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.
Nicolae Linca — Boxing, Men's Welterweight
Leon Rotman — Canoeing, Men's C1 1.000m Canadian Singles
Leon Rotman — Canoeing, Men's C1 10.000m Canadian Singles
Alexe Dumitru and Simion Ismailciuc — Canoeing, Men's C2 1.000m Canadian Pairs
Ștefan Petrescu — Shooting, Men's Rapid-Fire Pistol
Mircea Dobrescu — Boxing, Men's Flyweight
Gheorghe Negrea — Boxing, Men's Light Heavyweight
Olga Orban-Szabo — Fencing, Women's Foil Individual
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.
Women's foil
Olga Orban-Szabo
Ecaterina Orb-Lazăr
Three male pentathletes represented Romania in 1956.
Individual
Cornel Vena
Dumitru Țintea
Victor Teodorescu
Team
Cornel Vena
Dumitru Ţintea
Victor Teodorescu
Four shooters represented Romania in 1956. In the 25 m pistol event Ștefan Petrescu won gold and Gheorghe Lichiardopol won bronze.
25 m pistol
Ștefan Petrescu
Gheorghe Lichiardopol
300 m rifle, three positions
Constantin Antonescu
50 m rifle, three positions
Iosif Sîrbu
Constantin Antonescu
50 m rifle, prone
Iosif Sîrbu
Constantin Antonescu
