Marian Baban
Encyclopedia
Marian Baban is a Romania
n sprint canoer
who competed in the early to mid 2000s. He won three silver medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with one in the K-4 200 m (2003
) and two in the K-4 500 m (2001
, 2003).
Baban also competed in two Summer Olympics, earning his best finish of seventh in the K-4 1000 m
event at Athens
in 2004
.
Romania
Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeastern Europe, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian arch, bordering on the Black Sea...
n sprint canoer
Canoe racing
This article discusses canoe sprint and canoe marathon, competitive forms of canoeing and kayaking on more or less flat water. Both sports are governed by the International Canoe Federation ....
who competed in the early to mid 2000s. He won three silver medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with one in the K-4 200 m (2003
2003 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships
The 2003 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships were held September 10–14, 2003 in Gainesville, Georgia, United States at Lake Lanier. Located north of Atlanta, this was also where the canoe sprint and rowing events for the 1996 Summer Olympics took place....
) and two in the K-4 500 m (2001
2001 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships
The 2001 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships were held in Poznań, Poland at Lake Malta. The Polish city had hosted the event previously in 1990....
, 2003).
Baban also competed in two Summer Olympics, earning his best finish of seventh in the K-4 1000 m
Canoeing at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Men's K-4 1000 metres
These are the results of the men's K-4 1000 metres competition in canoeing at the 2004 Summer Olympics. The K-4 event is raced by four-man canoe sprint kayaks.-Medalists:-Heats:...
event at Athens
Athens
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in 2004
2004 Summer Olympics
The 2004 Summer Olympic Games, officially known as the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad, was a premier international multi-sport event held in Athens, Greece from August 13 to August 29, 2004 with the motto Welcome Home. 10,625 athletes competed, some 600 more than expected, accompanied by 5,501 team...
.
European Championship medals
- Silver K4 500m 2006 RačiceRaciceRačice is a village in Ústí nad Labem Region, Czech Republic. It is located 8 km northeast of Roudnice nad Labem or 41 km north of Prague and has a population of 308. It is the major rowing and flatwater canoeing venue in the Czech Republic. Račice hosted the 1993 World Rowing...
, Czech Republic 1:20.616 - Silver K4 1000m 2005 Poznan, Poland 2:51.015
- Bronze K4 500m 2005 Poznan, Poland 1:22.353
- Bronze K4 200m 2001 MilanMilanMilan is the second-largest city in Italy and the capital city of the region of Lombardy and of the province of Milan. The city proper has a population of about 1.3 million, while its urban area, roughly coinciding with its administrative province and the bordering Province of Monza and Brianza ,...
, Italy 0:31.301