Romania at the 1996 Summer Olympics explained

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

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Medal	Name	Sport	Event	Date
	Gabriela Szabo
	Laura Badea Roxana Scarlat Reka Szabo
			Lightweight
			Welterweight
			Men's 108 kg

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Medals by sport
Sport	bgcolor=#f7f6a8		bgcolor=#dce5e5		bgcolor=#ffdab9		Total
	0	1	0	1
	0	0	2	2
	0	1	1	2
	1	1	0	2
	1	4	5	10
	2	0	0	2
	0	0	1	1
Total	4	7	9	20

Medals by gender
Gender	bgcolor=#F7F6A8		bgcolor=#DCE5E5		bgcolor=#FFDAB9		Total
Male	0	3	4	7
Female	4	4	5	13
Total	4	7	9	20

Athletics

See main article: Athletics at the 1996 Summer Olympics. Men's 1,500 metres

• Ovidiu Olteanu

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

Men's 400m Hurdles

• 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)
• 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

See main article: Boxing at the 1996 Summer Olympics. 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 Vaștag

• 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

See main article: Canoeing at the 1996 Summer Olympics.

Diving

See main article: Diving at the 1996 Summer Olympics. 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

See main article: Fencing at the 1996 Summer Olympics. 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

• Vilmoș Szabo
• Florin Lupeică
• Mihai Covaliu

Men's team sabre

• Florin Lupeică, Mihai Covaliu, Vilmoș 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

See main article: Gymnastics at the 1996 Summer Olympics.

Judo

See main article: Judo at the 1996 Summer Olympics.

Modern pentathlon

See main article: Modern pentathlon at the 1996 Summer Olympics. Men's Individual Competition

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

Rowing

See main article: Rowing at the 1996 Summer Olympics.

Sailing

See main article: Sailing at the 1996 Summer Olympics.

Shooting

See main article: Shooting at the 1996 Summer Olympics.

Swimming

See main article: Swimming at the 1996 Summer Olympics. 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, Horațiu Badiță, and Alexandru Ioanovici

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

Women's 50 m Freestyle

• Luminița Dobrescu

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

Women's 100 m Freestyle

• Luminița Dobrescu

• Heat - 56.27

• B-Final - 55.98 (→ 11th place)

Women's 200 m Freestyle

• Luminița 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 Câșlaru

• Heat - 2:16.80

• B-Final - 2:16.75 (→ 12th place)

Women's 400 m Individual Medley

• Beatrice Câșlaru

• Heat - 4:44.66

• Final - 4:44.91 (→ 6th place)

Women's 4 × 100 m Freestyle Relay

• Ioana Diaconescu, Florina Herea, Andrea Trufașu, and Luminița Dobrescu

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

Women's 4 × 200 m Freestyle Relay

• Luminița 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 Câșlaru, Loredana Zisu, and Luminița Dobrescu

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

Table tennis

See main article: Table tennis at the 1996 Summer Olympics.

Tennis

See main article: Tennis at the 1996 Summer Olympics. 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

See main article: Water polo at the 1996 Summer Olympics.

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

• Vlad Hagiu

• Daniel Radu

• Bogdan Rath

• Dinel Stemate

• Liviu Totolici
• Head coach: Rus Viorel

Weightlifting

See main article: Weightlifting at the 1996 Summer Olympics. Men's 108 kg

• Snatch - 197.5 kg

• Clean & Jerk - 222.5 kg

• Total - 420.0 kg (→ Bronze Medal)

Wrestling

See main article: Wrestling at the 1996 Summer Olympics.

Notes

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

Notes and References

1. Web site: Romania at the 1996 Summer Games . https://web.archive.org/web/20200417044230/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/countries/ROU/summer/1996/ . dead . 2020-04-17 . 2012-02-18 . sports-reference.com.