Vasile Dîba
Personal information
Born24 July 1954 (1954-07-24) (age 69)
Jurilovca, Romania[1]
Height182 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight86 kg (190 lb)
Sport
SportCanoe sprint
ClubTulcea
CS Dinamo București[2]
Coached byIgor Lipalit
Medal record
Representing  Romania
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place1976 MontrealK-1 500 m
Bronze medal – third place1976 MontrealK-1 1000 m
Silver medal – second place1980 MoscowK-4 1000 m
Bronze medal – third place1980 MoscowK-1 500 m
World Championships
Gold medal – first place1974 Mexico CityK-1 500 m
Gold medal – first place1974 Mexico CityK-1 4×500 m
Silver medal – second place1975 BelgradeK-1 500 m
Silver medal – second place1975 BelgradeK-1 4×500 m
Gold medal – first place1977 SofiaK-1 500 m
Gold medal – first place1977 SofiaK-1 1000 m
Gold medal – first place1978 BelgradeK-1 500 m

Vasile Dîba (born 24 July 1954) is a retired Romanian sprint canoeist. Competing in three Summer Olympics in 1976–1984, he won four medals with one gold (1976: K-1 500 m), one silver (1980: K-4 1000 m), and two bronzes (1976: K-1 1000 m, 1980: K-1 500 m). Dîba also won seven medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with five golds (K-1 500 m: 1974, 1977, 1978; K-1 1000 m: 1977, K-1 4×500 m: 1974) and two silvers (K-1 500 m and K-1 4×500 m: both 1975).[1][3][4][5] He later had a sports hall named after him in Jurilovca.[6]

References

  1. 1 2 Vasile Dîba. Sports-reference.com
  2. ↑ Vasile Dîba. Romanian Olympic Committee
  3. ↑ Floristeanu, Ana (2021), Vasile Dîba, primul campion olimpic al kaiacului românesc: "Doamne Dumnezeule cum îmi bătea inima!". Exclusiv [Vasile Dîba, the first Olympic champion of Romanian kayaking: "My God, how my heart was beating!". Exclusive] (in Romanian), fanataki.ro, retrieved 12 April 2023
  4. ↑ Campionul olimpic Vasile Dîba a primit o sală de sport în Jurilovca! [Olympic champion Vasile Dîba received a gym in Jurilovca!] (in Romanian), Infotulcea.ro, 2023, retrieved 12 April 2023
  5. ↑ La 47 de ani de la aurul olimpic la kaiac de la Montreal, Vasile Dîba își spune povestea de acasă, din Deltă [47 years after the Olympic gold in kayaking in Montreal, Vasile Dîba tells his story from home, in the Delta] (in Romanian), sptfm.ro, 2023, retrieved 12 April 2023
  6. ↑ Gavrilas, Calin (2023), Tristețea unui campion olimpic: "Acum sunt bani, dar nu e performanță". Cum arată Sala de Sport care-i va purta numeleă [The sadness of an Olympic champion: "Now there's money, but no performance." What does the Sports Hall that will bear his name look like?] (in Romanian), Adevarul.ro, retrieved 12 April 2023
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