Romania at the 2008 Summer Olympics

Romania competed in the 2008 Summer Olympics, held in Beijing, China from August 8 to August 24, 2008. Romania intended to send 104 competitors to Beijing, although the delegation was reduced to 102 when two Romanian athletes were suspended for doping before the start of the Olympics. The Romanian delegation for Beijing was the smallest Romanian Olympic delegation since the 1989 Revolution. Romanians competed in 16 sports: athletics, archery, handball, gymnastics, wrestling, swimming, diving, weightlifting, fencing, table tennis, shooting, tennis, judo, boxing, kayak-canoeing, and rowing.

Medalists

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Medal Name Sport Event Date Judo Women's 48 kg Rowing Women's coxless pair Athletics Women's marathon Gymnastics Women's floor Fencing Women's épée Fencing Men's sabre Gymnastics Women's artistic team all-around Constanța BurcicăViorica SusanuRodica ȘerbanEnikő BarabásSimona MușatIoana PapucGeorgeta AndrunacheDoina IgnatElena Georgescu Rowing Women's eight Wrestling Men's freestyle 74 kg /18 Nov 2016 | width=22% align=left valign=top | Medals by sportSport TotalAthletics 1 0 01Fencing 0 1 12Gymnastics 1 0 12Judo 1 0 01Rowing 1 0 12Wrestling 0 0 11 Total 4 1 4 9

Medals by genderGender TotalMale0022Female4127 Total 4 1 4 9

Archery

Romania sent archers to the Olympics for the second time (and first since 1980), seeking the nation's first Olympic medal in the sport. Alexandru Bodnar earned the country its first qualifying spot in the men's competition by placing 29th in the 2007 World Outdoor Target Championships.FITA Olympic Qualification - Men

AthleteEventRanking roundRound of 64Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal / ScoreSeedOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreRankAlexandru BodnarMen's individual61460W 106–105L 101–108Did not advance

Athletics

The following athletes were selected for the Romanian team.

Men - Field events AthleteEventQualificationFinalDistancePositionDistancePositionMarian OpreaTriple jump17.178 Q17.225

Women - Track & road events AthleteEventHeatQuarterfinalSemifinalFinalResultRankResultRankResultRankResultRankIonela Târlea200 m23.244 Q23.225Did not advanceMihaela Neacșu800 m2:03.036colspan=2 Did not advanceAngela Moroșanu400 m hurdles56.074 Qcolspan=2 57.678Did not advanceAncuța Bobocel3000 m steeplechase9:35.316colspan=4 Did not advanceCristina Casandra9:22.484 Qcolspan=4 9:16.855Constantina Diṭă-TomescuMarathoncolspan=6 2:26:44Lidia Șimoncolspan=6 2:27:518Luminița Talpoșcolspan=6 2:31:4118Ana Maria Groza20 km walkcolspan=6 1:32:1624

Women - Field events AthleteEventQualificationFinalDistancePositionDistancePositionViorica ȚigăuLong jump6.4423Did not advanceAdelina GavrilăTriple jump13.9819Did not advanceAnca HeltneShot put17.4821Did not advanceNicoleta GrasuDiscus throw62.512 Q58.6312Bianca PerieHammer throw68.2118Did not advanceMonica StoianJavelin throw54.5640Did not advanceFelicia Țilea-Moldovan60.8110 Q53.0412

Boxing

Romania qualified two boxers for the Olympic boxing tournament. Popescu qualified at the first European qualifying tournament.1st AIBA European Olympic Boxing Qualifying Tournament Gheorghe qualified at the second European continental qualifying tournament.2nd AIBA European Olympic Boxing Qualifying Tournament

AthleteEventRound of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinalOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankGeorgian PopescuLightweightW 20–5W 14–4L 7–11Did not advanceIonuț GheorgheLight welterweightW 21–4L 4–8Did not advance

Canoeing

Sprint AthleteEventHeatsSemifinalsFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankFlorin Georgian MironcicMen's C-1 500 m1:48.6082 QS1:51.5352 Q1:49.8617Men's C-1 1000 m3:57.5382 QS3:59.6642 Q3:57.8766Josif ChirilăAndrei CuculiciMen's C-2 500 m1:42.3064 QS1:42:5451 Q1:43.1956Niculae FloceaCiprian PopaMen's C-2 1000 m3:41.8462 QFcolspan=2 3:40.3424 Qualification Legend: QS = Qualify to semi-final; QF = Qualify directly to final

