Vasile Dîba (born 24 July 1954) is a retired Romanian sprint canoeist. Competing in three Summer Olympics in 1976–1984, he won four medals with one gold (1976: K-1 500 m), one silver (1980: K-4 1000 m), and two bronzes (1976: K-1 1000 m, 1980: K-1 500 m). Dîba also won seven medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with five golds (K-1 500 m: 1974, 1977, 1978; K-1 1000 m: 1977, K-1 4×500 m: 1974) and two silvers (K-1 500 m and K-1 4×500 m: both 1975). He later had a sports hall named after him in Jurilovca.

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1954 births

Canoeists at the 1976 Summer Olympics

Canoeists at the 1980 Summer Olympics

Canoeists at the 1984 Summer Olympics

Living people

Olympic gold medalists for Romania

Olympic silver medalists for Romania

Olympic bronze medalists for Romania

Romanian male canoeists

Olympic medalists in canoeing

ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships medalists in kayak

Medalists at the 1980 Summer Olympics

Medalists at the 1976 Summer Olympics

Sportspeople from Tulcea County

Vasile Dîba