Ștefan Petrescu

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]

Ștefan Petrescu

Personal information
Born	1 July 1931 Râmnicu Sărat, Romania
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(s)	Pistol
Coached by	Dumitru Pineta[1]
Medal record Representing  Romania Olympic Games 1956 Melbourne 25 m rapid-fire pistol World Championships 1958 Moscow 25 m rapid-fire pistol

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

References

1. Stefan Petrescu. Romanian Olympic Committee
2. "Ștefan Petrescu". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 10 June 2015.
3. Profile: "Ştefan Petrescu" databaseOlympics.com (Retrieved on 15 January 2008)

External links

• Ștefan Petrescu at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
• Stefan Petrescu at the International Olympic Committee
• Ștefan Petrescu at the Comitetul Olimpic și Sportiv Român (in Romanian)