Results - 2015 ICF PARACANOE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS (INCLUDING PARALYMPIC GAMES QUALIFICATION)

Biography

Iulian SERBAN

Federation :	FEDERATIA ROMANA DE KAIAC-CANOE
Gender:	Male
Date of birth:	02/07/1976
Height (cm.) :
Weight (Kg.) :

Athlete entered in:
Men's 200m KL3 SENIOR

NICKNAME:

Grasul

LANGUAGES:

Romanian

WHEN/WHERE DID YOU START CANOEING/ KAYAKING?:

He took up canoeing in 1998, and continued the sport following his accident.

REASON FOR TAKING UP THE SPORT:

He followed his mother and brother into canoeing

MOST INFLUENTIAL PERSON IN CAREER:

His mother, and his brother.

HERO/IDOL:

Romanian sprint paddler Vasile Diba

CLUB:

CSA Steaua Bucuresti [Romania]

MEMORABLE SPORTING ACHIEVEMENT:

Rank	Event	Year	Location	Result
World Championships
1	K1 200m LTA	2012	Poznan, POL	43.259
1	K1 200m LTA	2011	Szeged, HUN	43.294
1	K1 200m LTA	2010	Poznan, POL	44.176
2	K1 200m LTA	2014	Moscow, RUS	39.467
2	K1 200m LTA	2013	Duisburg, GER	39.505
4	KL3	2015	Milan, ITA	39.836
5	KL3	2016	Duisburg, GER	41.170

OTHER INFORMATION:

Classification
KL3

Type of Impairment
Limb deficiency (libertatea.ro, 29 Jan 2010)

Origin of Impairment
Acquired (libertatea.ro, 29 Jan 2010)

Impairment Details
In May 2006 he was rushing to get on a train when he slipped and his right foot fell under the wheels. He lost his right leg and sustained injuries to his left leg, head, lung, liver and spine. He required more than 20 operations and spent seven months in bed. (prostemcell.ro, Aug 2011; libertatea.ro, 29 Jan 2010)

Awards
In 2016 he received a sporting achievement award from the Romanian Canoe Kayak Federation in recognition of his performance at the 2016 Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. (agerpres.ro, 16 Dec 2016)

General
NATIONAL FIRST
He became the first Romanian male paddler to compete at the Paralympic Games when he participated at the 2016 Games in Rio de Janeiro. (paralympic.org, 2016)

2015 ICF WILD WATER SPRINT WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS; ICF RANKING
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