Constantin Apostol (18 August 1903 – 1995) was a Romanian

equestrian The word equestrian is a reference to equestrianism, or horseback riding, derived from Latin ' and ', "horse". Horseback riding (or riding in British English) Examples of this are: *Equestrian sports *Equestrian order, one of the upper classes in ...

. He competed in two events at the

1936 Summer Olympics The 1936 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XI Olympiad () and officially branded as Berlin 1936, were an international multi-sport event held from 1 to 16 August 1936 in Berlin, then capital of Nazi Germany. Berlin won the bid to ...

. Apostol served in the Romanian army and held the rank of lieutenant-colonel. He lead military campaigns against Germany, both within Germany and in Czechoslovakia. After the communist takeover and the establishment of the

Socialist Republic of Romania The Socialist Republic of Romania (, RSR) was a Marxism–Leninism, Marxist–Leninist One-party state, one-party socialist state that existed officially in Romania from 1947 to 1989 (see Revolutions of 1989). From 1947 to 1965, the state was ...

, he was removed from the army due to the government considering him to be too wealthy. In 1959, he was sentenced to prison due to being "against the social order". Following his release in 1964, he worked as a farmer in

Buzău Buzău (; formerly spelled ''Buzeu'' or ''Buzĕu'') is a city in the historical region of Muntenia, Romania, and the county seat of Buzău County. It lies near the right bank of the Buzău River, between the south-eastern curvature of the Carp ...

until his death in 1995. In 2010, the street where he was born was renamed in his honor.

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* 1903 births 1995 deaths Romanian male equestrians Olympic equestrians for Romania Equestrians at the 1936 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Buzău 20th-century Romanian sportsmen Sportspeople convicted of crimes {{Romania-equestrian-bio-stub