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Ten nations competed in water polo at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne.
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Romania competed at the 1968 Winter Olympics in Grenoble, France. The two-man bobsleigh team of Nicolae Neagoe and Ion Panţuru won the nation's first medal at the Winter Games, a bronze. As of the 2022 games, they remain Romania's only Winter Olympic medalists.
Laura Gabriela Badea-Cârlescu is a retired Romanian foil fencer, world champion in 1995, olympic champion in 1996 and european champion in 1996,1997, 2004. After her retirement she became a fencing coach, then a sport administrator with numerous roles. She served as President of the Athletes Commission (2001-2005) for the Romanian Olympic and Sports Committee, Member of the Rules Commission of the International Fencing Federation, Director of Olympic Education of the Romanian Olympic and Sports Committee (2005-2012), Director of Romanian Olympic Academy(2011-2017), Romanian Ambassador for Sports, Tolerance and Fair-Play at the Council of Europe (2004-2011), Member of the Science and Sports Council in Romania (2006-2009), Member of the Romanian Anti-Doping Agency, Vice-President of the Romanian Fencing Federation (2005-2011), President of the Romanian Fencing Federation (2017-2018), Member of the Culture and Olympic Heritage Commission at the European Olympic Committee, Member of the Executive Committee at the Romanian Olympic and Sports Committee.
The following is the list of squads that took part in the men's water polo tournament at the 1952 Summer Olympics.
The following is the list of squads that took part in the men's water polo tournament at the 1956 Summer Olympics.
The following is the list of squads that took part in the men's water polo tournament at the 1960 Summer Olympics.
The following is the list of squads that took part in the men's water polo tournament at the 1964 Summer Olympics.
Olga Szabó-Orbán was a Romanian foil fencer, world champion in 1962, and team world champion in 1969. A five-time Olympian, she won an individual silver medal in 1956 and team bronze medals in 1968 and 1972.
Ana Derșidan-Ene-Pascu was a Romanian fencer and sport leader. She won a bronze medal in the women's team foil events at the 1968 and 1972 Summer Olympics.
Suzana Ardeleanu is a Romanian fencer. She competed in the women's individual and team foil events at the 1980 Summer Olympics.
Ladislao Szabo is a Hungarian-born Argentine former water polo player who competed in the 1948 Summer Olympics and in the 1952 Summer Olympics. He was born in Budapest.
Alexandru Barabas Matei Guiman is a Romanian water polo player. At the 2012 Summer Olympics, he competed for the Romania men's national water polo team in the men's event. He is 6 ft 3 inches tall.
Alexandru Andrei Ghiban is a Romanian water polo player. At the 2012 Summer Olympics, he competed for the Romania men's national water polo team in the men's event. He is 6 ft 5 inches tall.
Alexandru Marinescu is a Romanian water polo player. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1956 Summer Olympics.
Alexandru Bădiţă is a former water polo player from Romania. He competed at the 1956 Summer Olympics and the 1960 Summer Olympics.
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This article lists various water polo records and statistics in relation to the Romania men's national water polo team at the Summer Olympics.
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