About Florin Popescu
Born 1974. Florin Popescu is a Romanian canoeist.
Florin Popescu (born 30 August 1974 in Iancu Jianu, Olt) is a Romanian canoe sprinter 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-2 1000 m, bronze: C-2 500 m). He won a total of seven world championship gold medals (and nineteen total) as well as seven European championship golds, making him the most successful Romanian paddler of modern times.
Injury forced Popescu to retire at the end of the 2005 season after winning his seventh world title (C-4 500 m) at the World Championships in Zagreb, Croatia.
Popescu is tall and raced at . He lists his interests as football, motor racing and handball. He was voted Romanian Sportsman of the Year in 1993.
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Who is Florin Popescu?
Romanian sprint canoeist
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Florin Popescu was born on 30 August 1974 in Iancu Jianu.
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Florin Popescu is a canoeist.
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Florin Popescu is Romanian.
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