OLYMPIC GAMES -Canoeing- ROMANIA - BRAILA SCOALA GIMNAZIALA “ECATERINA TEODOROIU” Gheorghe Daria Iancu Serban Clasa a III a B

Canoeing is a paddle sport in which you kneel or sit facing forward in an open or closed-decked canoe, and propel yourself with a single-bladed paddle, under your own power. Kayaking is a comparable activity in a kayak which usually has a closed deck and is propelled with a double bladed paddle. In a kayak the paddler typically sits with legs extended forward. In some situations canoeing refers to both canoeing and kayaking. Other than by the minimum competition specifications (typically length and width (beam)) and seating arrangement it is difficult to differentiate most competition canoes from the equivalent competition kayaks. The most common difference is that competition kayaks are always seated and paddled with a double-bladed paddle, and competition canoes are generally kneeled and paddled with a single-bladed paddle. Exceptions include Canoe Marathon (in both European and American competitive forms) and sprint (high kneeling position). The most traditional and early canoes did not have seats, the paddlers merely knelt on the bottom of the boat.

 Ivan Patzaichin (born 26 November 1949) is a Romanian sprint canoer who competed from the late 1960s to the mid-1980s.  Competing in five Summer Olympics, he won seven medals, more than any other competitor in the history of the Romanian canoeing events. This included four gold (C m: 1972, C m: 1968, 1980, 1984) and three silvers (C m: 1980, 1984; C m: 1972).  He also won 22 world championship medals with nine golds (C m: 1973, 1977; C m: 1978, C m: 1979, C m: 1970, 1981, 1983; C m: 1982), four silvers (C m: 1975, C m: 1971, C m: 1981, 1983), and nine bronzes (C m: 1971, 1973, 1974; C m: 1974, 1978, 1979; C m: 1974, 1977, 1979).

Nicoleta Albu (born 10 August 1988 in Brăila) is a Romanian rower. She finished 4th in the women's eight at the 2012 Summer Olympics. She was a student at Ecaterina Secondary School in the class of teacher Maria Tanase. Nicoleta is Olympic champion, world champion, European champion and Balkan champion in kayaking. In 2010 was elected the champion with the best performance.