Vasile Dîba (24 July 1954 – 20 February 2024) was a Romanian sprint canoeist. Competing in three Summer Olympics in 1976–1984, he won four medals with one gold (1976: K-1 500 m), one silver (1980: K-4 1000 m), and two bronzes (1976: K-1 1000 m, 1980: K-1 500 m). Dîba also won seven medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with five golds (K-1 500 m: 1974, 1977, 1978; K-1 1000 m: 1977, K-1 4×500 m: 1974) and two silvers (K-1 500 m and K-1 4×500 m: both 1975).^[1][2][3][4] He later had a sports hall named after him in Jurilovca.^[5] Dîba died in Bucharest on 20 February 2024, at the age of 69.^[6]

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Vasile Dîba

Dîba in the 1970s
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Born	24 July 1954 (1954-07-24) Jurilovca, Romania[1]
Died	20 February 2024(2024-02-20) (aged 69) Bucharest, Romania
Height	182 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight	86 kg (190 lb)
Sport
Sport	Canoe sprint
Medal record Representing  Romania Olympic Games 1976 Montreal K-1 500 m 1976 Montreal K-1 1000 m 1980 Moscow K-4 1000 m 1980 Moscow K-1 500 m World Championships 1974 Mexico City K-1 500 m 1974 Mexico City K-1 4×500 m 1975 Belgrade K-1 500 m 1975 Belgrade K-1 4×500 m 1977 Sofia K-1 500 m 1977 Sofia K-1 1000 m 1978 Belgrade K-1 500 m

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