Romania at the 1968 Summer Olympics

Romania competed at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, Mexico. 82 competitors, 66 men and 16 women, took part in 64 events in 9 sports.[2]

Romania at the
1968 Summer Olympics
IOC codeROU
(RUM used at these Games)
NOCRomanian Olympic and Sports Committee
Websitewww.cosr.ro (in Romanian, English, and French)
in Mexico City
Competitors82 in 9 sports
Flag bearerAurel Vernescu[1]
Medals
Ranked 12th
Gold
4
Silver
6
Bronze
5
Total
15
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)

Medalists

Gold
Lia Manoliu after her victory.
  • Viorica Viscopoleanu — Athletics, Women's Long Jump
  • Lia Manoliu — Athletics, Women's Discus Throw
  • Serghei Covaliov and Ivan Patzaichin — Canoeing, Men's C2 1000m Canadian Pairs
  • Ion Drîmbă — Fencing, Men's Foil Individual

Silver
  • Ileana Silai — Athletics, Women's 800 metres
  • Mihaela Peneș — Athletics, Women's Javelin Throw
  • Ion Monea — Boxing, Men's Light Heavyweight
  • Anton Calenic, Dimitrie Ivanov, Haralambie Ivanov, and Mihai Țurcaș — Canoeing, Men's K4 1000m Kayak Fours
  • Marcel Roșca — Shooting, Men's Rapid-Fire Pistol
  • Ion Baciu — Wrestling, Men's Greco-Roman Bantamweight

Bronze
  • Calistrat Cuțov — Boxing, Men's Lightweight
  • Viorica Dumitru — Canoeing, Women's K1 500m Kayak Singles
  • Ileana Gyulai-Drimba, Ana Pascu-Ene-Dersidan, Ecaterina Stahl-Iencic, Olga Szabo-Orban and Maria Vicol — Fencing, Women's Foil Team
  • Simion Popescu — Wrestling, Men's Featherweight
  • Nicolae Martinescu — Wrestling, Men's Greco-Roman Light Heavyweight

Athletics
Main article: Athletics at the 1968 Summer Olympics

Boxing
Main article: Boxing at the 1968 Summer Olympics

Cycling

One cyclist represented Romania in 1968.

Individual road race
  • Emil Rusu
Individual pursuit
  • Emil Rusu

Fencing

Ten fencers, five men and five women, represented Romania in 1968.

Men's foil
Men's team foil
  • Ion Drîmbă, Mihai Țiu, Ștefan Haukler, Tănase Mureșanu, Iuliu Falb
Men's épée
  • Ștefan Haukler
  • Tănase Mureșanu
Women's foil
Women's team foil
  • Ecaterina Stahl-Iencic, Ileana Gyulai-Drîmbă-Jenei, Olga Orban-Szabo, Ana Derșidan-Ene-Pascu, Maria Vicol

Shooting
Main article: Shooting at the 1968 Summer Olympics

Twelve shooters, all men, represented Romania in 1968. Marcel Roşca won silver in the 25 m pistol.

25 m pistol
  • Marcel Roşca
  • Virgil Atanasiu
50 m pistol
  • Neagu Bratu
  • Lucian Giuşcă
300 m rifle, three positions
  • Petre Șandor
  • Ștefan Kaban
50 m rifle, three positions
  • Nicolae Rotaru
  • Ion Olărescu
50 m rifle, prone
  • Nicolae Rotaru
  • Marin Ferecatu
Trap
  • Ion Dumitrescu
  • Gheorghe Florescu
Skeet
  • Gheorghe Sencovici

Swimming
Main article: Swimming at the 1968 Summer Olympics

References
  1. "Aurel Vernescu". olympedia.org. Retrieved 5 January 2024.
  2. "Romania at the 1968 Mexico City Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 7 September 2014.


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