Mitică Pricop
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| Olympic medal record | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's canoeing | |||
| Bronze | 2000 Sydney | C-2 500m | |
| Gold | 2000 Sydney | C-2 1000m | |
Mitică Pricop (born October 25, 1977 in Constanţa) is an athlete from Romania, who competes in flatwater canoeing.
He won two Canadian canoe medals, gold and bronze, at the 2000 Summer Olympics with teammate Florin Popescu. The following year, they were double European champions over 500m and 1000m.
In 2002, Pricop won World Championship gold as part of the Romania C-4 500m team. The following year they crossed the line second at the world championships in Gainesville, Georgia, USA, but were later awarded the gold medal after Russian Sergey Ulegin failed a drugs test.
Pricop later competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in men's 1.000 metres individual canoe. He placed fourth in his initial heat with a time of 4:00.559, qualifying for the semifinals. There, he placed fifth, this time at 3:59.640. He did not advance to the final.
Pricop, a member of the Dinamo Bucharest club, retired from international competition after the Athens Olympics.
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