Alexandru Giura
Encyclopedia
Alexandru Giura is a Romania
n sprint canoer
who competed in the late 1970s and the early 1980s. He won a silver medal in the K-4 1000 m event at the 1978 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships
in Belgrade
.
At the 1980 Summer Olympics
in Moscow
, Giura finished fourth in the K-2 1000 m
and sixth in the K-2 500 m
events.
Romania
Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeastern Europe, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian arch, bordering on the Black Sea...
n sprint canoer
Canoe racing
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who competed in the late 1970s and the early 1980s. He won a silver medal in the K-4 1000 m event at the 1978 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships
1978 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships
The 1978 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships were held in Belgrade, Yugoslavia for a record third time. The Yugoslavian city had previously hosted the championships in 1971 and 1975....
in Belgrade
Belgrade
Belgrade is the capital and largest city of Serbia. It is located at the confluence of the Sava and Danube rivers, where the Pannonian Plain meets the Balkans. According to official results of Census 2011, the city has a population of 1,639,121. It is one of the 15 largest cities in Europe...
.
At the 1980 Summer Olympics
1980 Summer Olympics
The 1980 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXII Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event celebrated in Moscow in the Soviet Union. In addition, the yachting events were held in Tallinn, and some of the preliminary matches and the quarter-finals of the football tournament...
in Moscow
Moscow
Moscow is the capital, the most populous city, and the most populous federal subject of Russia. The city is a major political, economic, cultural, scientific, religious, financial, educational, and transportation centre of Russia and the continent...
, Giura finished fourth in the K-2 1000 m
Canoeing at the 1980 Summer Olympics - Men's K-2 1000 metres
The men's K-2 1000 metres event was a pairs kayaking event conducted as part of the Canoeing at the 1980 Summer Olympics program.-Medalists:-Heats:...
and sixth in the K-2 500 m
Canoeing at the 1980 Summer Olympics - Men's K-2 500 metres
The men's K-2 500 metres event was a pairs kayaking event conducted as part of the Canoeing at the 1980 Summer Olympics program.-Medalists:-Heats:20 crews were entered into the event on July 30 though two teams did not start...
events.