Nicușor Eșanu

Nicușor Eșanu

Personal information
Born	12 December 1954 (1954-12-12) (age 69) Bucharest, Romania
Height	185 cm (6 ft 1 in)
Weight	84 kg (185 lb)
Sport
Sport	Canoe sprint
Club	CSA Steaua București
Medal record Representing Romania Olympic Games 1980 Moscow K-4 1000 m World Championships 1975 Belgrade K-4 10000 m 1978 Belgrade K-2 500 m 1978 Belgrade K-4 1000 m 1978 Belgrade K-2 10000 m 1979 Duisburg K-2 10000 m 1981 Nottingham K-2 10000 m

Nicuşor Eşanu (born 12 December 1954) is a retired Romanian canoe sprinter. He competed in the K-4 1000 m event at the 1976 and 1980 Olympics and placed fourth and second, respectively. At the world championships he won six medals with a gold (K-2 10000 m: 1979), three silvers (K-2 500 m: 1978, K-4 1000 m: 1978, K-4 10000 m: 1975), and two bronzes (K-2 10000 m: 1978, 1981).

Eşanu spent his entire career at CSA Steaua București, and after retiring from competitions worked as a coach there.

External links

• ICF medalists for Olympic and World Championships – Part 1: flatwater (now sprint): 1936–2007 at the Wayback Machine (archived 2010-01-05)
• ICF medalists for Olympic and World Championships – Part 2: rest of flatwater (now sprint) and remaining canoeing disciplines: 1936–2007 at WebCite (archived 2009-11-09)