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Born | Râmnicu Sărat, Kingdom of Romania | 1 July 1931|||||||||||||||||
Died | 1993 (aged 61–62) Drobeta-Turnu Severin, Romania | |||||||||||||||||
Height | 161 cm (5 ft 3 in) | |||||||||||||||||
Weight | 68 kg (150 lb) | |||||||||||||||||
Sport | ||||||||||||||||||
Sport | Sports shooting | |||||||||||||||||
Event | Pistol | |||||||||||||||||
Coached by | Dumitru Pineta[1] | |||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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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]