Romania competed at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin, Germany. The nation returned to the Olympic Games after having missed the 1932 Summer Olympics. 54 competitors, 52 men and 2 women, took part in 33 events in 9 sports.
Henri Rang — Equestrian, Jumping IndividualMen's Long JumpBogdan Ionescu-Crum — did not qualify → no rankingMen's Discus ThrowIoan Havaleţ — did not qualify → no ranking50 km WalkGheorghe Firea — 5:09:39 → 20th placeFlyweightDumitru Panaitescu — lost to Nunag (Philippines) → no rankingBantamweightIoan Gaşpar — lost to Stasch (Germany) → no rankingFeatherweightMihai Berechet — lost to Seeberg (Estonia) → no rankingLightweightGheorghe David — lost to Facchin (Italy) → no rankingGrand Prix des Nations Show Jumping Event, individualHenri Rang — on "Delfis" 4 penalty points in 144,2 seconds (→ Silver Medal)Ion Apostol — on "Dracu Ştie" 28 penalty points in 191 seconds (→ 29th place)Toma Tudoran — on "Hunter" — DNF → no rankingGrand Prix des Nations Show Jumping Event, TeamTeam roster: Henri Rang on "Delfis", Ion Apostol on ""Dracu Ştie", Toma Tudoran on "Hunter"Romania disqualified, because of Tudoran not finishing the course (→ no ranking)Seven fencers, five men and two women, represented Romania in 1936.
Men's épéeNicolae Marinescu — qualified from the 1st round (4 v,1 d), eliminated in 2nd round (2 v, 4 d)Denis Dolecsko — eliminated in the 1st round (1 v, 4 d)Ioan Miclescu-Prăjescu — qualified from the 1st round (4v, 2 d), eliminated in the 2nd round (3v,2 d, lost barrage to Campbell-Gray, Great Britain)Men's sabreDenis Dolecsko — qualified from the 1st round (4 v, 1 d), eliminated in 2nd round (1 v, 4 d)Nicolae Marinescu — qualified from the first round (4 v, 2 d), eliminated in 2nd round (0 v, 5 d)Camil Szatmary — eliminated in the 1st round (3v, 3d, lost barrage to Harry, Great Britain)Men's team sabreTeam roster: Nicolae Marinescu, Gheorghe Man, Denis Dolecsko, Camil Szatmary.Romania eliminated in 1st round:lost to Germany (6-10)lost to Uruguay (8-8, 57-60 td)Women's foilThea Kellner — eliminated in Pool Stage (0 v, 5 d)Gerda Gantz — eliminated in Pool Stage (1 v, 5 d)Men's teamTeam roster:Drăghici, Matuşek, Ludu, Abraham, Dan, Schmidt, Albert, Moldoveanu.Romania — 71.566 p. (→ 14-th place)Individual all-aroundLudu — 11.966 p. (→ 93rd place)Abraham — 10.093 p. (→ 98th place)Albert — 9.900 p. (→ 99th place)Matuşek — 9.050 p. (→ 101st place)Dan — 9.037 p. (→ 103rd place)Drăghici — 8.500 p. (→ 105th place)Schmidt — 8.370 p. (→ 107th place)Moldoveanu — did not complete the all-around competition (→ no ranking)Handball
Team roster: Fesci, Zoller, Carl Haffer, Franz Haffer, Zickeli, Höchsmann, Speck, Zacharias, Kirschner, Halmen, Halder, Hermannstädter, Schorsten, Holzträger, Herzog.Lost to Austria (3-18)Lost to Switzerland (6-8)Defeated U.S.A. (10-3) (→ Fifth place)Four shooters represented Romania in 1936.
50 m pistolVasile Crişan50 m rifle, proneMihai Ionescu-CălineştiGheorghe MireaEduard GrandBantamweightJózsef Tõzsér — defeated Bayle (France) (throw 11:58), defeated Tóth (Yugoslavia) (decision 3-0), defeated Bertoli (Italy) (throw 2:50, lost to Brendel (Germany) (throw 16:24), lost to Perttunen (Finland) (decision 2-1) (→ Fifth place)FeatherweightDezsõ Horváth — lost to Hering (Germany) (throw 11:36), defeated Janda (Czechoslovakia) (decision 3-0), defeated Kracher (France) (throw 6:28), lost to Reini (Finland) (throw 5:28) (→no ranking)LightweightIlie Borlovan — defeated Kálmán (Hungary) (decision 2-1), defeated Arikan (Turkey) (decision 2-1), lost to Koskela (Finland)(throw 8:51) (→no ranking)MiddleweightMarin Cocoş — defeated Gogel (Switzerland) (throw 5:30), lost to Schweikert (Germany) (throw 8:28), defeated Pointner (Austria)(throw 2:21), lost to Kokkinen (Finland) (throw 3:00) (→ Fifth place)HeavyweightTibor Kondorossy — lost to Nyman (Sweden) (throw 6:51), lost to Palusalu (Estonia) (throw 10:36 ) (→no ranking)