Ion Panţuru

Ion Panţuru (born September 11, 1934) 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 2006 Winter Olympics, this is Romania's only medal at the Winter Olympics. He also finished tenth in the four-man event at the 1972 Winter Olympics in Sapporo.

Panţuru also won two medals in the two-man event at the FIBT World Championships with a silver in 1969 and a bronze in 1973.

He was born in Comarnic.

References

* [http://www.todor66.com/olim/1972w/Bobsleigh_Fours.html 1972 bobsleigh four-man results]
* [http://sports123.com/bob/mo-2.html Bobsleigh two-man Olympic medalists 1932-56 and since 1964]
* [http://sports123.com/bob/mw-2.html Bobsleigh two-man world championship medalists since 1931]
* [http://databaseolympics.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=PANTUION01 DatabaseOlympics.com profile]