Gheorghe Gușet (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). Gușet 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. Gușet died on 12 June 2017 in Cluj Napoca, Romania from an aortic dissection at the age of 49.Mesajul lui Sandu Lungu, după moartea prietenului și colegului Gheorghe Gușet. “Ești o legendă; erai un idol pentru mine”
Competition record 1990European ChampionshipsSplit, Yugoslavia17th (q)18.87 m1991World Indoor ChampionshipsSeville, Spain15th18.07 mWorld ChampionshipsTokyo, Japan14th (q)18.55 m1992Olympic GamesBarcelona, Spain17th (q)18.96 m1993World Indoor ChampionshipsToronto, Canada12th (q)18.09 mWorld ChampionshipsStuttgart, Germany19th (q)18.95 m1994European Indoor ChampionshipsParis, France15th (q)18.47 mJeux de la FrancophonieÉvry, France 1st19.67 m1998European Indoor ChampionshipsValencia, Spain18th (q)18.22 mEuropean ChampionshipsBudapest, Hungary10th18.87 m1999World ChampionshipsSeville, Spain18th (q)19.46 m2000European Indoor ChampionshipsGhent, Belgium4th20.21 mOlympic GamesSydney, Australia30th (q)18.56 m2001World Indoor ChampionshipsLisbon, Portugal9th19.68 mWorld ChampionshipsEdmonton, Canada14th (q)19.74 m2002European Indoor ChampionshipsVienna, Austria11th (q)19.49 mEuropean ChampionshipsMunich, Germany7th20.05 m2003World Indoor ChampionshipsBirmingham, United Kingdom –NMWorld ChampionshipsParis, France13th (q)19.83 m2004World Indoor ChampionshipsBudapest, Hungary –NMOlympic GamesAthens, Greece14th (q)19.68 m2005European Indoor ChampionshipsMadrid, Spain5th20.25 mWorld ChampionshipsHelsinki, Finland11th (q)19.83 m2006World Indoor ChampionshipsMoscow, Russia4th20.60 mEuropean ChampionshipsGothenburg, Sweden17th (q)19.00 m
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