Åžtefan Petrescu (1 July 1931 – 1993) was a Romanian pistol shooter. He won a gold medal in the 25 rapid-fire event at the
1956 Olympics 1956 Olympics refers to both:
*The 1956 Winter Olympics, which were held in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy
*The 1956 Summer Olympics
The 1956 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XVI Olympiad and officially branded as Melbourne 1956, were ...
and placed third at the 1958 World Championships.
Petrescu took up shooting in 1949 and retired in 1965 to become a shooting instructor.
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1931 births
1993 deaths
People from Râmnicu Sărat
Romanian male sport shooters
ISSF pistol shooters
Shooters at the 1956 Summer Olympics
Shooters at the 1960 Summer Olympics
Olympic shooters for Romania
Olympic gold medalists for Romania
Olympic medalists in shooting
Medalists at the 1956 Summer Olympics
Date of death missing
Sportspeople from Buzău County
20th-century Romanian sportsmen
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