Mitică Pricop (born 25 October 1977 in Constanţa) is a

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n sprint canoer who competed from the late 1990s to 2004. Competing in two

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, he won two medals at

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with a gold in the C-2 1000 m and a bronze in the C-2 500 m events with

Florin Popescu Florin Popescu (born 30 August 1974 in Iancu Jianu, Olt) is a Romanian sprint canoer who competed from the mid-1990s to 2005. Competing in two Summer Olympics, he won two Olympic medals at Sydney in 2000 with teammate Mitică Pricop (gold: C ...

. The following year, they were double European champions over 500 m and 1000 m. In 2002, Pricop won the

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gold as part of the Romania C-4 500 m team. The following year they crossed the line second at the

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, USA, but were later awarded the gold medal after Russian

Sergey Ulegin Sergey Ulegin (born October 8, 1977 in Engels) is a Russian canoeist who has been competing since 2001 He won a silver in the men's C-2 500 m event at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. At the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships, Ulegin has w ...

failed a doping test. Pricop won a total of eight medals at the

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in his career. Pricop later competed at the

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in the C-1 1000 m event. He placed fourth in his initial heat with a time of 4:00.559, qualifying for the semifinals. There, he placed fifth, this time at 3:59.640. He did not advance to the final. Pricop, a member of the

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club, retired from international competition after the Athens Olympics.

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* 1977 births Canoeists at the 2000 Summer Olympics Canoeists at the 2004 Summer Olympics Living people Olympic canoeists of Romania Olympic gold medalists for Romania Olympic bronze medalists for Romania Sportspeople from Constanța Romanian male canoeists Olympic medalists in canoeing ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships medalists in Canadian Medalists at the 2000 Summer Olympics {{Romania-Olympic-medalist-stub