Andrei Igorov

Andrei Igorov

Igorov at the 1964 Olympics
Personal information
Born	10 December 1939 Brăila, Romania
Died	10 November 2011 (aged 71) Brăila
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight	87 kg (192 lb)
Sport
Sport	Canoe racing
Medal record Representing Romania Olympic Games 1964 Tokyo C-1 1000 m World Championships 1963 Jajce C-1 10000 m European Championships 1963 Jajce C-1 10000 m 1965 Bucharest C-1 10000 m 1967 Duisburg C-1 10000 m

Andrei Igorov (10 December 1939 – 10 November 2011) was a Romanian canoe sprinter. He specialized in the C-1 10000 m event, in which he won silver medals at the 1963 World and European Championships, as well as two European titles, in 1965 and 1967. This event was not available at the 1964 Olympics, and Igorov had to compete in the C-1 1000 m. He won a silver medal finishing 0.42 seconds ahead of the third place.

References

• "ICF medalists for Olympic and World Championships – Part 1: flatwater (now sprint): 1936–2007" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 5 January 2010. Retrieved 19 May 2019.
• "ICF medalists for Olympic and World Championships – Part 2: rest of flatwater (now sprint) and remaining canoeing disciplines: 1936–2007" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 9 November 2009. Retrieved 19 May 2019.

External links

• Andrei Igorov at Olympics.com
• Andrei Igorov at the Comitetul Olimpic și Sportiv Român (in Romanian) (English translation)