Andrei Igorov

Romanian canoeist

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

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.^[1] 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.^[2]^[3]

References

^ Kanu – Europameisterschaften (Herren – 10.000m). sport-komplett.de
^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Andrei Igorov". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020.
^ Canoeing at the 1964 Tokyo Summer Games: Men's Canadian Singles, 1,000 metres. sports-reference.com

"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.