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| Nationality | Romanian |
| Born | 26 March 1953 Bucharest, Romania |
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| Sport | Bobsleigh |
Gheorghe Lixandru (born 26 March 1953) is a Romanian bobsledder. He competed at the 1976, 1980 and the 1984 Winter Olympics. [1] Lixandru was the flag bearer for Romania in the opening ceremony of the 1980 Winter Olympics. [2]
Mircea Frăţică is a Romanian retired middleweight judoka who won the European title in 1982. Frăţică also won bronze medals at the 1980 European Championships, 1983 World Championships and 1984 Olympics. Between 1976 and 1985 was coached by Clubul Sportiv Nitramonia Fagaras founder and coach, Gheorghe (Gelu) Gujbă, under whose direction he marked the above achievements. Frătică later joined Nitramonia Fagaras as a coach alongside Gujbă before moving on to Liberty Oradea where his team won the 1999 European Cup Championship.
Romania first participated at the Olympic Games in 1900, with a single participant. The National Olympic Committee for Romania is the Romanian Olympic and Sports Committee, and was created and recognized in 1914. The nation first sent a team to compete at the Games in 1924, and has only missed two editions each of the Summer Olympic Games and Winter Olympic Games since then. Notably, Romania was the lone Eastern Bloc nation to participate at the 1984 Summer Olympics, which the other nations boycotted. That was also Romania's most successful Olympic Games: they won 20 gold medals and 53 medals in total.
Romania competed at the 1980 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid, United States.
Cornel Gheorghe is a Romanian figure skating coach and former competitor. He competed at the 1994 Winter Olympics, where he placed 14th, and at the 1998 Winter Olympics, where he placed 21st.
Gheorghe Berceanu was a Romanian light-flyweight Greco-Roman wrestler. He won the world title in 1969 and 1972, the European title in 1970, 1972, and 1973, and an Olympic gold medal in 1972 in Munich and a silver in 1976 in Montreal. Berceanu spent most of his career at Steaua București, and later worked there as a coach.
Gheorghe Huţan is a former Romanian ice hockey goaltender. He played for the Romania men's national ice hockey team at the 1980 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid.
Andrei Gheorghe is a Romanian-born Guatemalan modern pentathlete. He competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics.
The men's ISSF 25 meter rapid fire pistol was a shooting sports event held as part of the shooting at the 1956 Summer Olympics programme. It was the 10th appearance of the event. The competition was held on 4 and 5 December 1956 at the shooting ranges in Melbourne. 35 shooters from 22 nations competed. Nations had been limited to two shooters each since 1952. The event was won by Ștefan Petrescu of Romania, the nation's first victory in the event. His countryman Gheorghe Lichiardopol repeated as bronze medalist, becoming the third man to win multiple rapid fire pistol medals. Between the two Romanians was Yevgeny Cherkasov with silver, earning the Soviet Union's first medal in the event.
Gheorghe Moldoveanu was a Romanian bobsledder. He competed in the two-man and the four-man events at the 1956 Winter Olympics.
Gheorghe Măcinic was a Romanian rower. He competed in the men's eight event at the 1952 Summer Olympics.
Gheorghe Moldoveanu is a Romanian rower. He competed in the men's coxed pair event at the 1968 Summer Olympics.
René Weller was a German boxer. He competed for West Germany in the men's featherweight event at the 1976 Summer Olympics, defeating Serge Thomas of France before losing to Gheorghe Ciochina of Romania. He was also most likely to become a West German representative at the 1980 Summer Olympics, but the West German government participation in the Olympics boycott caused Weller and the rest of the Olympic squad to miss the event. Weller died on 22 August 2023, at the age of 69 after suffering from dementia.
Dumitru Gheorghe is a Romanian wrestler. He competed at the 1956 Summer Olympics and the 1960 Summer Olympics.
Gheorghe Minea is a Romanian wrestler. He competed in the men's Greco-Roman 74 kg at the 1980 Summer Olympics.
Gheorghe Berdar is a Romanian biathlete. He competed in the 10 km sprint event at the 1984 Winter Olympics.
Gheorghe Tohăneanu is a Romanian gymnast. He competed in eight events at the 1964 Summer Olympics.
Gheorghe Zamfirescu is a Romanian water polo player. He competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics and the 1976 Summer Olympics.
Gheorghe Maftei is a Romanian weightlifter. He competed at the 1980 Summer Olympics and the 1984 Summer Olympics.
Gheorghe Răduţă is a Romanian handball player. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1992 Summer Olympics.
Gheorghe Langa was a Romanian equestrian. He competed at the 1956 Summer Olympics and the 1960 Summer Olympics.
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