Gheorghe GuÈet BiographyResultsMen's Shot Put
ZalÄu, SÄlaj, RomaniaRomaniaAthletics
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Gheorghe GuÈet
Full name: Gheorghe Calin GuÈet
Gender: Male
Height: 6-0.5 (185 cm)
Weight: 260 lbs (118 kg)
Born: May 28, 1968 in ZalÄu, SÄlaj, Romania
Died: June 12, 2017 in Cluj-Napoca, Cluj, Romania
Affiliations: CSM ArmÄtura ZalÄu
Country: Romania
Sport: Athletics
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Biography
Gheorghe GuÅet was a three-time Olympian in the shot put, competing in 1992, 2000, and 2004. He was Romanian Champion in the shot put in 1990, 1992-94, and 1998-2006, winning 13 times in all. He competed six times at the World Championships, four times at the Europeans, six times at the World Indoors, and five times at the European Indoors. He was Balkan Games champion with the shot in 1990, 1992, 1999-2002, and 2004-05, also winning that title indoors in 1994, 1999-2002, and 2004-06. His only other international title came in winning the 1994 Jeux de la Francophone. His best major international placing came in finishing fourth at the World Indoors in 2000 and 2006. GuÅet competed into his late 30s, only retiring from competition when he began to suffer the effects of chronic kidney failure. He underwent a kidney transplant in 2008, but eventually died from complications of kidney disease at 49-years-old. Personal Best: SP â 21.04i (2006). |
Results
Games | Age | City | Sport | Event | Team | NOC | Rank | Medal | |||
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1992 Summer | 24 | Barcelona | Athletics | Men's Shot Put | Romania | ROU | 17 QR | ||||
2000 Summer | 32 | Sydney | Athletics | Men's Shot Put | Romania | ROU | 30 QR | ||||
2004 Summer | 36 | Athina | Athletics | Men's Shot Put | Romania | ROU | 14 QR |
Games | Age | City | Sport | Country | Phase | Unit | Rank | D | BMD | SBMD | |
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1992 Summer | 24 | Barcelona | Athletics | Romania | Qualifying Round | 17 | 18.96 | ||||
1992 Summer | 24 | Barcelona | Athletics | Romania | Qualifying Round | Group B | 9 | 18.96 | |||
1992 Summer | 24 | Barcelona | Athletics | Romania | Qualifying Round | Group B Round One | 9 | 18.41 | |||
1992 Summer | 24 | Barcelona | Athletics | Romania | Qualifying Round | Group B Round Two | 10 | foul | 18.41 | ||
1992 Summer | 24 | Barcelona | Athletics | Romania | Qualifying Round | Group B Round Three | NP | 18.96 | |||
2000 Summer | 32 | Sydney | Athletics | Romania | Qualifying Round | 30 | 18.56 | ||||
2000 Summer | 32 | Sydney | Athletics | Romania | Qualifying Round | Group A | 16 | 18.56 | |||
2000 Summer | 32 | Sydney | Athletics | Romania | Qualifying Round | Group A Round One | 14 | 18.46 | |||
2000 Summer | 32 | Sydney | Athletics | Romania | Qualifying Round | Group A Round Two | 15 | foul | 18.46 | ||
2000 Summer | 32 | Sydney | Athletics | Romania | Qualifying Round | Group A Round Three | NP | 18.56 | |||
2004 Summer | 36 | Athina | Athletics | Romania | Qualifying Round | 14 | 19.68 | ||||
2004 Summer | 36 | Athina | Athletics | Romania | Qualifying Round | Group A | 7 | 19.68 | 19.42 | ||
2004 Summer | 36 | Athina | Athletics | Romania | Qualifying Round | Group A Round One | 3 | 19.42 | |||
2004 Summer | 36 | Athina | Athletics | Romania | Qualifying Round | Group A Round Two | 6 | 19.26 | 19.42 | ||
2004 Summer | 36 | Athina | Athletics | Romania | Qualifying Round | Group A Round Three | NP | 19.68 |