Ion Barbu (born 12 June 1930) is a Romanian
racewalker
Race walking, or racewalking, is a long-distance discipline within the sport of athletics. Although a foot race, it is different from running in that one foot must appear to be in contact with the ground at all times. Race judges carefully asses ...
. He competed in the
men's 20 kilometres walk at the
1956 Summer Olympics
The 1956 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XVI Olympiad and officially branded as Melbourne 1956, were an international multi-sport event held in Melbourne, Victoria (Australia), Victoria, Australia, from 22 November to 8 December ...
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1930 births
Possibly living people
Athletes (track and field) at the 1956 Summer Olympics
Romanian male race walkers
Olympic athletes for Romania
Place of birth missing
20th-century Romanian sportsmen
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