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.
Medalists MedalNameSportEvent Bobsleigh Two-man
Alpine skiing
Men
AthleteEventRace 1Race 2TotalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankDorin MunteanuDownhill2:22.5365Dan Cristea2:18.5262Dorin MunteanuGiant Slalom1:55.78551:59.18603:54.9655Dan Cristea1:54.66521:56.98503:51.6449
Men's slalom
AthleteHeat 1Heat 2FinalTimeRankTimeRankTime 1RankTime 2RankTotalRankDorin Munteanu57.72556.053did not advanceDan Cristea53.752 QF––56.103957.23261:53.3325
Biathlon
Men EventAthleteTimePenaltiesAdjusted time 1Rank20 kmNicolae Bărbăşescu1'24:05.341'28:05.329Gheorghe Cimpoia1'25:36.511'26:36.523Vilmoş Gheorghe1'20:07.361'26:07.322Constantin Carabela1'22:52.201'22:52.214
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 AthletesRaceMisses 2TimeRankGheorghe CimpoiaConstantin CarabelaNicolae BărbăşescuVilmoş Gheorghe42'25:39.87
2 A penalty loop of 200 metres had to be skied per missed target.
Bobsleigh
SledAthletesEventRun 1Run 2Run 3Run 4TotalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankROU-1Ion PanţuruNicolae NeagoeTwo-man1:10.2021:11.6261:11.3171:11.3344:44.46ROU-2Romeo NedelcuGheorghe MafteiTwo-mann/a?n/a?n/a?DNF–DNF–
SledAthletesEventRun 1Run 2TotalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankROU-1Ion PanţuruPetre HristoviciGheorghe MafteiNicolae NeagoeFour-man1:10.5961:07.5532:18.144
Figure skating
Women AthleteCFFSPointsPlacesRank Beatrice Huștiu31201457.225729
Ice hockey
First round West Germany - Romania 7:0 (1:0, 3:0, 3:0) 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.
RankTeam PldWLTGFGAPts9550033910105410271281153201515612523022234135140122721450509320
Romania – Austria 3:2 (2:1, 1:1, 0:0) Goalscorers: Fagarasi, Calamar, Mois – Schupp, Samonig.
France – Romania 3:7 (0:2, 0:2, 3:3) Goalscorers: Itzicsohn, Mazza, Lacarriere – Iuliu Szabo 2, Florescu 2, Pana, Geza Szabo, Stefan.
Japan – Romania 5:4 (3:0, 1:3, 1:1) Goalscorers: Hikigi 2, Araki, Itoh, Kudo – Florescu, Pana, Mois, Ionescu.
Norway – Romania 4:3 (2:2, 1:1, 1:0) Goalscorers: Bergeid, Olsen, Syversen, Mikkelsen – Pana, Iuliu Szabo, Czaka.
Yugoslavia – Romania 9:5 (5:3, 1:1, 3:1) Goalscorers: Roman Smolej 2, Tisler 2, Felc 2, Ivo Jan, Hiti, Jug – Iuliu Szabo 2, Tekei, Florescu, Geza Szabo.
Contestants 12. ROMANIA Goaltenders: Constantin Dumitras, Mihai Stoiculescu Defence: Ion Stefan Ionescu, Zoltan Czaka, Dezső Varga, Zoltan Fogaras, Razvan Schiau Forwards: Geza Szabo, Iulian Florescu, Alexandru Kalamar, Gyula Szabo, Eduard Pana, Ion Gheorghiu, Stefan Texe, Ion Basa, Aurel Mois, Valentin Stefanov
References Official Olympic Reports International Olympic Committee results database Olympic Winter Games 1968, full results by sports-reference.com