Gheorghe Danielov
Gheorghe Danielov, also spelled Danilov, (20 April 1948 – 2 August 2017) was a Romanian sprint canoeist who competed mainly in doubles with Gheorghe Simionov. He was born in Jurilovca, Romania, and stood 175 cm tall, weighing 78 kg. He represented the CSA Steaua București club.
In the 1976 Montreal Olympics, Danielov and Simionov won a silver medal in the C-2 1000 m and finished fourth in the C-2 500 m. At the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships, he won a gold medal in the C-2 500 m (1971) and silver medals in the C-2 500 m (1973, 1974) and the C-2 1000 m (1975).
Danielov passed away in Bucharest on 2 August 2017 at the age of 69.
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