Romania at the 1996 Summer Olympics

Romania at the 1996 Summer Olympics
IOC code	ROU (ROM used at these Games)
NOC	Romanian Olympic and Sports Committee
Website	www.cosr.ro (Romanian) (English) (French)
in Atlanta
Competitors	165 (98 men and 67 women) in 18 sports
Flag bearer	Iulică Ruican
Medals Ranked 14th	Gold Silver Bronze Total 4 7 9 20
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
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Romania competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, United States. 165 competitors, 98 men and 67 women, took part in 122 events in 18 sports.^[1]

Medalists

Medal Name Sport Event Date  Gold  Gold  Gold  Gold Cochelea, VeraVera Cochelea Gafencu, LilianaLiliana Gafencu Georgescu, ElenaElena Georgescu Ignat, DoinaDoina Ignat Lipă, ElisabetaElisabeta Lipă Olteanu, IoanaIoana Olteanu Popescu, MărioaraMărioara Popescu Spircu, DoinaDoina Spircu Tănase, AncaAnca Tănase Rowing Women's eight July 28  Silver  Silver  Silver  Silver  Silver  Silver  Silver  Bronze  Bronze  Bronze  Bronze  Bronze  Bronze  Bronze  Bronze  Bronze

Medals by sport Sport Total Athletics ' Boxing ' Canoeing ' Fencing ' Gymnastics ' Rowing ' Weightlifting ' Total 4 7 9 20 Medals by gender Gender Total Male ' Female ' Total 4 7 9 20

Gold

• Laura Badea — Fencing, Women's Foil Individual
• Simona Amânar — Gymnastics, Women's Side Horse Vault
• Constanţa Burcică-Pipota and Camelia Macoviciuc — Rowing, Women's Lightweight Double Sculls
• Vera Cochelea, Liliana Gafencu, Elena Georgescu, Doina Ignat, Elisabeta Lipă, Ioana Olteanu, Mărioara Popescu, Doina Spircu, Anca Tănase — Rowing, Women's Eights Competition

Silver

• Gabriela Szabo — Athletics, Women's 1.500 m
• Antonel Borsan and Marcel Glavan — Canoeing, Men's C2 1.000 m Canadian Pairs
• Laura Badea, Roxana Scarlat, and Reka Szabo — Fencing, Women's Foil Team Competition
• Marius Urzică — Gymnastics, Men's Pommeled Horse
• Dan Burincă — Gymnastics, Men's Rings
• Gina Gogean — Gymnastics, Women's All-Around Individual Competition
• Simona Amânar — Gymnastics, Women's Floor Exercises

Bronze

• Leonard Doroftei — Boxing, Men's Lightweight (60 kg)
• Marian Simion — Boxing, Men's Welterweight (67 kg)
• Gheorghe Andriev and Grigore Obreja — Canoeing, Men's C2 500 m Canadian Pairs
• Simona Amânar — Gymnastics, Women's All-Around Individual Competition
• Lavinia Miloşovici — Gymnastics, Women's All-Around Individual Competition
• Gina Gogean — Gymnastics, Women's Side Horse Vault
• Gina Gogean — Gymnastics, Women's Balance Beam
• Simona Amânar, Gina Gogean, Ionela Loaieş, Alexandra Marinescu, Lavinia Miloşovici, and Mirela Ţugurlan — Gymnastics, Women's Team Combined Exercises
• Nicu Vlad — Weightlifting, Men's Heavyweight (108 kg)

Athletics

Men's 1,500 metres

• Ovidiu Olteanu

• Qualification — 3:38.33 (→ did not advance)

Men's 400m Hurdles

• Mugur Mateescu

• Heat — 49.97s (→ did not advance)

Men's 3,000 metres Steeplechase

• Florin Ionescu

• Heat — 8:31.34
• Semifinals — 8:28.77 (→ did not advance)

Men's Long Jump

• Bogdan Tarus

• Qualification — 7.96m (→ did not advance)

• Bogdan Tudor

• Qualification — 7.88m (→ did not advance)

Men's Discus Throw

• Costel Grasu

• Qualification — 58.56m (→ did not advance)

Men's 20 km Walk

• Costică Bălan

Women's 10.000 metres

• Iulia Negura

• Qualification — 31:40.16
• Final — 31:26.46 (→ 8th place)

Women's 400m Hurdles

• Ionela Târlea

• Qualification — 55.42
• Semifinals — 54.41
• Final — 54.40 (→ 7th place)

