Romania at the 1968 Winter Olympics
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IOC codeROU
(RUM used at these Games)
(RUM used at these Games)
Websitewww.cosr.ro (in Romanian, English, and French)
Competitors30 (29 men, 1 woman) in 5 sports
| Romania at the 1968 Winter Olympics | |
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| IOC code | ROU (RUM used at these Games) |
| NOC | Romanian Olympic and Sports Committee |
| Website | www |
| in Grenoble | |
| Competitors | 30 (29 men, 1 woman) in 5 sports |
| Flag bearer | Beatrice Huștiu |
| Medals |
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| Winter Olympics appearances (overview) | |
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.
| Medal | Name | Sport | Event |
|---|---|---|---|
 Bronze | Ion Panturu Nicolae Neagoe | Bobsleigh | Two-man |
Alpine skiing
- Men
| Athlete | Event | Race 1 | Race 2 | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Dorin Munteanu | Downhill | 2:22.53 | 65 | ||||
| Dan Cristea | 2:18.52 | 62 | |||||
| Dorin Munteanu | Giant Slalom | 1:55.78 | 55 | 1:59.18 | 60 | 3:54.96 | 55 |
| Dan Cristea | 1:54.66 | 52 | 1:56.98 | 50 | 3:51.64 | 49 | |
- Men's slalom
| Athlete | Heat 1 | Heat 2 | Final | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time 1 | Rank | Time 2 | Rank | Total | Rank | |
| Dorin Munteanu | 57.72 | 5 | 56.05 | 3 | did not advance | |||||
| Dan Cristea | 53.75 | 2 QF | – | – | 56.10 | 39 | 57.23 | 26 | 1:53.33 | 25 |
Biathlon
- Men
| Event | Athlete | Time | Penalties | Adjusted time 1 | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 km | Nicolae Bărbăşescu | 1'24:05.3 | 4 | 1'28:05.3 | 29 |
| Gheorghe Cimpoia | 1'25:36.5 | 1 | 1'26:36.5 | 23 | |
| Vilmoş Gheorghe | 1'20:07.3 | 6 | 1'26:07.3 | 22 | |
| Constantin Carabela | 1'22:52.2 | 0 | 1'22:52.2 | 14 |
- 1 One minute added per close miss (a hit in the outer ring), two minutes added per complete miss.
- Men's 4 x 7.5 km relay
| Athletes | Race | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Misses 2 | Time | Rank | |
| Gheorghe Cimpoia Constantin Carabela Nicolae Bărbăşescu Vilmoş Gheorghe |
4 | 2'25:39.8 | 7 |
- 2 A penalty loop of 200 metres had to be skied per missed target.
Bobsleigh
| Sled | Athletes | Event | Run 1 | Run 2 | Run 3 | Run 4 | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | |||
| ROU-1 | Ion Panţuru Nicolae Neagoe |
Two-man | 1:10.20 | 2 | 1:11.62 | 6 | 1:11.31 | 7 | 1:11.33 | 4 | 4:44.46 | |
| ROU-2 | Romeo Nedelcu Gheorghe Maftei |
Two-man | n/a | ? | n/a | ? | n/a | ? | DNF | – | DNF | – |
| Sled | Athletes | Event | Run 1 | Run 2 | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | |||
| ROU-1 | Ion Panţuru Petre Hristovici Gheorghe Maftei Nicolae Neagoe |
Four-man | 1:10.59 | 6 | 1:07.55 | 3 | 2:18.14 | 4 |
