Men's ice hockey tournaments have been staged at the Olympic Games since 1920. The men's tournament was introduced at the 1920 Summer Olympics, and permanently added to the Winter Olympic Games in 1924. Romania has participated in four tournaments: 1964, 1968, 1976, and 1980. A total of 7 goaltenders and 45 skaters have represented Romania at the Olympics.
Doru Tureanu has scored the most goals, 11, and points, 19, while Eduard Panàhas the most assists, 10. Panàand Dezsà  Varga competed in the most Olympics, three, while Varga has played the most games, 18. Panàand Tureanu are the only two Romanian players to have been inducted into the IIHF Hall of Fame, in 1998 and 2011, respectively.