Romania competed at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, USSR. 228 competitors, 154 men and 74 women, took part in 135 events in 20 sports.[1]
| Romania at the 1980 Summer Olympics | |
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| IOC code | ROU (ROM used at these Games) |
| NOC | Romanian Olympic and Sports Committee |
| Website | www |
| in Moscow | |
| Competitors | 228 (154 men and 74 women) in 20 sports |
| Flag bearer | Vasile Andrei (Wrestling) |
| Medals Ranked 7th |
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| Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
Medalists edit
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Archery edit
In its first appearance at the Olympic archery competition, Romania was represented by two men and two women. The best result for the nation was earned by Aurora Chin, at 13th place.
Women's Individual Competition:
- Aurora Chin – 2319 pts (→ 13th place)
- Terezia Preda – 2195 pts (→ 24th place)
Men's Individual Competition:
- Andrei Berki – 2389 pts (→ 15th place)
- Mihai Birzu – 2280 pts (→ 25th place)
Athletics edit
Men's 10,000 metres
- Heat — 29:03.1
- Final — 28:16.3 (→ 10th place)
Men's 400 m Hurdles
- Heat — 50.89
- Semifinals — 50.58
- Final — 49.84 (→ 6th place)
Men's 3,000 m Steeplechase
- Heat — 8:35.4
- Semifinals — 8:24.3
- Final — 8:23.9 (→ 9th place)
- Heat — 8:45.6
- Semifinals — 8:45.0 (→ did not advance)
- Heat — 8:49.0 (→ did not advance)
Men's High Jump
- Qualification — 2.21 m
- Final — 2.21 m (→ 7th place)
- Qualification — 2.21 m
- Final — 2.18 m (→ 13th place)
Men's Discus Throw
- Qualification — 59.34 m (→ did not advance, 14th place)
Women's 800 metres
- Heat — 2:01.9
- Semifinals — 2:00.8 (→ did not advance)
- Heat — 2:00.2
- Semifinals — 1:59.2 (→ did not advance)
Women's 1,500 metres
- Heat — 4:01.7
- Final — 4:01.3 (→ 7th place)
- Heat — 4:04.7
- Final — 4:03.0 (→ 8th place)
- Heat — 4:05.9
- Final — 4:04.8 (→ 9th place)
Women's High Jump
- Qualification — 1.88 m
- Final — 1.88 m (→ 8th place)
Women's Discus Throw
- Qualification — 60.40 m
- Final — 64.38 m (→ 6th place)
Women's Javelin Throw
- Qualification — 63.84 m
- Final — 64.08 m (→ 7th place)
Boxing edit
Men's Light Flyweight (48 kg)
- First Round — Defeated Adel Hammoude (Syria) after knock-out in second round
- Second Round — Defeated Antti Juntumaa (Finland) on points (4-1)
- Quarter Finals — Lost to Li Byong-Uk (North Korea) on points (4-1)
Men's Flyweight (51 kg)
- First Round — Bye
- Second Round — Defeated Keith Wallace (Great Britain) on points (4-1)
- Quarter Finals — Lost to János Váradi (Hungary) on points (1-4)
Men's Bantamweight (54 kg)
- Dumitru Cipere → Bronze Medal
- First Round — Defeated Mario Behrendt (East Germany) on points (5-0)
- Second Round — Defeated Lucky Mutale (Zambia) on points (5-0)
- Third Round — Defeated Ryszard Czerwinski (Poland) on points (5-0)
- Quarter Finals — Defeated Samson Khachatrian (Soviet Union) on points (4-1)
- Semi Finals — Lost to Bernardo Piñango (Venezuela) on points (2-3)
Men's Featherweight (57 kg)
- First Round — Bye
- Second Round — Defeated Róbert Gönczi (Hungary) on points (5-0)
- Third Round — Lost to Adolfo Horta (Cuba) on points (0-5)
Men's Lightweight (60 kg)
- First Round — Defeated Tadesse Haile (Ethiopia) after disqualification in third round
- Second Round — Defeated Sean Doyle (Ireland) after referee stopped contest in first round
- Quarter Finals — Lost to Kazimierz Adach (Poland) after referee stopped contest in third round
Men's Light-Welterweight (63,5 kg)
- First Round — Lost to Serik Konakbaev (Soviet Union) on points (0-5)
Men's Heavyweight (+ 81 kg)
- First Round — Lost to Francesco Damiani (Italy) on points (1-4)
Canoeing edit
Cycling edit
Two cyclists represented Romania in 1980.
