Atanasie Sciotnic

Biographical information

RolesCompeted in Olympic Games
SexMale
Full nameAtanasie•Sciotnic
Used nameAtanasie•Sciotnic
Other namesAtanasie Sciotnice
Born1 March 1942 in Mila 23, Tulcea (ROU)
Died5 April 2017 (aged 75 years 1 month 4 days)
Measurements182 cm / 77 kg
AffiliationsDinamo București, București (ROU)
NOC Romania
Medals OG
Gold 0
Silver 1
Bronze 1
Total 2

Biography

Afanase Sciotnic competed in three Olympic Games as a kayaker, winning a bronze medal in K4 in 1964 and a silver medal in the same event in 1972. Sciotnic was a nine-time medalist at the World Championships, winning four gold medals, two silvers, and three bronze medals. He won the K2-500 and K4-1000 in 1966, the K4-10K in 1971, and the K1-relay in 1974. At the European Championships Sciotnic won 10 medals, including three golds, and in all he won 7 gold medals and 21 medals at major internationals.

Results

Games Discipline (Sport) / Event NOC / Team Pos Medal As
1964 Summer Olympics Canoe Sprint (Canoeing) ROU Atanasie Sciotnic
Kayak Fours (K4), 1,000 metres, Men (Olympic) Romania 3 Bronze
1968 Summer Olympics Canoe Sprint (Canoeing) ROU Atanasie Sciotnic
Kayak Doubles (K2), 1,000 metres, Men (Olympic) Aurel Vernescu 6
1972 Summer Olympics Canoe Sprint (Canoeing) ROU Atanasie Sciotnic
Kayak Fours (K4), 1,000 metres, Men (Olympic) Romania 2 Silver

Olympic Records

Records may have been broken subsequently during the same competition.
Games Date Sport Event Phase Mark Pos
1964 Summer Olympics 20 October 1964 Canoe Sprint (Canoeing) Kayak Fours (K4), 1,000 metres, Men Round One, Heat #1 3:15.17 1
1972 Summer Olympics 8 September 1972 Canoe Sprint (Canoeing) Kayak Fours (K4), 1,000 metres, Men Semi-Finals, Heat #1 3:09.98 1

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