Team Romania - Profile

@ PYEONGCHANG 2018
Romania's team of 28 (19 men, 9 women) competed in eight sports: Alpine skiing, biathlon, bobsleigh, cross-country skiing, luge, skeleton, ski jumping and speed skating. Its best finish was seventh by Raluca Stramaturaru in women's singles luge.

PYEONGCHANG 2018 FLAGBEARERS
Opening Ceremony: Marius Ungureanu (BTH)
Closing Ceremony: Raluca Stramaturaru (LUG)

OLYMPIC GAMES HISTORY
Romania's first participant was Gheorghe Plagino, who competed in trap shooting at the Paris 1900 Olympic Games. It next competed at Paris 1924 and has since missed only the 1932 and 1948 Olympic Games.

Since making its Olympic Winter Games debut at St. Moritz 1928, Romania has only missed one edition (Squaw Valley 1960). Its single medal (bronze) was won by Ion Panturu and Nicolae Neagoe in the 2-man bobsleigh at Grenoble 1968.

Romania's 294 Winter Olympians (238 men, 56 women) have competed in 13 of the 15 disciplines on the current Olympic Winter Games programme, missing only curling and snowboarding to date.

Biathlete Eva Tofalvi has competed at six Olympic Winter Games, appearing from 1998 to 2018. She was Opening Ceremony flagbearer three times (2002, 2010, 2014). Willi Zacharias competed for Romania in Alpine and cross-country skiing at the Garmisch-Partenkirchen 1936 Olympic Winter Games and played handball at the Berlin 1936 Olympic Games.

Romania has won 309 Olympic medals, including 90 gold. Romania is best known for its women gymnasts and has also produced several top rowers and canoeists. The most famous Romanian Olympian is gymnast Nadia Comaneci, who became the first athlete to earn a perfect 10 in Olympic competition and won a total of five golds and nine medals. Rowers Elisabeta Oleniuc-Lipa and Georgeta Damian-Andrunache have also won five gold medals.

MILESTONES

First Competitor, Female: Irina Timcic (13 February 1936) - 1936 - Figure Skating (Pairs) - 13th
First Competitor, Male: Two teams (18 February 1928) - 1928 - Bobsleigh (4-man/5-man) - 19th

Youngest Competitor, Female: Beatrice Hustiu (11y-158d) - 1968 - Figure Skating (Singles) - 29th
Youngest Competitor, Male: Gheorghe Fazekas (14y-037d) - 1972 - Figure Skating (Singles) - 17th

Oldest Competitor, Female: Eva Tofalvi (39y-072d) - 2018 - Biathlon (15km) - 84th
Oldest Competitor, Male: Paul Neagu (43y-253d) - 1998 - Bobsleigh (2-man) - 25th

First Medallist, Male: Ion Panturu (11 February 1968) - 1968 - Bobsleigh (2-man) - Bronze
First Medallist, Male: Nicolae Neagoe (11 February 1968) - 1968 - Bobsleigh (2-man) - Bronze

Youngest Medallist, Male: Nicolae Neagoe (26y-193d) - 1968 - Bobsleigh (2-man) - Bronze

Oldest Medallist, Male: Ion Panturu (33y-153d) - 1968 - Bobsleigh (2-man) - Bronze

Most Medals, Male: Nicolae Neagoe (1 | 0-0-1) - Bobsleigh
Most Medals, Male: Ion Panturu (1 | 0-0-1) - Bobsleigh

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