Igor Lipalit (January 14, 1940 – June 2021) was a Romanian sprint canoer who competed in the early 1960s. He won a bronze medal in the C-2 10000 m event at the 1963 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Jajce. Competing in two Summer Olympics, Lipalit earned his best finish of fourth in the C-2 1000 m event at Rome in 1960, where his C-2 partner was Alexe Dumitru.[1] He was also said to have played a role in recruiting Vasile Dîba to CS Dinamo București, where he became a coach.[2][3][4][5]
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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Hungarian |
| Born | January 14, 1940 |
| Died | 2021 (aged 80–81) |
| Sport | |
| Country | Hungary |
| Sport | canoe sprint |
| Event | 1963 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships C-2 10000 m (bronze medal) |
References
edit- ^ Amprenta, Ziarui (2021), A murit Igor Lipalit, fost antrenor de kaiac canoe, maestru emerit al sportului și cetățean de onoare al comunei Jurilovca [Igor Lipalit, former kayak and canoe coach, emeritus master of sports and honorary citizen of Jurilovca commune, died] (in Romanian), Ziarul Amprenta, retrieved 12 April 2023
- ^ Epure, Adrian (2016), Triumful lui Vasile Dîba de la Montréal, o performanţă pe nedrept uitată [The triumph of Vasile Dîba from Montreal, an unjustly forgotten performance: "My padel broke in the first 10 meters!"] (in Romanian), Adevarul.ro, retrieved 12 April 2023
- ^ ProSport îți dezvăluie** culisele unui sport de seră [ProSport reveals** behind the scenes of a greenhouse sport] (in Romanian), prosport.ro, 2009, retrieved 12 April 2023
- ^ Elmenov, Andrey (2021), Истории из румынского спорта. Липалит Игор - спортсмен и человек. [Stories from Romanian sport. Lipalit Igor - athlete and athlete.] (in Romanian), Radio Romania International, retrieved 12 April 2023
- ^ Fenogen, Alexandra (2021), Тренер Игор Липалит [Coach Igor Lipalit] (in Romanian), Radio Romania International, retrieved 12 April 2023
External links
edit- 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)
- Igor Lipalit's profile at Sports Reference.com
- Igor Lipalit's obituary (in Romanian)
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