Ion Dumitrescu
Dumitrescu at the 1960 Olympics
Personal information
Born(1925-07-18)18 July 1925
Bucharest, Romania
Died1999 (aged 73–74)
Height1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight98 kg (216 lb)
Sport
SportShooting
ClubOlympia[1]
Medal record
Representing  Romania
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1960 Rome Trap
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place1958 MoscowTeam skeet
Bronze medal – third place1961 OsloTrap
Dumitrescu at the 1960 Olympics

Ion Dumitrescu (18 July 1925 – 1999) was a Romanian sports shooter. He competed in the individual trap event at the 1960, 1964, 1968 and 1972 Olympics and placed 1st, 5th, 11th and 30th, respectively.[1] At the world championships he won bronze medals in team skeet in 1958 and in individual trap in 1961.[2]

Dumitrescu took up shooting in 1950. After retiring from competition has worked as a shooting instructor and served as a member of the Romanian Federation of Sport Shooting (Federatiei Romane de Tir Sportiv).[2]

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