Maria Nichiforov

Maria Nichiforov (later Mihoreanu, born 9 April 1951) is a retired Romanian sprint canoer. She won four medals at the world championships with a silver in 1974 and bronzes in 1973, 1974 and 1975. At the 1972 Olympics she won a bronze medal in the K-2 500 m event and placed sixth in the singles. She is a sister-in-law of the Olympic canoer Maria Ştefan-Mihoreanu.[1][2]

Maria Nichiforov

Personal information
Born	9 April 1951 (1951-04-09) (age 69) Mila 23, Romania[1]
Height	168 cm (5 ft 6 in)
Weight	71 kg (157 lb)
Sport
Sport	Canoe sprint
Club	CS Dinamo București[2]
Medal record Representing  Romania Olympic Games 1972 Munich K-2 500 m World Championships 1973 Tampere K-4 500 m 1974 Mexico City K-4 500 m 1974 Mexico City K-2 500 m 1975 Belgrade K-1 500 m

References

1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Maria Nichiforov". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020.
2. Maria Nichiforov. Romanian Olympic Committee

External links

• ICF medalists for Olympic and World Championships – Part 1: flatwater (now sprint): 1936–2007 at WebCite (archived 2009-01-21). Additional archives: Wayback Machine.
• 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)
• Maria Nichiforov at the International Olympic Committee