Dumitru Focșeneanu

Romanian bobsledder (1935-2019)

Dumitru Focşneanu (8 November 1935 – 20 June 2019) was a Romanian bobsledder. He was born in Breaza. He had his best results as a brakeman with Ion Panțuru. Focșeneanu and Panțuru won two medals in the two-man event at the FIBT World Championships with a silver in 1969 and a bronze in 1973. He also competed in the two-man (placing 12th) and four-man (placing 10th) events at the 1972 Winter Olympics.[1]

Dumitru Focșeneanu, c. 1973

Focșeneanu died of a stroke on 20 June 2019, at the age of 83.[2]

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  1. "Dumitru Focșeneanu". Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 19 October 2016. Retrieved 28 June 2019.
  2. "IBSF mourns Dumitru Focşeneanu". IBSF. 24 June 2019. Retrieved 28 June 2019.

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