Gheorghe Guşet

Gheorghe Gușet

Gușet in 1992
Personal information
Born	28 May 1968 (1968-05-28) (age 48) Zalău, Romania
Height	185 cm (6 ft 1 in)
Weight	118 kg (260 lb)
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event(s)	Shot put
Club	CSM Armătura Zalău
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)	20.84 m (1999) 21.04 m (2006i)

Gheorghe Guşet (born 28 May 1968) is a retired Romanian shot putter. He competed at the 1992, 2000 and 2004 Olympics and had his best result in 2004, aged 36 (14th place). Guşet 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.