Nicolae Butacu (born 15 July 1974) is a retired freestyle and backstroke swimmer from Romania, who represented his native country at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia. He is best known for winning two silver medals at the 1996 European SC Championships in Rostock.

Nicolae Butacu
Personal information
Nationality Romania
Born (1974-07-15) 15 July 1974 (age 49)
Sport
SportSwimming
Strokesbackstroke and freestyle
Medal record
World Championships (SC)
Bronze medal – third place 1995 Rio 4×100 m freestyle
European Championships (LC)
Silver medal – second place 1995 Vienna 200 m backstroke
European Championships (SC)
Silver medal – second place 1996 Rostock 100 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place 1996 Rostock 200 m backstroke

References edit

  • Nicolae Butacu at Swimrankings.net
  • Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Nicolae Butacu". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18.

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