Cătălin Chirilă
Canoeist
Catalin Chirila is a canoe sprint athlete from Romania representing his country in the 2024 Olympic Games. He has been dedicated to this sport for over 12 years, primarily competing in the C1 and C2 (500m and 1000m) categories.
In 2022, he claimed the World and European champion titles in the C1-1000m event. In 2023, he added the World Championship title in the C1-500m category, along with a silver in the C1-1000m event, securing his spot in the 2024 Olympic Games.
Furthermore, in 2023, he was honored as Romania’s Sportsman of the Year.
Date of birth:
11/05/1998City of Birth:
TulceaClub:
Romanian Olympic Canoe TeamCuriosities
GoldNutrition in a Sentence
Most Enjoyed Competition
Main Future Objective
Paris 2024 Olympic Games
Carrer
2023
World Championship: 1st place, C1-500m, 2nd place, C1-1000m
2022
World Cup 1 Racice, Czech Republic: lll place, C1-1000m; lll place, C1-500m
World Cup 2 Poznan, Poland: llth place, C1-1000m; llth place, C1-500m
World Championships Halifax, Canada: 1st place, C1-1000m; 1st place, C1-500m
European Championships Munich, Germany: 1st place, C1-1000m; 1st place, C1-500m
2021
European Championships – Poznan, Poland: 3rd place, C2-1000m; 6th place, C2-500m
TOKYO 2020 Olympic Games: 5th place, C2-1000m; 10th place, C1-1000m
