Dumitru Alexe

Dumitru Alexe
Ismailciuc and Alexe (right) in 1956
Personal information
Born21 March 1935
Mahmudia, Romania
Died17 May 1971 (aged 36)
Height166 cm (5 ft 5 in)
Weight75 kg (165 lb)
Sport
SportCanoe sprint
ClubDinamo Bucharest
Medal record
Representing  Romania
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place1956 MelbourneC-2 1000 m
World Championships
Gold medal – first place1958 PragueC-2 1000 m
European Championships
Silver medal – second place1957 GhentC-2 1000 m
Gold medal – first place1957 GhentC-2 10000 m
Bronze medal – third place1959 DuisburgC-2 1000 m

Dumitru Alexe (21 March 1935 – 17 May 1971) was a Romanian sprint canoeist, who had his best achievements in doubles, partnering with Simion Ismailciuc. They won an Olympic gold medal in 1956, a European title in 1957 and a world title in 1958. At the 1960 Summer Olympics, Dunitru was paired with Igor Lipalit and placed fourth in the C-2 1000 m event.

References

  1. ↑ Dumitru Alexe. Romanian Olympic Committee
  2. ↑ Kanurennsport – Weltmeisterschaften (Herren – 1000m), Kanu – Europameisterschaften (Herren – 1000m), Kanu – Europameisterschaften (Herren – 10.000m). sport-komplett.de
  3. ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Alexe Dumitru". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 3 December 2016.