Romania competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany. 159 competitors, 132 men and 27 women, took part in 102 events in 16 sports.
Ivan Patzaichin — Canoeing, Men's C1 1,000m Canadian SinglesGheorghe Berceanu — Wrestling, Men's Greco-Roman Light FlyweightNicolae Martinescu — Wrestling, Men's Greco-Roman HeavyweightValeria Bufanu — Athletics, Women's 100m HurdlesArgentina Menis — Athletics, Women's Discus ThrowIon Alexe — Boxing, Men's HeavyweightAtanase Sciotnic, Roman Vartolomeu, Aurel Vernescu, and Mihai Zafiu — Canoeing, Men's K4 1000m Kayak FoursSerghei Covaliov and Ivan Patzaichin — Canoeing, Men's C2 1000m Canadian PairsDan Iuga — Shooting, Men's Free PistolViorica Dumitru and Maria Nichiforov — Canoeing, Women's K2 500m Kayak PairsIleana Gyulai-Drimba, Ana Pascu-Ene-Dersidan, Ecaterina Stahl-Iencic and Olga Szabo-Orban — Fencing, Women's Foil Team CompetitionŞtefan Birtalan, Adrian Cosma, Marin Dan, Alexandru Dincă, Cristian Gațu, Gheorghe Gruia, Roland Gunesch, Gabriel Kicsid, Ghiţă Licu, Cornel Penu, Valentin Samungi, Simon Schobel, Werner Stöckl, Constantin Tudosie, and Radu Voina — Handball, Men's Team CompetitionNicolae Rotaru — Shooting, Men's Small-bore Rifle, proneŞtefan Tudor, Petre Ceapura and Ladislau Lovrenski — Rowing, Men's Coxed PairsVictor Dolipschi — Wrestling, Men's Greco-Roman Super HeavyweightVasile Iorga — Wrestling, Men's Freestyle MiddleweightMen's 800 metres
Gheorghe GhipuHeat — 1:50.1 (→ did not advance)Men's 1500 metres
Petre LupanHeat — 3:44.8 (→ did not advance)Men's High Jump
Serban IoanQualifying Round — 2.15mFinal — 2.10m (→ 16th place)Women's Discus Throw
Carmen IonescuQualifying Round — 57.82 mFinal — 60.42 m (→ 7th place)Women's Javelin Throw
Éva Ráduly-ZörgőQualification — 54.34 mFinal — no mark (→ no ranking)Men's Light Flyweight (– 48 kg)
Alexandru TureiFirst Round — Lost to Enrique Rodríguez (ESP), 2:3Men's Light Middleweight (– 71 kg)
Ion GyörfiFirst Round — ByeSecond Round — Lost to Peter Tiepold (GDR), 1:4Men's Heavyweight (+ 81 kg)
Ion Alexe → Silver MedalFirst Round — Defeated Jozsef Reder (HUN), 5:0Quarterfinals — Defeated Jürgen Fanghänel (GDR), 5:0Semifinals — Defeated Hasse Thomsén (SWE), 5:0Final — Lost to Teófilo Stevenson (CUB), walk-overOne cyclist represented Romania in 1972.
Individual road raceTeodor Vasile — 60th placeMen's 3m Springboard:
Ion Ganea — 325.17 points (→ 21st place)Men's 10m Platform:
Ion Ganea — 265.83 points (→ 25th place)Women's 3m Springboard:
Sorana Prelipceanu — 242.61 points (→ 21st place)Melania Decuseara — 232.02 points (→ 27th place)Women's 10m Platform:
Melania Decuseara — 182.82 points (→ 16th place)19 fencers, 15 men and 4 women, represented Romania in 1972.
