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]
Romania at the 1964 Summer Olympics | |
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IOC code | ROU (RUM used at these Games) |
NOC | Romanian Olympic and Sports Committee |
Website | www |
in Tokyo | |
Competitors | 138 (108 men and 30 women) in 13 sports |
Flag bearer | Aurel Vernescu |
Medals Ranked 14th |
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Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
Medalists edit
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Gold edit
- Iolanda Balaș — Athletics, Women's High Jump
- Mihaela Peneș — Athletics, Women's Javelin Throw
Silver edit
- Andrei Igorov — Canoeing, Men's C1 1000m Canadian Singles
- Hilde Lauer — Canoeing, Women's K1 500m Kayak Singles
- Ion Tripșa — Shooting, Men's Rapid-Fire Pistol
- Valeriu Bularca — Wrestling, Men's Greco-Roman Lightweight
Bronze edit
- Lia Manoliu — Athletics, Women's Discus Throw
- Aurel Vernescu — Canoeing, Men's K1 1000m Kayak Singles
- Simion Cuciuc, Atanase Sciotnic, Mihai Țurcaș, and Aurel Vernescu — Canoeing, Men's K4 1000m Kayak Fours
- Hilde Lauer and Cornelia Sideri — Canoeing, Women's K2 500m Kayak Pairs
- Dumitru Pârvulescu — Wrestling, Men's Greco-Roman Flyweight
- Ion Cernea — Wrestling, Men's Greco-Roman Bantamweight
Athletics edit
Women's High Jump
- Iolanda Balaș
- Qualification- 1.70 m
- Final:-1.90 m, OR ( Gold Medal)
Women's Discus
- Lia Manoliu
- Qualification- 53.64 m
- Final-56.94 m ( Bronze Medal)
- Olimpia Cataramă
- Qualification-53.20 m
- Final-53.08 m (8th place)
Women's Javelin
- Maria Diaconescu
- Qualification-51.12 m
- Final-53.71 m (6th place)
- Mihaela Peneș
- Qualification-51.19 m
- Final-60.54 m ( Gold Medal)
Women's Shot Put
- Ana Sălăgean
- Qualification-15.31 m not qualified(no ranking)
Women's Long Jump
- Viorica Viscopoleanu
- Qualification-6.37 m
- Final-6.35 m (5th place)
Men's 5000 m
- Andrei Barabaș
- Heat-14:00.2 not qualified (no ranking)
Marathon
- Constantin Grecescu 2:30:42.6 (36th place)
Triple Jump
- Șerban Ciochină
- Qualification-15.31 m
- Final-16.23 m (5th place)
50 km Walk
- Ilie Popa 2:19:03.0 (28th place)
Boxing edit
Flyweight
- Constantin Ciucă def. Henry (Canada), def. Cuylenburg (Ceylon),lost to Olech (Poland)→6th place
Bantamweight
- Nicolae Puiu def. Van der Walt (Northern Rhodesia), def. Johnson (U.S.A.), lost to Sakurai (Japan)→5th place
Featherweight
- Constantin Crudu def. Caminero (Cuba), def. Limmonen (Finland), lost to Stepashkin (Soviet Union)→5th place
Light-Welterweight
- Iosif Mihalic def. König (Austria), def. Fasoli (Italy), lost to Kulej (Poland)→5th place
Welterweight
- Niculescu def. Gutierrez (Mexico), lost to Mabwa (Uganda)
Light-Middleweight
- Mârza def. Lee (South Korea), def. Elmahas (United Arab Republic), lost to Grzesiak(Poland)→7th place
Middleweight
- Ion Monea def. Kim (South Korea), lost to Schulz (Germany United Team)
Light-Heavyweight
- Gheorghe Negrea lost to Kiselyov (Soviet Union)
Heavyweight
- Vasile Mariuțan def. Pandov (Bulgaria),lost to Ros (Italy)
Canoeing edit
Cycling edit
Five cyclists represented Romania in 1964.
Fencing edit
Eleven fencers, six men and five women, represented Romania in 1964.
- Ana Ene-Derșidan qualified from Round 1 (2v, 2 d, barrage), qualified from Round 2 (3v,2 d), lost in Round 3 to Antonella Ragno (Italy) (8-4)
- Olga Orban-Szabo qualified from Round 1 (3 v,2 d), qualified from Round 2 (4 v, 1 d), lost in Round 3 to Giovanna Masciotta(Italy) (8-6)
- Maria Vicol eliminated in Round 1 (2 v, 3 d)
- Round 1
- Defeated U.S.A. (9-1)
- Round 2
- Lost to Soviet Union (4-9)
- Playoff for 5th place
- Defeated France (9-6)→5th place
Team Roster:
- Ion Drîmbă qualified from Round 1 (4 v, 1 d), qualified from Round 2 (3 v, 2 d), def.in Round 3 Naser Madani (Iran)(10-4), lost in Round 4 to Roland Losert (Austria)(6-10)
- Ștefan Haukler qualified from Round 1 (6 v,0 d), eliminated in Round 2 (2 v, 3 d)
- Tănase Mureșanu qualified from Round 1 (4 v,1 d), eliminated in Round 2 (2 v,3 d, barrage)
- First round
- Def. Argentina (9-0)
- Def. France (9-5)
- Lost to U.S.A. (8-8,54-62 t.d.)
