Romania competed at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin, Germany. The nation returned to the Olympic Games after having missed the 1932 Summer Olympics. 54 competitors, 52 men and 2 women, took part in 33 events in 9 sports.[2]
Romania at the 1936 Summer Olympics | |
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IOC code | ROU |
NOC | Romanian Olympic and Sports Committee |
Website | www |
in Berlin | |
Competitors | 54 in 9 sports |
Flag bearer | Șerban Manciulescu[1] |
Medals Ranked 25th |
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Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
Medalists
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Silver
edit- Henri Rang — Equestrian, Jumping Individual
Athletics
edit- Men's Long Jump
- Bogdan Ionescu-Crum — did not qualify → no ranking
- Men's Discus Throw
- Ioan Havaleţ — did not qualify → no ranking
- 50 km Walk
- Gheorghe Firea — 5:09:39 → 20th place
Boxing
edit- Flyweight
- Dumitru Panaitescu — lost to Nunag (Philippines) → no ranking
- Bantamweight
- Ioan Gaşpar — lost to Stasch (Germany) → no ranking
- Featherweight
- Nicolae Berechet — lost to Seeberg (Estonia) → no ranking
- Lightweight
- Gheorghe David — lost to Facchin (Italy) → no ranking
Equestrian
edit- Grand Prix des Nations Show Jumping Event, individual
- Henri Rang — on "Delfis" 4 penalty points in 144,2 seconds (→ Silver Medal)
- Ion Apostol — on "Dracu Ştie" 28 penalty points in 191 seconds (→ 29th place)
- Toma Tudoran — on "Hunter" — DNF → no ranking
- Grand Prix des Nations Show Jumping Event, Team
- Team roster: Henri Rang on "Delfis", Ion Apostol on ""Dracu Ştie", Toma Tudoran on "Hunter"
- Romania disqualified, because of Tudoran not finishing the course (→ no ranking)
Fencing
editSeven fencers, five men and two women, represented Romania in 1936.
- Nicolae Marinescu — qualified from the 1st round (4 v,1 d), eliminated in 2nd round (2 v, 4 d)
- Denis Dolecsko — eliminated in the 1st round (1 v, 4 d)
- Ioan Miclescu-Prăjescu — qualified from the 1st round (4v, 2 d), eliminated in the 2nd round (3v,2 d, lost barrage to Campbell-Gray, Great Britain)
- Denis Dolecsko — qualified from the 1st round (4 v, 1 d), eliminated in 2nd round (1 v, 4 d)
- Nicolae Marinescu — qualified from the first round (4 v, 2 d), eliminated in 2nd round (0 v, 5 d)
- Kamilló Szathmáry — eliminated in the 1st round (3v, 3d, lost barrage to Harry, Great Britain)
- Team roster: Nicolae Marinescu, Gheorghe Man, Denis Dolecsko, Kamilló Szathmáry.
- Romania eliminated in 1st round:
- lost to Germany (6-10)
- lost to Uruguay (8-8, 57-60 td)
- Thea Kellner — eliminated in Pool Stage (0 v, 5 d)
- Gerda Gantz — eliminated in Pool Stage (1 v, 5 d)
Gymnastics
edit- Men's team
- Team roster:Drăghici, Matuşek, Ludu, Abraham, Dan, Schmidt, Albert, Moldoveanu.
- Romania — 71.566 p. (→ 14th place)
- Individual all-around
- Ludu — 11.966 p. (→ 93rd place)
- Abraham — 10.093 p. (→ 98th place)
- Albert — 9.900 p. (→ 99th place)
- Matuşek — 9.050 p. (→ 101st place)
- Dan — 9.037 p. (→ 103rd place)
- Drăghici — 8.500 p. (→ 105th place)
- Schmidt — 8.370 p. (→ 107th place)
- Moldoveanu — did not complete the all-around competition (→ no ranking)
Handball
edit- Team roster: Fesci, Zoller, Carl Haffer, Franz Haffer, Zickeli, Höchsmann, Speck, Zacharias, Kirschner, Halmen, Halder, Hermannstädter, Schorsten, Holzträger, Herzog.
- Lost to Austria (3-18)
- Lost to Switzerland (6-8)
- Defeated U.S.A. (10-3) (→ Fifth place)
Shooting
editFour shooters represented Romania in 1936.
Wrestling
edit- Bantamweight
- József Tõzsér — defeated Bayle (France) (throw 11:58), defeated Tóth (Yugoslavia) (decision 3-0), defeated Bertoli (Italy) (throw 2:50, lost to Brendel (Germany) (throw 16:24), lost to Perttunen (Finland) (decision 2-1) (→ Fifth place)
- Featherweight
- Dezsõ Horváth — lost to Hering (Germany) (throw 11:36), defeated Janda (Czechoslovakia) (decision 3-0), defeated Kracher (France) (throw 6:28), lost to Reini (Finland) (throw 5:28) (→no ranking)
- Lightweight
- Ilie Borlovan — defeated Kálmán (Hungary) (decision 2-1), defeated Arikan (Turkey) (decision 2-1), lost to Koskela (Finland)(throw 8:51) (→no ranking)
- Middleweight
- Marin Cocoş — defeated Gogel (Switzerland) (throw 5:30), lost to Schweikert (Germany) (throw 8:28), defeated Pointner (Austria)(throw 2:21), lost to Kokkinen (Finland) (throw 3:00) (→ Fifth place)
- Heavyweight
- Tibor Kondorossy — lost to Nyman (Sweden) (throw 6:51), lost to Palusalu (Estonia) (throw 10:36 ) (→no ranking)
Art competitions
editReferences
edit- ^ "Flagbearers for Romania". olympedia.org. Retrieved 5 January 2024.
- ^ "Romania at the 1936 Berlin Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 19 January 2015.