▁sixth ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 4 . ▁He ▁also ▁won ▁three ▁team ▁med als ▁at ▁the ▁world ▁champion ships ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 6 , ▁ 1 9 7 0 ▁and ▁ 1 9 7 4 . ▁ ▁Biography ▁ ▁Ro ș ca ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁a ▁family ▁of ▁sing ers ▁and ▁always ▁wanted ▁to ▁become ▁one . ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 8 , ▁he ▁graduated ▁from ▁the ▁The atr ical ▁Arts ▁Academy , ▁but ▁instead ▁of ▁purs uing ▁a ▁the atr ical ▁career ▁became ▁an ▁officer ▁for ▁the ▁Tra ffic ▁Division ▁of ▁the ▁Buch ar est ▁Police . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 0 , ▁he ▁was ▁a ▁winner ▁of ▁the ▁X ▁F actor ▁TV ▁show ▁" Star ▁without ▁name ". ▁After ▁that ▁he ▁sang ▁as ▁a ▁bass ▁with ▁the ▁Roman ian ▁National ▁Opera ▁before ▁defect ing ▁to ▁West ▁Germany ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 4 . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁▁ ▁Personal ▁website ▁ ▁Category : 1 9 4 3 ▁birth s ▁Category : L iving ▁people ▁Category : R oman ian ▁male ▁sport ▁shoot ers ▁Category : I SS F ▁p istol ▁shoot ers ▁Category : O lymp ic ▁shoot ers ▁of ▁Roman ia ▁Category : S ho ot ers ▁at ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 4 ▁Summer ▁Olympics ▁Category : S ho ot ers ▁at ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 8 ▁Summer ▁Olympics ▁Category : O lymp ic ▁silver ▁medal ists ▁for ▁Roman ia ▁Category : O lymp ic ▁medal ists ▁in ▁shooting ▁Category