Gheorghe Gușet, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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athletics competitor
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Place of Birth: Zalău, Sălaj County, Romania
About Gheorghe Gușet
- Gheorghe Gu?et (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).
- Gu?et 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.
- Gu?et died on 12 June 2017 in Cluj Napoca, Romania from an aortic dissection at the age of 49.
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