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Romania at the 1968 Winter Olympics

Romania competed at the 1968 Winter Olympics in Grenoble, France. The two-man bobsleigh team of Nicolae Neagoe and Ion Panţuru won the nation's first medal at the Winter Games, a bronze. As of the 2026 games, they remain Romania's only Winter Olympic medalists.

Medalists

Alpine skiing

Men
Men's slalom

Biathlon

Men
<sup>1</sup> One minute added per close miss (a hit in the outer ring), two minutes added per complete miss.
Men's 4 x 7.5&nbsp;km relay
<sup>2</sup> A penalty loop of 200 metres had to be skied per missed target.

Bobsleigh

Figure skating

Women

Ice hockey

First round

West Germany - Romania 7:0 (1:0, 3:0, 3:0) <br />Goalscorers: Gustav Hanig 2, Alois Schloder, Ernst Kopf, Otto Schneitberger, Horst Meindl, Heinz Weisenbach.

Consolation Round

Teams in this group play for 9th-14th places.

Romania – Austria 3:2 (2:1, 1:1, 0:0) <br />Goalscorers: Fagarasi, Calamar, Mois – Schupp, Samonig.

France – Romania 3:7 (0:2, 0:2, 3:3) <br />Goalscorers: Itzicsohn, Mazza, Lacarriere – Iuliu Szabo 2, Florescu 2, Pana, Geza Szabo, Stefan.

Japan – Romania 5:4 (3:0, 1:3, 1:1) <br />Goalscorers: Hikigi 2, Araki, Itoh, Kudo – Florescu, Pana, Mois, Ionescu.

Norway – Romania 4:3 (2:2, 1:1, 1:0) <br />Goalscorers: Bergeid, Olsen, Syversen, Mikkelsen – Pana, Iuliu Szabo, Czaka.

Yugoslavia – Romania 9:5 (5:3, 1:1, 3:1) <br />Goalscorers: Roman Smolej 2, Tisler 2, Felc 2, Ivo Jan, Hiti, Jug – Iuliu Szabo 2, Tekei, Florescu, Geza Szabo.

Contestants

12. ROMANIA <br />Goaltenders: Constantin Dumitras, Mihai Stoiculescu <br />Defence: Ion Stefan Ionescu, Zoltan Czaka, Dezső Varga, Zoltan Fogaras, Razvan Schiau <br />Forwards: Geza Szabo, Iulian Florescu, Alexandru Kalamar, Gyula Szabo, Eduard Pana, Ion Gheorghiu, Stefan Texe, Ion Basa, Aurel Mois, Valentin Stefanov

References