| Romania at the 1984 Summer Olympics | |
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| IOC code | ROU (ROM used at these Games) |
| NOC | Romanian Olympic and Sports Committee |
| Website | www |
| inLos Angeles | |
| Competitors | 124 (71 men and 53 women) in 13 sports |
| Flag bearer | Corneliu Ion |
| Medals Ranked 2nd |
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| Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
Romania competed at the1984 Summer Olympics inLos Angeles,United States. 124 competitors, 71 men and 53 women, took part in 86 events in 13 sports.[1] Notably, Romania was the onlyEastern Bloc nation to participate at these Games; all others followed theSoviet Union's boycott of the Games. The Romanian athletes were greeted with warm applause and even a standing ovation from the spectators as they entered theLos Angeles Memorial Coliseum during the opening ceremony, in part an affirmation of the nation's defiance of the boycott.[2][3] The Romanian Olympic team was phenomenally successful at the games, ultimately placing second to theUnited States in the gold medal tally.[4]
Women's 1500 metres
Silver Medal)
Bronze Medal)Women's 3000 metres
Gold Medal)Women's 400m Hurdles
Bronze Medal)Women's High Jump
Women's Long Jump
Gold Medal)Silver Medal)Women's Discus Throw
Bronze Medal)Women's Shot Put
Silver Medal)Men's Featherweight (– 57 kg)
Men's Lightweight (– 60 kg)
Men's Light Welterweight (– 63.5 kg)
Bronze MedalMen's Welterweight (– 67 kg)
Men's Light Middleweight (– 71 kg)
Men's Light Heavyweight (– 81 kg)
Eleven fencers, six men and five women, represented Romania in 1984.
Bronze Medal| Athlete | Event | Heats | Repechage | Semifinal | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Petru Iosub Valer Toma | Coxless pair | 6:56.60 | 2Q | BYE | 6:53.23 | 1Q | 6:45.39 | | |
| Dimitrie Popescu Vasile Tomoiagă Dumitru Răducanu | Coxed pair | 7:12.18 | 1Q | BYE | — | 7:11.21 | | ||
| Athlete | Event | Heats | Repechage | Semifinal | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Valeria Răcilă | Single sculls | 3:44.22 | 1Q | BYE | 3:54.55 | 1Q | 3:40.68 | | |
| Marioara Popescu Elisabeta Oleniuc | Double sculls | 3:24.28 | 1Q | BYE | — | 3:26.75 | | ||
| Rodica Arba Elena Horvat | Coxless pair | — | 3:32.60 | | |||||
| Florica Lavric Maria Tănasă-Fricioiu Chira Apostol Olga Homeghi-Bularda Viorica Ioja | Coxed four | 3:21.61 | 1Q | BYE | — | 3:19.30 | | ||
| Titie Taran Anișoara Sorohan Ioana Badea Sofia Corban Ecaterina Oancia | Quadruple sculls (coxed) | 3:15.34 | 1Q | BYE | — | 3:14.11 | | ||
| Marioara Trașcă Lucia Sauca Doina Șnep-Bălan Aneta Mihaly Aurora Pleșca Camelia Diaconescu Viorica Ioja Mihaela Armășescu Adriana Bazon-Chelariu | Eight | — | 2:59.80 | | |||||
| Athlete | Event | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Score | Rank | ||
| Sorin Babii | 50 m pistol | 555 | 11 |
| Corneliu Ion | 25 m rapid fire pistol | 593 | |
| Constantin Stan | 50 metre rifle three positions | 1140 | 20 |
| 50 metre rifle prone | 591 | 17 | |
| 10 m air rifle | 577 | 20 | |
| Marin Stan | 25 m rapid fire pistol | 588 | 13 |
| Athlete | Event | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Score | Rank | ||
| Elena Macovei | 25 m pistol | 572 | 15 |
| Maria Macovei | 577 | 8 | |
Women's 100m Backstroke
Women's 200m Backstroke
Bronze Medal)Women's 400m Individual Medley
Of the first 139 nations in the parade, the biggest cheers went to Rumania, the only Warsaw Pact nation competing here.
The Romanians, the only Eastern bloc nation to defy the Soviet boycott, were greeted with a standing ovation.
