Ion Țiriac (Romanian pronunciation:[iˈont͡siriˈak]; born 9 May 1939), also known as the "Brașov Bulldozer", is a Romanian businessman and former professional tennis and ice hockey player. He has been president of the Romanian Tennis Federation.
Romania competed at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, Italy. 98 competitors, 82 men and 16 women, took part in 65 events in 13 sports.
Sport Club Municipal Dunărea Giurgiu, commonly known as SCM Dunărea Giurgiu or Dunărea Giurgiu, is a Romanian professional football club based in the city of Giurgiu, Giurgiu County and currently playing in the Liga III, the 3rd tier of the Romanian football league system.
Ilie Datcu, also known as İlyas Datça is a Romanian former football goalkeeper and coach.
Ion Nunweiller was a Romanian football defender and manager.
Ion Dumitrescu was a Romanian sports shooter. He competed in the individual trap event at the 1960, 1964, 1968 and 1972 Olympics and placed 1st, 5th, 11th and 30th, respectively. At the world championships he won bronze medals in team skeet in 1958 and in individual trap in 1961.
Ion Pârcălab is a Romanian former football player and manager.
Ion Monea was a Romanian amateur boxer. He competed as a middleweight in 1960–64 and won a bronze medal at the 1960 Olympics and a silver medal at the 1963 European Championships, placing fifth at the 1964 Olympics. He then moved up to the light-heavyweight division and won three more medals, at the 1967 and 1969 European championships and 1968 Olympics, losing on all three occasions to Danas Pozniakas. He did not fight Pozniakas in 1968 though, as he had a broken nose from his previous bout and withdrew from the Olympic final.
Emil Schulz was a German amateur boxer and five-time national champion, who lost only 21 of his 223 fights. He competed for the United Team of Germany at the 1964 Olympics in the middleweight division and won a silver medal. He also won a bronze medal at the 1963 European Amateur Boxing Championships, representing West Germany.
Ion Gheorghe Ionescu is a Romanian former football striker.
Clubul Sportiv Dinamo București is a Romanian professional handball club based in Bucharest, that competes in the Liga Națională, the top flight of Romanian handball. Nicknamed "the Red Dogs", the club was founded in 1948. The club's home ground is the Sala Polivalentă Dinamo in Sector 2, to which it moved in 2013. Dinamo București are among Romania's most successful clubs, having won over twenty competitive honours, including 20 top-flight titles, 8 Romanian Cups, 7 Romanian Supercups, and 1 EHF Champions League. Dinamo București has rivalry with Steaua București.
Ion Taranu was a Greco-Roman wrestler from Romania. He competed at the 1960, 1964 and 1968 Olympics and won a bronze medal in 1960. He also won a silver medal at the 1967 European Championships Domestically he collected 15 Romanian middleweight titles.
Ion Horaţiu Crişan (1928–1994) was a Romanian historian and archaeologist. He conducted research in South-Eastern and Central Europe, focusing on Geto-Dacians and Celts.
Ion Motroc is a former Romanian football defender who played for clubs in Romania and Turkey.
Lică Nunweiller was a Romanian international football midfielder who played for clubs in Romania and Turkey.
Alexandru Hrisanide was a Romanian pianist and composer who was a representative of late 20th century Romanian avant-garde. A Netherlands resident since 1974, he taught piano and composition at the Amsterdam and Tilburg Academies of Music. Hrisanide's music achieves an original synthesis between archaic melos and modes on the one hand, and the accomplishments of the modern Viennese school on the other. He won the Lili Boulanger Foundation Prize in 1965.
Ion Itu was a Romanian literary critic and essayist.
Ilie Greavu was a Romanian football defender and manager.
Nicolae Georgescu was a Romanian footballer who played as an attacking midfielder. Spending most of his career in Rapid București, he was capped 18 times for Romania.
Ion Țîrcovnicu was a Romanian football forward.