- Quarterfinals
- Lost to Poland (5-9)
- 5-8 Playoff
- Def. Hungary (9-5)
- Lost to Germany United Team (8-8;57-60 t.d.)→6th place
- Team Roster
- Ștefan Haukler qualified from Round 1 (4 v,3 d), eliminated in Round 2 (0 v, 5 d)
- Tănase Mureșanu qualified from Round 1 (6 v, 0 d), qualified from Round 2 (4 v,2 d), lost in Round 3 to Marcel Parent (France) (10-12)
- Octavian Vintilă qualified from Round 1 (3 v, 2 d), eliminated in Round 2 (1 v, 6 d)
- Ion Drîmbă qualified from Round 1 (4 v,1 d), eliminated in Round 2 (3 v, 3 d)
- Round 1
- Def. Australia (9-3)
- Def. Great Britain (10-6)
- Quarterfinals
- Lost to France (6-8)
- 5-7 playoff
- Lost to Hungary (0-9)→7th place
Team Roster
Football edit
- Group stage
- Defeated Mexico (3-1)
- Drew with Germany United Team (1-1)
- Defeated Iran (1-0)
- Quarterfinals
- Lost to Hungary (0-2)
- Consolation round 1
- Defeated Ghana (4-2)
- Consolation round 2
- Defeated Yugoslavia (3-0) → 5th place
- Team Roster
Gymnastics edit
Rowing edit
Shooting edit
Nine shooters represented Romania in 1964.
Volleyball edit
- Men's Team Competition
- Round Robin
- 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
- Team Roster
- Women's Team Competition
- Round Robin
- 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
- Team Roster
Water polo edit
- First Round
- Lost to Italy (3-4)
- Defeated Japan (9-4)
- Semifinal Round
- 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
- Team Roster
Weightlifting edit
Wrestling edit
- Freestyle Wrestling
52 kg
- Gheorghe Tapalagă lost to Aliev(Soviet Union) (decision), lost to Georgiev (Bulgaria) (fall 9'19")
78 kg
- Ștefan Tâmpa lost to Watanabe (Japan) (decision), lost to Heinze (Germany Unified Team) (decision)
97 kg
- Ferenc Ballo lost to Medved (Soviet Union) (fall 2'12")drew with Conine (U.S.A.) (2-2)
+97 kg
- Ștefan Stângu drew with Kubat (Czechoslovakia) (2-2), lost to Dzhiber (Bulgaria) (decision)
- Greco-Roman Style Wrestling
52 kg
- Dumitru Pârvulescu def. Jensen (Denmark) (decision), def. Del Rio (Mexico) (fall 2'55"), def. Savadov (Soviet Union) (decision), lost to Kerezov (Bulgaria) (decision), lost to Hanahara (Japan) (fall 8'19")(→ Bronze Medal)
57 kg
- Ion Cernea drew with Varga (Hungary) def. Knitter (Poland) (decision), def. Švec (Czechoslovakia) (decision), def. Başergil (Turkey) (decision), lost to Trestyanski (Soviet Union) (decision)(→ Bronze Medal)
63 kg
- Marin Bolocan lost to Olsson (Sweden) (decision), def. Sayed (Afghanistan) (fall 3'56"),drew with Mirmalek (Iran), lost to Mansour (United Arab Republic) (decision)
70 kg
- Valeriu Bularca drew with Tapio (Finland), def. Kim (South Korea) (decision), def. Burke (U.S.A.) (foul 7'52"), def. Jonsson (Sweden) (decision), drew with Ayvaz (Turkey); entered tiebreak for places 2–4; defeated Gvanseladze (Soviet Union (decision)), drew with Fujita (Japan)(→ Silver Medal)
78 kg
- Ion Țăranu def. Todorov (Bulgaria) (decision), drew with Kolesov (Soviet Union), def. Asghian (Iran) (decision), drew with Laakso(Finland)→5th place
82 kg
- Gheorghe Popovici drew with Olenik (Soviet Union), lost with Metz (Germany United Team) (decision)
87 kg
- Nicolae Martinescu drew with Sosnowski (Poland), def. Bulgarelli (Italy)(decision), def. Yilmaz (Turkey) (decision), def. Wiesberger (Austria) (decision), lost with Radev (Bulgaria)(decision)→4th place
+97 kg
- Ștefan Stângu drew with Kasabov (Bulgaria), lost to Svensson (Sweden) (decision).
References edit
- ^ "Romania at the 1964 Tokyo Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 17 August 2014.