Romania at the 1976 Summer Olympics

Romania competed at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Canada. 157 competitors, 103 men and 54 women, took part in 92 events in 11 sports.[1]

Medal ceremony for the Romanian National Team at the Montreal 1976 Summer Olympics.
Romania at the
1976 Summer Olympics
IOC codeROU
(ROM used at these Games)
NOCRomanian Olympic and Sports Committee
Websitewww.cosr.ro (in Romanian, English, and French)
in Montreal
Competitors157 in 11 sports
Flag bearer Nicolae Martinescu (wrestling)
Medals
Ranked 9th
Gold
4
Silver
9
Bronze
14
Total
27
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)

Medalists

Gold

Silver

Bronze

Athletics

Men's 10.000 metres

  • Heat 28:23.40
  • Final 27:59.93 (→ 5th place)

Men's Discus Throw

  • Qualification 57.28m (→ did not advance)

Women's Javelin Throw

  • Qualification 55.34 m
  • Final 55.60 m (→ 11th place)

Boxing

Men's Light Flyweight ( 48 kg)

Men's Bantamweight (54 kg)

  • Ibraim Faredin lost to Gu Yong Jo (North Korea) 1-4

Men's Featherweight (57 kg)

Men's Lightweight (60 kg)

Men's Light Welterweight (63.5 kg)

Men's Welterweight (67 kg)

Men's Light Middleweight (71 kg)

Men's Middleweight (71 kg)

Men's Light Heavyweight (81 kg)

Men's Heavyweight (+81 kg)

Canoeing

Fencing

18 fencers, 13 men and 5 women, represented Romania in 1976.

Men's foil
Men's team foil
Men's épée
Men's team épée
Men's sabre
Men's team sabre
Women's foil
Women's team foil

Gymnastics

Handball

-;Women's Team Competition

  • Championship Pool
  • Lost to East Germany (12-18)
  • Lost to Soviet Union (8-14)
  • Defeated Japan (21-20)
  • Defeated Canada (17-11)
  • Lost to Hungary (15-20)→ 4th place
  • Team Roster

-;Men's Team Competition

  • Preliminary Pool, Group B
  • Defeated Hungary (23-18)
  • Defeated USA (32-19)
  • Drew with Czechoslovakia (19-19)
  • Defeated Poland (17-15)
  • Final Round, Gold Medal Match
  • Lost to Soviet Union (15-19)(→ Silver Medal)
  • Team Roster

Rowing

Shooting

Water polo

Men's Team Competition
  • Team Roster

Weightlifting

Wrestling

Greco-Roman Wrestling

48 kg

  • Gheorghe Berceanu def. Moriwaki(Japan) 4-3, def. Zajączkowski (Poland) fall 0:20, def. Kawasaki (Canada) 14-1, def. Hinz (East Germany) fall 2:08, def. Angelov (Bulgaria) 4-3, lost to Shumakov (Soviet Union) 6-10 (→ Silver Medal)

52 kg

  • Nicu Gingă def. Kirov (Bulgaria) injury 5:11, lost to Konstantinov (Soviet Union) 11-17, def. Kraus (West Germany) disq. 7:08, def. Caltabiano (Italy) 11-1, def. Hirayama (Japan) disq. 5:45 (→ Silver Medal)

57 kg

  • Mihai Boțilă def. Józef Lipień (Poland) disq., def. Ahn Han Yung (South Korea) 8-0, lost to Mustafin (Soviet Union) 6-14, def. Krysta (Czechoslovakia) 12-0, lost to Pertti Ukkola (Finland) disq. 5:19 →5th place

62 kg

  • Ion Păun def. Malmkvist (Sweden) fall 5:40, def. Choi Kyung Soo (South Korea) fall 5:53, def. Hjelt (Finland) 11-4, lost to Miyahara (Japan) 2-6, lost to Réczi (Hungary) injury 1:25 →5th place

68 kg

  • Ștefan Rusu def. Andrzej Supron (Poland) 13-1, def. Kim Halmyung (South Korea) fall 2:49, def. Kobayashi (Japan) disq. 3:45, lost to Suren Nalbandyan (Soviet Union) 3-5, def. Wehling (East Germany) disq. 7:45 (→ Silver Medal)

74 kg

  • Gheorghe Ciobotaru drew with Karlsson (Sweden) double disqualification, def. Nagatomo (Japan) disq. 6:50,def. Kiss (Austria) fall 5:41, lost to Bykov (Soviet Union) 6-7 →6th place

82 kg

  • Ion Enache def. Cummings (Canada) injury 7:40, def. Andersson (Sweden) 6-4, drew with Kolev (Bulgaria) 8-8, lost to Momir Petković (Yugoslavia) 2-3 →7th place

90 kg

  • Petre Dicu lost to Sellyei (Hungary) 2-7, lost to Rezantsev (Soviet Union) fall 2:51

100 kg

+100 kg

  • Roman Codreanu def. Ronnyai (Hungary) disq. 7:22, def. Robertsson (Sweden) disq. 3:59, def. Wolff (West Germany) disq. 5:15, def. Lee (USA) disq. 7:30, lost to Aleksandr Kolchinski (Soviet Union) fall 0:37, lost to Tomov (Bulgaria) injury 0:32 (→ Bronze Medal)

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References

  1. "Romania at the 1976 Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17. Retrieved 2011-04-10.
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