Radu Scârneci (20 September 1926 − 3 August 2015)A murit cel mai vechi locuitor din Poiana Braşov
Monitorul Expres, 3 August 2015.Note that the obituary was published on 3 August; the death may have occurred a couple days earlier. was a Romanian

alpine skier Alpine skiing, or downhill skiing, is the pastime of sliding down snow-covered slopes on skis with fixed-heel bindings, unlike other types of skiing ( cross-country, Telemark, or ski jumping), which use skis with free-heel bindings. Whether ...

. He competed at the

1948 Winter Olympics The 1948 Winter Olympics, officially known as the V Olympic Winter Games (; ; ; ) and commonly known as St. Moritz 1948 (; ), were a winter multi-sport event held from 30 January to 8 February 1948 in St. Moritz, Switzerland. The Games were the ...

and the

1952 Winter Olympics The 1952 Winter Olympics, officially known as the VI Olympic Winter Games (; ) and commonly known as Oslo 1952, were a winter multi-sport event held from 14 to 25 February 1952 in Oslo, the capital of Norway. Discussions about Oslo hosting ...

. He was the first permanent resident of

Poiana Brașov Poiana Brașov (, ; ) is a neighborhood of Brașov and a Romanian ski resort. After the 2010s modernization, the ski area has expanded from to and the slope’s length increased from to . Most slopes now have snow cannons installed. In 2013, ...

ski resort; the house built in 1933 by his father is the oldest residential house in Poiana Brașov, and is still standing.

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1926 births 2015 deaths Romanian male alpine skiers Olympic alpine skiers for Romania Alpine skiers at the 1948 Winter Olympics Alpine skiers at the 1952 Winter Olympics Skiers from Brașov Skiers from Brașov County 20th-century Romanian sportsmen {{Romania-alpine-skiing-bio-stub