Romania at the 1968 Summer Olympics

Romania at the
1968 Summer Olympics
Romania at the; 1968 Summer Olympics
IOC code	ROU; (RUM used at these Games)
NOC	Romanian Olympic and Sports Committee
Website	www.cosr.ro (in Romanian, English, and French)
in Mexico City
Competitors	82 in 9 sports
Flag bearer	Aurel Vernescu
Medals; Ranked 12th	Gold 4 Silver 6 Bronze 5 Total 15
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
	1900; 1904–1920; 1924; 1928; 1932; 1936; 1948; 1952; 1956; 1960; 1964; 1968; 1972; 1976; 1980; 1984; 1988; 1992; 1996; 2000; 2004; 2008; 2012; 2016; 2020; 2024;

Romania competed at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, Mexico. 82 competitors, 66 men and 16 women, took part in 64 events in 9 sports.^[2]

Medalists

Ileana Silai — Athletics, Women's 800 metres
Mihaela Peneș — Athletics, Women's Javelin Throw
Ion Monea — Boxing, Men's Light Heavyweight
Anton Calenic, Dimitrie Ivanov, Haralambie Ivanov, and Mihai Țurcaș — Canoeing, Men's K4 1000m Kayak Fours
Marcel Roșca — Shooting, Men's Rapid-Fire Pistol
Ion Baciu — Wrestling, Men's Greco-Roman Bantamweight

Calistrat Cuțov — Boxing, Men's Lightweight
Viorica Dumitru — Canoeing, Women's K1 500m Kayak Singles
Ileana Gyulai-Drimba, Ana Pascu-Ene-Dersidan, Ecaterina Stahl-Iencic, Olga Szabo-Orban and Maria Vicol — Fencing, Women's Foil Team
Simion Popescu — Wrestling, Men's Featherweight
Nicolae Martinescu — Wrestling, Men's Greco-Roman Light Heavyweight

One cyclist represented Romania in 1968.

Ten fencers, five men and five women, represented Romania in 1968.

Twelve shooters, all men, represented Romania in 1968. Marcel Roşca won silver in the 25 m pistol.

^ "Aurel Vernescu". olympedia.org. Retrieved 5 January 2024.
^ "Romania at the 1968 Mexico City Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 7 September 2014.