![]() Dîba in the 1970s | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Born | 24 July 1954 Jurilovca, Romania[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Died | 20 February 2024 Bucharest, Romania | (aged 69)||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 182 cm (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 86 kg (190 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Canoe sprint | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Vasile Dîba (24 July 1954 – 20 February 2024) was a 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][2][3][4] He later had a sports hall named after him in Jurilovca.[5] Dîba died in Bucharest on 20 February 2024, at the age of 69.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Vasile Dîba. Sports-reference.com
- ^ 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
- ^ 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
- ^ 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
- ^ 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
- ^ Vasile Dîba, primul român campion olimpic la kaiac, a încetat din viață la 70 de ani (in Romanian)
External links
[edit]- ICF medalists for Olympic and World Championships – Part 1: flatwater (now sprint): 1936–2007 at the Wayback Machine (archived 2010-01-05)
- ICF medalists for Olympic and World Championships – Part 2: rest of flatwater (now sprint) and remaining canoeing disciplines: 1936–2007 at WebCite (archived 2009-11-09)