Romania at the 1996 Summer Olympics
IOC code	ROU (ROM used at these Games)
NOC	Romanian Olympic and Sports Committee
Website	www.cosr.ro (in Romanian, English, and French)
inAtlanta
Competitors	165 (98 men and 67 women) in 18 sports
Flag bearer	Iulică Ruican
Medals Ranked 14th	Gold 4 Silver 7 Bronze 9 Total 20
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Romania competed at the1996 Summer Olympics inAtlanta, United States. 165 competitors, 98 men and 67 women, took part in 122 events in 18 sports.^[1]

Medal Name Sport Event Date  Gold Laura Badea Fencing Women's individual foil July 22  Gold Simona Amânar Gymnastics Women's vault July 28  Gold Constanța Burcică-Pipota Camelia Macoviciuc Rowing Women's lightweight double sculls July 28  Gold Vera Cochela Liliana Gafencu Elena Georgescu Doina Ignat Elisabeta Lipă Ioana Olteanu Mărioara Popescu Doina Spircu Anca Tănase Rowing Women's eight July 28  Silver Gabriela Szabo Athletics Women's 1500 metres August 3  Silver Antonel Borșan Marcel Glăvan Canoeing Men's C-2 1000 metres August 3  Silver Laura Badea Roxana Scarlat Reka Szabo Fencing Women's team foil July 25  Silver Marius Urzică Gymnastics Men's pommel horse July 28  Silver Dan Burincă Gymnastics Men's rings July 28  Silver Gina Gogean Gymnastics Women's artistic individual all-around July 25  Silver Simona Amânar Gymnastics Women's floor July 29  Bronze Leonard Doroftei Boxing Lightweight August 4  Bronze Marian Simion Boxing Welterweight August 4  Bronze Gheorghe Andriev Grigore Obreja Canoeing Men's C-2 500 metres August 4  Bronze Simona Amânar Gymnastics Women's artistic individual all-around July 25  Bronze Lavinia Miloșovici Gymnastics Women's artistic individual all-around July 25  Bronze Gina Gogean Gymnastics Women's vault July 28  Bronze Gina Gogean Gymnastics Women's balance beam July 29  Bronze Simona Amânar Gina Gogean Ionela Loaieș Alexandra Marinescu Lavinia Miloșovici Mirela Ţugurlan Gymnastics Women's artistic team all-around July 23  Bronze Nicu Vlad Weightlifting Men's 108 kg July 30

Medals by sport Sport Total Athletics 0 1 0 1 Boxing 0 0 2 2 Canoeing 0 1 1 2 Fencing 1 1 0 2 Gymnastics 1 4 5 10 Rowing 2 0 0 2 Weightlifting 0 0 1 1 Total 4 7 9 20 Medals by gender Gender Total Male 0 3 4 7 Female 4 4 5 13 Total 4 7 9 20

Men's 1,500 metres

• Ovidiu Olteanu

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

Men's 400m Hurdles

• Mugur Mateescu

• 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)

Men's Light Flyweight (– 48 kg)

• Sabin Bornei

• First Round — DefeatedJosé Pérez Reyes (Dominican Republic), 16-10
• Second Round — Lost toSomrot Kamsing (Thailand), 7-18

Men's Bantamweight (– 54 kg)

• George Olteanu

• First Round — DefeatedSamuel Álvarez (Mexico), referee stopped contest in third round
• Second Round — DefeatedKalai Riadh (Tunisia), 16-3
• Quarter Finals — Lost toIstván Kovács (Hungary), 2-24

Men's Lightweight (– 60 kg)

• Leonard Doroftei →Bronze Medal

• First Round — DefeatedJulio Mboumba (Gabon), referee stopped contest in second round
• Second Round — DefeatedSergey Kopenkin (Kyrgyzstan), 10-1
• Quarter Finals — DefeatedKoba Gogoladze (Georgia), 17-8
• Semi Finals — Lost toHocine Soltani (Algeria), 6-9

Men's Lightweight (– 67 kg)

• Marian Simion →Bronze Medal

• First Round — DefeatedHussein Bayram (France), 13-6
• Second Round — DefeatedFernando Vargas (United States), 8-7
• Quarter Finals — DefeatedHasan Al (Denmark), 16-8
• Semi Finals — Lost toJuan Hernández Sierra (Cuba), 7-20

Men's Light Middleweight (– 71 kg)

• Francisc Vaștag

• First Round — Lost toMarkus Beyer (Germany), 12-17

Men's Heavyweight (– 91 kg)

• Ovidiu Bali

• First Round — Bye
• Second Round — Lost toChristophe Mendy (France), referee stopped contest in second round

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)

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

Men's Individual Competition

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

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, andAlexandru 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, andLuminița Dobrescu

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

Women's 4 × 200 m Freestyle Relay

• Luminița Dobrescu,Loredana Zisu,Ioana Diaconescu, andCarla Negrea

• Heat – 8:10.77
• Final – 8:10.02 (→ 7th place)

Women's 4 × 100 m Medley Relay

• Catalina Căsaru,Beatrice Câșlaru,Loredana Zisu, andLuminița Dobrescu

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

Women's Singles Competition

• Cătălina Cristea

• First round — Lost toAnke Huber (Germany) 6-2 4-6 2-6

• Ruxandra Dragomir

• First round — Lost toJana Novotná (Czech Republic) 4-6 4-4 retired

• 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
• Niculae Fulgeanu
• Vlad Hagiu
• Gelu Lisac
• Istvan Moldvai
• Daniel Radu
• Bogdan Rath
• Radu Sabău
• Stefan Sanda
• Dinel Stemate
• Liviu Totolici

• Head coach:Rus Viorel

Men's 108 kg

• Nicu Vlad

• Snatch — 197.5 kg
• Clean & Jerk — 222.5 kg
• Total — 420.0 kg (→Bronze Medal)

• Nations at the 1996 Summer Olympics
• Romania at the Summer Olympics by year
• 1996 in Romanian sport
• Romania–United States sports relations

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