Marcel_Roşca

Marcel Roșca

Marcel Roșca

Romanian pistol shooter

Marcel Roșca (Romanian pronunciation: [marˈt͡ʃel ˈroʃka]; born 18 October 1943) is a retired Romanian pistol shooter. He competed in the individual 25 m rapid-fire event at the 1964 (Tokyo) and 1968 (Mexico) Olympics and won a silver medal in 1968, placing sixth at the former.[1] He also won three team medals at the World Championships in 1966, 1970, and 1974. In 1969 he won the silver medal at the European Championships in Plzen, Czechoslovakia, at 25m Rapid Fire Pistol Men.

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Biography

Roșca was born in a family of singers and always wanted to become one.[2] In 1968, he graduated from the Theatrical Arts Academy, but instead of pursuing a theatrical career, he became chief officer of the Traffic Division of the Bucharest Police.[3]

In 1970, he was a winner of the X Factor TV show "Star without name".[4] After that he sang as a bass with the Romanian National Opera before defecting to West Germany in 1984.[3][2]

References

  1. [1]
    "Marcel Roșca". sports-reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 9 July 2012.
  2. [2]
    Marcel Rosca. Romanian Olympic Committee
  3. [3]
    "Partea a II-a a poveştii românului medaliat cu argint olimpic la tir şi ajuns interpret de Operă: "Băi Roşca, cine eşti tu să crezi în Dumnezeu?"" (in Romanian). Retrieved 13 April 2014.
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    "Povestea romanului medaliat cu argint olimpic la tir si ajuns interpret al Operei din Essen" (in Romanian). Archived from the original on 13 March 2016. Retrieved 13 April 2014.
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