Sporting event delegation
Romania competed at the1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow,USSR . 228 competitors, 154 men and 74 women, took part in 135 events in 20 sports.[ 1]
Medal Name Sport Event Date Toma Simionov andIvan Patzaichin Canoeing C2 1000m Nadia Comăneci Gymnastics Balance Beam Nadia Comăneci Gymnastics Floor Exercises Sanda Toma Rowing Single sculls Corneliu Ion Shooting Rapid-Fire Pistol Ștefan Rusu Wrestling Greco-Roman Lightweight Vasile Dîba ,Nicușor Eșanu ,Ion Geanta , andMihai Zafiu Canoeing K4 1000m Petre Capusta andIvan Patzaichin Canoeing C2 500m Nadia Comăneci Gymnastics All-Around Individual Emilia Eberle Gymnastics Asymmetrical Bars Nadia Comăneci ,Rodica Dunca ,Emilia Eberle ,Melita Ruhn , andDumitriţa Turner Gymnastics Team Combined Exercises Constantin Alexandru Wrestling Greco-Roman Light Flyweight Dumitru Cipere Boxing Bantamweight Valentin Silaghi Boxing Middleweight Vasile Dîba Canoeing K1 500m Ion Bîrlădeanu Canoeing K1 1000m Anghelache Donescu ,Petre Rosca andDurnitru Velicu Equestrian Dressage Team Melita Ruhn Gymnastics Side Horse Vault Melita Ruhn Gymnastics Uneven Bars Ştefan Birtalan ,Iosif Boros ,Adrian Cosma ,Cezar Draganita ,Marian Dumitru ,Cornel Durau ,Alexandru Fölker ,Claudiu Eugen Ionescu ,Nicolae Munteanu ,Vasile Stinga ,Lucian Vasilache ,Neculai Vasilca ,Radu Voina , andMaricel Voinea Handball Team Competition Olga Homeghi andValeria Răcilă Rowing Double Sculls Angelica Aposteanu ,Elena Bondar ,Florica Bucur ,Maria Constantinescu ,Elena Dobrițoiu ,Rodica Frintu ,Ana Iliuță , andMarlena Zagoni-Predescu Rowing Eights Marius Cata-Chitiga ,Valter-Corneliu Chifu ,Laurentiu Dumanoiu ,Günther Enescu ,Dan Girleanu ,Sorin Macavei ,Corneliu Oros ,Neculae Vasile Pop ,Constantin Sterea , andNicu Stoian Volleyball Team Competition Petre Dicu Wrestling Greco-Roman Light Heavyweight Vasile Andrei Wrestling Greco-Roman Heavyweight
Medals by gender Gender Total Male Female Total 6 6 13 25
In its first appearance at the Olympic archery competition, Romania was represented by two men and two women. The best result for the nation was earned byAurora Chin , at 13th place.
Women's Individual Competition:
Men's Individual Competition:
Men's 10,000 metres
Heat — 29:03.1 Final — 28:16.3 (→ 10th place) Men's 400 m Hurdles
Heat — 50.89 Semifinals — 50.58 Final — 49.84 (→ 6th place) Men's 3,000 m Steeplechase
Heat — 8:35.4 Semifinals — 8:24.3 Final — 8:23.9 (→ 9th place) Heat — 8:45.6 Semifinals — 8:45.0 (→ did not advance) Heat — 8:49.0 (→ did not advance) Men's High Jump
Qualification — 2.21 m Final — 2.21 m (→ 7th place) Qualification — 2.21 m Final — 2.18 m (→ 13th place) Men's Discus Throw
Qualification — 59.34 m (→ did not advance, 14th place) Women's 800 metres
Heat — 2:01.9 Semifinals — 2:00.8 (→ did not advance) Heat — 2:00.2 Semifinals — 1:59.2 (→ did not advance) Women's 1,500 metres
Heat — 4:01.7 Final — 4:01.3 (→ 7th place) Heat — 4:04.7 Final — 4:03.0 (→ 8th place) Heat — 4:05.9 Final — 4:04.8 (→ 9th place) Women's High Jump
Qualification — 1.88 m Final — 1.88 m (→ 8th place) Women's Discus Throw
Qualification — 60.40 m Final — 64.38 m (→ 6th place) Women's Javelin Throw
Qualification — 63.84 m Final — 64.08 m (→ 7th place) Men's Light Flyweight (48 kg)
First Round — DefeatedAdel Hammoude (Syria) after knock-out in second round Second Round — DefeatedAntti Juntumaa (Finland) on points (4-1) Quarter Finals — Lost toLi Byong-Uk (North Korea) on points (4-1) Men's Flyweight (51 kg)
First Round — Bye Second Round — DefeatedKeith Wallace (Great Britain) on points (4-1) Quarter Finals — Lost toJános Váradi (Hungary) on points (1-4) Men's Bantamweight (54 kg)
Men's Featherweight (57 kg)
First Round — Bye Second Round — DefeatedRóbert Gönczi (Hungary) on points (5-0) Third Round — Lost toAdolfo Horta (Cuba) on points (0-5) Men's Lightweight (60 kg)
First Round — DefeatedTadesse Haile (Ethiopia) after disqualification in third round Second Round — DefeatedSean Doyle (Ireland) after referee stopped contest in first round Quarter Finals — Lost toKazimierz Adach (Poland) after referee stopped contest in third round Men's Light-Welterweight (63,5 kg)
Men's Heavyweight (+ 81 kg)
Three cyclists represented Romania in 1980.
Individual road race Men's Springboard
Preliminary round — 427.35 points (→ 23rd place, did not advance) 18 fencers, 13 men and 5 women, represented Romania in 1980.
Men's foil Men's team foil Men's épée Men's team épée Men's sabre Men's team sabre Women's foil Women's team foil Men's team competition Preliminary round (Group B) Defeated Kuwait (32-12) Defeated Algeria (26-18) Lost to Yugoslavia (21-23) Defeated Soviet Union (22-19) Defeated Switzerland (18-16) Bronze Medal Match : Defeated Hungary (20-18) →Bronze Medal Three male pentathletes represented Romania in 1980.
Men's Individual Competition:
Men's Team Competition:
Spîrlea, Câllovits, and Râducanu — 14,390 pts, 11th place Open Open Women's 100 m Breaststroke
Heats — 1:15.10 (→ did not advance) Women's 400m Individual Medley
Heats — 5:07.74 (→ did not advance) Heats — 5:04.56 (→ did not advance) Women's Team Competition Preliminary round (Group B) Lost to Bulgaria (1-3) Defeated Hungary (3-2) Defeated Brazil (3-2) 5th/8th place : Lost to Peru (0-3)7th/8th place : Lost to Brazil (0-3) →8th place Men's Team Competition Preliminary round, Group B Defeated Libya 3-0 (3, 1, 1) Lost to Poland 1-3 (9,-12, -13, -13) Defeated Brazil 3-1 (-11, 4, 12, 3) Defeated Yugoslavia 3-1 (9, -14, 8, 12) Lost to Soviet Union 0-3 (-6, -10, -5) Defeated Poland 3-1 (10, -9, 13,9) (→Bronze Medal ) Men's team competition Preliminary round (Group B) Drew with Hungary (6-6) Defeated Greece (6-4) Lost to Netherlands (3-5) Lost to Italy (3-5) Drew with Australia (4-4) Defeated Sweden (8-3) Defeated Bulgaria (10-6) Defeated Greece (11-8) →9th place
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