Gheorghe Langa (10 January 1930 – 5 August 1968) was a Romanian

equestrian The word equestrian is a reference to equestrianism, or horseback riding, derived from Latin ' and ', "horse". Horseback riding (or Riding in British English) Examples of this are: *Equestrian sports *Equestrian order, one of the upper classes in ...

. He competed at the

1956 Summer Olympics The 1956 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XVI Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event held in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, from 22 November to 8 December 1956, with the exception of the equestrian events, whi ...

and the

1960 Summer Olympics The 1960 Summer Olympics ( it, Giochi Olimpici estivi del 1960), officially known as the Games of the XVII Olympiad ( it, Giochi della XVII Olimpiade) and commonly known as Rome 1960 ( it, Roma 1960), were an international multi-sport event held ...

. He was killed in a motor vehicle accident, alongside fellow Romanian equestrian Mihai Timu.

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* 1930 births 1968 deaths Romanian male equestrians Olympic equestrians of Romania Equestrians at the 1956 Summer Olympics Equestrians at the 1960 Summer Olympics People from Brașov County {{Romania-equestrian-bio-stub