Romania at the 1956 Summer Olympics

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Romania competed at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia and Stockholm, Sweden (equestrian events). 44 competitors, 33 men and 11 women, took part in 35 events in 10 sports.^[1]

Romania at the 1956 Summer Olympics

IOC code	ROU
NOC	Romanian Olympic and Sports Committee
Website	www.cosr.ro (in Romanian, English, and French)
in Melbourne/Stockholm
Competitors	44 (33 men and 11 women) in 10 sports
Flag bearer	Iosif Sîrbu
Medals Ranked 9th	Gold 5 Silver 3 Bronze 5 Total 13
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
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Constantin Dumitrescu — Boxing, Men's Light Welterweight
Elena Leuşteanu — Gymnastics, Women's Floor Exercises
Gheorghe Lichiardopol — Shooting, Men's Rapid-Fire Pistol
Francisc Horvat — Wrestling, Men's Greco-Roman Bantamweight
Elena Leuşteanu, Georgeta Hurmuzachi, Sonia Iovan, Emilia Vătăşoiu-Liţă, Elena Mărgărit-Niculescu, and Elena Săcălici — Gymnastics, Women's Team Combined Exercises

Two fencers, both women, represented Romania in 1956.

Three male pentathletes represented Romania in 1956.

Four shooters represented Romania in 1956. In the 25 m pistol event Ștefan Petrescu won gold and Gheorghe Lichiardopol won bronze.

^ "Romania at the 1956 Melbourne Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 19 October 2010.