Romania at the 2016 Summer Olympics

Romania at the Olympic Games

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At the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro
Competitors 66 in 12 sports
Medals Gold
0		 Silver
0		 Bronze
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Romania is scheduled to compete at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 5 to 21 August 2016.

Athletics

Romanian athletes have so far achieved qualifying standards in the following athletics events (up to a maximum of 3 athletes in each event):[1][2]

Boxing

Romania has entered one boxer to compete in the following weight classes into the Olympic boxing tournament. Mihai Nistor was the only Romanian finishing among the top two of his respective weight division in the AIBA Pro Boxing series.[6]

Athlete Event Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Rank
Mihai Nistor Super heavyweight

Canoeing

Sprint

Romanian canoeists have qualified one boat in each of the following events through the 2015 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships.[7]

Athlete Event Heats Semifinals Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank




 Men's K-4 1000 m


Women's K-2 500 m

Qualification Legend: FA = Qualify to final (medal); FB = Qualify to final B (non-medal)

Cycling

Road

Romania has qualified one rider in the men's Olympic road race by virtue of his top 200 individual ranking in the 2015 UCI Europe Tour.

Athlete Event Time Rank
Men's road race

Fencing

Romanian fencers have qualified a full squad in the women's team épée by virtue of their top 4 national finish in the FIE Olympic Team Rankings.[8] Meanwhile, 2012 Olympic silver medalist Tiberiu Dolniceanu secured a spot on the Romanian team in the men's sabre by finishing among the top 14 individual fencers in the FIE Adjusted Official Rankings.[9] Foil fencer Mălina Călugăreanu rounded out the Romanian roster by finishing among the top four individuals at the European Zonal Qualifier in Prague, Czech Republic.

Men
Athlete Event Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinal Semifinal Final / BM
Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Rank
Tiberiu Dolniceanu Individual sabre
Women
Athlete Event Round of 64 Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinal Semifinal Final / BM
Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Rank
  Individual épée
 
 
 
 
 		 Team épée N/A
Mălina Călugăreanu Individual foil N/A

Gymnastics

Artistic

Romania has entered three artistic gymnasts into the Olympic competition, failing to send any of the all-around teams for the first time since 1968. Four-time Olympic medalist Marian Drăgulescu had claimed his Olympic spot in the men's apparatus and all-around events at the 2015 World Championships, while two more places had been awarded each to the Romanian male and female gymnast, who participated at the Olympic Test Event in Rio de Janeiro.[10][11]

Men
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Apparatus Total Rank Apparatus Total Rank
F PH R V PB HB F PH R V PB HB
Marian Drăgulescu
 
Women
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Apparatus Total Rank Apparatus Total Rank
V UB BB F V UB BB F
 

Rhythmic

Romania has qualified one rhythmic gymnast in the individual all-around for the Games by claiming one of eight available Olympic spots at the Olympic Test Event in Rio de Janeiro.[12]

Athlete Event Qualification Final
Hoop Ball Clubs Ribbon Total Rank Hoop Ball Clubs Ribbon Total Rank
Ana Luiza Filiorianu Individual

Handball

Women's tournament

The Romanian women's handball team qualified for the Olympics by virtue of a top two finish at the second meet of the Olympic Qualification Tournament in Aarhus, Denmark.[13]

Team roster
Group play
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Norway 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Quarter-finals
2  Romania 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3  Montenegro 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4  Brazil (H) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5  Spain 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6  Angola 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played on August 2016. Source:
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Goal difference; 6) Goals scored; 7) Draw.
(H) Host.

Rowing

Romanian rowers have qualified one boat in each of the following classes through the 2015 FISA World Championships.[14]

Men
Athlete Event Heats Repechage Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank


 Pair N/A




Four N/A
Women
Athlete Event Heats Repechage Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank


 Pair N/A

Qualification Legend: FA=Final A (medal); FB=Final B (non-medal); FC=Final C (non-medal); FD=Final D (non-medal); FE=Final E (non-medal); FF=Final F (non-medal); SA/B=Semifinals A/B; SC/D=Semifinals C/D; SE/F=Semifinals E/F; QF=Quarterfinals; R=Repechage

Swimming

Romanian swimmers have so far achieved qualifying standards in the following events (up to a maximum of 2 swimmers in each event at the Olympic Qualifying Time (OQT), and potentially 1 at the Olympic Selection Time (OST)):[15][16]

Olympic Qualifying Time

Table tennis

Romania has fielded a team of four athletes into the table tennis competition at the Games. Ovidiu Ionescu, along with two-time Olympians Elizabeta Samara and Daniela Dodean, were automatically selected among the top 22 eligible players each in their respective singles events based on the ITTF Olympic Rankings.[18]

Athlete Event Preliminary round Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Round 4 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final / BM
Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Rank
Ovidiu Ionescu Men's singles
Daniela Dodean Women's singles
Elizabeta Samara
Daniela Dodean
Elizabeta Samara
 		 Women's team N/A

Weightlifting

Romanian weightlifters have qualified three men's and two women's quota places for the Rio Olympics based on their combined team standing by points at the 2014 and 2015 IWF World Championships. The team must allocate these places to individual athletes by June 20, 2016.

