Victor Mihalachi, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Victor Mihalachi

canoeist

Date of Birth: 24-Feb-1989

Place of Birth: Mirnoe, Anenii Noi District, Moldova

Profession: canoeist

Nationality: Romania

Zodiac Sign: Pisces

Victor Mihalachi (born 24 February 1989) is a Romanian sprint canoeist who has competed since the late 2000s.
He won 4 gold medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships, two at the 2010 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Poznan, earning them in the C-2 500 m and C-2 1000 m events, one at the 2011 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Szeged (in the C-2 500 m) and one at the 2014 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Moscow (in the C-2 1000 m).
He has also won two silvers , in the C-2 500 m (2014, 2017) and a bronze in the C-2 1000 m (2011). He has also won three European gold medals (C-2 500 m 2010, 2011; C-2 1000 m 2012), 5 silvers (C-2 500 m 2012, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2017) and 4 bronze (C-2 1000 m 2010, 2011, 2013, C-2 200 m 2014). He and his teammate Liviu Dumitrescu have worn lucky caps with marijuana leaves on to race in.
They competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics.Mihalachi took up the sport at the age of 9.
He competed for Moldova as a junior but switched to competing for Romania as he felt he was not receiving enough support from the Moldovan Canoeing Federation.