Romania at the 1964 Summer Olympics

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Romania at the
1964 Summer Olympics
Flag of Romania (1952-1965).svg
IOC code ROU
(RUM used at these Games)
NOC Romanian Olympic and Sports Committee
Website www.cosr.ro  (in Romanian, English, and French)
in Tokyo
Competitors138 (108 men and 30 women) in 13 sports
Flag bearer Aurel Vernescu
Medals
Ranked 14th
Gold
2
Silver
4
Bronze
6
Total
12
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)

Romania competed at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan. 138 competitors, 108 men and 30 women, took part in 76 events in 13 sports. [1]

Contents

Medalists

Gold

Silver

Bronze

Athletics

Women's High Jump

Women's Discus

Women's Javelin

Women's Shot Put

Women's Long Jump

Men's 5000 m

Marathon

Triple Jump

50 km Walk

Boxing

Flyweight

Bantamweight

Featherweight

Light-Welterweight

Welterweight

Light-Middleweight

Middleweight

Light-Heavyweight

Heavyweight

Canoeing

Cycling

Five cyclists represented Romania in 1964.

Individual road race
Team time trial

Fencing

Eleven fencers, six men and five women, represented Romania in 1964.

Women's foil
Women's team foil
  • Defeated U.S.A. (9-1)
  • Lost to Soviet Union (4-9)
  • Defeated France (9-6)→5th place

Team Roster:

Men's foil
Men's team foil
  • Def. Argentina (9-0)
  • Def. France (9-5)
  • Lost to U.S.A. (8-8,54-62 t.d.)
  • Lost to Poland (5-9)
  • Def. Hungary (9-5)
  • Lost to Germany United Team (8-8;57-60 t.d.)→6th place
Men's épée
Men's sabre
Men's team sabre
  • Def. Australia (9-3)
  • Def. Great Britain (10-6)
  • Lost to France (6-8)
  • Lost to Hungary (0-9)→7th place

Team Roster

Football

  • Defeated Mexico (3-1)
  • Drew with Germany United Team (1-1)
  • Defeated Iran (1-0)
  • Lost to Hungary (0-2)
  • Defeated Ghana (4-2)
  • Defeated Yugoslavia (3-0) → 5th place

Gymnastics

Rowing

Shooting

Nine shooters represented Romania in 1964.

25 m pistol
50 m pistol
50 m rifle, three positions
50 m rifle, prone
Trap

Volleyball

Men's Team Competition
  • Lost to Soviet Union (0-3)
  • Defeated Brazil (3-0)
  • Defeated Bulgaria (3-2)
  • Defeated Netherlands (3-0)
  • Defeated South Korea (3-2)
  • Defeated Hungary (3-1)
  • Lost to Czechoslovakia (1-3)
  • Lost to Japan (0-3)
  • Defeated United States (3-1) → 4th place
Women's Team Competition
  • Lost to Soviet Union (0-3)
  • Lost to Japan (0-3)
  • Defeated United States (3-0)
  • Defeated South Korea (3-0)
  • Lost to Poland (0-3) → 4th place

Water polo

  • Lost to Italy (3-4)
  • Defeated Japan (9-4)
  • Defeated Germany United Team (5-4)
  • Drew with Soviet Union (2-2)
  • 5-8 Tournament
  • Defeated the Netherlands (6-1)
  • Lost to Belgium (3-5)→ 5th place

Weightlifting

Wrestling

Freestyle Wrestling

52 kg

78 kg

97 kg

+97 kg

Greco-Roman Style Wrestling

52 kg

57 kg

63 kg

70 kg

78 kg

82 kg

87 kg

+97 kg

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References

  1. "Romania at the 1964 Tokyo Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 17 August 2014.