Ștefan Petrescu Explained

Ștefan Petrescu
Birth Date:1 July 1931
Birth Place:Râmnicu Sărat, Kingdom of Romania
Death Place:Drobeta-Turnu Severin, Romania
Height:161 cm
Weight:68 kg
Sport:Sports shooting
Coach:Dumitru Pineta[1]
Event:Pistol
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Ştefan Petrescu (1 July 1931  - 1993) was a Romanian pistol shooter. He won a gold medal in the 25 rapid-fire event at the 1956 Olympics and placed third at the 1958 World Championships.[2] [3]

Petrescu took up shooting in 1949 and retired in 1965 to become a shooting instructor.[1]

Notes and References

  1. http://www.cosr.ro/sportiv/stefan-petrescu/galerie-foto Stefan Petrescu
  2. Ștefan Petrescu . 10 June 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20161203193123/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/pe/stefan-petrescu-1.html . 3 December 2016.
  3. Web site: Stefan Petrescu . databaseOlympics.com . 15 January 2008 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20070209014806/http://www.databaseolympics.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=PETRESTE01 . 9 February 2007.