Dumitru Focșeneanu
Romanian bobsledder (1935–2019)
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Dumitru Focșneanu (8 November 1935 – 20 June 2019) was a Romanian bobsledder who had his best results as a brakeman with Ion Panțuru. Together they won two medals in the two-man event at the FIBT World Championships with a silver in 1969 and a bronze in 1973.[1]
Panțuru and Focșeneanu (right) (1973) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 8 November 1935 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 20 June 2019 (aged 83) Ploiești, Romania | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 175 cm (5 ft 9 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 72 kg (159 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Bobsleigh | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Focșneanu competed in two-man and four-man events at the 1972 Winter Olympics and placed 10th–12th.[2]
