Full name: Ivan Patzaichin
Gender: Male
Height: 5-9 (176 cm)
Weight: 174 lbs (79 kg)
Born: November 26, 1949 in Mila 23, Tulcea, Romania
Affiliations: Dinamo BucureÅti, BucureÅti (ROU)
Country: Romania
Sport: Canoeing
Medals: 4 Gold, 3 Silver (7 Total)
Ivan Patzaichin won 12 canoeing titles at the Olympic Games and World Championships, missed the then record for men set by [Gert Fredriksson] (SWE) and [Rüdiger Helm] (GDR) by only one - later [György Kolonics] (HUN) won 17 titles. Patzaichin Olympic record included seven medals, of which four were gold and three silver. He competed at five Olympic Games, from 1968 through 1984, representing the Dinamo Bucharest club for Romania. His Olympic titles were the C2-1000 in 1968, the C1-1000 in 1972, the C2-1000 in 1980 and the C2-1000 in 1984. His World Championships medals were: gold C1-1000 in 1973 and 1977, C1-10000 in 1978, C2-500 in 1979 (with [Petre Capusta]), C2-1000 in 1970 (with [Serghei Covaliov]), 1981 (with [Toma Simionov]), and 1983 (with [Toma Simionov]), and C2-10000 in 1982 (with [Toma Simionov]), silver C2-1000 in 1971 (with [Serghei Covaliov]), C1-1000 in 1975, and C2-10000 in 1981 (with [Toma Simionov]) and 1983 (with [Toma Simionov]), and bronze C1-500 in 1971, 1973, and 1974, C1-1000 in 1974, 1978, and 1979, C1-10000 in 1974, 1977, and 1979, and C2-1000 in 1982 (with [Toma Simionov]). |
Games | Age | City | Sport | Event | Team | NOC | Rank | Medal | |
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1968 Summer | 18 | Ciudad de México | Canoeing | Men's Canadian Singles, 1,000 metres | Romania | ROU | 7 | ||
1968 Summer | 18 | Ciudad de México | Canoeing | Men's Canadian Doubles, 1,000 metres | Romania | ROU | 1 | Gold | |
1972 Summer | 22 | München | Canoeing | Men's Canadian Singles, 1,000 metres | Romania | ROU | 1 | Gold | OB |
1972 Summer | 22 | München | Canoeing | Men's Canadian Doubles, 1,000 metres | Romania | ROU | 2 | Silver | |
1976 Summer | 26 | Montréal | Canoeing | Men's Canadian Singles, 500 metres | Romania | ROU | 7 | ||
1976 Summer | 26 | Montréal | Canoeing | Men's Canadian Singles, 1,000 metres | Romania | ROU | 5 | ||
1980 Summer | 30 | Moskva | Canoeing | Men's Canadian Doubles, 500 metres | Romania | ROU | 2 | Silver | |
1980 Summer | 30 | Moskva | Canoeing | Men's Canadian Doubles, 1,000 metres | Romania | ROU | 1 | Gold | |
1984 Summer | 34 | Los Angeles | Canoeing | Men's Canadian Doubles, 500 metres | Romania | ROU | 2 | Silver | |
1984 Summer | 34 | Los Angeles | Canoeing | Men's Canadian Doubles, 1,000 metres | Romania | ROU | 1 | Gold |
Games | Age | City | Sport | Country | Phase | Unit | Rank | T | 2.5cT | 2.5cR | 2.5-5cT | 2.5-5cR | |
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1976 Summer | 26 | Montréal | Canoeing | Romania | Final Round | 7 | 2:01.40 | 58.43 | =5 | 1:02.97 | 7 | ||
1976 Summer | 26 | Montréal | Canoeing | Romania | Semi-Finals | Heat Three | 2 | Q | 2:09.34 | 1:02.27 | 3 | 1:07.07 | 2 |
1976 Summer | 26 | Montréal | Canoeing | Romania | Repêchage | Heat One | 1 | Q/OB | 2:03.01 | 59.25 | 1 | 1:03.76 | 1 |
