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]
| Romania at the 1996 Summer Olympics | |
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| IOC code | ROU (ROM used at these Games) |
| NOC | Romanian Olympic and Sports Committee |
| Website | www |
| in Atlanta | |
| Competitors | 165 (98 men and 67 women) in 18 sports |
| Flag bearer | Iulică Ruican |
| Medals Ranked 14th |
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| Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
Medalists edit
Athletics edit
Men's 1,500 metres
- Qualification — 3:38.33 (→ did not advance)
Men's 400m Hurdles
- Heat — 49.97s (→ did not advance)
Men's 3,000 metres Steeplechase
- Heat — 8:31.34
- Semifinals — 8:28.77 (→ did not advance)
Men's Long Jump
- Qualification — 7.96m (→ did not advance)
- Qualification — 7.88m (→ did not advance)
Men's Discus Throw
- Qualification — 58.56m (→ did not advance)
Men's 20 km Walk
Women's 10.000 metres
- Qualification — 31:40.16
- Final — 31:26.46 (→ 8th place)
Women's 400m Hurdles
- Qualification — 55.42
- Semifinals — 54.41
- Final — 54.40 (→ 7th place)
Women's Javelin Throw
- Qualification — 66.94m
- Final — 59.94m (→ 10th place)
Women's Discus Throw
- Qualification — 63.00m
- Final — 63.28m (→ 7th place)
- Qualification — 58.10m (→ did not advance)
Women's Long Jump
- Qualification — NM (→ did not advance)
Women's Triple Jump
- Qualification — 14.22m
- Final — 14.21m (→ 8th place)
Women's Heptathlon
- Final Result — 5847 points (→ 22nd place)
Women's Marathon
- Lidia Șimon — 2:31.04 (→ 6th place)
- Anuța 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 edit
Men's Light Flyweight (– 48 kg)
- First Round — Defeated José Pérez Reyes (Dominican Republic), 16-10
- Second Round — Lost to Somrot Kamsing (Thailand), 7-18
Men's Bantamweight (– 54 kg)
- 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)
- First Round — Lost to Markus Beyer (Germany), 12-17
Men's Heavyweight (– 91 kg)
- First Round — Bye
- Second Round — Lost to Christophe Mendy (France), referee stopped contest in second round
Canoeing edit
Diving edit
Women's 10m Platform
- Preliminary Heat — 281.52
- Semi Final — 157.41
- Final — 256.05 (→ 10th place)
- Preliminary Heat — 233.34 (→ did not advance, 22nd place)
Fencing edit
Nine fencers, six men and three women, represented Romania in 1996.
Gymnastics edit
Judo edit
Modern pentathlon edit
Men's Individual Competition
- Adrian Toader — 5335 pts (→ 14th place)
Rhythmic gymnastics edit
Rowing edit
Sailing edit
Shooting edit
Swimming edit
Men's 100 m Freestyle
- Heat — 51.14 (→ did not advance, 30th place)
Men's 200 m Freestyle
- Heat — 1:50.83
- B-Final — 1:51.46 (→ 16th place)
Men's 100 m Backstroke
- Heat — 56.73 (→ did not advance, 21st place)
Men's 200 m Backstroke
- Heat — 2:08.59 (→ did not advance, 34th place)
Men's 100 m Butterfly
- Heat — 55.50 (→ did not advance, 35th place)
Men's 4 × 100 m Freestyle Relay
- Heat — 3:21.66 (→ did not advance, 10th place)
Women's 50 m Freestyle
- Heat — 26.47 (→ did not advance, 27th place)
Women's 100 m Freestyle
- Heat — 56.27
- B-Final — 55.98 (→ 11th place)
Women's 200 m Freestyle
- Heat — 2:00.85
- Final — 2:01.63 (→ 8th place)
- Heat — 2:04.59 (→ did not advance, 25th place)
Women's 400 m Freestyle
- Heat — 4:16.89
- B-Final — 4:17.08 (→ 16th place)
Women's 800 m Freestyle
- Heat — 8:54.19 (→ did not advance, 20th place)
Women's 200 m Backstroke
- Heat — 2:15.92
- B-Final — 2:15.15 (→ 14th place)
Women's 100 m Breaststroke
- Heat — 1:13.91 (→ did not advance, 35th place)
Women's 100 m Butterfly
- Heat — 1:02.66 (→ did not advance, 23rd place)
Women's 200 m Butterfly
- Heat — 2:17.56 (→ did not advance, 21st place)
Women's 200 m Individual Medley
- Heat — 2:16.80
- B-Final — 2:16.75 (→ 12th place)
Women's 400 m Individual Medley
- Heat — 4:44.66
- Final — 4:44.91 (→ 6th place)
Women's 4 × 100 m Freestyle Relay
- Heat – 3:48.43 (→ did not advance, 11th place)
Women's 4 × 200 m Freestyle Relay
- Heat – 8:10.77
- Final – 8:10.02 (→ 7th place)
Women's 4 × 100 m Medley Relay
- Heat – 4:16.18 (→ did not advance, 17th place)
Table tennis edit
Tennis edit
Women's Singles Competition
- First round — Lost to Anke Huber (Germany) 6-2 4-6 2-6
- First round — Lost to Jana Novotná (Czech Republic) 4-6 4-4 retired
Water polo edit
Men's team competition edit
- 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
- Head coach: Rus Viorel
Weightlifting edit
Men's 108 kg
- Snatch — 197.5 kg
- Clean & Jerk — 222.5 kg
- Total — 420.0 kg (→ Bronze Medal)
Wrestling edit
Notes edit
- (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.
{{cite book}}:|author=has generic name (help) - "Olympic Medal Winners". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 2008-02-13.
References edit
- ^ "Romania at the 1996 Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17. Retrieved 2012-02-18.