1952 Summer Olympics / Participant (Romania)
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Romania took part in the 1952 Summer Olympics in the Finnish capital Helsinki with 114athletes nominatedby the Comitetul Olimpic și Sportiv Român (COSR), 11 women and 103 men, in 67 competitions in 14 sports.
It was the fifth time a Romanian team had participated in the Summer Olympics since 1900 . The youngest participant was the 18-year-old gymnast Stela Perin , the oldest participant the 45-year-old fencer Nicolae Marinescu .
Flag bearer
The athlete Dumitru Paraschivescu carried the flag of Romania during the opening ceremony in the Olympic Stadium .
Medalist
With a recovered gold, a silver and two bronze, the Romanian team was ranked 23 in the medal count .
gold
Surname | sport | competition |
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Iosif Sîrbu | shoot | Small caliber lying |
silver
Surname | sport | competition |
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Vasile Tiță | Boxing | medium weight |
bronze
Surname | sport | competition |
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Gheorghe Fiat | Boxing | lightweight |
Gheorghe Lichiardopol | shoot | Rapid fire pistol |
Participants by sport
basketball
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Cornel Călugăreanu , Gheorghe Constantinide , Grigore Costescu , Andrei Folbert , Ladislau Mokos , Liviu Naghy , Mihai Nedef , Cezar Niculescu , Dan Niculescu , Adrian Petroșanu , Vasile Popescu and Emanoil Răducanu
- Qualifying round , group C: two losses, not qualified for the main round, 17th place
Boxing
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Mircea Dobrescu
- 1st round: 2-1 win against Yoshitaro Nagata from Japan
- 2nd round: 3-0 win against Roland Johansson from Sweden
- 3rd round: 1: 2 defeat against the American Nathan Brooks
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Ion Zlătaru
- 1st round: Victory by disqualifying the opponent, Antoine Martin from France
- 2nd round: 1: 2 defeat against the South African Helmuth von Gravenitz
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Gheorghe Ilie
- 1st round: 3-0 win against Percival Lewis from Great Britain
- 2nd round: 0-3 defeat against the American Edson Brown
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Gheorghe Fiat
- 1st round: 3-0 win against Abdel Hamid El-Hamaky from Egypt
- 2nd round: 3-0 win against Kevin Martin from Ireland
- 3rd round: 2-1 win against Americo Bonetti from Argentina
- Semi-finals: defeat ( walkover ) against Poland's Aleksy Antkiewicz , 3rd place
Half welter weight (up to 63.5 kg)
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Ferencz Ambruș
- 1st round: 3-0 win against Hans Valdemar Pedersen from Denmark
- 2nd round: defeat against Viktor Mednov from the Soviet Union
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Nicolae Linca
- 1st round: 3-0 win against Sergio Gascue from Venezuela
- 2nd round: defeat by technical knockout in the first round against Günther Heidemann from the Federal Republic of Germany
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Neacșu Șerbu
- 1st round: 0-3 defeat against Pentti Olavi Kontula from Finland
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Vasile Tiță
- 1st round: Victory by disqualifying the opponent, William Bernard Tynan Duggan from Ireland, in the third round
- 2nd round: Victory by disqualifying the opponent, Nelson de Paula Andrade from Brazil , in the second round
- 3rd round: Victory by technical knockout in the third round against the Italian Walter Sentimenti
- Semi-finals: 3-0 win against Boris Nikolov from Bulgaria
- Final: defeat by knockout in the first round against the American Floyd Patterson , 2nd place
Light heavyweight (up to 81 kg)
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Dumitru Ciobotaru
- 1st round: BYE
- 2nd round: 1: 2 defeat against Harri Siljander from Finland
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Geza Furetz
- 1st round: 0-3 defeat against Tomislav Krizmanić from Yugoslavia
