Mihai Țurcaș

Mihai Ţurcaş (born 18 November 1942 - d. 22 December 2002) was a Romanian sprint canoeist. Competing in the four-man 1000 m event (K-4 1000 m) he won the world title in 1966, the European title in 1967, and two Olympic medals in 1964 and 1968. After retiring from competition he worked as a kayaking coach and was involved with the national junior and senior teams between 1990 and 1992.