Nicolae Neagoe
Encyclopedia
Nicolae Neagoe is a Romania
n bobsledder who competed in the late 1960s and early 1970s.
With his driver Ion Panţuru
, he won the bronze medal in the two-man event at the 1968 Winter Olympics
in Grenoble
. As of the 2006 Winter Olympics
, this is Romania
's only medal at the Winter Olympics.
He was born in Sinaia
.
Romania
Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeastern Europe, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian arch, bordering on the Black Sea...
n bobsledder who competed in the late 1960s and early 1970s.
With his driver Ion Panţuru
Ion Panturu
Ion Panţuru is a Romanian bobsledder who competed in the late 1960s and early 1970s.With his brakeman Nicolae Neagoe, he won the bronze medal in the two-man event at the 1968 Winter Olympics in Grenoble. As of the 2010 Winter Olympics, this is Romania's only medal at the Winter Olympics...
, he won the bronze medal in the two-man event at the 1968 Winter Olympics
1968 Winter Olympics
The 1968 Winter Olympics, officially known as the X Olympic Winter Games, were a winter multi-sport event which was celebrated in 1968 in Grenoble, France and opened on 6 February. Thirty-seven countries participated...
in Grenoble
Grenoble
Grenoble is a city in southeastern France, at the foot of the French Alps where the river Drac joins the Isère. Located in the Rhône-Alpes region, Grenoble is the capital of the department of Isère...
. As of the 2006 Winter Olympics
2006 Winter Olympics
The 2006 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XX Olympic Winter Games, was a winter multi-sport event which was celebrated in Turin, Italy from February 10, 2006, through February 26, 2006. This marked the second time Italy hosted the Olympic Winter Games, the first being the VII Olympic Winter...
, this is Romania
Romania
Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeastern Europe, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian arch, bordering on the Black Sea...
's only medal at the Winter Olympics.
He was born in Sinaia
Sinaia
Sinaia is a town and a mountain resort in Prahova County, Romania. The town was named after Sinaia Monastery, around which it was built; the monastery in turn is named after the Biblical Mount Sinai...
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