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Sporting event delegation
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.
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Medalists
Medal
Name
Sport
Event
Date
Gold
Ivan Patzaichin
Canoeing
Men's C1 1,000m Canadian Singles
Gold
Gheorghe Berceanu
Wrestling
Men's Greco-Roman Light Flyweight
Gold
Nicolae Martinescu
Wrestling
Men's Greco-Roman Heavyweight
Silver
Valeria Bufanu
Athletics
Women's 100m Hurdles
Silver
Argentina Menis
Athletics
Women's Discus Throw
Silver
Ion Alexe
Boxing
Men's Heavyweight
Silver
Atanase Sciotnic, Roman Vartolomeu, Aurel Vernescu, and Mihai Zafiu
Canoeing
Men's K4 1000m Kayak Fours
Silver
Serghei Covaliov and Ivan Patzaichin
Canoeing
Men's C2 1000m Canadian Pairs
Silver
Dan Iuga
Shooting
Men's Free Pistol
Bronze
Viorica Dumitru and Maria Nichiforov
Canoeing
Women's K2 500m Kayak Pairs
Bronze
Ileana Gyulai-Drimba, Ana Pascu-Ene-Dersidan, Ecaterina Stahl-Iencic and Olga Szabo-Orban
Fencing
Women's Foil Team Competition
Bronze
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
Bronze
Nicolae Rotaru
Shooting
Men's Small-bore Rifle, prone
Bronze
Ştefan Tudor, Petre Ceapura and Ladislau Lovrenski
Rowing
Men's Coxed Pairs
Bronze
Victor Dolipschi
Wrestling
Men's Greco-Roman Super Heavyweight
Bronze
Vasile Iorga
Wrestling
Men's Freestyle Middleweight
Medals by gender
Gender
Total
Male
Female
Total
3
6
7
16
Athletics
Men's 800 metres
Heat — 1:50.1 (→ did not advance)
Men's 1500 metres
Heat — 3:44.8 (→ did not advance)
Men's High Jump
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
Men's Light Flyweight (– 48 kg)
Men's Light Middleweight (– 71 kg)
First Round — Bye
Second Round — Lost to
Peter Tiepold (GDR), 1:4
Men's Heavyweight (+ 81 kg)
Canoeing
Cycling
One cyclist represented Romania in 1972.
Individual road race
Diving
Men's 3m Springboard:
Men's 10m Platform:
Ion Ganea — 265.83 points (→ 25th place)
Women's 3m Springboard:
Women's 10m Platform:
Melania Decuseara — 182.82 points (→ 16th place)
Fencing
Fencing at the 1972 Summer Olympics on a Romanian stamp
19 fencers, 15 men and 4 women, represented Romania in 1972.
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
Men's Team Competition
Preliminary Round Group C
Defeated Norway (18-14)
Defeated Spain (15-12)
Defeated West Germany (13-11)
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
Three male pentathletes represented Romania in 1972.
Men's Individual Competition:
Men's Team Competition:
Spirlea, Cosmescu, and Covacs - 13655 points (→ 12th place)
Rowing
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
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.
25 m pistol
50 m pistol
300 m rifle, three positions
50 m rifle, three positions
50 m rifle, prone
Trap
Skeet
Swimming
Men's 100m Freestyle
Heat — 55.35s (→ did not advance)
Men's 200m Freestyle
Heat — 2:00.23 (→ did not advance)
Volleyball
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)
Defeated South Korea 3-0 (12, 7, 8)
Defeated Czechoslovakia 3-1 (-8, 7, 10,14) →5th place
Water polo
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)
Defeated Spain (7-4)
Defeated Bulgaria (4-3)
Drew with the Netherlands (5-5)
Defeated Australia (5-3) → 8th place
Weightlifting
Wrestling
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