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competed at the

1952 Summer Olympics The 1952 Summer Olympics ( fi, Kesäolympialaiset 1952; sv, Olympiska sommarspelen 1952), officially known as the Games of the XV Olympiad ( fi, XV olympiadin kisat; sv, Den XV olympiadens spel) and commonly known as Helsinki 1952 ( sv, Helsin ...

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. The nation returned to the Olympic Games after having missed the

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. 114 competitors, 103 men and 11 women, took part in 67 events in 15 sports.

Medalists

Athletics

Basketball

;Men's Team Competition *Qualification Round (Group C) :* Lost to Canada (51-72) :* Lost to Italy (39-53) → did not advance, 23rd place *Team Roster :* Dan Niculescu :*

Mihai Nedef Mihai Nedef (November 8, 1931 – 10 June 2017) was a Romanian basketball player who competed in the 1952 Summer Olympics. He was born in Bucharest Bucharest ( , ; ro, București ) is the capital and largest city of Romania, as well a ...

:* Andrei Folbert :* Corneliu Călugăreanu :* Grigore Costescu :* Emanoil Răducanu :* Ladislau Mokos :* Liviu Nagy :* Cezar Niculescu :* Adrian Petroșanu :*

Vasile Popescu Vasile Popescu (May 1, 1925 in Bucharest – 2003) was a Romanian basketball player who competed in the 1952 Summer Olympics The 1952 Summer Olympics ( fi, Kesäolympialaiset 1952; sv, Olympiska sommarspelen 1952), officially known as the ...

:* Gheorghe Constantinide

Boxing

Canoeing

Cycling

;Road Competition Men's Individual Road Race (190.4 km) * Constantin Stanescu — 5:20:01.4 (→ 29th place) * Marin Niculescu — 5:23:34.1 (→ 41st place) * Victor Georgescu — 5:24:27.5 (→ 44th place) * Petre Nuță — did not finish (→ no ranking) ;Track Competition Men's 1.000m Time Trial * Ion Ionita :* Final — 1:14.4 (→ 7th place) Men's 1.000m Sprint Scratch Race * Ion Ionita — 25th place

Equestrian

Fencing

Eight fencers, all men, represented Romania in 1952. ; Men's foil * Vasile Chelaru * Nicolae Marinescu * Andrei Vîlcea ; Men's team foil * Andrei Vîlcea, Ilie Tudor, Nicolae Marinescu, Vasile Chelaru ; Men's épée * Nicolae Marinescu * Vasile Chelaru * Zoltan Uray ; Men's sabre * Adalbert Gurath, Sr. * Ilie Tudor * Ion Santo ; Men's team sabre * Andrei Vîlcea, Ion Santo, Ilie Tudor, Mihai Kokossy

Football

; Preliminary Round *Team Roster :*

Ion Voinescu Ion "Țop" Voinescu (18 April 1929 – 9 March 2018) was a Romanian footballer, who is often considered one of the finest goalkeepers Romania has ever produced. Voinescu joined his first club, Olympia București, in 1939 just before the start ...

:* Aurel Crâsnic :* Traian Popa :*

Vasile Zavoda Vasile Zavoda, known as Zavoda II or Tigrul Akbar (26 July 1929 – 14 July 2014), was a Romanian football defender and manager. Between 1951 and 1962 he played 20 matches for Romania, including one at the 1952 Olympics. Domestically he competed ...

Zoltan Farmati Zoltan Farmati ( hu, Farmati Zoltán; 9 July 1924 – 3 January 2006) was a Romanian association football defender. Between 1947 and 1953 he played 21 matches for the national team, including one at the 1952 Summer Olympics. Domestically he most ...

Iosif Kovács Iosif Kovács (13 November 1921 – 2003) was a Romanian footballer. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1952 Summer Olympics The 1952 Summer Olympics ( fi, Kesäolympialaiset 1952; sv, Olympiska sommarspelen 1952), officially k ...

:* Guido Fodor :* Iosif Ritter :* Valeriu Călinoiu :* Eugen Iordache :*

Ștefan Balint Ștefan Balint (26 January 1926 – 1976) was a Romanian football midfielder. International career Ștefan Balint played one friendly game at international level for Romania on 25 May 1952 under coach Gheorghe Popescu I in a 1–0 victory agai ...

Tiberiu Bone Tiberiu Bone (13 April 1929 – 22 March 1983) was a Romanian footballer who played as a midfielder, most notably for Steaua București. He won 12 caps for Romania between 1951 and 1961. He was also part of Romania's squad for the 1952 Summer ...

Titus Ozon Titus Ozon (13 May 1927 – 24 November 1996) was a Romanian international football striker and manager. He was considered one of the greatest talents of the postwar in the Romanian football, famous for his extraordinary ability to dribble. Car ...

Tudor Paraschiva Tudor Paraschiva (27 December 1919 – 15 May 1967) was a Romanian association football striker. Club career Tudor Paraschiva was born in Bucharest on 27 December 1919 and made his debut in Divizia A on 16 September 1939, playing for Unirea Tr ...

:* Iosif Petschovski :*

Gavril Serfözö Gavril Serfözö (25 September 1926 – 16 May 2002) was a Romanian footballer. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1952 Summer Olympics. Honours ;CA Oradea *Liga I: 1948–49 ;CCA București *Cupa României: 1948–49, 1950 ;UTA ...

:* Ioan Suru :*

Gheorghe Bodo Gheorghe Bodo (also known as Bodó György; 1923 – 2004) was a Romanian professional footballer who played his entire career for CA Oradea, as a midfielder. He played at international level in 8 matches for Romania and scored 2 goals, also be ...

Andrei Mercea Andrei Mercea (16 March 1925 – 24 January 2002) was a Romanian football forward. Club career Andrei Mercea was born on 16 March 1925 in Arad, Romania and started playing football at junior level at local clubs SG Arad and Gloria Arad. He st ...

:* Francisc Zavoda

Gymnastics

Rowing

Romania had nine male rowers participate in one out of seven

rowing Rowing is the act of propelling a human-powered watercraft using the sweeping motions of oars to displace water and generate reactional propulsion. Rowing is functionally similar to paddling, but rowing requires oars to be mechanically ...

events in 1952. ; Men's eight * Iosif Bergesz * Milivoi Iancovici * Ștefan Konyelicska * Gheorghe Măcinic * Ion Niga * Ștefan Pongratz * Alexandru Rotaru * Ștefan Somogy * Ion Vlăduț (cox)

Shooting

Four shooters represented Romania in 1952. Iosif Sîrbu won gold in the 50 m rifle, prone event and Gheorghe Lichiardopol won bronze in the 25 m pistol. ;

25 m pistol 25 meter pistol, formerly and unofficially still often known as sport pistol, is one of the ISSF shooting events. It was devised as a women's event in the 1960s, based upon the rules of 25 meter center-fire pistol but shot with a .22-caliber sp ...

* Gheorghe Lichiardopol * Penait Calcai ; 50 m rifle, three positions * Iosif Sîrbu ; 50 m rifle, prone * Iosif Sîrbu * Petre Cişmigu

Swimming

Water polo

Weightlifting

Wrestling

References

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