Romania at the 1952 Summer Olympics
Romania at the 1952 Summer Olympics | |
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IOC code | ROU |
NOC | Romanian Olympic and Sports Committee |
Website | www |
in Helsinki | |
Competitors | 114 in 15 sports |
Flag bearer | Dumitru Paraschivescu |
Medals Ranked 23rd |
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Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
Romania competed at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, Finland. The nation returned to the Olympic Games after having missed the 1948 Summer Olympics. 114 competitors, 103 men and 11 women, took part in 67 events in 15 sports.[1]
Medalists
[edit]Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date |
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![]() | Iosif Sîrbu | Shooting | Men's 50 metre rifle prone | |
![]() | Vasile Tiță | Boxing | Middleweight | |
![]() | Gheorghe Fiat | Boxing | Lightweight | |
![]() | Gheorghe Lichiardopol | Shooting | Men's 25 metre rapid fire pistol |
Athletics
[edit]Basketball
[edit]- Men's Team Competition
- Qualification Round (Group C)
- Lost to Canada (51-72)
- Lost to Italy (39-53) → did not advance, 23rd place
- Team Roster
Boxing
[edit]Canoeing
[edit]Cycling
[edit]- Road Competition
Men's Individual Road Race (190.4 km)
- Constantin Stanescu — 5:20:01.4 (→ 29th place)
- Marin Niculescu — 5:23:34.1 (→ 41st place)
- Victor Georgescu — 5:24:27.5 (→ 44th place)
- Petre Nuță — did not finish (→ no ranking)
- Track Competition
Men's 1.000m Time Trial
- Final — 1:14.4 (→ 7th place)
Men's 1.000m Sprint Scratch Race
- Ion Ionita — 25th place
Equestrian
[edit]Fencing
[edit]Eight fencers, all men, represented Romania in 1952.
Football
[edit]- Preliminary Round
- Team Roster
Gymnastics
[edit]Rowing
[edit]Romania had nine male rowers participate in one out of seven rowing events in 1952.[2]
- Iosif Bergesz
- Milivoi Iancovici
- Ștefan Konyelicska
- Gheorghe Măcinic
- Ion Niga
- Ștefan Pongratz
- Alexandru Rotaru
- Ștefan Somogy
- Ion Vlăduț (cox)
Shooting
[edit]Four shooters represented Romania in 1952. Iosif Sîrbu won gold in the 50 m rifle, prone event and Gheorghe Lichiardopol won bronze in the 25 m pistol.
Swimming
[edit]Water polo
[edit]Weightlifting
[edit]Wrestling
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Romania at the 1952 Helsinki Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 21 February 2015.
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Romania Rowing at the 1952 Helsinki Summer Games". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 10 March 2018.