Dimitrie Popescu (10 September 1961 – 11 November 2023) was a Romanian

rower Rowing, sometimes called crew in the United States, is the sport of racing boats using oars. It differs from paddling sports in that rowing oars are attached to the boat using oarlocks, while paddles are not connected to the boat. Rowing is di ...

. He competed in various events at the 1984, 1988, 1992 and 1996 Olympics and won one gold, two silver and one bronze medal. He won the same set of medals at the world championships in 1985–1996. After retiring from competition he worked as a coach for

CSA Steaua CSA may refer to: Arts and media * Canadian Screen Awards, annual awards given by the Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television * Commission on Superhuman Activities, a fictional American government agency in Marvel Comics * Crime Syndicate of Amer ...

. Popescu died in

Bușteni Bușteni () is a small mountain town in the north of Prahova County, Muntenia, Romania. It is located in the Prahova Valley, at the bottom of the Bucegi Mountains, that have a maximum altitude of . Its name literally means tree-logs in Romani ...

on 11 November 2023, at the age of 62.A murit marele campion olimpic la canotaj Dimitrie Popescu. Avea 62 de ani

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* * * 1961 births 2023 deaths Romanian male rowers Rowers at the 1984 Summer Olympics Rowers at the 1988 Summer Olympics Rowers at the 1992 Summer Olympics Rowers at the 1996 Summer Olympics Olympic rowers for Romania Olympic gold medalists for Romania Olympic silver medalists for Romania Olympic bronze medalists for Romania Olympic medalists in rowing Medalists at the 1992 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 1988 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 1984 Summer Olympics World Rowing Championships medalists for Romania Sportspeople from Suceava County {{Romania-rowing-bio-stub