Mihai Apostol (born April 28, 1971) is a Canadian sprint canoer who competed from the early-1990s to the early 2000s.
Apostol was born in Romania, but defected to Canada with two teammates while attending the 1989 world junior paddling championship in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia.
He achieved Canadian citizenship in 1994 making him eligible to compete for Canada at the Olympic Games.
[1] Apostol dedicated the 90's to the sport and won over 9 World Cup gold medals and 10 Canadian National Championship titles in various distances and events.
He also competed at the 2012 Canadian Masters Nationals sprint canoe-kayak championships, where he obtained four gold medals in various events.