Nicolae Rotaru (16 July 1935 – 2009) was a Romanian
sport shooter
Shooting sports is a group of competitive and recreational sporting activities involving proficiency tests of accuracy, precision and speed in shooting — the art of using ranged weapons, mainly small arms (firearms and airguns, in forms such as ...
. He competed in small-bore rifle, prone and three positions, at the 1960, 1964, 1968, 1972 and 1976 Olympics and won a bronze medal in 1972 in the prone event.
In 1980 he immigrated to the United States.
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1935 births
2009 deaths
Romanian male sport shooters
ISSF rifle shooters
Olympic shooters for Romania
Shooters at the 1960 Summer Olympics
Shooters at the 1964 Summer Olympics
Shooters at the 1968 Summer Olympics
Shooters at the 1972 Summer Olympics
Shooters at the 1976 Summer Olympics
Olympic bronze medalists for Romania
Olympic medalists in shooting
Medalists at the 1972 Summer Olympics
Sportspeople from Bucharest
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