Romania at the 1972 Summer Olympics
| Romania at the 1972 Summer Olympics | |||||||||
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| IOC code |
ROU (ROM used at these Games) | ||||||||
| NOC | Romanian Olympic and Sports Committee | ||||||||
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| Competitors | 159 (132 men and 27 women) in 16 sports | ||||||||
| Flag bearer | Aurel Vernescu (Canoe/Kayak) | ||||||||
| Medals Ranked 13th |
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Romania competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany. 159 competitors, 132 men and 27 women, took part in 102 events in 16 sports.[1]
Medalists
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Gold
- Ivan Patzaichin — Canoeing, Men's C1 1,000m Canadian Singles
- Gheorghe Berceanu — Wrestling, Men's Greco-Roman Light Flyweight
- Nicolae Martinescu — Wrestling, Men's Greco-Roman Heavyweight
Silver
- Valeria Bufanu — Athletics, Women's 100m Hurdles
- Argentina Menis — Athletics, Women's Discus Throw
- Ion Alexe — Boxing, Men's Heavyweight
- Atanase Sciotnic, Roman Vartolomeu, Aurel Vernescu, and Mihai Zafiu — Canoeing, Men's K4 1000m Kayak Fours
- Serghei Covaliov and Ivan Patzaichin — Canoeing, Men's C2 1000m Canadian Pairs
- Dan Iuga — Shooting, Men's Free Pistol
Bronze
- Viorica Dumitru and Maria Nichiforov — Canoeing, Women's K2 500m Kayak Pairs
- Ileana Gyulai-Drimba, Ana Pascu-Ene-Dersidan, Ecaterina Stahl-Iencic and Olga Szabo-Orban — Fencing, Women's Foil Team Competition
- Ştefan Birtalan, Adrian Cosma, Marin Dan, Alexandru Dincă, Cristian Gațu, Gheorghe Gruia, Roland Gunesch, Gabriel Kicsid, Ghiţă Licu, Cornel Penu, Valentin Samungi, Simon Schobel, Werner Stöckl, Constantin Tudosie, and Radu Voina — Handball, Men's Team Competition
- Nicolae Rotaru — Shooting, Men's Small-bore Rifle, prone
- Ştefan Tudor, Petre Ceapura and Ladislau Lovrenski — Rowing, Men's Coxed Pairs
- Victor Dolipschi — Wrestling, Men's Greco-Roman Super Heavyweight
- Vasile Iorga — Wrestling, Men's Freestyle Middleweight
Athletics
Main article: Athletics at the 1972 Summer Olympics
Men's 800 metres
- Gheorghe Ghipu
- Heat — 1:50.1 (→ did not advance)
Men's 1500 metres
- Petre Lupan
- Heat — 3:44.8 (→ did not advance)
Men's High Jump
- Serban Ioan
- Qualifying Round — 2.15m
- Final — 2.10m (→ 16th place)
Women's Discus Throw
- Carmen Ionescu
- Qualifying Round — 57.82 m
- Final — 60.42 m (→ 7th place)
Women's Javelin Throw
- Qualification — 54.34 m
- Final — no mark (→ no ranking)
Boxing
Main article: Boxing at the 1972 Summer Olympics
Men's Light Flyweight (– 48 kg)
- First Round — Lost to Enrique Rodríguez (ESP), 2:3
Men's Light Middleweight (– 71 kg)
- Ion Györfi
- First Round — Bye
- Second Round — Lost to Peter Tiepold (GDR), 1:4
Men's Heavyweight (+ 81 kg)
- Ion Alexe →
Silver Medal
- First Round — Defeated Jozsef Reder (HUN), 5:0
- Quarterfinals — Defeated Jürgen Fanghänel (GDR), 5:0
- Semifinals — Defeated Hasse Thomsén (SWE), 5:0
- Final — Lost to Teófilo Stevenson (CUB), walk-over
Canoeing
Main article: Canoeing at the 1972 Summer Olympics
Cycling
Main article: Cycling at the 1972 Summer Olympics
One cyclist represented Romania in 1972.
