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.
Medalists
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
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
Water polo
Weightlifting
Wrestling
References
External links
- Official Olympic Reports
- International Olympic Committee results database