1976 Summer | 26 | Montréal | Canoeing | Romania | Round One | Heat Two | 7 | 2:15.35 | 1:06.42 | 7 | 1:08.93 | 7 |
Games | Age | City | Sport | Country | Phase | Unit | Rank | T | 5cT | 5cR | 5c-1kT | 5c-1kR | 2.5cT | 2.5cR | 7.5cT | 7.5cR | 2.5-5cT | 2.5-5cR | 5-7.5cT | 5-7.5cR | 7.5c-1kT | 7.5c-1kR | |
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1968 Summer | 18 | Ciudad de México | Canoeing | Romania | Final Round | 7 | 4:49.32 | 2:17.05 | 5 | 2:32.27 | 8 | ||||||||||||
1968 Summer | 18 | Ciudad de México | Canoeing | Romania | Round One | Heat One | 1 | Q/OB | 4:28.3 | 2:09.8 | 2 | 2:18.5 | 1 | ||||||||||
1972 Summer | 22 | München | Canoeing | Romania | Final Round | 1 | OB | 4:08.94 | 2:02.69 | 2 | 2:06.25 | 1 | |||||||||||
1972 Summer | 22 | München | Canoeing | Romania | Repêchage | 1 | Q/OB | 4:11.90 | 2:03.11 | 3 | 2:08.79 | 1 | |||||||||||
1972 Summer | 22 | München | Canoeing | Romania | Round One | Heat Two | 6 | 6:34.65 | |||||||||||||||
1976 Summer | 26 | Montréal | Canoeing | Romania | Final Round | 5 | 4:15.08 | 2:05.68 | 3 | 1:01.22 | 5 | 3:10.97 | 4 | 1:04.46 | 3 | 1:05.29 | 4 | 1:04.11 | 4 | ||||
1976 Summer | 26 | Montréal | Canoeing | Romania | Semi-Finals | Heat One | 2 | Q | 4:15.21 | 2:01.30 | 2 | 58.82 | 2 | 3:06.78 | 2 | 1:02.48 | 2 | 1:05.48 | 3 | 1:08.43 | =2 | ||
1976 Summer | 26 | Montréal | Canoeing | Romania | Round One | Heat One | 1 | Q | 4:13.09 | 2:03.53 | 1 | 59.98 | 1 | 3:07.73 | 1 | 1:03.55 | 2 | 1:04.20 | 1 | 1:05.36 | 3 |
Games | Age | City | Sport | Team | NOC | Partner | Phase | Unit | Date |
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1980 Summer | 30 | Moskva | Canoeing | Romania | ROU | Petre Capusta | Final Round | 1980-08-01 | |
1980 Summer | 30 | Moskva | Canoeing | Romania | ROU | Petre Capusta | Round One | Heat One | 1980-07-30 |
1984 Summer | 34 | Los Angeles | Canoeing | Romania | ROU | Toma Simionov | Final Round | 1984-08-10 | |
1984 Summer | 34 | Los Angeles | Canoeing | Romania | ROU | Toma Simionov | Round One | Heat Two | 1984-08-06 |
Games | Age | City | Sport | Team | NOC | Partner | Phase | Unit | Date |
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1968 Summer | 18 | Ciudad de México | Canoeing | Romania | ROU | Serghei Covaliov | Final Round | 1968-10-25 | |
1968 Summer | 18 | Ciudad de México | Canoeing | Romania | ROU | Serghei Covaliov | Round One | Heat Two | 1968-10-22 |
1972 Summer | 22 | München | Canoeing | Romania | ROU | Serghei Covaliov | Final Round | 1972-09-09 | |
1972 Summer | 22 | München | Canoeing | Romania | ROU | Serghei Covaliov | Semi-Finals | Heat Two | 1972-09-08 |
1972 Summer | 22 | München | Canoeing | Romania | ROU | Serghei Covaliov | Round One | Heat Two | 1972-09-05 |
1980 Summer | 30 | Moskva | Canoeing | Romania | ROU | Toma Simionov | Final Round | 1980-08-02 | |
1980 Summer | 30 | Moskva | Canoeing | Romania | ROU | Toma Simionov | Round One | Heat Two | 1980-07-31 |
1984 Summer | 34 | Los Angeles | Canoeing | Romania | ROU | Toma Simionov | Final Round | 1984-08-11 | |
1984 Summer | 34 | Los Angeles | Canoeing | Romania | ROU | Toma Simionov | Round One | Heat One | 1984-08-07 |