Vasile Curuzan
Romanian sprint canoer
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Curuzan Corneli Vasile (born 19 March 1974 in Tulcea), also known as Vasile Curuzan, is a Romanian sprint kayaker who competed from the late 1990s to the mid-2000s.[1] He won four medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships, two silver in 2003 (in K-4 200 m and K-4 500 m, both with Marian Baban, Alexandru Ceauşu, and Romică Şerban), one silver in 2001 (K-4 500 m with Marian Baban, Geza Magyar, and Romică Şerban) and a bronze in 1999 (K-4 1000 m with Sorin Petcu, Marian Sîrbu, and Romică Şerban).
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Men's sprint kayak | ||
Representing  Romania | ||
| World Championships | ||
 | 2003 Gainesville | K-4 200 m |
| 2003 Gainesville | K-4 500 m |
| 2001 Poznań | K-4 500 m |
 | 1999 Milan | K-4 1000 m |
| European Championships | ||
| 2001 Milan | K-4 200 m |
| 1999 Zagreb | K-4 500 m |
He also won two bronze medals at the Canoe Sprint European Championships, in 2001 (K-4 200 m with Romică Șerban, Marian Baban and Geza Magyar) and in 1999 (K-4 500 m with Sorin Petcu, Marian Sîrbu and Romică Șerban).
Curuzan also competed in two Summer Olympics, earning his best finish of seventh in the K-4 1000 m event at Athens in 2004 (with Marian Baban, Alexandru Ceauşu and Ștefan Vasile).[2]
