Romania at the 1960 Summer Olympics
| Romania at the 1960 Summer Olympics | |
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| IOC code | ROU |
| NOC | Romanian Olympic and Sports Committee |
| Website | www |
| in Rome | |
| Competitors | 98 in 13 sports |
| Flag bearer | Alexandru Bizim |
| Medals Ranked 11th |
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| Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
Romania competed at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, Italy. 98 competitors, 82 men and 16 women, took part in 65 events in 13 sports.[1]
Medalists
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Gold
[edit]- Iolanda Balaş — Athletics, Women's High Jump
- Ion Dumitrescu — Shooting, Men's Trap
- Dumitru Pârvulescu — Wrestling, Men's Greco-Roman Flyweight
Silver
[edit]- Ion Cernea — Wrestling, Men's Men's Greco-Roman Bantamweight
Bronze
[edit]- Lia Manoliu — Athletics, Women's Discus Throw
- Ion Monea — Boxing, Men's Middleweight (—75 kg)
- Leon Rotman — Canoeing, Men's C-1 1000m
- Maria Vicol — Fencing, Women's Individual Foil
- Atanasia Ionescu, Sonia Iovan, Elena Leuşteanu, Emilia Vătăşoiu-Liţă, Elena Niculescu, Uta Poreceanu — Gymnastics, Women's Team All-Around
- Ion Ţăranu — Wrestling, Men's Greco-Roman Middleweight
Athletics
[edit]Boxing
[edit]Canoeing
[edit]Cycling
[edit]Six cyclists, all males, represented Romania in 1960.
Equestrian
[edit]Fencing
[edit]15 fencers, 11 men and 4 women, represented Romania in 1960.
Gymnastics
[edit]Rowing
[edit]Romania had eight male rowers participate in four out of seven rowing events in 1960.[2]
- Men
| Athlete | Event | Heats | Repechage | Semifinal | Final | ||||
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| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Ştefan Kurecska Gheorghe Riffelt |
Coxless pair | 7:35.77 | 4 R | 7:59.67 | 4 | — | — | 18 | |
| Ştefan Kurecska Gheorghe Riffelt Mircea Roger |
Coxed pair | 7:43.38 | 1 Q | BYE | — | 7:49.57 | 6 | ||
| Martin Bielz Ionel Petrov Ștefan Pongratz Iosif Varga |
Coxless four | 6:43.45 | 2 R | 6:47.04 | 2 | — | — | 10 | |
| Martin Bielz Petre Milincovici Ionel Petrov Ștefan Pongratz Mircea Roger |
Coxed four | 6:47.71 | 3 R | 6:55.63 | 2 Q | 7:10.58 | 5 | — | 9 |
Shooting
[edit]Nine shooters represented Romania in 1960. Ion Dumitrescu won the gold medal in the trap event.
Swimming
[edit]Water polo
[edit]Weightlifting
[edit]Wrestling
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Romania at the 1960 Rome Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 29 July 2014.
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Romania Rowing at the 1960 Roma Summer Games". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 26 February 2018.