Women's Javelin Throw

• Felicia Tilea

• Qualification — 66.94m
• Final — 59.94m (→ 10th place)

Women's Discus Throw

• Nicole Grasu

• Qualification — 63.00m
• Final — 63.28m (→ 7th place)

• Cristina Boit

• Qualification — 58.10m (→ did not advance)

Women's Long Jump

• Mihaela Gheorghiu

• Qualification — NM (→ did not advance)

Women's Triple Jump

• Rodica Mateescu

• Qualification — 14.22m
• Final — 14.21m (→ 8th place)

Women's Heptathlon

• Liliana Nastase

• Final Result — 5847 points (→ 22nd place)

Women's Marathon

• Lidia Șimon — 2:31.04 (→ 6th place)
• Anuţa Cătună — 2:42.01 (→ 44th place)
• Cristina Pomacu — did not finish (→ no ranking)

Women's 10 km Walk

• Norica Câmpean — 46:19 (→ 29th place)

Boxing

Men's Light Flyweight (– 48 kg)

• Sabin Bornei

• First Round — Defeated José Pérez Reyes (Dominican Republic), 16-10
• Second Round — Lost to Somrot Kamsing (Thailand), 7-18

Men's Bantamweight (– 54 kg)

• George Olteanu

• First Round — Defeated Samuel Álvarez (Mexico), referee stopped contest in third round
• Second Round — Defeated Kalai Riadh (Tunisia), 16-3
• Quarter Finals — Lost to István Kovács (Hungary), 2-24

Men's Lightweight (– 60 kg)

• Leonard Doroftei → Bronze Medal

• First Round — Defeated Julio Mboumba (Gabon), referee stopped contest in second round
• Second Round — Defeated Sergey Kopenkin (Kyrgyzstan), 10-1
• Quarter Finals — Defeated Koba Gogoladze (Georgia), 17-8
• Semi Finals — Lost to Hocine Soltani (Algeria), 6-9

Men's Lightweight (– 67 kg)

• Marian Simion → Bronze Medal

• First Round — Defeated Hussein Bayram (France), 13-6
• Second Round — Defeated Fernando Vargas (United States), 8-7
• Quarter Finals — Defeated Hasan Al (Denmark), 16-8
• Semi Finals — Lost to Juan Hernández Sierra (Cuba), 7-20

Men's Light Middleweight (– 71 kg)

• Francisc Vaştag

• First Round — Lost to Markus Beyer (Germany), 12-17

Men's Heavyweight (– 91 kg)

• Ovidiu Bali

• First Round — Bye
• Second Round — Lost to Christophe Mendy (France), referee stopped contest in second round

Canoeing

Diving

Women's 10m Platform

• Clara Elena Ciocan

• Preliminary Heat — 281.52
• Semi Final — 157.41
• Final — 256.05 (→ 10th place)

• Anisoara Opriea

• Preliminary Heat — 233.34 (→ did not advance, 22nd place)

Fencing

Nine fencers, six men and three women, represented Romania in 1996.

Men's épée

• Gheorghe Epurescu
• Gabriel Pantelimon
• Aurel Bratu

Men's team épée

• Aurel Bratu, Gheorghe Epurescu, Gabriel Pantelimon

Men's sabre

• Vilmoş Szabo
• Florin Lupeică
• Mihai Covaliu

Men's team sabre

• Florin Lupeică, Mihai Covaliu, Vilmoş Szabo

Women's foil

• Laura Cârlescu-Badea
• Roxana Scarlat
• Reka Zsofia Lazăr-Szabo

Women's team foil

• Laura Cârlescu-Badea, Reka Zsofia Lazăr-Szabo, Roxana Scarlat

Gymnastics

Judo

Modern pentathlon

Men's Individual Competition

• Adrian Toader — 5335 pts (→ 14th place)

Rhythmic gymnastics

Rowing

Sailing

Shooting

Swimming

Men's 100 m Freestyle

• Nicolae Ivan

• Heat — 51.14 (→ did not advance, 30th place)

Men's 200 m Freestyle

• Nicolae Butacu

• Heat — 1:50.83
• B-Final — 1:51.46 (→ 16th place)

Men's 100 m Backstroke

• Nicolae Butacu

• Heat — 56.73 (→ did not advance, 21st place)

Men's 200 m Backstroke

• Nicolae Butacu

• Heat — 2:08.59 (→ did not advance, 34th place)

