Aurel Vernescu
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Born | 23 January 1939 Bucharest, Romania | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Died | 1 December 2008 (aged 69) Bucharest, Romania | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 188 cm (6 ft 2 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 88 kg (194 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Canoe sprint | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Club | Dinamo București | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Aurel Vernescu (23 January 1939 – 1 December 2008) was a Romanian sprint canoeist. He competed at the 1960, 1964, 1968 and 1972 Olympics and won three medals with a silver in 1972 in the K-4 1000 m and two bronze medals in 1964 in the K-1 1000 m and K-4 1000 m events. He served as a flag bearer for Romania at the 1964, 1968 and 1972 Olympics.[1][2]
Vernescu also won eleven medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with four golds (K-1 500 m: 1963, 1966; K-1 4×500 m: 1963, K-2 500 m: 1966), five silvers (K-1 1000 m: 1963, K-1 4×500 m: 1970, 1971, K-2 500 m: 1966, 1970; K-2 1000 m: 1966), and one bronze (K-1 4×500 m: 1966).[1]
Vernescu took up kayaking aged 13 and in total won 42 national titles. He retired from competitions in 1972 to become a kayaking coach and administrator.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Aurel Vernescu. Sports-reference.com
- ^ Romania. Sports-reference.com
- ^ Aurel Vernescu. Romanian Olympic Committee
- 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)
- Prosport.ro 2 December 2008 article on Vernescu's death. (in Romanian) – accessed 18 March 2009.
External links
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- Aurel Vernescu at the Comitetul Olimpic și Sportiv Român (in Romanian) (English translation)
- Aurel Vernescu at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
- Aurel Vernescu at Olympics.com
- Aurel Vernescu at Olympedia
- Aurel Vernescu at the Romanian Olympic and Sports Committee (in Romanian)