fencing
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Vasile Chelaru
- 1st round, group 1: qualified for the 2nd round with four wins (rank 1)
- 2nd round, group 5: with two wins (5th place) not qualified for the semi-finals
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Nicolae Marinescu
- 1st round, group 3: qualified for the 2nd round with three wins (2nd place)
- 2nd round, group 3: without a win (rank 7) not qualified for the semi-finals
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Andrei Vîlcea
- 1st round, group 6: qualified for the 2nd round with three wins (4th place)
- 2nd round, group 5: not qualified for the semi-finals with one win (rank 7)
- Andrei Vîlcea, Ilie Tudor , Nicolae Marinescu and Vasile Chelaru
- 1st round, group 5: with two defeats (3rd place) not qualified for the 2nd round
- 6:10 defeat against BR Germany / Andrei Vîlcea (1), Ilie Tudor (1), Nicolae Marinescu (1), Vasile Chelaru (3)
- 7: 9 loss to the United States / Andrei Vîlcea (3), Ilie Tudor (2), Nicolae Marinescu (1), Vasile Chelaru (1)
- 1st round, group 5: with two defeats (3rd place) not qualified for the 2nd round
- Vasile Chelaru
- 1st round, group 3: with three wins (rank 6) not qualified for the 2nd round
- Nicolae Marinescu
- 1st round, group 8: qualified for the 2nd round with five wins (1st place)
- 2nd round, group 1: with three wins (7th place) not qualified for the semi-finals
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Zoltan Uray
- 1st round, group 4: with a win (rank 7) not qualified for the 2nd round
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Ion Santo
- 1st round, group 1: qualified for the 2nd round with four wins (4th place)
- 2nd round, group 4: without a win (rank 7) not qualified for the semi-finals
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Adalbert Gurath
- 1st round, group 3: qualified for the 2nd round with four wins (4th place)
- 2nd round, group 2: qualified for the semi-finals with four wins (4th place)
- Semi-finals, Group 3: with two wins (4th place) not qualified for the final
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Ilie Tudor
- 1st round, group 6: qualified for the 2nd round with five wins (1st place)
- 2nd round, group 3: qualified for the semi-finals with five wins (3rd place)
- Semi-finals, Group 1: without a win (7th place) not qualified for the final
- Mihai Kokossy , Ion Santo, Adalbert Gurath and Ilie Tudor
Soccer
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Valeriu Călinoiu , Zoltan Farmati , Eugen Iordache , Iosif Kovács , Titus Ozon , Tudor Paraschiva , Iosif Petschovski , Gavril Serfőző , Ion Suru , Ion Voinescu and Vasile Zavoda
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Preliminary round match on July 15 in Turku in front of 10,588 spectators: 1: 2 (0: 1) defeat against Hungary
- Troschers: Ion Suru, 1: 2, 86th min
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Preliminary round match on July 15 in Turku in front of 10,588 spectators: 1: 2 (0: 1) defeat against Hungary
Weightlifting
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Alexandru Cosma (55.95 kg)
- Final: 70.0 kg, without placement
- Military
press:70.0 kg/70.0 kg/70.0 kg - Tear: 70.0 kg /
77.5 kg/ - - Push:
100.0 kg/105.0 kg/ -
- Military
- Final: 70.0 kg, without placement
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Ilie Enciu (74.30 kg)
- Final: 322.5 kg, 18th place
- Military press:
97.5kg/ 97.5kg /102.5kg - Tear: 92.5kg / 97.5kg /
100.0kg - Push: 122.5kg / 127.5kg /
130.0kg
- Military press:
- Final: 322.5 kg, 18th place
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Ilie Dancea (82.45 kg)
- Final: 330.0 kg, 18th place
- Military press: 90.0kg / 95.0kg /
97.5kg - Tear:
102.5kg/ 102.5kg /107.5kg - Push: 127.5kg /
132.5kg/ 132.5kg
- Military press: 90.0kg / 95.0kg /
- Final: 330.0 kg, 18th place
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Gheorghe Pițicaru (89.95 kg)
- Final: 330.0 kg, 16th place
- Military press: 90.0kg / 95.0kg /
97.5kg - Tear: 97.5kg /
