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 2010 games, they remain Romania's only Winter Olympic medalists.

Medalists

Alpine skiing

Men

Men's slalom

Biathlon

Men

<small>¹One minute added per close miss (a hit in the outer ring), two minutes added per complete miss.</small>

Men's 4 x 7.5&nbsp;km relay

<small>²A penalty loop of 200 metres had to be skied per missed target.</small>

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...
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