Men's 100 m Butterfly

• Răzvan Petcu

• Heat — 55.50 (→ did not advance, 35th place)

Men's 4 × 100 m Freestyle Relay

• Nicolae Ivan, Răzvan Petcu, Horaţiu Badiţă, and Alexandru Ioanovici

• Heat — 3:21.66 (→ did not advance, 10th place)

Women's 50 m Freestyle

• Luminiţa Dobrescu

• Heat — 26.47 (→ did not advance, 27th place)

Women's 100 m Freestyle

• Luminiţa Dobrescu

• Heat — 56.27
• B-Final — 55.98 (→ 11th place)

Women's 200 m Freestyle

• Luminiţa Dobrescu

• Heat — 2:00.85
• Final — 2:01.63 (→ 8th place)

• Ioana Diaconescu

• Heat — 2:04.59 (→ did not advance, 25th place)

Women's 400 m Freestyle

• Carla Negrea

• Heat — 4:16.89
• B-Final — 4:17.08 (→ 16th place)

Women's 800 m Freestyle

• Carla Negrea

• Heat — 8:54.19 (→ did not advance, 20th place)

Women's 200 m Backstroke

• Cătălina Căsaru

• Heat — 2:15.92
• B-Final — 2:15.15 (→ 14th place)

Women's 100 m Breaststroke

• Larisa Lăcustă

• Heat — 1:13.91 (→ did not advance, 35th place)

Women's 100 m Butterfly

• Loredana Zisu

• Heat — 1:02.66 (→ did not advance, 23rd place)

Women's 200 m Butterfly

• Loredana Zisu

• Heat — 2:17.56 (→ did not advance, 21st place)

Women's 200 m Individual Medley

• Beatrice Căslaru

• Heat — 2:16.80
• B-Final — 2:16.75 (→ 12th place)

Women's 400 m Individual Medley

• Beatrice Căslaru

• Heat — 4:44.66
• Final — 4:44.91 (→ 6th place)

Women's 4 × 100 m Freestyle Relay

• Ioana Diaconescu, Florina Herea, Andrea Trufaşu, and Luminiţa Dobrescu

• Heat – 3:48.43 (→ did not advance, 11th place)

Women's 4 × 200 m Freestyle Relay

• Luminiţa Dobrescu, Loredana Zisu, Ioana Diaconescu, and Carla Negrea

• Heat – 8:10.77
• Final – 8:10.02 (→ 7th place)

Women's 4 × 100 m Medley Relay

• Catalina Căsaru, Beatrice Căslaru, Loredana Zisu, and Luminiţa Dobrescu

• Heat – 4:16.18 (→ did not advance, 17th place)

Table tennis

Tennis

Women's Singles Competition

• Cătălina Cristea

• First round — Lost to Anke Huber (Germany) 6-2 4-6 2-6

• Ruxandra Dragomir

• First round — Lost to Jana Novotná (Czech Republic) 4-6 4-4 retired

Water polo

Men's Team Competition

• Preliminary Round (Group B)

• Romania – Ukraine 6-6
• Romania – Croatia 6-11
• Romania – Greece 5-8
• Romania – United States 5-10
• Romania – Italy 9-10

• Classification Matches

• 9th/12th place: Romania – Netherlands 8-10
• 9th/12th place: Romania – Ukraine 11-8
• 9th/12th place: Romania – Germany 6-10 (→ Eleventh place)

• Team Roster

• Edward Andrei
• Florin Bonca
• Robert Dinu
• Niculae Fulgeanu
• Vlad Hagiu
• Gelu Lisac
• Istvan Moldvai
• Daniel Radu
• Bogdan Rath
• Radu Sabău
• Stefan Sanda
• Dinel Stemate
• Liviu Totolici

• Head Coach: Rus Viorel

Weightlifting

Men's 108 kg

• Nicu Vlad

• Snatch — 197.5 kg
• Clean & Jerk — 222.5 kg
• Total — 420.0 kg (→ Bronze Medal)

Wrestling

Notes

• (ed.) Watkins, Ginger T. (1997). The Official Report of the Centennial Olympic Games, Volume III The Competition Results (PDF). Atlanta: Peachtree Publishers. ISBN 1-56145-150-9. Retrieved 2008-02-13.
• "Olympic Medal Winners". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 2008-02-13.

References

1. "Romania at the 1996 Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Retrieved 2012-02-18.