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Corneliu Ion

1951 - Today

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Corneliu Ion (born 27 June 1951) is a Romanian retired shooter who specialized in the 25 meter rapid fire pistol event. He competed at the 1976, 1980, 1984 and 1988 Olympics and won a gold medal in 1980 and a silver in 1984, placing fifth in 1976. In 1984 he served as the flag bearer for Romania at the opening ceremony. In 1975 he set a team world record at 2370 points and in 1977 equaled the individual world record at 598 points. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Corneliu Ion is the 2,258th most popular athlete (up from 2,503rd in 2019), the 532nd most popular biography from Romania (up from 570th in 2019) and the 34th most popular Romanian Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Corneliu Ion ranks 2,258 out of 6,025. Before him are Zoltán Sztanity, Christine Muzio, Tomi Poikolainen, Serhiy Novikov, Ann Packer, and Kim Turner. After him are Maureen Gardner, Elena Georgescu, John Landy, Frans Maassen, Félix Sánchez, and Beatriz.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1951, Corneliu Ion ranks 622. Before him are Ellen Nikolaysen, William S. McArthur, Jaime Mayor Oreja, Simon Dickie, Al Franken, and Christine Muzio. After him are Piotr Mowlik, Bindu, Greg Valentine, José Horacio Gómez, Christine Laser, and Johanna Wanka.

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In Romania

Among people born in Romania, Corneliu Ion ranks 532 out of 844. Before him are Florența Mihai (1955), Ion Negoițescu (1921), Constantin Gâlcă (1972), Lavinia Miloșovici (1976), Vasile Pușcașu (1956), and Maria Ștefan (1954). After him are Elena Georgescu (1964), Ioan Andone (1960), Paula Seling (1978), Ioan Lupescu (1968), Linda Maria Baros (1981), and Mihai Răzvan Ungureanu (1968).

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Among ATHLETES In Romania

Among athletes born in Romania, Corneliu Ion ranks 34. Before him are Fița Lovin (1951), Elena Horvat (1958), Costică Dafinoiu (1954), Gabriela Szabo (1975), Dimitrie Popescu (1961), and Maria Ștefan (1954). After him are Elena Georgescu (1964), Valer Toma (1957), Maria Fricioiu (1960), Petru Iosub (1961), Nicu Vlad (1963), and Olga Homeghi (1958).

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