Romania competed at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. It was the first Summer Games for the nation after the fall of Communism in 1989. 172 competitors, 104 men and 68 women, took part in 128 events in 18 sports.[1]
Romania at the 1992 Summer Olympics | |
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IOC code | ROU (ROM used at these Games) |
NOC | Romanian Olympic and Sports Committee |
Website | www |
in Barcelona | |
Competitors | 173 (105 men and 68 women) in 18 sports |
Flag bearer | Costel Grasu |
Medals Ranked 14th |
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Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
Medalists
editRomania finished in 14th position in the final medal rankings, with four gold medals and 18 medals overall.
Competitors
editThe following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.[2]
Sport | Men | Women | Total |
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Athletics | 7 | 18 | 25 |
Badminton | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Boxing | 5 | – | 5 |
Canoeing | 10 | 4 | 14 |
Diving | 1 | 3 | 4 |
Fencing | 10 | 5 | 15 |
Gymnastics | 6 | 8 | 14 |
Handball | 15 | 0 | 15 |
Judo | 5 | 1 | 6 |
Modern pentathlon | 1 | – | 1 |
Rowing | 18 | 14 | 32 |
Shooting | 4 | 1 | 5 |
Swimming | 2 | 8 | 10 |
Table tennis | 0 | 4 | 4 |
Tennis | 3 | 2 | 5 |
Weightlifting | 6 | – | 6 |
wrestling | 11 | – | 11 |
Total | 105 | 68 | 173 |
Athletics
editMen's 110m Hurdles
- Heats — 14.04 (→ did not advance)
Men's Long Jump
- Qualification — 8.07 m
- Final — 7.61 m (→ 12th place)
Men's Discus Throw
- Qualification — 63.06 m
- Final — 62.86 m (→ 4th place)
Men's Shot Put
- Qualification — 18.96 m (→ did not advance)
Women's 800 metres
- Heat — 1:59.88
- Semifinal — 2:00.89
- Final — 1:57.95 (→ 6th place)
- Heat — 2:01.44 (→ did not advance)
Women's 400m Hurdles
- Heat — 57.18 (→ did not advance)
Women's Marathon
- Elena Murgoci — 3:01.46 (→ 32nd place)
Women's High Jump
- Qualification — 1.86 m (→ did not advance)
Women's Long Jump
- Heat — 6.83 m
- Final — 6.71 m (→ 4th place)
- Heat — 6.46 m (→ did not advance)
Women's Discus Throw
- Heat — 60.62m (→ did not advance)
- Heat — 59.44m (→ did not advance)
- Heat — 56.68m (→ did not advance)
Women's Heptathlon
- Final result — 6152 points (→ 13th place)
Badminton
editBoxing
editMen's Light Flyweight (– 48 kg)
- First Round – Defeated Mohammed Haioun (ALG), 11:2
- Second Round – Defeated Tadahiro Sasaki (JPN), 10:7
- Quarterfinals – Lost to Jan Quast (GER), 7:15
Canoeing
editDiving
edit- Men
Athlete | Event | Preliminaries | Final | ||
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Points | Rank | Points | Rank | ||
Gabriel Cherecheș | 10m platform | 327.72 | 20 | Did not advance |
- Women
Athlete | Event | Preliminaries | Final | ||
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Points | Rank | Points | Rank | ||
Clara Elena Ciocan | 10m platform | 283.92 | 15 | Did not advance | |
Ionica Tudor | 3 m springboard | 258.15 | 20 | Did not advance | |
Ioana Voicu | 10m platform | 288.87 | 12 Q | 369.87 | 9 |
Fencing
edit15 fencers, 10 men and 5 women represented Romania in 1992.
Gymnastics
editHandball
editPreliminary round
editGroup B
editTeam | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Points |
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Unified Team | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 121 | 98 | +23 | 10 |
France | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 111 | 98 | +13 | 8 |
Spain | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 97 | 98 | −1 | 6 |
Romania | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 107 | 115 | −8 | 3 |
Germany | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 97 | 103 | −6 | 3 |
Egypt | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 92 | 113 | −21 | 0 |
Results | ||||||
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Unified Team | 23–22 | 24–18 | 27–25 | 25–15 | 22–18 | |
France | 22–23 | 18–16 | 26–20 | 23–20 | 22–19 | |
Spain | 18–24 | 16–18 | 21–20 | 19–18 | 23–18 | |
Romania | 25–27 | 20–26 | 20–21 | 20–20 | 22–21 | |
Germany | 15–25 | 20–23 | 18–19 | 20–20 | 24–16 | |
Egypt | 18–22 | 19–22 | 18–23 | 21–22 | 16–24 |
7th/8th classification
editAugust 7 19:00 |
Romania | 19–23 | Hungary | |
(13-9) | ||||
- Team roster
- Head coach: Cezar Paul Nica
Judo
editModern pentathlon
editOne male pentathlete represented Romania in 1992.
