Ștefan Petrescu

Ștefan Petrescu medal table
Ștefan Petrescu (1950s)
Sport shooting
Romania
Olympic games
gold	Melbourne 1956	Rapid fire pistol 25 m
World championships
bronze	Moscow 1958	Rapid fire pistol 25 m

Ștefan Petrescu (born July 1, 1931 in Râmnicu Sărat ; † 1993 ) was a Romanian sports shooter .

successes

Ștefan Petrescu took part in two Olympic Games : at the Olympic Games in Melbourne in 1956 , he set a new Olympic record in competition with the rapid-fire pistol over 25 m with 587 points. He took first place and became Olympic champion . Four years later he finished fifth in Rome with 585 points and was only two points behind the three medal winners with equal points. Between the games he managed to win the bronze medal at the World Championships in Moscow in 1958 . After his career as an active marksman, he became a shooting coach.

Web links

Commons : Ștefan Petrescu  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• Ștefan Petrescu in the database of Sports-Reference (English; archived from the original )
• Ștefan Petrescu at the Comitetul Olimpic și Sportiv Român (Romanian)