vernescu had the following podium finishes at the Flatwater World Championships: 1st 1963 K4 500 m, 1st 1963 K1 4×500 m (with Vasile Nicoară, Haralambie Ivanov, and the non-Olympian Anton Ivanescu), 1st 1966 K1 500 m, 1st 1966 K2 500 m (with Atanasie Sciotnic), 2nd 1963 K1 1000 m, 2nd 1963 K2 500 m (with Mircea Anastasescu), 2nd 1966 K2 1000 m (with Atanasie Sciotnic), 2nd 1970 K1 4×500 m (with Mihai Zafiu and the non-Olympians Eugen Botez and Ion Jacob), 2nd 1970 K2 500 m (with Atanasie Sciotnic), 2nd 1971 K1 4×500 m (with Dimitrie Ivanov, Mihai Zafiu, and the non-Olympian Eugen Botez), 3rd 1966 K1 4×500 m (with Vasile Nicoară, Haralambie Ivanov, and Atanasie Sciotnic).

Results

Games Age City Sport Event Team NOC Rank Medal
1960 Summer 21 Roma Canoeing Men's Kayak Relay 4 × 500 metres Romania ROU 6
1964 Summer 25 Tokyo Canoeing Men's Kayak Singles, 1,000 metres Romania ROU 3 Bronze
1964 Summer 25 Tokyo Canoeing Men's Kayak Fours, 1,000 metres Romania ROU 3 Bronze
1968 Summer 29 Ciudad de México Canoeing Men's Kayak Doubles, 1,000 metres Romania ROU 6
1972 Summer 33 München Canoeing Men's Kayak Fours, 1,000 metres Romania ROU 2 Silver

Men's Kayak Singles, 1,000 metres

Event History
Games Age City Sport Country Phase Unit Rank T
1964 Summer 25 Tokyo Canoeing Romania Final Round 3 4:00.77
1964 Summer 25 Tokyo Canoeing Romania Semi-Finals Heat Two 1 QU 4:03.35
1964 Summer 25 Tokyo Canoeing Romania Round One Heat Two 1 QU 4:02.06

Men's Kayak Doubles, 1,000 metres

Event History
Games Age City Sport Team NOC Partner Phase Unit Date T
1968 Summer 29 Ciudad de México Canoeing Romania ROU Atanasie Sciotnic Final Round 1968-10-25 3:45.18
1968 Summer 29 Ciudad de México Canoeing Romania ROU Atanasie Sciotnic Semi-Finals Heat One 1968-10-24 3:43.94
1968 Summer 29 Ciudad de México Canoeing Romania ROU Atanasie Sciotnic Round One Heat One 1968-10-22 3:36.50

Men's Kayak Fours, 1,000 metres

Event History
Games Age City Sport Team NOC Phase Unit Date T
1964 Summer 25 Tokyo Canoeing Romania ROU Final Round 1964-10-22 3:15.51
1964 Summer 25 Tokyo Canoeing Romania ROU Semi-Finals Heat One 1964-10-21 3:24.22
1964 Summer 25 Tokyo Canoeing Romania ROU Round One Heat One 1964-10-20 3:15.17
1972 Summer 33 München Canoeing Romania ROU Final Round 1972-09-09 3:15.07
1972 Summer 33 München Canoeing Romania ROU Semi-Finals Heat One 1972-09-08 3:09.98
1972 Summer 33 München Canoeing Romania ROU Round One Heat One 1972-09-05 3:16.15

Men's Kayak Relay 4 × 500 metres

Event History
Games Age City Sport Team NOC Phase Unit Date T IT
1960 Summer 21 Roma Canoeing Romania ROU Final Round 1960-08-29 7:53.00 1:57.91
1960 Summer 21 Roma Canoeing Romania ROU Semi-Finals Heat Three 1960-08-27 7:58.21 2:00.42
1960 Summer 21 Roma Canoeing Romania ROU Repêchage Heat Three 1960-08-26 7:58.61 1:57.82
1960 Summer 21 Roma Canoeing Romania ROU Round One Heat Three 1960-08-26 7:59.81 1:53.57