Romania at the 1956 Summer Olympics

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Romania at the Olympic Games
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IOC code:   ROU
1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne/Stockholm
Medals Rank: 9	Gold 5	Silver 3	Bronze 5	Total 13
Summer Olympic Games appearances
1896 • 1900 • 1904 • 1908 • 1912 • 1920 • 1924 • 1928 • 1932 • 1936 • 1948 • 1952 • 1956 • 1960 • 1964 • 1968 • 1972 • 1976 • 1980 • 1984 • 1988 • 1992 • 1996 • 2000 • 2004
Winter Olympic Games appearances
1924 • 1928 • 1932 • 1936 • 1948 • 1952 • 1956 • 1960 • 1964 • 1968 • 1972 • 1976 • 1980 • 1984 • 1988 • 1992 • 1994 • 1998 • 2002 • 2006

Romania competed at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia and Stockholm, Sweden (equestrian events).

Contents 1 Medals 1.1 Gold 1.2 Silver 1.3 Bronze

[edit] Medals

[edit] Gold

• Nicolae Linca — Boxing, Men's Welterweight

• Leon Rotman — Canoeing, Men's C1 1.000m Canadian Singles

• Leon Rotman — Canoeing, Men's C1 10.000m Canadian Singles

• Alexe Dumitru and Simion Ismailciuc — Canoeing, Men's C2 1.000m Canadian Pairs

• Stefan Petrescu — Shooting, Men's Rapid-Fire Pistol

[edit] Silver

• Mircea Dobrescu — Boxing, Men's Flyweight

• Gheorghe Negrea — Boxing, Men's Light Heavyweight

• Olga Szabo-Orban — Fencing, Women's Foil Individual

[edit] Bronze

• Constantin Dumitrescu — Boxing, Men's Light Welterweight

• Elena Leusteanu — Gymnastics, Women's Floor Exercises

• Gheorghe Lichiardopol — Shooting, Men's Rapid-Fire Pistol

• Francisc Horvat — Wrestling, Men's Greco-Roman Bantamweight

• Elena Leusteanu, Georgeta Hurmuzachi, Sonia Iovan, Emilia Lita-Vatasoiu, Elena Niculescu-Margarit, and Elena Sacalici — Gymnastics, Women's Team Combined Exercises

v • d • e Nations at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia and Stockholm, Sweden

Afghanistan • Argentina • Australia • Austria • Bahamas • Belgium • Bermuda • Brazil • British Guiana • Bulgaria • Burma • Cambodia* • Canada • Ceylon • Chile • Republic of China • Colombia • Cuba • Czechoslovakia • Denmark • Egypt* • Ethiopia • Fiji • Finland • France • United Team of Germany • Great Britain • Greece • Hong Kong • Hungary • Iceland • India • Indonesia • Iran • Ireland • Israel • Italy • Jamaica • Japan • Kenya • South Korea • Liberia • Luxembourg • Malaya • Mexico • Netherlands* • New Zealand • Nigeria • North Borneo • Norway • Pakistan • Peru • Philippines • Poland • Portugal • Puerto Rico • Romania • Singapore • South Africa • Soviet Union • Spain* • Sweden • Sweden • Switzerland* • Thailand • Trinidad • Turkey • Uganda • United States • Uruguay • Venezuela • Vietnam • Yugoslavia *competed in Stockholm only