Nicolae Neagoe

{{short description|Romanian bobsledder (1941–2023)}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2023}}

{{Infobox sportsperson

| image = Anii 1960 - Nicolae Neagoe (cropped).jpg

| image_size = 150

| caption = Neagoe in 1960

| birth_date = {{Birth-date|2 August 1941}}

| birth_place = Sinaia, Romania

| death_date = {{Death-date and age|29 April 2023|2 August 1941}}

| death_place =

| height = 177 cm

| weight = 92 kg

| medaltemplates =

{{Medal|Sport|Men's bobsleigh}}

{{Medal|Country|{{ROU}}}}

{{Medal|Competition|Olympic Games}}

{{Medal|Bronze|1968 Grenoble|Two-man}}

{{Medal|Competition|European Championships}}

{{Medal|Gold|1967 Igls|Four-man}}

{{Medal|Silver|1968 St. Moritz|Four-man}}

{{Medal|Bronze|1970 Cortina d'Ampezzo|Four-man}}

}}

Nicolae Neagoe (2 August 1941 – 29 April 2023) was a Romanian bobsledder who competed in the late 1960s and early 1970s.

Neagoe was born in Sinaia on 2 August 1941. With his driver Ion Panţuru, he won the bronze medal in the two-man event at the 1968 Winter Olympics in Grenoble.{{cite Sports-Reference |title=Nicolae Neagoe |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ne/nicolae-neagoe-1.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161203171615/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ne/nicolae-neagoe-1.html |archive-date=3 December 2016}} As of the 2022 Winter Olympics, this is Romania's only medal at the Winter Olympics.

Nicolae Neagoe died on 29 April 2023, at the age of 81.{{cite news |title=A Murit Ultimul Medaliat La Jocurile Olimpice De Iarnă Pentru România! |url=https://www.eurosport.ro/bob/a-murit-ultimul-medaliat-la-jocurile-olimpice-de-iarna-pentru-romania_sto9583978/story.shtml |access-date=30 April 2023 |website=Eurosport.ro |language=ro |date=29 April 2023}}

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