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Sunday, January 17 all''et & agrave; 81 years & egrave; Failure & nbsp; Ion Pan & # 539; uru pi & ugrave; Romanian great driver of all time. The bobbista native of Sinaia had been one of the leading figures in the world of bob at the turn of the late sixties and early seventies.
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Pan & # 539; uru & nbsp; in pairs with brakeman Nicolae Neagoe & nbsp; at the Olympics in Grenoble in 1968 had caught a beautiful bronze medal giving Romania the first and tutt''ora only Olympic medal in its history. A historic achievement for the 'then the country belonging to the Soviet bloc for & ograve; It was not just a flash in the pan. During his career the Romanian pilot had cut several satisfactions seizing a silver and a bronze at the World Championships of 1969 and 1973 and two European silver medals (1967 and 1969) always in the two-man bobsleigh. & Nbsp;
In the four-man bob & nbsp; Pan & # 539; uru did even better winning two European titles (1967 and 1971) and three other medals Continental. After hanging up his helmet proverbial nail the 'Romanian athlete began to coach the national team of his country. Since the withdrawal of Pan & # 539; uru & nbsp; on Romania & nbsp; & egrave; virtually disappeared from the geography of the bob.
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