Romania at the 1968 Winter Olympics explained

Noc:ROU
Nocname:Romanian Olympic and Sports Committee
Games:Winter Olympics
Year:1968
Oldcode:ROM
Website: 
Location:Grenoble
Competitors:30 (29 men, 1 woman)
Sports:5
Flagbearer:Beatrice Huștiu
Gold:0
Silver:0
Bronze:1
Appearances:auto
App Begin Year:1928

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.

Alpine skiing

See main article: Alpine skiing at the 1968 Winter Olympics.

Men
AthleteEventRace 1Race 2Total
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Dorin MunteanuDownhill2:22.5365
Dan Cristea2:18.5262
Dorin MunteanuGiant Slalom1:55.78551:59.18603:54.9655
Dan Cristea1:54.66521:56.98503:51.6449
Men's slalom
AthleteHeat 1Heat 2Final
TimeRankTimeRankTime 1RankTime 2RankTotalRank
Dorin Munteanu57.72556.053did not advance
Dan Cristea53.752 QF -  - 56.103957.23261:53.3325

Biathlon

See main article: Biathlon at the 1968 Winter Olympics.

Men
EventAthleteTimePenaltiesAdjusted time 1Rank
20 kmNicolae Bărbăşescu1'24:05.341'28:05.329
Gheorghe Cimpoia1'25:36.511'26:36.523
Vilmoş Gheorghe1'20:07.361'26:07.322
Constantin Carabela1'22:52.201'22:52.214

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

2 A penalty loop of 200 metres had to be skied per missed target.

Bobsleigh

See main article: Bobsleigh at the 1968 Winter Olympics.

SledAthletesEventRun 1Run 2Run 3Run 4Total
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
ROU-1Ion Panţuru
Nicolae Neagoe
Two-man1:10.2021:11.6261:11.3171:11.3344:44.46
ROU-2Romeo Nedelcu
Gheorghe Maftei
Two-mann/a?n/a?n/a?DNF - DNF -

Figure skating

See main article: Figure skating at the 1968 Winter Olympics.

Women

Ice hockey

See main article: Ice hockey at the 1968 Winter Olympics.

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.

RankTeam PldWLTGFGAPts
9550033910
10541027128
11532015156
12523022234
13514012272
1450509320

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

References