Mihai Țurcaș

Mihai Ţurcaş (born 18 November 1942 - d. 22 December 2002) was a Romanian sprint canoeist. Competing in the four-man 1000 m event (K-4 1000 m) he won the world title in 1966, the European title in 1967, and two Olympic medals in 1964 and 1968.[2] After retiring from competition he worked as a kayaking coach and was involved with the national junior and senior teams between 1990 and 1992.[1]

Mihai Țurcaș

Personal information
Born	(1942-11-18)18 November 1942 Braşov, Romania
Died	24 December 2002(2002-12-24) (aged 60) Bucharest, Romania
Height	181 cm (5 ft 11 in)
Weight	84 kg (185 lb)
Sport
Sport	Canoe sprint
Club	Dinamo Bucharest[1]
Medal record Representing  Romania Olympic Games 1964 Tokyo K-4 1000 m 1968 Mexico City K-4 1000 m World Championships 1966 East Berlin K-4 1000 m European Championships 1965 Bucharest K-4 1000 m 1967 Dusiburg K-1 4×500 m 1967 Dusiburg K-4 1000 m

References

1. Mihai Turcas. Romanian Olympic Committee
2. Mihai Țurcaș. Sport-reference.com

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)