102.5kg/ 102.5kg - Push: 127.5kg / 132.5kg /
135.0kg
- Military press: 90.0kg / 95.0kg /
- Final: 330.0 kg, 16th place
athletics
Men
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Cristea Dinu
- 2: 39: 42.2 hours (+ 16: 39.0 min), rank 31st
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Constantin Radu
- Race not finished
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Vasile Teodosiu
- 2: 46: 00.8 hours (+ 22: 57.6 min), rank 41
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Ion Baboie
- 4: 41: 52.8 hours (+ 13: 03.0 min), rank 8
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Dumitru Paraschivescu
- 4: 41: 05.2 hours (+ 12: 57.4 min), rank 7
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Victor Firea
- Prelims : in run 1 (rank 9) with 9: 29.2 min (hand-stopped) did not qualify for the final
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Ioan Soter
- Qualification , group B: 1.87 m, rank 1, qualified for the final
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Final : 1.95 m, 6th place
- 1.70 m: left out
- 1.80 m: left out
- 1.90 m: skipped in the first attempt
- 1.95 m: skipped in the second attempt
- 1.98 m: three invalid jumps
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Zeno Dragomir
- Qualification , group A: 4.00 m, rank 1, qualified for the final
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Final : 3.80 m, 18th place
- 3.60 m: left out
- 3.80 m: skipped in the second attempt
- 3.95 m: three invalid jumps
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Constantin Dumitru
- Qualification , group B: 50.92 m, rank 6, qualified for the final
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Final : 52.77 m, rank 12
- 1st jump: 52.77 m
- 2nd jump: invalid
- 3rd jump: 50.62 m; did not qualify for the final of the six best throwers
Women
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Emma Konrad
- Preliminary runs : in run 9 (4th place) with 13.0 s (hand-stopped) or 13.10 s (electronically) not qualified for the quarter-finals
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Alexandra Sicoe
- Preliminary runs: in run 4 (rank 4) with 12.8 s (hand-stopped) or 12.93 s (electronic) not qualified for the quarter-finals
- Emma Konrad
- Preliminary runs : in run 2 (rank 6) with 25.8 s (hand-stopped) or 26.04 s (electronic) not qualified for the semi-finals
- Alexandra Sicoe
- Preliminary runs: in Lau5 2 (3rd place) with 25.6 s (hand-stopped) or 25.82 s (electronic) not qualified for the semi-finals
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Lia Manoliu
- Qualification : 37.58 m, rank 13, qualified for the final
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Final : 42.65 m, 6th place
- 1st litter: 41.57 m
- 2nd litter: 42.65 m
- 3rd throw: 41.48 m; qualified for the finals of the six best female throwers
- 4th litter: 36.05 m
- 5th litter: 41.21 m
- 6th litter: 40.79 m
Cycling
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Ion Ioniță
- 1st round: in run 6 (3rd place) not directly qualified for the quarter-finals
- 1st round, hope runs: in run 4 (rank 5) not qualified for the quarter-finals
- Ion Ioniță
- 1: 14.4 min (+ 3.3 s), rank 7
Road race (190.4 km), individual classification
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Victor Georgescu
- 5: 24: 27.5 hours, rank 44
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Marin Niculescu
- 5: 23: 34.1 hours, rank 41
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Petre Nuță
- Race not finished
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Constantin Stănescu
- 5: 20: 01.4 hours, rank 29
Road race (190.4 km) team classification
- Victor Georgescu, Marin Niculescu and Constantin Stănescu
- 16:08:03, 0 hours, rank 12
horse riding
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Gheorghe Antohi on Haimana
- Final: 38.25 points, 39th place
- 1st round: 16.00 points
- 2nd round: 22.25 points
- Final: 38.25 points, 39th place
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Ion Constantin on Vagabond
