Cosmin Chetroiu (born March 31, 1987) is a

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n luger who has competed since 1999. Competing in two

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, he earned his best finish of 17th in the men's doubles event at

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. He was born in Petroşani. Chetroiu's best finish at the

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was 17th in the doubles event twice (

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). His best finish at the

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was 15th in the doubles event at

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References

2006 luge men's doubles resultsFIL-Luge profile

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* * * 1987 births Living people Romanian male lugers Olympic lugers for Romania Lugers at the 2006 Winter Olympics Lugers at the 2010 Winter Olympics People from Petroșani Sportspeople from Hunedoara County {{Romania-luge-bio-stub