Aurel Macarencu (born March 8, 1963) is a Romanian sprint canoer who competed from 1985 to 1988.

Aurel Macarencu
Medal record
Men's canoe sprint
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1986 Montreal C-1 1000 m
Gold medal – first place 1986 Montreal C-1 10000 m
Silver medal – second place 1986 Montreal C-1 500 m
Bronze medal – third place 1985 Mechelen C-1 500 m
Bronze medal – third place 1985 Mechelen C-1 1000 m

Career edit

Macarencu won five medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with two golds (C-1 1000 m and C-1 10000 m: both 1986), one silver (C-1 500 m: 1986), and two bronzes (C-1 500 m and C-1 1000 m: both 1985).

Macarencu competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, finishing fifth in the C-1 1000 m and sixth in the C-1 500 m events.

References edit

  • ICF medalists for Olympic and World Championships – Part 1: flatwater (now sprint): 1936–2007 at the Wayback Machine (archived 2010-01-05)
  • ICF medalists for Olympic and World Championships – Part 2: rest of flatwater (now sprint) and remaining canoeing disciplines: 1936–2007 at WebCite (archived 2009-11-09)
  • Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Aurel Macarencu". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18.