- Final: 103.00 points, rank 48
- 1st round: 70.00 points
- 2nd round: 33.00 points
- Final: 103.00 points, rank 48
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Ion Jipa on Troika
- Final: 39.00 points, rank 40
- 1st round: 8.00 points
- 2nd round: 31.00 points
- Final: 39.00 points, rank 40
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Gheorghe Antohi on Haimana , Ion Constantin on Vagabond and Ion Jipa on Troika
- Final: 108.25 points, 13th place
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Petre Andreanu on Ciurlan
- −182.00 points, rank 55
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Nicolae Mihalcea on Ghibelin
- −145.20 points, rank 30
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Mihai Timu on Cornet
- −171.66 points, 46th place
Wrestling
- Marin Belușica
- Dumitru Cuc
- Ovidiu Forai
- Francisc Horvath
- Dumitru Pîrvulescu
- Ion Popescu
- Alexandru Șuli
rowing
- Iosif Bergesz
- Milivoi Iancovici
- Ștefan Konyelicska
- Gheorghe Măcinic
- Ion Niga
- Ștefan Pongratz
- Alexandru Rotaru
- Ştefan Somogy
- Ion Vlăduț
shoot
- Iosif Sîrbu , gold
- Gheorghe Lichiardopol , bronze
- Penaite Calcai
- Petre Cişmigu
swim
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Iosif Novac
- Preliminary runs: in run 1 (3rd place) with 1: 00.5 min not qualified for the semi-finals
do gymnastics
Men
rank | Surname | Points (place) per discipline | points total |
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ground |
Leap |
Ingots |
Horizontal bar |
Rings |
horse |
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71 | Frederic Orendi | 17.20 | 17.40 | 18.00 | 18.20 | 17.45 | 16.80 | 105.05 |
72 | Andrei Kerekeș | 17.70 | 17.60 | 16.60 | 16.95 | 18.30 | 17.80 | 104.95 |
124 | Mihai Botez | 16.45 | 15.50 | 17.85 | 13.65 | 18.50 | 16.25 | 98.20 |
157 | Francisc Cociș | 16.80 | 17.35 | 14.45 | 11.50 | 16.65 | 12.05 | 88.80 |
161 | Eugene Balint | 16.45 | 14.95 | 15.95 | 11.25 | 16.00 | 14.00 | 88.60 |
165 | Carol Bedö | 17.90 | 17.50 | 15.25 | 7.25 | 14.70 | 14.60 | 87.20 |
170 | Zoltan Balogh | 16.00 | 16.65 | 15.80 | 6.75 | 16.80 | 13.75 | 85.75 |
172 | Aurel Loșniță | 15.20 | 17.55 | 15.50 | 11.40 | 16.70 | 9.25 | 85.60 |
- Frederic Orendi, Andrei Kerekeş, Mihai Botez, Francisc Cociş, Eugen Balint, Carol Bedö, Zoltan Balogh and Aurel Loşniţă
- Final: 499.85 points, 20th place
Women
rank | Surname | Points (place) per discipline | points total |
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ground |
Leap |
Balance beam |
Uneven bars |
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25th | Stela Perin | 18.13 (23) | 18.43 (20) | 17.36 (58) | 17.93 (32) | 71.85 |
52 | Olga Göllner | 17.56 | 16.53 | 17.86 (30) | 18.12 (24) | 70.07 |
58 | Ileana Gyarfaș | 17.56 | 17.26 | 17.13 | 17.66 (39) | 69.61 |
68 | Olga Munteanu | 17.66 | 16.22 | 17.76 (38) | 17.36 | 69.00 |
79 | Helga Bîrsan | 17.16 | 17.32 | 16.26 | 17.26 | 68.00 |
85 | Eveline Slavici | 17.02 | 17.76 | 17.09 | 15.86 | 67.73 |
117 | Elisabeta Abrudeanu | 16.33 | 17.32 | 16.09 | 13.99 | 63.73 |
132 | Teofila Băiașu | 16.83 | 8.26 | 17.26 | 17.16 | 59.51 |
- Stela Perin, Olga Göllner, Ileana Gyarfaş, Olga Munteanu, Helga Bîrsan, Eveline Slavici, Elisabeta Abrudeanu and Teofila Băiaşu
- Final: 463.08 points, 9th place
- Group gymnastics: 66.80 points, rank 12
- Mandatory: 209.15 points, rank 8
- Freestyle: 207.11 points, 9th place
- Final: 463.08 points, 9th place
Water polo
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Zoltan Hospodar , Adalbert Iordache , Octavian Iosim , Atila Kelemen , Zoltan Norman , Arcadie Sarcadi , Francisc Șimon and Gavrila Törok
- 1st qualifying round : 4: 8 (1: 4) defeat against BR Germany
- Second qualifying round : 3-6 (1-2) loss to the United States
Web links
- Romanian Olympic team 1952 in the database of Sports-Reference (English; archived from the original )
- Romanian Olympic Team 1952 at the COSR (Romanian)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Participants from Romania at www.sports-reference.com ( English ), accessed on February 3, 2018