Nicuşor Eşanu (born 12 December 1954) is a retired

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 ...

sprint canoer Canoe sprint is a water sport in which athletes race canoes or kayaks on calm water. Overview Race categories vary by the number of athletes in the boat, the length of the course, and whether the boat is a canoe or kayak. Canoe sprints are som ...

. He competed in the K-4 1000 m event at the 1976 and 1980 Olympics and placed fourth and second, respectively. At the world championships he won six medals with a gold (K-2 10000 m:

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), three silvers (K-2 500 m:

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, K-4 1000 m: 1978, K-4 10000 m:

1975 It was also declared the ''International Women's Year'' by the United Nations and the European Architectural Heritage Year by the Council of Europe. Events January * January 1 - Watergate scandal (United States): John N. Mitchell, H. R. ...

), and two bronzes (K-2 10000 m: 1978,

1981 Events January * January 1 ** Greece enters the European Economic Community, predecessor of the European Union. ** Palau becomes a self-governing territory. * January 10 – Salvadoran Civil War: The FMLN launches its first major offensiv ...

). Eşanu spent his entire career at CSA Steaua București, and after retiring from competitions worked as a coach there.

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* * 1954 births Canoeists at the 1976 Summer Olympics Canoeists at the 1980 Summer Olympics Living people Romanian male canoeists Olympic canoeists for Romania Olympic silver medalists for Romania Olympic medalists in canoeing ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships medalists in kayak {{Romania-Olympic-medalist-stub Medalists at the 1980 Summer Olympics 20th-century Romanian people Sportspeople from Bucharest