Florin Georgian Mironcic (born May 4, 1981 in Brăila

Braila

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) is an athlete from Romania

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 sprint canoer

Canoe racing

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 who has competed since 2003. He won three medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with a silver (C-4 1000 m: 2005) and two bronzes (C-4 500 m: 2006, 2007).

Mironcic also competed in two Summer Olympics, earning his best finish of sixth in the C-1 1000 m event at Beijing

Beijing

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 in 2008

2008 Summer Olympics

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Dubbed Uriaşul Blond ("The Blond Giant" in ), he is a member of the Dinamo Bucharest club. Mironcic is 1.92 m (6'4") tall and weighs 95 kg (209 lbs).