Romania competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. Originally scheduled to take place from 24 July to 9 August 2020, the Games were postponed to 23 July to 8 August 2021, because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Since the nation's participation started in 1900 (and its official debut in 1924), Romanian athletes have appeared in every edition of the Summer Olympic Games, except for two occasions: the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles at the period of the worldwide Great Depression, and the 1948 Summer Olympics in London.
Medalists
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Medal Name Sport Event Date Nicoleta-Ancuța BodnarSimona Radiș Rowing Women's double sculls Ana Maria Popescu Fencing Women's épée Mihăiță Vasile ȚigănescuMugurel SemciucȘtefan Constantin BerariuCosmin Pascari Rowing Men's coxless four Marius CozmiucCiprian Tudosă Rowing Men's coxless pair
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Medals by sportSport TotalFencing0101Rowing1203Total1304
Competitors The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games. Note that reserves in football are not counted: SportMenWomenTotalArchery 0 1 1Athletics 4 6 10Basketball 0 4 4Boxing 1 1 2Canoeing 2 0 2Cycling 2 0 2Fencing 1 1 2Football 18 0 18Gymnastics 1 2 3Judo 2 1 3Rowing 17 19 36Shooting 0 1 1Swimming 3 1 4Table tennis 1 3 4Tennis 0 3 3Triathlon 1 0 1Wrestling 2 3 5 Total 55 46 101
Archery
One Romanian archer qualified for the women's individual recurve by winning the gold medal and booking the first of six available spots at the 2021 Final Qualification Tournament in Paris, France.
AthleteEventRanking roundRound of 64Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal / ScoreSeedOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreRankMădălina AmăistroaieWomen's individual63437 L 2–6Did not advance
Athletics
Romanian athletes further achieved the entry standards, either by qualifying time or by world ranking, in the following track and field events (up to a maximum of 3 athletes in each event):
Track & road events AthleteEventHeat SemifinalFinalResultRankResultRankResultRankMarius CocioranMen's 50 km walkcolspan=4 4:01:4324Andrea MiklosWomen's 400 mDid not advanceClaudia BoboceaWomen's 1500 m4:09.1933Did not advance
Field events AthleteEventQualificationFinalDistancePositionDistancePositionAndrei ToaderMen's shot put19.8126Did not advanceAlin FirfiricăMen's discus throw61.9016Did not advanceAlexandru NovacMen's javelin throw83.277 q79.2912Florentina IuscoWomen's long jump6.3620Did not advanceAlina Rotaru6.5117Did not advanceDaniela StanciuWomen's high jump1.9018Did not advanceBianca GhelberWomen's hammer throw71.7211 q74.186
Basketball
Summary TeamEventGroup stageQuarterfinalSemifinalFinal / OppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreRankOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreRankRomania women's 3×3Women's 3×3 tournamentL 10–21L 8–20L 14–22L 11–22W 22–14 ROCL 12–21L 12–227Did not advance7
3x3 basketball Women's tournament
Romania women's national 3x3 team qualified directly for the Olympics by securing an outright berth, as one of the four highest-ranked squads, in the women's category of the FIBA rankings, marking the country's return to the sport for the first time since 1952.
Team roster The players were announced on 8 July 2021.
Claudia Cuic Gabriela Mărginean Ancuţa Stoenescu Sonia Ursu-Kim
Group play
Boxing
Romania entered two boxers (one per gender) into the Olympic tournament. Cosmin Gîrleanu (men's flyweight) and Maria Nechita (women's featherweight) secured the spots on the Romanian squad in their respective weight divisions, either by winning the round of 16 match, advancing to the semifinal match, or scoring a box-off triumph, at the 2020 European Qualification Tournament in London and Paris.
AthleteEventRound of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinalOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankCosmin GîrleanuMen's flyweightL 0–5Did not advanceMaria NechitaWomen's featherweightW 5–0L 2–3Did not advance
Canoeing
Sprint Romania qualified a single boat in the men's C-2 1000 m for the Games by finishing fifth in the final race at the 2019 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Szeged, Hungary.
AthleteEventHeatsQuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankCătălin ChirilăMen's C-1 1000 m4:05.6171 SF colspan=2 4:09.3976 FB 4:03.97311Victor MihalachiMen's C-1 1000 m4:39.8655 QF4:15.0075Did not advanceCătălin ChirilăVictor MihalachiMen's C-2 1000 m4:00.4595 QF3:51.5653 SF3:27.3992 FA3:29.2855 Qualification Legend: FA = Qualify to final (medal); FB = Qualify to final B (non-medal)
Cycling
Road Romania entered one rider to compete in the men's Olympic road race, by virtue of his top 50 national finish (for men) in the UCI World Ranking.
AthleteEventTimeRankEduard-Michael GrosuMen's road raceDid not finish
Mountain biking Romania entered one mountain biker to compete in the men's cross-country race with a gold-medal victory in the under-23 division at the 2019 UCI Mountain Bike World Championships in Mont-Sainte-Anne, Canada, marking the country's return to the sport at the Olympics for the first time since Athens 2004.
AthleteEventTimeRankVlad DascăluMen's cross-country1:26:037
Fencing
Romania entered two fencers into the Olympic competition. Set to compete at her fifth consecutive Games, Ana Maria Popescu claimed a spot in the women's épée as one of the two highest-ranked fencers vying for qualification from Europe in the FIE Adjusted Official Rankings. Meanwhile, Iulian Teodosiu rounded out the Romanian roster by winning the final match of the men's sabre at the European Zonal Qualifier in Madrid, Spain.
AthleteEventRound of 64Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalSemifinalFinal / Opposition ScoreOpposition ScoreOpposition ScoreOpposition ScoreOpposition ScoreOpposition ScoreRankIulian TeodosiuMen's sabreW 15–11 W 15–13L 12–15Did not advanceAna Maria PopescuWomen's épée W 15–10 W 15–6 W 15–8 W 15–11 L 10–11
Football
Summary
TeamEventGroup stageQuarterfinalSemifinalFinal / OppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreRankOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreRankRomania men'sMen's tournamentW 1–0L 0–4D 0–03Did not advance
Men's tournament
Romania men's football team qualified for the Games by advancing to the semifinal stage of the 2019 UEFA European Under-21 Championship in Italy, signifying the country's return to the Olympic tournament after 56 years.
Team roster
Group play
Gymnastics
Artistic Romania entered three artistic gymnasts into the Olympic competition. Going to his sixth Games, Marian Drăgulescu claimed one of the three spots available for individual-based gymnasts and progressed to the finals of the men's vault exercise. On the women's side, 19-year-old rookie Maria Holbură finished 13th out of the 20 gymnasts eligible for qualification in the individual all-around and apparatus events to ensure an Olympic berth for the Romanian squad at the 2019 World Championships in Stuttgart, Germany. Larisa Iordache added another spot for the Romanians to join Holbură on the gymnastics roster for her second trip to the Games after placing fourth in the individual all-around at the 2021 European Championships in Basel, Switzerland.
At the Olympics, Iordache was injured during qualifications, and she withdrew from the rest of the competition.
Men AthleteEventQualificationFinalApparatusTotalRankApparatusTotalRankMarian DrăgulescuVaultcolspan=2 13.999colspan=3 13.99916Did not advance
Women AthleteEventQualificationFinalApparatusTotalRankApparatusTotalRankMaria HolburăAll-around13.16611.10012.70012.20049.16665Did not advanceLarisa IordacheBalance beamcolspan=2 14.13314.1334 QWithdrew due to injury
Judo
Romania qualified three judoka (two men and one woman) for each of the following weight classes at the Games. London 2012 Olympian Vlăduț Simionescu (men's heavyweight, +100 kg) and two-time Olympian Andreea Chițu (women's half-lightweight, 52 kg) were selected among the top 18 judoka of their respective weight classes based on the IJF World Ranking List of June 28, 2021, while rookie Alexandru Raicu (men's lightweight, 73 kg) accepted a continental berth from Europe as the nation's top-ranked judoka outside of direct qualifying position.
