Romania at the 1956 Summer Olympics
| Romania at the 1956 Summer Olympics | |
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| IOC code | ROU |
| NOC | Romanian Olympic Committee |
| in Melbourne/Stockholm | |
| Competitors | 44 (33 men and 11 women) in 10 sports |
| Flag bearer | Iosif Sîrbu |
| Medals Ranked 9th |
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| Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
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]
Medalists
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Gold
[edit]- 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
[edit]- Mircea Dobrescu — Boxing, Men's Flyweight
- Gheorghe Negrea — Boxing, Men's Light Heavyweight
- Olga Orban-Szabo — Fencing, Women's Foil Individual
Bronze
[edit]- 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
[edit]Boxing
[edit]Canoeing
[edit]Fencing
[edit]Two fencers, both women, represented Romania in 1956.
Gymnastics
[edit]Modern pentathlon
[edit]Three male pentathletes represented Romania in 1956.
- Individual
- Team
- Cornel Vena
- Dumitru Ţintea
- Victor Teodorescu
Shooting
[edit]Four shooters represented Romania in 1956. In the 25 m pistol event Ștefan Petrescu won gold and Gheorghe Lichiardopol won bronze.
Swimming
[edit]- Men
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Final | ||
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| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Alexandru Popescu | 200 m butterfly | 2:29.9 | 8 Q | 2:31.0 | 8 |
- Women
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Final | |
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| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | |
| Maria Both | 100 m backstroke | 1:15.8 | 12 | Did not advance |
Water polo
[edit]Wrestling
[edit]References
[edit]- ↑ "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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