On November 19, 2015, the International Weightlifting Federation had decided to strip of one Olympic entry place from Romania because of "multiple positive cases" of doping.[19]

Athlete Event Snatch Clean & Jerk Total Rank
Result Rank Result Rank
Men's
Men's
Women's

Wrestling

Romania has qualified four wrestlers for each of the following weight classes into the Olympic competition. One of them finished among the top six to book Olympic spot in the men's Greco-Roman 98 kg at the 2015 World Championships, while another berth had been awarded to the Romanian wrestler, who progressed to the top two finals of the women's freestyle 48 kg at the 2016 European Qualification Tournament.[20]

Two further wrestlers had claimed the remaining Olympic slots to round out the Romanian roster at the first meet of the World Qualification Tournament.[21]

Key:

  • VT - Victory by Fall.
  • PP - Decision by Points - the loser with technical points.
  • PO - Decision by Points - the loser without technical points.
Men's freestyle
Athlete Event Qualification Round of 16 Quarterfinal Semifinal Repechage 1 Repechage 2 Final / BM
Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Rank
Ivan Guidea −57 kg
Men's Greco-Roman
Athlete Event Qualification Round of 16 Quarterfinal Semifinal Repechage 1 Repechage 2 Final / BM
Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Rank
Ion Panait −66 kg
Alin Alexuc-Ciurariu −98 kg
Women's freestyle
Athlete Event Qualification Round of 16 Quarterfinal Semifinal Repechage 1 Repechage 2 Final / BM
Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Rank
Alina Vuc −48 kg

See also

References

  1. ↑ "iaaf.org – Top Lists". IAAF. Retrieved 18 April 2015.
  2. ↑ "IAAF Games of the XXX Olympiad – Rio 2016 Entry Standards" (PDF). IAAF. Retrieved 18 April 2015.
  3. ↑ Ion, Sorin (27 April 2015). "Marius Ionescu, premiat cu bere după ce s-a calificat la cursa de maraton de la Jocurile Olimpice de la Rio" [Marius Ionescu scores victory and qualifies for the marathon race at the Rio Olympics] (in Romanian). Sportnews.ro. Retrieved 30 April 2015.
  4. ↑ Ion, Sorin (18 April 2016). "Atletism: Maratonistul băcăuan Alexandru Nicolae Soare a îndeplinit baremul de participare la Jocurile Olimpice de la Rio" [Olympics] (in Romanian). www.agerpres.ro. Retrieved 19 April 206. Check date values in: |access-date= (help)
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Neag, Mirela (23 February 2016). "Misiune dificilă » Anişoara Cușmir a preluat postul de coordonatoare a lotului olimpic de atletism". Gazeta Sporturilor (in Romanian). Retrieved 26 February 2016.
  6. ↑ "Mihai Nistor creates APB history once again after defeating Mohammed Arjaoui". AIBA. 25 July 2015. Retrieved 27 July 2015.
  7. ↑ "Canotaj: România are ca obiectiv la Mondiale calificarea a trei ambarcațiuni la JO 2016" [Canoeing: Romania has three boats at the World Championships, aiming to qualify for the 2016 Olympics] (in Romanian). AGERPRES. 29 August 2015. Retrieved 8 September 2015.
  8. ↑ Etchells, Daniel (14 February 2016). "Romania claim team gold at women's épée World Cup in Buenos Aires as Rio 2016 qualifiers are decided". Inside the Games. Retrieved 16 February 2016.
  9. ↑ "Russia top as Olympic qualification by ranking ends". FIE. 5 April 2016. Retrieved 6 April 2016.
  10. ↑ "Rio 2016 Olympic qualifiers in Men's Artistic Gymnastics: See the updated list!". FIG. 16 April 2016. Retrieved 18 April 2016.
  11. ↑ "Rio 2016 Olympic qualifiers in Women's Artistic Gymnastics: See the updated list!". FIG. 17 April 2016. Retrieved 18 April 2016.
  12. ↑ "Staniouta wins, Ashirbayeva tops list of Rhythmic Olympic qualifiers at Test Event". FIG. 21 April 2016. Retrieved 21 April 2016.
  13. ↑ "Romania and Montenegro through to Rio, Denmark out". IHF. 19 March 2016. Retrieved 22 March 2016.
  14. ↑ "Romania eyeing qualification of three rowing crews to the 2016 Olympic Games". AGERPRES. 29 August 2015. Retrieved 8 September 2015.
  15. ↑ "Swimming World Rankings". FINA. Retrieved 14 March 2015.
  16. ↑ "Rio 2016 – FINA Swimming Qualification System" (PDF). Rio 2016 (FINA). Retrieved 23 January 2015.
  17. ↑ Lupu, Victor (25 July 2015). "Swimming: Robert Glinta, gold medal in the100-meter backstroke event at the World Championship for juniors". The Romanian Journal. Retrieved 6 September 2015.
  18. ↑ Marshall, Ian (5 May 2016). "Olympic Games Singles Ranking Announced, Another Step Nearer Final Line Up". ITTF. Retrieved 6 May 2016.
  19. ↑ Grohmann, Karolos (20 November 2015). "Bulgaria weightlifters get Rio ban over widespread doping". Reuters. Retrieved 21 November 2015.
  20. ↑ "Wrestling for Rio 2016". United World Wrestling. Retrieved 19 September 2015.
  21. ↑ May, William (22 April 2016). "Uzbekistan, Sweden Double Up in Bronze Medal Playoffs at 1st World OG Qualifier". United World Wrestling. Retrieved 22 April 2016.
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