Stefan Florescu
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| Born | 1926 or 1927 Davenport, Iowa, U.S. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | (aged 83) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Spouse | Carolyn Florescu[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  United States | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Swimming Table tennis | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Disability | Tetraplegia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Stefan Florescu (1926/1927 – October 29, 2010) was an American paralympic swimmer and table tennis player.[2][3] He participated at the 1964 Summer Paralympics.[4]
Biography
Florescu was born in Davenport, Iowa.[5] He attended at St. Ambrose University, later graduating in 1951.[5] Florescu was a part of a swimming incident in 1952, causing him to be quadriplegic.[5] He participated at the National Wheelchair Games in New York, in which Florescu won a free trip to participate at the Paralympic Games along with his teammates, in 1964.[5]
Florescu participated at the 1964 Summer Paralympics, with participating in the swimming competition at the Paralympic Games.[4] He was awarded the bronze medal in the 25m freestyle prone complete class 1 event.[6] Florescu scored 1:02:20.[6] He also participated in the 25m freestyle supine complete class 1 event, being awarded the bronze medal.[6] Florescu scored 0:57:20.[6] He also participated in the 25m breaststroke complete class 1 event, being awarded the silver medal.[6] Florescu scored 1:36:80.[6] He participated in the table tennis competition at the Paralympic Games.[6] Florescu participated in the Singles A1 event, being awarded the gold medal.[6]
Florescu died in October 2010, at the age of 83.[7]
References
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- ^ International Paralympics Committee. Retrieved February 7, 2022.
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- ^ a b c d e f g h "Tokyo 1964 Paralympic Games Results". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved February 7, 2022.
- ^ "Stefan Florescu Obituary (2010)". The Detroit News. November 2, 2010. Retrieved August 14, 2022.
