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Nicolae Rotaru

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Nicolae Rotaru
Personal information
Born(1935-07-16)16 July 1935
Bucharest, Romania
Died2009 (aged 73–74)[1]
Height175 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Weight66 kg (146 lb)
Sport
SportSports shooting
Event50 m small-bore rifle
ClubMetalul Bucharest
Dinamo Bucharest
Steaua Bucharest[2]
Medal record
Representing  Romania
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 1972 Munich 50 m rifle prone

Nicolae Rotaru (16 July 1935 – 2009) was a Romanian sport shooter. 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.[3] In 1980 he immigrated to the United States.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Nicolae Rotaru at Olympedia
  2. ^ a b Nicolae Rotaru. Romanian Olympic Committee
  3. ^ "Nicolae Rotaru". sports-reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 3 July 2012.
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