Romania competed at the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 7 to 18 September 2016.
Disability classifications
Every participant at the Paralympics has their disability grouped into one of five disability categories; amputation, the condition may be congenital or sustained through injury or illness; cerebral palsy; wheelchair athletes, there is often overlap between this and other categories; visual impairment, including blindness; Les autres, any physical disability that does not fall strictly under one of the other categories, for example dwarfism or multiple sclerosis. Each Paralympic sport then has its own classifications, dependent upon the specific physical demands of competition. Events are given a code, made of numbers and letters, describing the type of event and classification of the athletes competing. Some sports, such as athletics, divide athletes by both the category and severity of their disabilities, other sports, for example swimming, group competitors from different categories together, the only separation being based on the severity of the disability.
Medallists Medal Name Sport Event Date Alex Bologa Judo Men's 60 kg
Competitors
| width=78% align=left valign=top |The following is the list of number of competitors participating in the Games. SportMenWomenTotalAthletics 1 1 2Cycling 2 0 2Judo 1 0 1Paracanoe 1 1 2Swimming 2 1 3Table tennis 2 0 2 Total 9 2 12
Athletics
Romania has qualified 2 athletes for 2016 Summer Paralympics. Florentina Hrişcu is the first female athlete to qualify for Romania in athletics at the Paralympic Games.
Field Events - Women
AthleteEventsResultRankFlorentina HrișcuDiscus F43/4418.5912
Field Events - Men
AthleteEventsResultRankFlorin CojocHigh jump T45/46/471.7510
Cycling
With one pathway for qualification being one highest ranked NPCs on the UCI Para-Cycling male and female Nations Ranking Lists on 31 December 2014, Romania qualified for the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio, assuming they continued to meet all other eligibility requirements. After final rankings, Romania has qualified 2 cyclists 2016 Summer Paralympics.
Road
Men AthleteEventTimeRankCarol-Eduard NovakRoad Race C4-52:18:079Time Trial C440:02.026Attila OlahRoad Race C1-2-32:07:5929Time Trial C233:20.8014
Track
Time Trial AthleteEventTimeRankAttila OlahMen's 1km Time Trial C1-2-31:22.91426
Individual Pursuit AthleteEventHeatsFinalTimeRankOppositionTimeRankCarol-Eduard NovakMen's Individual Pursuit C44:51.0375Did not qualify
Judo
Romania has received an invitational spot for men extra-lightweight (60 kg) for 2016 Summer Paralympics.
Men AthleteEventRound of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFirst repechage roundRepechage semifinalsFinal/OppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankAlexandru Bologa -60 kgW 0003–0002W 0003–0002L 000–100N/AW 100-000
Paracanoeing
Romania earned a qualifying spot at the 2016 Summer Paralympics in this sport following their performance at the 2015 ICF Canoe Sprint & Paracanoe World Championships in Milan, Italy where the top six finishers in each Paralympic event earned a qualifying spot for their nation. Mihaela Lulea earned the spot for Romania after finishing fourth in the women's KL3 event. Iulian Serban earned a second spot for Romania after finishing fourth in the men's KL3 event.
Men
AthleteEventHeatsSemi-FinalFinalTimeRankTimeRankTime RankIulian ȘerbanMen's KL343.2233 QN/A41.2004
Women
AthleteEventHeatsSemi-FinalFinalTimeRankTimeRankTime RankMihaela LuleaWomen's KL355.4797 Q54.6651 Q52.2734
Swimming
Men AthletesEventHeatFinalTimeRankTimeRankSamuel Ciorap100 m backstroke S121:09.3011 Did not qualify 50 m freestyle S1226.3618 Did not qualify100 m breaststroke SB121:13.929 Did not qualifyOctavian Ilina200 m freestyle S25:44.109 Did not qualify50 m backstroke S21:13.819 Did not qualify100 m backstroke S22:49.3410 Did not qualify
Women AthletesEventHeatFinalTimeRankTimeRankNaomi Ciorap100 m breaststroke S131:22.0012 Did not qualify100 m butterfly S131:22.5519 Did not qualify50 m freestyle S1330.9319 Did not qualify
Table tennis
Men AthleteEventGroup stage1St RoundQuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinalOppositionResultOppositionResultRankOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankDacian MakszinIndividual C3L 0-3L 1-33 Did not qualifyBobi SimionIndividual C6L 0-3W 3-22W 3-2L 0-3 Did not qualify
See also Romania at the 2016 Summer Olympics
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