Men's foilMihai ȚiuȘtefan HauklerTănase MureșanuMen's team foilIuliu Falb, Ștefan Haukler, Mihai Țiu, Tănase Mureșanu, Aurel ȘtefanMen's épéeAnton PongratzAlexandru IstrateCostică BărăganMen's team épéeConstantin Duțu, Costică Bărăgan, Anton Pongratz, Alexandru Istrate, Nicolae IorguMen's sabreIosif BudahaziDan IrimiciucConstantin NicolaeMen's team sabreDan Irimiciuc, Iosif Budahazi, Gheorghe Culcea, Constantin Nicolae, Octavian VintilăWomen's foilIleana Gyulai-Drîmbă-JeneiOlga Orban-SzaboAna Derșidan-Ene-PascuWomen's team foilEcaterina Stahl-Iencic, Ileana Gyulai-Drîmbă-Jenei, Olga Orban-Szabo, Ana Derșidan-Ene-PascuHandball
Men's Team CompetitionPreliminary Round Group CDefeated Norway (18-14)Defeated Spain (15-12)Defeated West Germany (13-11)Main Round Group IIDefeated Hungary (20-14)Lost to Yugoslavia (13-14)Final Round, Bronze Medal MatchDefeated East Germany (19-16)Romania - Bronze Medal (5-1-0)Team RosterCornel PenuAlexandru DincăGabriel KicsidGhiţă LicuCristian GațuRoland GuneschRadu VoinaSimion SchöbelGheorghe GruiaWerner StöcklMarin DanAdrian CosmaValentin SamungiConstantin TudosieŞtefan BirtalanThree male pentathletes represented Romania in 1972.
Men's Individual Competition:
Dumitru Spîrlea - 4754 pts (→ 23rd place)Marian Cosmescu - 4890 (→ 38th place)Adalbert Covacs - 4381 points (→ 48th place)Men's Team Competition:
Spirlea, Cosmescu, and Covacs - 13655 points (→ 12th place)Men's Coxed Pairs
Stefan Tudor, Petre Ceapura and Ladislau LovrenschiHeat — 7:47.98Repechage — 8:08.34Semi Finals — 8:10.89Final — 7:21.36 (→ Bronze Medal)Ten male shooters represented Romania in 1972. Daniel Iuga won silver in the 50 m pistol and Nicolae Rotaru won bronze in the 50 m rifle, prone event.
25 m pistolDaniel IugaIon Tripșa50 m pistolDaniel Iuga300 m rifle, three positionsPetre ŞandorEugen Satală50 m rifle, three positionsNicolae RotaruPetre Şandor50 m rifle, proneNicolae RotaruIlie CodreanuTrapGheorghe FlorescuIon DumitrescuSkeetLucian CojocaruGleb PintilieMen's 100m Freestyle
Marian SlavicHeat — 55.35s (→ did not advance)Men's 200m Freestyle
Marian SlavicHeat — 2:00.23 (→ did not advance)Men's Team CompetitionPreliminary Round (Group B)Lost to Japan 0-3 (4, 5, 6)Defeated West Germany 3-0 (9,1,8)Lost to Brazil 2-3 (-16,11,-7,11,-12)Defeated Cuba 3-0 (7,15,13)Lost to East Germany 0-3 (-10,-12,-7)Final Round (places 5-8)Defeated South Korea 3-0 (12, 7, 8)Defeated Czechoslovakia 3-1 (-8, 7, 10,14) →5th placeTeam RosterGabriel UdişteanuGyula BarthaCornel OrosLaurențiu DumănoiuWilliam SchreiberCristian IonMarian StamateMircea CodoiRomeo EnescuStelian MoculescuViorel BălajMen's Team CompetitionPreliminary Round (Group A)Lost to United States (3-4)Lost to Yugoslavia (7-8)Lost to Cuba (3-4)Defeated Canada (16-4)Defeated Mexico (9-6)Final Round (Group II)Defeated Spain (7-4)Defeated Bulgaria (4-3)Drew with the Netherlands (5-5)Defeated Australia (5-3) → 8th placeTeam RosterIosif CuliniakCorneliu FratilaSerban HuberRadu LazarBogdan MihailescuGruia NovaeDinu PopescuViorel RusClaudiu RusuCornel RusuGheorghe Zamfirescu 
