Vasile Nicoarǎ (June 13, 1937–1978) was a Romania

Romania

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n sprint canoer

Canoe racing

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 who competed in 1960s. He won five medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with three golds (K-1 4 x 500 m, K-2 500 m, K-2 1000 m: all 1963), a silver (K-4 1000 m: 1963), and a bronze (K-1 4 x 500 m: 1966).

Nicoarǎ also competed in two Summer Olympics, earning his best finish of fourth in the K-2 1000 m

Canoeing at the 1964 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 1964 Summer Olympics programme on Lake Sagami, Japan....

 event at Tokyo

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 in 1964

1964 Summer Olympics

The 1964 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XVIII Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event held in Tokyo, Japan in 1964. Tokyo had been awarded with the organization of the 1940 Summer Olympics, but this honor was subsequently passed to Helsinki because of Japan's...

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