Romania at the 1956 Winter Olympics

Romania at the 1956 Winter Olympics
IOC code	ROU
NOC	Romanian Olympic and Sports Committee
Website	www.cosr.ro (in Romanian, English, and French)
in Cortina d'Ampezzo
Competitors	19 (13 men, 6 women) in 4 sports
Medals	Gold 0 Silver 0 Bronze 0 Total 0
Winter Olympics appearances (overview)
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Romania competed at the 1956 Winter Olympics in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy.

Alpine skiing

Main article: Alpine skiing at the 1956 Winter Olympics

Men

Athlete	Event	Race 1		Race 2		Total
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Gheorghe Cristoloveanu	Downhill					DSQ	–
Nicolae Pandrea						3:46.5	31
Nicolae Pandrea	Giant Slalom					4:12.3	74
Gheorghe Cristoloveanu						3:30.5	37
Gheorghe Cristoloveanu	Slalom	2:05.6	46	2:15.4	28	4:21.0	39
Nicolae Pandrea		1:52.9	40	2:26.2 (+0:05)	38	4:19.1	39

Women

Athlete	Event	Race 1		Race 2		Total
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Elena Epuran	Downhill					2:27.7	44
Magdalena Marotineanu						2:04.0	40
Elena Epuran	Giant Slalom					3:20.5	43
Magdalena Marotineanu						2:21.0	39
Elena Epuran	Slalom	DSQ	–	–	–	DSQ	–
Magdalena Marotineanu		DSQ	–	–	–	DSQ	–

Bobsleigh

Main article: Bobsleigh at the 1956 Winter Olympics

Sled	Athletes	Event	Run 1		Run 2		Run 3		Run 4		Total
			Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
ROU-1	Heinrich Ene Mărgărit Blăgescu	Two-man	1:26.51	13	1:26.83	17	1:26.44	14	1:26.44	16	5:46.22	14
ROU-2	Constantin Dragomir Gheorghe Moldoveanu	Two-man	1:27.22	17	1:26.42	14	1:27.57	19	1:28.95	20	5:50.16	18

Sled	Athletes	Event	Run 1		Run 2		Run 3		Run 4		Total
			Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
ROU-1	Heinrich Ene Dumitru Peteu Nicolae Moiceanu Mărgărit Blăgescu	Four-man	1:21.53	21	1:20.58	16	1:20.64	12	1:20.44	10	5:23.19	14
ROU-2	Constantin Dragomir Vasile Panait Ion Staicu Gheorghe Moldoveanu	Four-man	1:21.21	19	1:21.22	18	1:22.37	18	1:23.03	21	5:27.83	20

Cross-country skiing

Main article: Cross-country skiing at the 1956 Winter Olympics

Men

Event	Athlete	Race
		Time	Rank
15 km	Constantin Enache	56:06	40
	Manole Aldescu	54:40	32
30 km	Constantin Enache	1'59:52	36
	Manole Aldescu	1'57:42	31

Women

Event	Athlete	Race
		Time	Rank
10 km	Margareta Arvay	DSQ	–
	Ștefania Botcariu	49:37	39
	Iuliana Simon	49:32	38

Women's 3 x 5 km relay

Athletes	Race
	Time	Rank
Ștefania Botcariu Elena Zangor Iuliana Simon	DSQ	–

Ski jumping

Main article: Ski jumping at the 1956 Winter Olympics

Athlete	Event	Jump 1			Jump 2			Total
		Distance	Points	Rank	Distance	Points	Rank	Points	Rank
Nicolae Munteanu	Normal hill	66.0	85.0	44	70.0	90.0	34	175.0	42

References

• Official Olympic Reports Archived 2007-06-12 at the Wayback Machine
• Olympic Winter Games 1956, full results by sports-reference.com