Dan Iuga
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 Dan Iuga (1970s) |
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 Romania United States
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| Olympic games | ||
| silver | Munich 1972 | Free pistol 50 m |
| World championships | ||
| silver | Phoenix 1970 | Rapid fire pistol 25 m (M) |
| gold | Thun 1974 | Large caliber pistol |
| Pan American Games | ||
| gold | Mar del Plata 1995 | Large caliber pistol |
| silver | Mar del Plata 1995 | Rapid fire pistol 25 m |
| gold | Mar del Plata 1995 | Large caliber pistol (M) |
| gold | Mar del Plata 1995 | Rapid fire pistol 25 m (M) |
Daniel "Dan" Iuga (born November 13, 1945 in Târgu Ocna ) is a former Romanian sports shooter who also competed for the United States .
Career
Dan Iuga took part in three Olympic Games . At the 1972 Olympic Games in Munich , he took twelfth place with the rapid-fire pistol , while he won the silver medal with the free pistol . With 562 points, he secured second place behind Ragnar Skanåker and ahead of Rudolf Dollinger . In 1976 he did not get past 34th place with the free pistol in Montreal . In Moscow he finished the 1980 Games in the competition with the Free Pistol in 17th place. As early as 1970, Iuga had won the silver medal in the team competition with the rapid-fire pistol at the world championships . In 1974 he became individual world champion in Thun with the large-caliber pistol. In between he won the European championship with the air pistol in Belgrade in 1972 .
After the Olympic Games in 1980 he ended his career and became the national coach of Romania. A year later he withdrew during a stay in West Germany. In 1983 he emigrated to the United States . From 1983 to April 1992 he worked there as the national coach of the US pistol team. In 1993 he made a comeback and took part in the 1995 Pan American Games in Mar del Plata , where he won the gold medal with the large-caliber pistol in individual and team competitions and with the rapid-fire pistol in team competition. He also came second in the individual with the rapid fire pistol. In the same year he was American champion. In 1999 he finally ended his active career.
He is married and has two daughters.
Web links
- Dan Iuga in the database of the International Shooting Sport Federation (English)
- Dan Iuga in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
- Dan Iuga at Comitetul Olimpic și Sportiv Român (Romanian)
Individual evidence
- ^ Glenna Whitley: The Shootist. In: dallasobserver.com. August 19, 2004, accessed November 15, 2019 .
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| SURNAME | Iuga, Dan |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Iuga, Daniel (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Romanian marksman |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 13, 1945 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Târgu Ocna , Romania |