Lavrente Calinov was a Romanian sprint canoer who competed in the late 1950s and early 1960s. He won one silver medals in the C-2 10000 m event at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in 1958. He also won 5 silver and bronze medals in the C-2 10000 m event at the European Canoe Sprint World Championships in 1957, 1958, 1960, and 1963.