Ivan Patzaichin
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Ivan Patzaichin (Romanian pronunciation:
He later worked as a canoeing coach, attending five more Olympics in this capacity.[4] 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.[6][7]
Biography
Patzaichin was born in a Russian
At the 1972 Olympics, Patzaichin broke his paddle and placed last in the singles heats. Yet he managed to finish the race,[10] paddling with a piece of the floor board that he removed from the inside of his canoe, and was included in the repechage.[11] He eventually won the repechage and the final race. In the doubles, he again teamed with Covaliov and placed second, just 0.03 seconds behind the winners.[12]
Patzaichin spent his entire career with Dinamo, first as a trainee and competitor, paddling 4,000–5,000 km per year in his prime,[4] and then as a coach. His most famous trainees are Olympic champions Florin Popescu and Mitică Pricop. A statue of Patzaichin is installed outside of the Dinamo main office.[4] Besides canoeing, he also founded the association Ivan Patzachin – Mila 23 and launched the national project Rowmania aiming to promote heritage tourism and other outdoor activities.[3] Patzaichin owned his own line of clothing made from natural products.[4]
In 1976, Patzaichin married Georgiana, a woman he met in August 1975. They have a daughter Ivona Beatrice (born c. 1979), who works at the National Commission of Hospital Accreditation.[4][8][13]
He was involved in an animation project in 2020, dubbing into Romanian the character Scroop in the Disney movie Treasure Planet.[14]
Ivan Patzaichin died on 5 September, aged 71, in Bucharest, after having been hospitalized for three months with lung cancer.[15] He was 71.[16]
Awards and honors
- Silver Olympic Order (1990)[17][7]
- Officer of the
- 1st class Order of Sports Merit (Romanian: Meritul Sportiv, 2008)[18][19]
- Military rank brigadier general (1 December 2004)[19]
See also
References
- ^ a b c Ivan Patzaichin Archived 2 October 2009 at the Wayback Machine. Sports-reference.com
- ISBN 978-1-85743-217-6.
- ^ Romanian Olympic Committee
- ^ a b c d e f Ivan Patzaichin, viața în cuvinte. oamenidepoveste.ro (23 July 2015)
- ^ "UPDATE - Ivan Patzaichin a încetat din viaţă / Mesajul familiei: Ivan a plecat. Şi nu se mai întoarce / COSR: Un campiOM s-a transformat în stea / Trupul neînsufleţit al lui Ivan Patzaichin va fi depus la sediul CS Dinamo/ Reacţiile politicienilor". 5 September 2021.
- ^ "Cei mai mari Români". 17 July 2006. Archived from the original on 17 July 2006. Retrieved 5 September 2021.
- ^ a b c d "Mari Români". 5 October 2006. Archived from the original on 5 October 2006. Retrieved 5 September 2021.
- ^ a b Simona Josan (25 August 2015) Cum arată soția lui Ivan Patzaichin, femeia care i-a schimbat viața: ”Am văzut o pereche de picioare înfipte bine în tocuri”. unica.ro
- ^ "Canoeing at the 1968 Ciudad de Mexico Summer Games: Men's Canadian Doubles, 1,000 metres | Olympics at Sports-Reference.com". 18 April 2020. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 5 September 2021.
- ^ Canoeing at the 1972 München Summer Games: Men's Canadian Singles, 1,000 metres Round One Archived 9 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine. sports-reference.com
- ^ Sergei Glebov (21 December 2014) Адмирал золотой флотилии. Как русский стал лучшим спортсменом Румынии XX века. eurosport.ru
- ^ Canoeing at the 1972 München Summer Games: Men's Canadian Doubles, 1,000 metres Final Round. sports-reference.com
- ^ Uite cum arata fata lui Ivan Patzaichin! Ivona isi insoteste celebrul tata la diverse evenimente. wowbiz.ro (6 December 2014)
- ^ Lizeta Oprea (4 October 2020). "Tudor Chirilă, Connect-R şi Ivan Patzaichin, voci în filme de animaţie Disney. Ce roluri au vedetele". Adevărul (in Romanian). Retrieved 5 September 2021.
- ^ Lavinia Popa (5 September 2021). "A murit Ivan Patzaichin. De trei luni era internat la spital, campionul avea varsta de 71 de ani" (in Romanian). Retrieved 5 September 2021.
- ^ SPIEGEL, DER (5 September 2021). "Rumäniens Kanu-Legende Ivan Patzaichin ist tot". Der Spiegel (in German). Retrieved 5 September 2021.
- ^ "Top athletes whose results put Romania on the international sports map". Romania Insider. 20 August 2019. Retrieved 5 September 2021.
- ^ a b "IVAN, sportivul legendar al României! Cariera impresionantă a marelui canoist". www.digisport.ro (in Romanian). Retrieved 5 September 2021.
- ^ a b c "Ivan Patzaichin". www.csdinamo.eu. Retrieved 5 September 2021.
- Kamber, Raymond, ed. (2008). Medal Winners – Olympic Games and World Championships (1936–2007) – Part 1: flatwater (now sprint). CanoeICF.com. International Canoe Federation. pp. 1–41 at the Wayback Machine (archived 5 January 2010). Additional archives: BCU.org.uk.
- Kamber, Raymond, ed. (2008). Medal Winners – Olympic Games and World Championships (1936–2007) – Part 2: rest of flatwater (now sprint) and remaining canoeing disciplines. CanoeICF.com. International Canoe Federation. pp. 42–83 at WebCite (archived 9 November 2009). Additional archives: BCU.org.uk.
- Kamber, Raymond, ed. (2008). "Medal Winners – Olympic Games and World Championships (1936–2007)" (PDF). CanoeICF.com. International Canoe Federation. pp. 1–83. Archived (PDF) from the original on 18 May 2018.
External links
- Ivan Patzaichin at IMDb
- Ivan Patzaichin at Olympedia
- Ivan Patzaichin at Olympics.com