Romania at the 1968 Summer Olympics

Sporting event delegation

Romania at the
1968 Summer Olympics

IOC code| ROU
(RUM used at these Games)
NOC| Romanian Olympic and Sports Committee
Website| www.cosr.ro (in Romanian, English, and French)
in Mexico City
Competitors| 82 in 9 sports
Flag bearer| Aurel Vernescu[1]
Medals
Ranked 12th|

Gold

Silver

Bronze

Total

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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]

## Medalists

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| Medals by sport

Sport |  |  |  | Total
Athletics |  |  |  |
Boxing |  |  |  |
Canoeing |  |  |  |
Fencing |  |  |  |
Rowing |  |  |  |
Shooting |  |  |  |
Wrestling |  |  |  |
Total | 4 | 6 | 5 | 15

Medals by gender

Gender |  |  |  | Total
Male  |  |  |  |
Female  |  |  |  |
Total | 4 | 6 | 5 | 15

### Gold

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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

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* 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

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* 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

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Main article: Athletics at the 1968 Summer Olympics

## Boxing

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Main article: Boxing at the 1968 Summer Olympics

## Canoeing

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Main article: Canoeing at the 1968 Summer Olympics

## Cycling

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Main article: Cycling at the 1968 Summer Olympics

One cyclist represented Romania in 1968.

Individual road race

* Emil Rusu

Individual pursuit

* Emil Rusu

## Fencing

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Main article: Fencing at the 1968 Summer Olympics

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

Men's foil

* Ion Drîmbă
* Mihai Țiu
* Tănase Mureșanu

Men's team foil

* Ion Drîmbă, Mihai Țiu, Ștefan Haukler, Tănase Mureșanu, Iuliu Falb

Men's épée

* Ștefan Haukler
* Tănase Mureșanu

Women's foil

* Ecaterina Stahl-Iencic
* Olga Orban-Szabo
* Ileana Gyulai-Drîmbă-Jenei

Women's team foil

* Ecaterina Stahl-Iencic, Ileana Gyulai-Drîmbă-Jenei, Olga Orban-Szabo, Ana Derșidan-Ene-Pascu, Maria Vicol

## Rowing

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Main article: Rowing at the 1968 Summer Olympics

## Shooting

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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

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Main article: Swimming at the 1968 Summer Olympics

## Wrestling

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Main article: Wrestling at the 1968 Summer Olympics

## References

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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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National Olympic Committees at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, Mexico

Africa|

* Algeria
* Cameroon
* Central African Republic
* Chad
* Congo-Kinshasa
* Ethiopia
* Ghana
* Guinea
* Ivory Coast
* Kenya
* Libya
* Madagascar
* Mali
* Morocco
* Niger
* Nigeria
* Senegal
* Sierra Leone
* Sudan
* Tanzania
* Tunisia
* Uganda
* United Arab Republic
* Zambia

America|

* Argentina
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* Barbados
* Bermuda
* Bolivia
* Brazil
* British Honduras
* Canada
* Chile
* Colombia
* Costa Rica
* Cuba
* Dominican Republic
* Ecuador
* El Salvador
* Guatemala
* Guyana
* Honduras
* Jamaica
* Mexico
* Netherlands Antilles
* Nicaragua
* Panama
* Paraguay
* Peru
* Puerto Rico
* Suriname
* Trinidad-Tobago
* United States
* Uruguay
* Venezuela
* Virgin Islands

Asia|

* Afghanistan
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* Republic of China
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* India
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* Iran
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* Japan
* South Korea
* Kuwait
* Lebanon
* Malaysia
* Mongolia
* Pakistan
* Philippines
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* Syria
* Thailand
* Vietnam

Europe|

* Austria
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* East Germany
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* Great Britain
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* Monaco
* Netherlands
* Norway
* Poland
* Portugal
* Romania
* San Marino
* Soviet Union
* Spain
* Sweden
* Switzerland
* Turkey
* Yugoslavia

Oceania|

* Australia
* Fiji
* New Zealand

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