Mircea Anastasescu (born March 18, 1931) is a Romania

Romania

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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 from the early 1950s to the early 1960s. He won two medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with a silver (K-2 500 m: 1963) and a bronze (K-1 500 m: 1954).

Anastasescu also competed in three Summer Olympics, earning his best finish of fourth in the K-2 1000 m

Canoeing at the 1956 Summer Olympics - Men's K-2 1000 metres

These are the results of the men's K-2 1000 metres competition in canoeing at the 1956 Summer Olympics. The K-2 event is raced by two-man canoe sprint kayaks. Heats and final took place on December 1.-Medalists:-Heats:...

 event at Melbourne

Melbourne

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 in 1956

1956 Summer Olympics

The 1956 Melbourne Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XVI Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event which was held in Melbourne, Australia, in 1956, with the exception of the equestrian events, which could not be held in Australia due to quarantine regulations...

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