Romania at the 1928 Summer Olympics

Romania at the 1928 Summer Olympics
IOC code	ROU
NOC	Romanian Olympic and Sports Committee
Website	www.cosr.ro  (in Romanian, English, and French)
in Amsterdam
Competitors	21 in 2 sports
Medals	Gold 0 Silver 0 Bronze 0 Total 0
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
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Romania competed at the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam, Netherlands. 21 athletes (19 men and 2 women) competed in 16 events across two sports (athletics and fencing). ^[1]

Athletics

Main article: Athletics at the 1928 Summer Olympics

13 athletes (11 men and 2 women) competed for Romania in 11 athletic events.

Men - track and road events

Athlete	Event	Heat		Semifinal		Final
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Ladislau Peter	100 m	unknown	3	Did not advance
Ladislau Peter	200 m	unknown	6	Did not advance
Lothar Albrich	110 m hurdles	unknown	4	Did not advance
Otto Schöpp		unknown	5	Did not advance
Vintilă Cristescu	Marathon	—				DNF

Men - field events

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Final
		Distance	Position	Distance	Position
Tiberiu Rusu	High jump	1.70	28	Did not advance
Otto Schöpp		1.70	28	Did not advance
Ion David	Shot put	12.82	16	Did not advance
Alexandru Fritz		12.55	19	Did not advance
Ion David	Discus throw	37.49	28	Did not advance
Otto Rottman	Javelin throw	50.93	27	Did not advance

Men - Combined events – Decathlon

Athlete	Event	100 m	LJ	SP	HJ	400 m	110H	DT	PV	JT	1500 m	Final	Rank
Gheorghe Csegezi	Result	11.8	6.01	9.45	1.60	55.6	20.0	26.20	3.00	31.85	5:03.8	5081.605	27
	Points	714.4	610.45	411	538	721.76	525	277.62	487	198.375	598.0
	Adjusted points	643	589	453	464	569	330	390	357	325	538	4658
	Rank	16	29	36	28	23	29	33	21	27	13
Ion Haidu	Result	12.2	5.74	10.51	1.60	59.4	20.4	31.59	—	—	—	DNF
	Points	619.2	544.30	517	538	578.88	487	482.44	—	—	—
	Adjusted points	567	531	516	464	429	300	496	—	—	—
	Rank	31	34	29	28	32	31	24	—	—	—
Virgil Ioan	Result	12.4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	DNF
	Points	571.6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
	Adjusted points	531	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
	Rank	34	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

Women - field events

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Final
		Distance	Position	Distance	Position
Irina Orendi	High jump	1.35	20	Did not advance
Berta Jikeli	Discus throw	28.19	18	Did not advance

Key

• Note – Ranks given for track events are within the athlete's heat only
• Q = Qualified for the next round
• q = Qualified for the next round as a fastest loser or, in field events, by position without achieving the qualifying target
• NR = National record
• N/A = Round not applicable for the event
• Bye = Athlete not required to compete in round

Fencing

Main article: Fencing at the 1928 Summer Olympics

Eight fencers, all men, represented Romania in 1928.

Athlete	Event	Round 1		Round 2		Semifinal		Final
		Wins	Rank	Wins	Rank	Wins	Rank	Wins	Rank
Gheorghe Caranfil	Men's épée	2	9	Did not advance
Dan Gheorghiu		3	7	Did not advance
Răzvan Penescu		6	3 Q	4	8	Did not advance
Gheorghe Caranfil Dan Gheorghiu Răzvan Penescu Ion Rudeanu Mihai Savu	Men's team épée	0	2 Q	0	3	Did not advance
Gheorghe Caranfil	Men's foil	0	7	—		Did not advance
Mihai Savu		4	3 Q	—		3	5	Did not advance
Gheorghe Caranfil Nicolae Caranfil Dan Gheorghiu Ion Rudeanu Mihai Savu	Men's team foil	0	4	Did not advance
Denis Dolecsko	Men's sabre	2	3 Q	—		1	7	Did not advance
Mihai Raicu		2	4	—		Did not advance

References

1. "Romania at the 1928 Amsterdam Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17. Retrieved 2010-04-23.

External links

• Official Olympic Reports