Loredan Popa
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| Medal record | ||
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| Men's canoe sprint
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| World Championships | ||
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2005 Zagreb | C-4 500 m |
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2007 Duisburg | C-4 1000 m[1] |
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2005 Zagreb | C-4 1000 m |
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2006 Szeged | C-4 500 m |
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2007 Duisburg | C-4 500 m[2] |
Loredan Popa, (15 July 1980,
Popa's first international title came in 2000 as a member of the Romania crew that won the C-4 1000m and C-4 500 m gold medal at the European under-23 championship in
In 2002 in
He then moved from his hometown club of Constructorul Hunedoara in
In 2005, Popa was selected to represent Romania at a major senior championship. In Poznań, Poland. He won the European championship in his first attempt as a member of the C-4 500m crew, with Florin Popescu, Silviu Simioncencu and Josif Chirilă. Popa also competed in the C-4 1000m race, winning a bronze medal.
In August 2005, Popa's crew won the World Championship C-4 500m title.[3] Popa was the only man to be selected to race over all three C-4 distances. In the 1000m event, he came close to winning another gold medal but in a tight finish Romania were just edged out by Poland and he had to settle for a silver medal.[4] In the 200m, Popa again reached the final, finishing sixth.[5]
In 2006, Popa won his second consecutive C-4 500m title at the 2006 Canoe Sprint European Championships in Račice, Czech Republic.
References
- ^ "Race No. 182, Saturday 11. August 2007, C4 men 1000 m, final". www.kanuduisburg.de. Archived from the original on 16 July 2011. Retrieved 31 August 2010.
- ^ "Race No. 226, Sunday 12. August 2007, C4 men 500 m, final". www.kanuduisburg.de. Archived from the original on 16 July 2011. Retrieved 31 August 2010.
- ^ "34th ICF FLATWATER RACING WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP" (PDF). www.kajak.hr. Croatian Canoe Federation. p. 180. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 July 2011. Retrieved 31 August 2010.
- ^ "34th ICF FLATWATER RACING WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP" (PDF). www.kajak.hr. Croatian Canoe Federation. p. 113. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 July 2011. Retrieved 31 August 2010.
- ^ "34th ICF FLATWATER RACING WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP" (PDF). www.kajak.hr. Croatian Canoe Federation. p. 196. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 July 2011. Retrieved 31 August 2010.
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