Dumitru Alexe (21 March 1935 – 17 May 1971) was a

Romania Romania ( ; ro, România ) is a country located at the crossroads of Central Europe, Central, Eastern Europe, Eastern, and Southeast Europe, Southeastern Europe. It borders Bulgaria to the south, Ukraine to the north, Hungary to the west, S ...

n sprint canoeist, who had his best achievements in doubles, partnering with Simion Ismailciuc. They won an Olympic gold medal in 1956, a European title in 1957 and a world title in 1958. At the 1960 Olympics Dunitru competed with

Igor Lipalit Igor Lipalit (born January 14, 1940) is a Romanian sprint canoer who competed in the early 1960s. He won a bronze medal in the C-2 10000 m event at the 1963 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Jajce. Competing in two Summer Olympics, Li ...

and placed fourth.

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