1972 Winter Olympics / Participant (Romania)

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Romania took part in the 1972 Winter Olympics in Sapporo, Japan with a delegation of 13 athletes.

It was Romania's ninth participation in the Winter Olympics since 1928 .

Flag bearer

Bobsleigh rider Ion Panțuru carried the Romanian flag during the opening ceremony at Makomanai Stadium .

Participants by sport

Alpine skiing

Men's

• Virgil Brenci

  Departure: 48th place - 2: 04.33 min

  Giant slalom: 33rd place - 3: 27.40 min

  Slalom: 20th place - 2: 01.58 min

• Dan Cristea

  Departure: 39th place - 2: 01.26 min

  Giant slalom: 26th place - 3: 19.88 min

  Slalom: DNF

biathlon

Men's

• Constantin Carabela

  Individual (20 km): 52nd place - 1: 33: 45.95 hours

• Victor Fontana

  Individual (20 km): 28th place - 1: 24: 17.85 h; 5 mistakes

  Relay (4 × 7.5 km): 9th place - 1: 59: 30.61 h; 9 mistakes

• Vilmoș Gheorghe

  Individual (20 km): 32nd place - 1: 25: 52.27 h

  Relay (4 × 7.5 km): 9th place - 1: 59: 30.61 h; 9 mistakes

• Ion Ţeposu

  Relay (4 × 7.5 km): 9th place - 1: 59: 30.61 h; 9 mistakes

• Nicolae Veştea

  Individual (20 km): 34th place - 1: 27: 08.21 h; 6 mistakes

  Relay (4 × 7.5 km): 9th place - 1: 59: 30.61 h; 9 mistakes

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Two-man bobsleigh

• Ion Panțuru / Ion Zangor (ROU I)

  5th place - 5:00, 53 min

• Dumitru Focșeneanu / Dragoș Panaitescu-Rapan (ROU II)

  12th place - 5: 04.89 min

Four-man bobsleigh

• Dumitru Focșeneanu / Ion Panțuru / Dumitru Pascu / Ion Zangor

  10th place - 4: 47.12 min

figure skating

Men's

• Gheorghe Fazekaș

  17th place

Web links

• Romanian Olympic team 1972 in the database of Sports-Reference (English; archived from the original )