AthleteEventRound of 64Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsRepechageFinal / OppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankAlexandru RaicuMen's −73 kgL 00–10Did not advanceVlăduț SimionescuMen's +100 kgW 10–00L 00–01Did not advanceAndreea ChițuWomen's −52 kgW 10–00L 00–10Did not advance
Rowing
Romania qualified nine out of fourteen boats for each of the following rowing classes into the Olympic regatta, with the majority of crews confirming Olympic places for their boats at the 2019 FISA World Championships in Ottensheim, Austria. Meanwhile, two more crews (men's and women's eight) were added to the Romanian roster with their top-two finish at the 2021 FISA Final Qualification Regatta in Lucerne, Switzerland.
Men AthleteEventHeatsRepechageSemifinalsFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankMarius CozmiucCiprian TudosăPair6:33.861 SA/Bcolspan=2 6:13.511 FA6:16.58Marian EnacheIoan PrundeanuDouble sculls6:13.623 SA/Bcolspan=2 6:29.55 5 FB6:16.869Ștefan Constantin BerariuCosmin PascariMugurel SemciucMihăiță Vasile ȚigănescuFour 6:03.51 4 R 6:09.72 1 FAcolspan=2 5:43.13 Constantin AdamVlad Dragoș AicoboaeSergiu-Vasile BejanAlexandru Petrișor ChioseauaFlorin-Nicolae Arteni-FîntînariuCiprian HucFlorin-Sorin LehaciConstantin RaduAdrian Munteanu (cox)Eight5:39.843 R5:27.145colspan=2 Did not advance
Women AthleteEventHeatsRepechageSemifinalsFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankAdriana AilincăiIuliana BuhușPair7:20.362 SA/Bcolspan=2 6:58.554 FB7:01.029Nicoleta-Ancuța BodnarSimona RadișDouble sculls6:49.791 SA/Bcolspan=2 7:04.311 FA6:41.03Gianina BeleagăIonela-Livia CozmiucLightweight double sculls 7:01.74 1 SA/Bcolspan=2 6:42.08 3 FA6:49.40 6Roxana AnghelMădălina HegheșElena LogofătuCristina PopescuFour 6:40.02 3 R 6:47.38 3 FBcolspan=2 6:35.12 9Viviana-Iuliana BejinariuAmalia BereșMădălina BereșGeorgiana DeduMaria-Magdalena RusuDenisa TîlvescuMaria TivodariuIoana VrînceanuDaniela Druncea (cox)Eight6:09.952 R5:52.991 FAcolspan=2 6:04.066 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
Romanian shooters achieved quota places for the following events by virtue of their best finishes at the 2018 ISSF World Championships, the 2019 ISSF World Cup series, European Championships or Games, and European Qualifying Tournament, as long as they obtained a minimum qualifying score (MQS) by July 5, 2021.
AthleteEventQualificationFinalPointsRankPointsRankLaura-Georgeta ComanWomen's 10 m air rifle628.09Did not advance
Swimming
Romanian swimmers achieved qualifying standards in the following events (up to a maximum of 2 swimmers in each event at the Olympic Qualifying Time (OQT), and potentially 1 at the Olympic Selection Time (OST)):
AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankRobert GlințăMen's 100 m backstroke53.6712 Q53.208 Q52.958Men's 200 m backstroke1:59.1826Did not advanceDaniel Martin Men's 100 m backstroke56.9138Did not advanceMen's 100 m butterfly55.0953Did not advanceDavid PopoviciMen's 50 m freestyle22.7740Did not advanceMen's 100 m freestyle48.038 Q47.725 Q48.047Men's 200 m freestyle1:45.324 Q1:45.687 Q1:44.68 NR4Bianca CosteaWomen's 50 m freestyle25.6131Did not advanceWomen's 100 m freestyle56.3535Did not advance
Table tennis