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Aurel Vernescu -LRB- 23 January 1939 -- 1 December 2008 -RRB- was a Romanian sprint canoeist .. sprint canoeist. Canoe racing. He competed at the 1960 , 1964 , 1968 and 1972 Olympics and won three medals with a silver in 1972 in the K-4 1000 m and two bronze medals in 1964 in the K-1 1000 m and K-4 1000 m events .. K-4 1000 m. Canoeing at the 1964 Summer Olympics – Men's K-4 1000 metres. K-1 1000 m. Canoeing at the 1964 Summer Olympics – Men's K-1 1000 metres. He served as a flag bearer for Romania at the 1964 , 1968 and 1972 Olympics .. Romania. Romania. Vernescu also won eleven medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with four golds -LRB- K-1 500 m  : 1963 , 1966 ; K-1 4 × 500 m  : 1963 , K-2 500 m  : 1966 -RRB- , five silvers -LRB- K-1 1000 m  : 1963 , K-1 4 × 500 m  : 1970 , 1971 , K-2 500 m  : 1966 , 1970 ; K-2 1000 m  : 1966 -RRB- , and one bronze -LRB- K-1 4 × 500 m  : 1966 -RRB- .. K-1 1000 m. Canoeing at the 1964 Summer Olympics – Men's K-1 1000 metres. World Championships. ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships. ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships. ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships. 1963 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships. 1966 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships. 1970 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships. 1971 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships. Vernescu took up kayaking aged 13 and in total won 42 national titles .. He retired from competitions in 1972 to become a kayaking coach and administrator .