Costica Olaru
Encyclopedia
Costicǎ Olaru is a Romania
n sprint canoer
who competed in the early 1980s. He won a bronze medal in the C-1 500 m
event at the 1984 Summer Olympics
in Los Angeles
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Olaru won two medals at the 1983 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships
with a gold in the C-1 500 m and silver in the C-1 1000 m events.
Romania
Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeastern Europe, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian arch, bordering on the Black Sea...
n sprint canoer
Canoe racing
This article discusses canoe sprint and canoe marathon, competitive forms of canoeing and kayaking on more or less flat water. Both sports are governed by the International Canoe Federation ....
who competed in the early 1980s. He won a bronze medal in the C-1 500 m
Canoeing at the 1984 Summer Olympics - Men's C-1 500 metres
The men's C-1 500 metres event was an open-style, individual canoeing event conducted as part of the Canoeing at the 1984 Summer Olympics program.-Medallists:-Heats:13 competitors were entered...
event at the 1984 Summer Olympics
1984 Summer Olympics
The 1984 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXIII Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event held in Los Angeles, California, United States in 1984...
in Los Angeles
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Olaru won two medals at the 1983 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships
1983 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships
The 1983 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships were held in Tampere, Finland for the second time. The Finnish city had host the championships previously in 1973.The men's competition consisted of six Canadian and nine kayak events...
with a gold in the C-1 500 m and silver in the C-1 1000 m events.