- Individual
Rhythmic gymnastics
editRowing
editMen's Coxless Pairs
Men's Coxed Pairs
Men's Coxless Fours
Men's Coxed Fours
Men's eight
- Ioan Vizitiu, Dănuț Dobre, Gabriel Marin, Iulică Ruican, Viorel Talapan, Vasile Năstase, Valentin Robu, Vasile Măstăcan, and Marin Gheorghe
Women's Single Sculls
Women's Double Sculls
Women's Coxless Pairs
Women's Quadruple Sculls
- Constanța Burcică-Pipota, Vera Cochela, Anișoara Dobre-Bălan, and Doina Ignat — Rowing, Women's Quadruple Sculls
Women's Coxless Fours
Women's eight
- Adriana Bazon-Chelariu, Iulia Bobeica, Elena Georgescu, Victoria Lepădatu, Viorica Neculai, Ioana Olteanu, Maria Păduraru, and Doina Robu — Rowing, Women's Eights
Shooting
editSwimming
editMen's 200m Freestyle
- Heat – 1:52.24 (→ did not advance, 25th place)
Men's 200m Butterfly
- Heat – 1:59.59
- Final – 1:59.34 (→ 7th place)
Men's 200m Individual Medley
- Heat – 2:06.45 (→ did not advance, 25th place)
Men's 400m Individual Medley
- Heat – 4:26.33 (→ did not advance, 17th place)
Women's 50 m Freestyle
- Heat – 26.76 (→ did not advance, 21st place)
- Heat – 26.96 (→ did not advance, 30th place)
Women's 100 m Freestyle
- Heat – 56.45
- B-Final – 56.17 (→ 10th place)
- Heat – 58.83 (→ did not advance, 31st place)
Women's 200 m Freestyle
- Heat – 2:00.51
- Final – 2:00.48 (→ 5th place)
- Heat – 2:03.16
- B-Final – 2:02.96 (→ 15th place)
Women's 400 m Freestyle
- Heat – 4:16.23
- B-Final – 4:14.90 (→ 12th place)
- Heat – 4:17.00
- B-Final – 4:14.92 (→ 13th place)
Women's 800 m Freestyle
- Heat – 8:44.17 (→ did not advance, 10th place)
- Heat – 8:48.36 (→ did not advance, 11th place)
Women's 100 m Backstroke
- Heat – 1:04.44 (→ did not advance, 20th place)
Women's 200 m Backstroke
- Heat – 2:18.39 (→ did not advance, 29th place)
Women's 200 m Breaststroke
- Heat – 2:34.97 (→ did not advance, 20th place)
Women's 100 m Butterfly
- Heat – 1:02.72 (→ did not advance, 23rd place)
- Heat – 1:04.07 (→ did not advance, 33rd place)
Women's 200 m Butterfly
- Heat – 2:15.44
- B-Final – 2:14.95 (→ 14th place)
- Heat – 2:16.86 (→ did not advance, 21st place)
Women's 200 m Individual Medley
- Heat – 2:18.12
- B-Final – 2:18.97 (→ 13th place)
Women's 400 m Individual Medley
- Heat – 4:48.12
- B-Final – 4:50.60 (→ 15th place)
- Heat – 4:53.91 (→ did not advance, 18th place)
Women's 4 × 100 m Freestyle Relay
- Heat – 3:55.52 (→ did not advance, 12th place)
Women's 4 × 100 m Medley Relay
- Heat – 4:17.91 (→ did not advance, 12th place)
Table tennis
editTennis
editMen's Singles Competition
- First round — Lost to Carl-Uwe Steeb (Germany) 5-7, 2-6, 2-6
Men's Doubles Competition
- First round — Defeated László Markovits and Sándor Noszály (Hungary) retired
- Second round — Defeated Omar Camporese and Diego Nargiso (Italy) 6-1, 4-6, 4-6, 6-4, 6-2
- Quarterfinals — Lost to Wayne Ferreira and Piet Norval (South Africa) 0-6, 3-6, 2-6
Women's Singles Competition
- First Round – Lost to Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (Spain) 1-6, 3-6
Weightlifting
editWrestling
editReferences
edit- ^ "Romania at the 1992 Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17. Retrieved 2011-12-26.
- ^ Romania at the 1992 Summer Olympics