Diving

Men AthleteEventsPreliminariesSemifinalsFinalPointsRankPointsRankPointsRankConstantin Popovici10 m platform392.3023Did not advance

Women AthleteEventsPreliminariesSemifinalsFinalPointsRankPointsRankPointsRankRamona Maria Ciobanu10 m platform279.1024Did not advance

Fencing

Men AthleteEventRound of 64Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalSemifinalFinal / Opposition ScoreOpposition ScoreOpposition ScoreOpposition ScoreOpposition ScoreOpposition ScoreRankVirgil SălișcanIndividual foilL 6–15Did not advanceMihai CovaliuIndividual sabreW 15–7W 15–12W 15–13L 13–15W 15–11Rareș DumitrescuW 15–9L 13–15Did not advance

Women AthleteEventRound of 64Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalSemifinalFinal / Opposition ScoreOpposition ScoreOpposition ScoreOpposition ScoreOpposition ScoreOpposition ScoreRankAna Maria BrânzăIndividual épéeW 15–11W 15–13W 15–14L 11–15Cristina StahlIndividual foilL 6–15Did not advance

Gymnastics

Artistic Men Team AthleteEventQualificationFinalApparatusTotalRankApparatusTotalRankAdrian BucurTeam14.72512.52514.95015.70014.82513.75086.47536colspan=2 15.125colspan=5 Marian Drăgulescu15.925 Qcolspan=2 16.625 Q14.800colspan=2 15.650colspan=2 16.55014.425colspan=2 Flavius Koczi15.12514.40013.95016.600 Q15.07515.02590.17516 Q15.07515.17516.52515.05014.325colspan=2 Ilie Daniel Popescu14.57514.50013.97516.40014.52513.32587.3003213.70016.225colspan=4 Răzvan Șelariu15.40014.07515.17512.90014.95013.47585.9753815.52514.65015.32514.85014.750colspan=2 Robert Stănescu12.92515.750 Q15.200colspan=3 colspan=2 15.92515.325colspan=3 Total61.17555.90059.85065.32560.05057.050359.3508 Q49.30046.25043.52546.37545.22545.225274.1757

Individual finals AthleteEventApparatusTotalRankMarian DrăgulescuFloor14.850colspan=5 14.8507Vaultcolspan=3 16.225colspan=2 16.2254Flavius KocziAll-around16.45014.90015.42514.55013.52514.72589.57518Vaultcolspan=3 15.925colspan=2 15.9257Robert StănescuRingscolspan=2 15.825colspan=3 15.8257

Women Team AthleteEventQualificationFinalApparatusTotalRankApparatusTotalRankAndreea AcatrineiTeam14.77514.35014.175colspan=2 Did not competeGabriela Drăgoi14.25014.22515.450 Qcolspan=2 colspan=2 14.425colspan=3 Andreea Grigore14.70013.975colspan=3 Did not competeSandra Izbașa15.475 Q15.10013.57515.22559.37513 Q15.55015.10015.600colspan=2 Steliana Nistor14.55014.90015.975 Q15.07560.5008 Q14.57515.05016.15015.150colspan=2 Anamaria Tămârjan14.50015.02514.27515.20059.00016*14.95015.12514.42515.425colspan=2 Total59.30059.72558.45060.950238.4254 Q45.07545.27545.00046.175181.525 * Only two gymnasts per country may advance to a final.

Individual finals AthleteEventApparatusTotalRankGabriela DrăgoiBalance beamcolspan=3 15.62515.6255Sandra IzbașaAll-around15.50015.07514.30014.30060.7508Floor15.650colspan=3 15.650Steliana NistorAll-around14.50015.02515.97515.55061.0505Uneven barscolspan=2 15.57515.5757

Handball

Women's tournament

Roster

Group play

Quarterfinal

Classification semifinal

7th–8th place

Judo

AthleteEventRound of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsRepechage 1Repechage 2Repechage 3Final / OppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankDaniel BrataMen's −100 kgW 1000–0001 W 1000–0000 L 0000–0110Did not advanceL 0000–1001Did not advanceAlina DumitruWomen's −48 kgW 0101–0010W 1000–0000 W 0100–0010colspan=3 W 1100–0000

Rowing

Romania qualified the following boats:

Women AthleteEventHeatsRepechageFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankGeorgeta AndrunacheViorica SusanuPair7:22.691 FAcolspan=2 7:20.60Roxana CogianuIonelia NeacșuDouble sculls7:12.174 R7:01.693 FB7:20.999Georgeta AndrunacheEnikő BarabásConstanța BurcicăElena GeorgescuDoina IgnatSimona MușatIoana PapucRodica ȘerbanViorica SusanuEight6:05.771 FAcolspan=2 6:07.25 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

Shooting

Men AthleteEventQualificationFinalPointsRankPointsRankAlin Moldoveanu10 m air rifle5963 Q698.94Iulian Raicea10 m air pistol56744Did not advance25 m rapid fire pistol5769Did not advanceIoan TomanSkeet10835Did not advance

Women AthleteEventQualificationFinalPointsRankPointsRankLucia MihalacheSkeet6610Did not advance

Swimming

Men AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankDragoș Coman400 m freestyle3:47.7917colspan=2 Did not advance1500 m freestyle15:24.0528colspan=2 Did not advanceRăzvan Florea100 m backstroke54.89=20Did not advance200 m backstroke1:57.9710 Q1:56.45 NR5 Q1:56.527Ioan Gherghel100 m butterfly52.50 NR28Did not advance200 m butterfly1:56.09 NR13 Q1:56.5714Did not advanceValentin Preda100 m breaststroke1:01.77=31Did not advance200 m breaststrokeDid not advanceNorbert Trandafir50 m freestyle22.8043Did not advance100 m freestyle50.7450Did not advanceRăzvan FloreaIoan GherghelValentin PredaNorbert Trandafir4 × 100 m medley relay3:38.0013colspan=2 Did not advance

Women AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankCamelia Potec200 m freestyle1:57:659 Q1:57.716 Q1:56.875400 m freestyle4:04.557 Qcolspan=2 4:04.666800 m freestyle8:19.702 Qcolspan=2 8:23.114

Table tennis

Singles AthleteEventPreliminary roundRound 1Round 2Round 3Round 4QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal / OppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankAdrian CrișanMen's singlescolspan=2 W 4–1L 3–4Did not advanceDaniela DodeanWomen's singlescolspan=2 L 1–4Did not advanceElizabeta SamaraW 4–1L 1–4Did not advance

Team AthleteEventGroup roundSemifinalsBronze playoff 1Bronze playoff 2Bronze medalFinalOppositionResultRankOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankDaniela DodeanIulia NeculaElizabeta SamaraWomen's teamGroup CL 0 – 3W 3 – 2W 3 – 02Did not advanceL 1 – 3Did not advance

Tennis

AthleteEventRound of 64Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal / OppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreRankVictor HănescuMen's singlesW 7–5, 3–6, 6–4L 4–6, 6–7(5–7)Did not advanceSorana CîrsteaWomen's singlesL 3–6, 7–5, 0–6Did not advance

Weightlifting

AthleteEventSnatchClean & JerkTotalRankResultRankResultRankAntoniu BuciMen's −62 kg130416532954Răzvan MartinMen's −69 kg130231581828819Alexandru Roșu13614165136Răzvan RusuMen's −77 kg140221701831018Roxana CocoșWomen's −58 kg891011582048

Wrestling

Men's freestyle AthleteEventQualificationRound of 16QuarterfinalSemifinalRepechage 1Repechage 2Final / OppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankPetru Toarcă−55 kgL 0–3 Did not advance18Gheorghiță Ștefan−74 kgL 0–3 Did not advanceW 3–1 L 1–3 Rareș Chintoan−120 kgL 0–3 Did not advance18 Gheorghiță Ștefan originally finished fifth, but in November 2016, he was promoted to bronze due to disqualification of Soslan Tigiev.

Men's Greco-Roman AthleteEventQualificationRound of 16QuarterfinalSemifinalRepechage 1Repechage 2Final / OppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankVirgil Munteanu−55 kgL 1–3 Did not advance12Eusebiu Diaconu−60 kgW 3–1 L 1–3 Did not advanceL 1–3 Did not advance8Ion Panait−66 kgL 1–3 Did not advance13

Women's freestyle AthleteEventQualificationRound of 16QuarterfinalSemifinalRepechage 1Repechage 2Final / OppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankEstera Dobre−48 kgL 1–3 Did not advance10Ana Maria Pavăl−55 kgL 0–3 Did not advanceW 3–1 L 0–5 5

See also Romania at the 2008 Summer Paralympics

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