- Teodor Vasile — 60th place
Diving
Main article: Diving at the 1972 Summer Olympics
Men's 3m Springboard:
- Ion Ganea — 325.17 points (→ 21st place)
Men's 10m Platform:
- Ion Ganea — 265.83 points (→ 25th place)
Women's 3m Springboard:
- Sorana Prelipceanu — 242.61 points (→ 21st place)
- Melania Decuseara — 232.02 points (→ 27th place)
Women's 10m Platform:
- Melania Decuseara — 182.82 points (→ 16th place)
Fencing
Fencing at the 1972 Summer Olympics on a Romanian stamp
Main article: Fencing at the 1972 Summer Olympics
19 fencers, 15 men and 4 women, represented Romania in 1972.
Gymnastics
Main article: Gymnastics at the 1972 Summer Olympics
Handball
Main article: Handball at the 1972 Summer Olympics
- Men's Team Competition
- Preliminary Round Group C
- Defeated Norway (18-14)
- Defeated Spain (15-12)
- Defeated West Germany (13-11)
- Main Round Group II
- Defeated Hungary (20-14)
- Lost to Yugoslavia (13-14)
- Final Round, Bronze Medal Match
- Defeated East Germany (19-16)
- Romania -
Bronze Medal (5-1-0) - Team Roster
Modern pentathlon
Main article: Modern pentathlon at the 1972 Summer Olympics
Three male pentathletes represented Romania in 1972.
Men's Individual Competition:
- Dumitru Spîrlea - 4754 pts (→ 23rd place)
- Marian Cosmescu - 4890 (→ 38th place)
- Adalbert Covacs - 4381 points (→ 48th place)
Men's Team Competition:
- Spirlea, Cosmescu, and Covacs - 13655 points (→ 12th place)
Rowing
Main article: Rowing at the 1972 Summer Olympics
Men's Coxed Pairs
- Heat — 7:47.98
- Repechage — 8:08.34
- Semi Finals — 8:10.89
- Final — 7:21.36 (→ Bronze Medal)
Shooting
Shooting at the 1972 Summer Olympics on a Romanian stamp
Main article: Shooting at the 1972 Summer Olympics
Ten male shooters represented Romania in 1972. Daniel Iuga won silver in the 50 m pistol and Nicolae Rotaru won bronze in the 50 m rifle, prone event.
Swimming
Main article: Swimming at the 1972 Summer Olympics
Men's 100m Freestyle
- Heat — 55.35s (→ did not advance)
Men's 200m Freestyle
- Heat — 2:00.23 (→ did not advance)
Volleyball
Main article: Volleyball at the 1972 Summer Olympics
- Men's Team Competition
- Preliminary Round (Group B)
- Lost to Japan 0-3 (4, 5, 6)
- Defeated West Germany 3-0 (9,1,8)
- Lost to Brazil 2-3 (-16,11,-7,11,-12)
- Defeated Cuba 3-0 (7,15,13)
- Lost to East Germany 0-3 (-10,-12,-7)
- Final Round (places 5-8)
- Defeated South Korea 3-0 (12, 7, 8)
- Defeated Czechoslovakia 3-1 (-8, 7, 10,14) →5th place
- Team Roster
- Gabriel Udişteanu
- Gyula Bartha
- Cornel Oros
- Laurențiu Dumănoiu
- William Schreiber
- Cristian Ion
- Marian Stamate
- Mircea Codoi
- Romeo Enescu
- Stelian Moculescu
- Viorel Bălaj
Water polo
Main article: Water polo at the 1972 Summer Olympics
- Men's Team Competition
- Preliminary Round (Group A)
- Lost to United States (3-4)
- Lost to Yugoslavia (7-8)
- Lost to Cuba (3-4)
- Defeated Canada (16-4)
- Defeated Mexico (9-6)
- Final Round (Group II)
- Defeated Spain (7-4)
- Defeated Bulgaria (4-3)
- Drew with the Netherlands (5-5)
- Defeated Australia (5-3) → 8th place
- Team Roster
- Iosif Culiniak
- Corneliu Fratila
- Serban Huber
- Radu Lazar
- Bogdan Mihailescu
- Gruia Novae
- Dinu Popescu
- Viorel Rus
- Claudiu Rusu
- Cornel Rusu
- Gheorghe Zamfirescu
Weightlifting
Main article: Weightlifting at the 1972 Summer Olympics
Wrestling
Main article: Wrestling at the 1972 Summer Olympics
References
- ↑ "Romania at the 1972 Munich Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Retrieved 2011-02-20.
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