Atanase Sciotnic (born March 1, 1942) is a Romania

Romania

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n sprint canoer

Canoe racing

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 who competed from the mid 1960s to the mid 1970s. Competing in three Summer Olympics, he won two medals in the K-4 1000 m event with a silver in 1972

1972 Summer Olympics

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 and a bronze in 1964

1964 Summer Olympics

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Sciotnic also won nine medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with four golds (K-1 4 x 500 m: 1974

1974 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships

The 1974 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships were held in Mexico City, Mexico in neighboring Xochimilco. This marked the first time the championships took place out side of Europe. , all championships have taken place either in Europe or North America...

, K-2 500 m: 1966, K-4 1000 m: 1966, K-4 10000 m: 1971), two silvers (K-2 500 m: 1970, K-2 1000 m: 1966), and three bronzes (K-1 4 x 500 m: 1966, 1973; K-4 10000 m: 1973).