Gheorghe Gușet (28 May 1968 – 12 June 2017) was a Romanianshot putter. He competed at the 1992, 2000 and 2004 Olympics and had his best result in 2004, aged 36 (14th place).[1] Gușet was noted for being competitive in his late 30s, and set his all-time personal record aged 38, while most shot putters peak in their late 20s or early 30s. Due to health problems (chronic kidney disease) he was forced to retire from competitions in 2008. On 25 October 2008, a kidney transplantation was carried out successfully. Gușet died on 12 June 2017 in Cluj Napoca, Romania from an aortic dissection at the age of 49.[3]
^Mesajul lui Sandu Lungu, după moartea prietenului și colegului Gheorghe Gușet. “Ești o legendă; erai un idol pentru mine” (in Romanian)
December 15, 2023
gheorghe, gușet, 1968, june, 2017, romanian, shot, putter, competed, 1992, 2000, 2004, olympics, best, result, 2004, aged, 14th, place, gușet, noted, being, competitive, late, time, personal, record, aged, while, most, shot, putters, peak, their, late, early, . Gheorghe Gușet 28 May 1968 12 June 2017 was a Romanian shot putter He competed at the 1992 2000 and 2004 Olympics and had his best result in 2004 aged 36 14th place 1 Gușet was noted for being competitive in his late 30s and set his all time personal record aged 38 while most shot putters peak in their late 20s or early 30s Due to health problems chronic kidney disease he was forced to retire from competitions in 2008 On 25 October 2008 a kidney transplantation was carried out successfully Gușet died on 12 June 2017 in Cluj Napoca Romania from an aortic dissection at the age of 49 3 Gheorghe GușetPersonal informationBorn 1968 05 28 28 May 1968Zalău RomaniaDied12 June 2017 2017 06 12 aged 49 Cluj Napoca RomaniaHeight1 85 m 6 ft 1 in Weight118 kg 260 lb SportSportAthleticsEventShot putClubCSM Armătura ZalăuAchievements and titlesPersonal best s 20 84 m 1999 21 04 m 2006i 1 2 Competition record editRepresenting nbsp Romania Year Competition Venue Position Notes1990 European Championships Split Yugoslavia 17th q 18 87 m1991 World Indoor Championships Seville Spain 15th 18 07 mWorld Championships Tokyo Japan 14th q 18 55 m1992 Olympic Games Barcelona Spain 17th q 18 96 m1993 World Indoor Championships Toronto Canada 12th q 18 09 mWorld Championships Stuttgart Germany 19th q 18 95 m1994 European Indoor Championships Paris France 15th q 18 47 mJeux de la Francophonie Evry France 1st 19 67 m1998 European Indoor Championships Valencia Spain 18th q 18 22 mEuropean Championships Budapest Hungary 10th 18 87 m1999 World Championships Seville Spain 18th q 19 46 m2000 European Indoor Championships Ghent Belgium 4th 20 21 mOlympic Games Sydney Australia 30th q 18 56 m2001 World Indoor Championships Lisbon Portugal 9th 19 68 mWorld Championships Edmonton Canada 14th q 19 74 m2002 European Indoor Championships Vienna Austria 11th q 19 49 mEuropean Championships Munich Germany 7th 20 05 m2003 World Indoor Championships Birmingham United Kingdom NMWorld Championships Paris France 13th q 19 83 m2004 World Indoor Championships Budapest Hungary NMOlympic Games Athens Greece 14th q 19 68 m2005 European Indoor Championships Madrid Spain 5th 20 25 mWorld Championships Helsinki Finland 11th q 19 83 m2006 World Indoor Championships Moscow Russia 4th 20 60 mEuropean Championships Gothenburg Sweden 17th q 19 00 mReferences edit a b Gheorghe Gușet sports reference com Gheorghe Gușet IAAF Mesajul lui Sandu Lungu după moartea prietenului și colegului Gheorghe Gușet Ești o legendă erai un idol pentru mine in Romanian Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Gheorghe Gușet amp oldid 1176227100, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
