Ivan Patzaichin

Ivan Patzaichin
Patzaichin with the Olympic Order in 1990
Personal information
Born(1949-11-26)26 November 1949
Crișan, Romania
Died5 September 2021(2021-09-05) (aged 71)
Bucharest, Romania
Resting placeBellu Cemetery
Height176 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Weight79 kg (174 lb)
Sport
SportCanoe sprint
ClubCS Dinamo București
Coached byOctavian Mercurian
Medal record
Representing  Romania
Olympic Games
1968 Mexico City C-2 1000 m
1972 Munich C-1 1000 m
1980 Moscow C-2 1000 m
1984 Los Angeles C-2 1000 m
1972 Munich C-2 1000 m
1980 Moscow C-2 500 m
1984 Los Angeles C-2 500 m
World Championships
1970 Copenhagen C-2 1000 m
1973 Tampere C-1 1000 m
1977 Sofia C-1 1000 m
1978 Belgrade C-1 10000 m
1979 Duisburg C-2 500 m
1981 Nottingham C-2 1000 m
1982 Belgrade C-2 10000 m
1983 Tampere C-2 1000 m
1971 Belgrade C-2 1000 m
1975 Belgrade C-1 1000 m
1981 Nottingham C-2 10000 m
1983 Tampere C-2 10000 m
1971 Belgrade C-1 500 m
1973 Tampere C-1 500 m
1974 Mexico City C-1 500 m
1974 Mexico City C-1 1000 m
1974 Mexico City C-1 10000 m
1977 Sofia C-1 10000 m
1978 Belgrade C-1 1000 m
1979 Duisburg C-1 1000 m
1979 Duisburg C-1 10000 m
European Championships

Ivan Patzaichin (Romanian pronunciation: [iˈvan paˈt͡sajkin]; 26 November 1949 – 5 September 2021) was a Romanian canoe racing coach and sprint canoeist. He took part in all major competitions between 1968 and 1984, including five consecutive Olympics, and won seven Olympic and 22 world championship medals, including four Olympic gold medals. This makes him the most decorated Romanian canoeist of all time.

He later worked as a canoeing coach, attending five more Olympics in this capacity. In 1990 he was awarded the Olympic Order, and in 2006 a nationwide poll included him on the list 100 Greatest Romanians of all time.

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