Dumitru Focșeneanu
![]() Panțuru and Focșeneanu (right) | ||||||||||||||
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Born | 8 November 1935 Breaza, Romania | |||||||||||||
Died | 20 June 2019 Ploiești, Romania | (aged 83)|||||||||||||
Height | 175 cm (5 ft 9 in) | |||||||||||||
Weight | 72 kg (159 lb) | |||||||||||||
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Sport | Bobsleigh | |||||||||||||
Medal record
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Dumitru Focşneanu (8 November 1935 - 20 June 2019) was a Romanian bobsledder who had his best results as a brakeman with Ion Panțuru. Together they won two medals in the two-man event at the FIBT World Championships with a silver in 1969 and a bronze in 1973.[1]
Focşneanu competed in two-man and four-man events at the 1972 Winter Olympics and placed 10th–12th.[2]
References[]
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Ion Panțuru". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020.
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Dumitru Focşneanu". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 19 October 2016.
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- 1935 births
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- People from Breaza
- Romanian male bobsledders
- Olympic bobsledders of Romania
- Bobsledders at the 1972 Winter Olympics
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