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.
| 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) | |
Medalists
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Gold
- Iolanda Balaş — Athletics, Women's High Jump
- Ion Dumitrescu — Shooting, Men's Trap
- Dumitru Pârvulescu — Wrestling, Men's Greco-Roman Flyweight
Silver
- Ion Cernea — Wrestling, Men's Men's Greco-Roman Bantamweight
Bronze
- 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
Boxing
Canoeing
Cycling
Six cyclists, all males, represented Romania in 1960.
- Individual road race
- Ion Cosma
- Gheorghe Calcişcă
- Gabriel Moiceanu
- Aurel Şelaru
- Team time trial
- Ion Cosma
- Gabriel Moiceanu
- Aurel Şelaru
- Ludovic Zanoni
- 1000m time trial
- Ion Ioniţă
Equestrian
Fencing
15 fencers, 11 men and 4 women, represented Romania in 1960.
- Men's foil
- Tănase Mureșanu
- Attila Csipler
- Ion Drîmbă
- Men's team foil
- Iosif Szilaghi, Sorin Poenaru, Attila Csipler, Tănase Mureșanu
- Men's épée
- Adalbert Gurath, Jr.
- Men's sabre
- Ladislau Rohony
- Emeric Arus
- Dumitru Mustață
- Men's team sabre
- Dumitru Mustață, Cornel Pelmuș, Ion Santo, Ladislau Rohony, Emeric Arus
- Women's foil
- Maria Vicol
- Olga Orban-Szabo
- Ecaterina Orb-Lazăr
- Women's team foil
- Ecaterina Orb-Lazăr, Eugenia Mateianu, Olga Orban-Szabo, Maria Vicol
Gymnastics
Rowing
Romania had eight male rowers participate in four out of seven rowing events in 1960.
- 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
Nine shooters represented Romania in 1960. Ion Dumitrescu won the gold medal in the trap event.
- 25 m pistol
- Ştefan Petrescu
- Gavril Maghiar
- 50 m pistol
- Gavril Maghiar
- Ilie Nițu
- 300 m rifle, three positions
- Constantin Antonescu
- Marin Ferecatu
- 50 m rifle, three positions
- Iosif Sîrbu
- Nicolae Rotaru
- 50 m rifle, prone
- Iosif Sîrbu
- Nicolae Rotaru
- Trap
- Ion Dumitrescu
- Gheorghe Enache
Swimming
- Men
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
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| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Mihai Mitrofan | 200 m breaststroke | 2:41.8 | 13 Q | 2:41.6 | 11 | Did not advance | |
| Alexandru Popescu | 200 m butterfly | 2:24.6 | =13 Q | 2:28.5 | 15 | Did not advance | |
Water polo
Weightlifting
Wrestling
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