Diving edit
Men's Springboard
- Preliminary round — 427.35 points (→ 23rd place, did not advance)
Equestrian edit
Fencing edit
18 fencers, 13 men and 5 women, represented Romania in 1980.
Gymnastics edit
Handball edit
- Men's team competition
- Preliminary round (Group B)
- Defeated Kuwait (32-12)
- Defeated Algeria (26-18)
- Lost to Yugoslavia (21-23)
- Defeated Soviet Union (22-19)
- Defeated Switzerland (18-16)
- Classification Match
- Bronze Medal Match: Defeated Hungary (20-18) → Bronze Medal
- Team Roster
Judo edit
Modern pentathlon edit
Three male pentathletes represented Romania in 1980.
Men's Individual Competition:
- Dumitru Spîrlea — 5058 pts, 22nd place
- Gyula Galovici — 4,935 pts, 27th place
- Cezar Răducanu — 4,397 pts, 41st place
Men's Team Competition:
- Spîrlea, Câllovits, and Râducanu — 14,390 pts, 11th place
Rowing edit
Sailing edit
- Open
| Athlete | Event | Race | Net points | Final rank | ||||||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | ||||
| Mihai Butucaru | Finn | 10 | 18 | 10 | 13 | 19 | 8 | 114.0 | 15 | |
| Mircea Carp Adrian Arendt |
Flying Dutchman | 12 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 110.0 | 13 | |
| Andrei Chjliman Catalin Luchian |
Tornado | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 98.0 | 11 | |
Shooting edit
- Open
| Athlete | Event | Final | |
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| Score | Rank | ||
| Mircea Ilca | 50 metre rifle prone | 596 | 11 |
| Corneliu Ion | 25 m rapid fire pistol | 596+148 | 
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| Daniel Iuga | 50 m pistol | 555 | 17 |
| Marin Stan | 25 m rapid fire pistol | 595 | 7 |
| Ioan Toman | Skeet | 192 | 22 |
Swimming edit
Women's 100 m Breaststroke
- Heats — 1:15.10 (→ did not advance)
Women's 400m Individual Medley
- Heats — 5:07.74 (→ did not advance)
- Heats — 5:04.56 (→ did not advance)
Volleyball edit
- Women's Team Competition
- Preliminary round (Group B)
- Lost to Bulgaria (1-3)
- Defeated Hungary (3-2)
- Defeated Brazil (3-2)
- Classification Matches
- 5th/8th place: Lost to Peru (0-3)
- 7th/8th place: Lost to Brazil (0-3) → 8th place
- Team Roster
- Men's Team Competition
- Preliminary round, Group B
- Defeated Libya 3-0 (3, 1, 1)
- Lost to Poland 1-3 (9,-12, -13, -13)
- Defeated Brazil 3-1 (-11, 4, 12, 3)
- Defeated Yugoslavia 3-1 (9, -14, 8, 12)
- Semi-final
- Lost to Soviet Union 0-3 (-6, -10, -5)
- Bronze Medal Match
- Defeated Poland 3-1 (10, -9, 13,9) (→
Bronze Medal)
- Defeated Poland 3-1 (10, -9, 13,9) (→
- Team Roster
Water polo edit
- Men's team competition
- Preliminary round (Group B)
- Drew with Hungary (6-6)
- Defeated Greece (6-4)
- Lost to Netherlands (3-5)
- Final Round (Group B)
- Lost to Italy (3-5)
- Drew with Australia (4-4)
- Defeated Sweden (8-3)
- Defeated Bulgaria (10-6)
- Defeated Greece (11-8) → 9th place
- Team Roster
Weightlifting edit
Wrestling edit
References edit
- ^ "Romania at the 1980 Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17. Retrieved 2011-04-24.