Constantin Ciprian Popa (born July 15, 1980) is a

Romania Romania ( ; ro, România ) is a country located at the crossroads of Central Europe, Central, Eastern Europe, Eastern, and Southeast Europe, Southeastern Europe. It borders Bulgaria to the south, Ukraine to the north, Hungary to the west, S ...

sprint canoeist Canoe sprint is a water sport in which athletes race canoes or kayaks on calm water. Overview Race categories vary by the number of athletes in the boat, the length of the course, and whether the boat is a canoe or kayak. Canoe sprints are som ...

who has competed since 2002. He won two medals at the

ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships The ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships are an international event in canoe racing, one of two Summer Olympic sport events organized by the International Canoe Federation (the other being the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships). The World Cham ...

with a silver (C-4 1000 m:

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) and a bronze (C-4 500 m:

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). Gold medals European Championship (2008) C-4 500 m in Milano, Italy. Popa finished fourth in the C-2 1000 m event at the

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. Other medals Silver medals: * C-2 1000 m Balcanic games 2002 in Belgrad. * C-2 500 m Balcanic games 2002 in Belgrad. Gold medals: * C-4 1000m World University Championship 2003 in Bari, Italy. * C-4 500 World University Championship 2003 in Bari, Italy.

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