Romania competed at the 1968 Winter Olympics in Grenoble, France. The two-man bobsleigh team of Nicolae Neagoe and Ion Panţuru won the nation's first medal at the Winter Games, a bronze. As of the 2022 games, they remain Romania's only Winter Olympic medalists.
| Romania at the 1968 Winter Olympics | |
|---|---|
| IOC code | ROU (ROM used at these Games) |
| NOC | Romanian Olympic and Sports Committee |
| Website | www |
| in Grenoble | |
| Competitors | 30 (29 men, 1 woman) in 5 sports |
| Flag bearer | Beatrice Huștiu |
| Medals |
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| Winter Olympics appearances (overview) | |
Medalists
| Medal | Name | Sport | Event |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bronze | Ion Panturu Nicolae Neagoe | Bobsleigh | Two-man |
Alpine skiing
- Men
| Athlete | Event | Race 1 | Race 2 | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Dorin Munteanu | Downhill | 2:22.53 | 65 | ||||
| Dan Cristea | 2:18.52 | 62 | |||||
| Dorin Munteanu | Giant Slalom | 1:55.78 | 55 | 1:59.18 | 60 | 3:54.96 | 55 |
| Dan Cristea | 1:54.66 | 52 | 1:56.98 | 50 | 3:51.64 | 49 | |
- Men's slalom
| Athlete | Heat 1 | Heat 2 | Final | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time 1 | Rank | Time 2 | Rank | Total | Rank | |
| Dorin Munteanu | 57.72 | 5 | 56.05 | 3 | did not advance | |||||
| Dan Cristea | 53.75 | 2 QF | – | – | 56.10 | 39 | 57.23 | 26 | 1:53.33 | 25 |
Biathlon
- Men
| Event | Athlete | Time | Penalties | Adjusted time 1 | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 km | Nicolae Bărbăşescu | 1'24:05.3 | 4 | 1'28:05.3 | 29 |
| Gheorghe Cimpoia | 1'25:36.5 | 1 | 1'26:36.5 | 23 | |
| Vilmoş Gheorghe | 1'20:07.3 | 6 | 1'26:07.3 | 22 | |
| Constantin Carabela | 1'22:52.2 | 0 | 1'22:52.2 | 14 |
- 1 One minute added per close miss (a hit in the outer ring), two minutes added per complete miss.
- Men's 4 x 7.5 km relay
| Athletes | Race | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Misses 2 | Time | Rank | |
| Gheorghe Cimpoia Constantin Carabela Nicolae Bărbăşescu Vilmoş Gheorghe | 4 | 2'25:39.8 | 7 |
- 2 A penalty loop of 200 metres had to be skied per missed target.
Bobsleigh
| Sled | Athletes | Event | Run 1 | Run 2 | Run 3 | Run 4 | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | |||
| ROU-1 | Ion Panţuru Nicolae Neagoe | Two-man | 1:10.20 | 2 | 1:11.62 | 6 | 1:11.31 | 7 | 1:11.33 | 4 | 4:44.46 | |
| ROU-2 | Romeo Nedelcu Gheorghe Maftei | Two-man | n/a | ? | n/a | ? | n/a | ? | DNF | – | DNF | – |
| Sled | Athletes | Event | Run 1 | Run 2 | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | |||
| ROU-1 | Ion Panţuru Petre Hristovici Gheorghe Maftei Nicolae Neagoe | Four-man | 1:10.59 | 6 | 1:07.55 | 3 | 2:18.14 | 4 |
Figure skating
- Women
| Athlete | CF | FS | Points | Places | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beatrice Huștiu | 31 | 20 | 1457.2 | 257 | 29 |
Ice hockey
First round
West Germany - Romania 7:0 (1:0, 3:0, 3:0)
Goalscorers: Gustav Hanig 2, Alois Schloder, Ernst Kopf, Otto Schneitberger, Horst Meindl, Heinz Weisenbach.
Consolation Round
Teams in this group play for 9th-14th places.
| Rank | Team | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | Yugoslavia | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 9 | 10 |
| 10 | Japan | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 27 | 12 | 8 |
| 11 | Norway | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 15 | 6 |
| 12 | Romania | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 22 | 23 | 4 |
| 13 | Austria | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 27 | 2 |
| 14 | France | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 9 | 32 | 0 |
Romania – Austria 3:2 (2:1, 1:1, 0:0)
Goalscorers: Fagarasi, Calamar, Mois – Schupp, Samonig.
France – Romania 3:7 (0:2, 0:2, 3:3)
Goalscorers: Itzicsohn, Mazza, Lacarriere – Iuliu Szabo 2, Florescu 2, Pana, Geza Szabo, Stefan.
Japan – Romania 5:4 (3:0, 1:3, 1:1)
Goalscorers: Hikigi 2, Araki, Itoh, Kudo – Florescu, Pana, Mois, Ionescu.
Norway – Romania 4:3 (2:2, 1:1, 1:0)
Goalscorers: Bergeid, Olsen, Syversen, Mikkelsen – Pana, Iuliu Szabo, Czaka.
Yugoslavia – Romania 9:5 (5:3, 1:1, 3:1)
Goalscorers: Roman Smolej 2, Tisler 2, Felc 2, Ivo Jan, Hiti, Jug – Iuliu Szabo 2, Tekei, Florescu, Geza Szabo.
Contestants
12. ROMANIA
Goaltenders: Constantin Dumitras, Mihai Stoiculescu
Defence: Ion Stefan Ionescu, Zoltan Czaka, Dezső Varga, Zoltan Fogaras, Razvan Schiau
Forwards: Geza Szabo, Iulian Florescu, Alexandru Kalamar, Gyula Szabo, Eduard Pana, Ion Gheorghiu, Stefan Texe, Ion Basa, Aurel Mois, Valentin Stefanov
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