Romania at the 1956 Summer Olympics

Romania competed at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia and Stockholm, Sweden (equestrian events). 44 competitors, 33 men and 11 women, took part in 35 events in 10 sports.[1]

Romania at the
1956 Summer Olympics
IOC codeROU
NOCRomanian Olympic and Sports Committee
Websitewww.cosr.ro (in Romanian, English, and French)
in Melbourne/Stockholm
Competitors44 (33 men and 11 women) in 10 sports
Flag bearerIosif Sîrbu
Medals
Ranked 9th
Gold
5
Silver
3
Bronze
5
Total
13
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)

Medalists

Gold

  • Nicolae Linca Boxing, Men's Welterweight
  • Leon Rotman Canoeing, Men's C1 1.000m Canadian Singles
  • Leon Rotman Canoeing, Men's C1 10.000m Canadian Singles
  • Alexe Dumitru and Simion Ismailciuc Canoeing, Men's C2 1.000m Canadian Pairs
  • Ștefan Petrescu Shooting, Men's Rapid-Fire Pistol

Silver

  • Mircea Dobrescu Boxing, Men's Flyweight
  • Gheorghe Negrea Boxing, Men's Light Heavyweight
  • Olga Orban-Szabo Fencing, Women's Foil Individual

Bronze

  • Constantin Dumitrescu Boxing, Men's Light Welterweight
  • Elena Leuşteanu Gymnastics, Women's Floor Exercises
  • Gheorghe Lichiardopol Shooting, Men's Rapid-Fire Pistol
  • Francisc Horvat Wrestling, Men's Greco-Roman Bantamweight
  • Elena Leuşteanu, Georgeta Hurmuzachi, Sonia Iovan, Emilia Vătăşoiu-Liţă, Elena Mărgărit-Niculescu, and Elena Săcălici Gymnastics, Women's Team Combined Exercises

Athletics

Boxing

Fencing

Two fencers, both women, represented Romania in 1956.

Women's foil

Gymnastics

Modern pentathlon

Three male pentathletes represented Romania in 1956.

Individual
  • Cornel Vena
  • Dumitru Țintea
  • Victor Teodorescu
Team
  • Cornel Vena
  • Dumitru Ţintea
  • Victor Teodorescu

Shooting

Four shooters represented Romania in 1956. In the 25 m pistol event Ștefan Petrescu won gold and Gheorghe Lichiardopol won bronze.

25 m pistol
  • Ștefan Petrescu
  • Gheorghe Lichiardopol
300 m rifle, three positions
  • Constantin Antonescu
50 m rifle, three positions
  • Iosif Sîrbu
  • Constantin Antonescu
50 m rifle, prone
  • Iosif Sîrbu
  • Constantin Antonescu

Swimming

Water polo

Wrestling

References

  1. "Romania at the 1956 Melbourne Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 19 October 2010.


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