Gheorghe Florescu (sport shooter)
Romanian sports shooter
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Gheorghe Florescu (born 18 February 1928) is a Romanian former sports shooter, Olympian, and medalist of the World and European Shooting Championships.
Gheorghe Florescu in 1967 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 18 February 1928 Craiova, Kingdom of Romania |
| Sport | |
| Country |  Romania |
| Sport | Sports shooting |
Sports career
Florescu competed at the Olympics twice for Romania, competing in trap 1968 Summer Olympics and the 1972 Summer Olympics.[1]
Florescu participated at the World Shooting Championships three times, each time gaining a medal. In 1958, his team won bronze in skeet, 1966, his team won silver in trap, 1971, he won bronze in trap, and in 1966, during the European Championship he and his team won silver in trap.
Florescu's teammates were Ion Dumitrescu, Gheorghe Enache, and Ștefan Popovici.
Performance
Olympic Games
| Games | Competition | Points | Place | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 Summer Olympics | Trap | 191 | 21 | [2] |
| 1972 Summer Olympics | Trap | 190 | 14 | [3] |
World Championship
| Games | Competition | Points | Place | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moscow 1958 | Skeet, team | 377 (team) |  |
[4] |
| Wiesbaden 1966 | Trap, team | 764 (team) |  |
[4] |
| Bologna 1971 | Trap | 187 | |
[4] |
