Romania at the 1984 Summer Olympics

Romania at the Olympic Games

Flag of Romania
IOC code  ROU
 (ROM used at these Games)
NOC Romanian Olympic and Sports Committee
Websitewww.cosr.ro (Romanian) (English) (French)
At the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles
Competitors 124 (71 men and 53 women) in 13 sports
Flag bearer Corneliu Ion
Medals
Rank: 2		 Gold
20		 Silver
16		 Bronze
17		 Total
53
Olympic history (summary)
Summer Games
Winter Games

Romania competed at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, United States. 124 competitors, 71 men and 53 women, took part in 86 events in 13 sports.[1] Notably, Romania was the only Eastern Bloc nation to participate at these Games; all others followed the Soviet Union's boycott of the Games. The Romanian athletes were greeted with warm applause as they entered the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum during the opening ceremony, in part an affirmation of the nation's defiance of the boycott. The Romanian olympic team was phenomenally successful at the games for a modestly populated nation, ultimately placing just under the United States in the gold medal tally.

Medalists

Gold

Silver

Bronze

Athletics

Women's 1,500 metres

  • Heat — 4:10.48
  • Final — 4:03.76 (→ Silver Medal)
  • Heat — 4:05.30
  • Final — 4:04.15 (→ Bronze Medal)
  • Heat — 4:10.58
  • Final — 4:09.11 (→ 9th place)

Women's 3,000 metres

  • Heat — 8:43.32
  • Final — 8:35.96 (→ Gold Medal)

Women's 400m Hurdles

  • Heat — 56.94
  • Semifinal — 55.24
  • Final — 55.41 (→ Bronze Medal)

Women's High Jump

  • Qualification — 1.90m
  • Final — 1.85m (→ 11th place)

Women's Long Jump

  • Qualification — 6.69 m
  • Final — 6.96 m (→ Gold Medal)
  • Qualification — 6.60 m
  • Final — 6.81 m (→ Silver Medal)

Women's Discus Throw

  • Qualification — 57.84m
  • Final — 63.64m (→ Bronze Medal)

Women's Shot Put

  • Final — 20.47 m (→ Silver Medal)
  • Final — 17.23 m (→ 8th place)

Boxing

Men's Featherweight (– 57 kg)

  • First Round — Bye
  • Second Round — Lost to Meldrick Taylor (United States), 0:5

Men's Lightweight (– 60 kg)

  • First Round — Lost to Renato Cornett (Australia), 1:4

Men's Light Welterweight (– 63.5 kg)

  • First Round — Bye
  • Second Round — Defeated Jean Duarte (France), RSC-1
  • Third Round — Defeated Stefan Sjøstrand (SWE), 5:0
  • Quarterfinals — Defeated Lofti Belkhir (Tunisia), 5:0
  • Semifinals — Lost to Dhawee Umponmaha (Thailand), 0:5

Men's Welterweight (– 67 kg)

  • First Round — Defeated Antoine Loungoude (RCA), KO-1
  • Second Round — Defeated Michael Hughes (GBR), 5:0
  • Third Round — Lost to Mark Breland (United States), 0:5

Men's Light Middleweight (– 71 kg)

  • First Round — Lost to Ahn Dal-Ho (South Korea), 0:5

Men's Light Heavyweight (– 81 kg)

  • First Round — Bye
  • Second Round — Defeated Sani Vea (Tonga), 5:0
  • Quarterfinals — Lost to Anton Josipović (Yugoslavia), 0:5

Canoeing

Fencing

Eleven fencers, six men and five women, represented Romania in 1984.

Men's foil
Men's sabre
Men's team sabre
Women's foil
Women's team foil

Gymnastics

Handball

Men's Team Competition
  • Defeated Algeria (25-16)
  • Defeated Iceland (26-17)
  • Defeated Switzerland (23-17)
  • Defeated Japan (28-22)
  • Lost to Yugoslavia (18-19)
  • Defeated Denmark (23-19) → Bronze Medal

Judo

Rhythmic gymnastics

Rowing

Shooting

Swimming

Women's 100m Backstroke

  • Heat — 1:03.79
  • Final — 1:03.21 (→ 4th place)
  • Heat — 1:04.16
  • Final — 1:03.29 (→ 5th place)

Women's 200m Backstroke

  • Heat — 2:16.71
  • Final — 2:13.29 (→ Bronze Medal)
  • Heat — 2:16.41
  • Final — 2:16.15 (→ 7th place)

Women's 400m Individual Medley

  • Heat — 5:03.97
  • B-Final — 5:05.53 (→ 16th place)

Weightlifting

Wrestling

References

  1. ↑ "Romania at the 1984 Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Retrieved 2011-05-13.
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