Romania competed at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, United States. 124 competitors, 71 men and 53 women, took part in 86 events in 13 sports. Notably, Romania was the only Eastern Bloc nation to participate at these Games; all others followed the Soviet 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 the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum during the opening ceremony, in part an affirmation of the nation's defiance of the boycott. The Romanian Olympic team was phenomenally successful at the games, ultimately placing second to the United States in the gold medal tally.
Medalists
MedalNameSportEventDate Gymnastics Women's artistic team all-around 1 August Wrestling Men's Greco-Roman 82 kg 3 August Wrestling Men's Greco-Roman 100 kg 3 August Rowing Women's single sculls 4 August Rowing Women's double sculls 4 August Rowing Women's coxless pair 4 August Rowing Women's coxed four 4 August Rowing Women's quadruple sculls 4 August Weightlifting Men's 82.5 kg 4 August Rowing Men's coxless pair 5 August Gymnastics Women's vault 5 August Gymnastics Women's balance beam 5 August Gymnastics Women's balance beam 5 August Gymnastics Women's floor 5 August Weightlifting Men's 90 kg 5 August Athletics Women's 800 metres 6 August Athletics Women's long jump 9 August Athletics Women's 3000 metres 10 August Canoeing Women's K-4 500 metres 11 August Canoeing Men's C-2 1000 metres 11 August Weightlifting Men's 60 kg 31 July Weightlifting Men's 67.5 kg 1 August Wrestling Men's Greco-Roman 90 kg 1 August Shooting Men's 25 metre rapid fire pistol 2 August Gymnastics Women's artistic individual all-around 3 August Athletics Women's shot put 3 August Rowing Women's eight 4 August Rowing Men's coxed pair 5 August Weightlifting Men's 90 kg 5 August Weightlifting Men's 100 kg 6 August Fencing Women's team foil 7 August Weightlifting Men's 110 kg 7 August Athletics Women's long jump 9 August Canoeing Men's C-2 500 metres 10 August Athletics Women's 1500 metres 11 August Gymnastics Women's rhythmic individual all-around 11 August Weightlifting Men's 75 kg 2 August Wrestling Men's Greco-Roman 74 kg 2 August Wrestling Men's Greco-Roman +100 kg 2 August Gymnastics Women's artistic individual all-around 3 August Swimming Women's 200 metre backstroke 4 August Gymnastics Women's vault 5 August Athletics Women's 800 metres 6 August Judo Men's 78 kg 7 August Athletics Women's 400 metres hurdles 8 August Fencing Men's team sabre 9 August Boxing Men's light-welterweight 9 August Canoeing Men's C-1 500 metres 10 August Romania men's national handball team Handball Men's tournament 11 August Athletics Women's discus throw 11 August Athletics Women's 1500 metres 11 August Judo Men's open category 11 August Wrestling Men's freestyle 100 kg 11 August
Athletics
Women's 1500 metres Doina Melinte Heat — 4:10.48 Final — 4:03.76 (→ Silver Medal)
Maricica Puică Heat — 4:05.30 Final — 4:04.15 (→ Bronze Medal)
Fița Lovin Heat — 4:10.58 Final — 4:09.11 (→ 9th place)
Women's 3000 metres Maricica Puică Heat — 8:43.32 Final — 8:35.96 (→ Gold Medal)
Women's 400m Hurdles Cristieana Cojocaru Heat — 56.94 Semifinal — 55.24 Final — 55.41 (→ Bronze Medal)
Women's High Jump Niculina Vasile Qualification — 1.90m Final — 1.85m (→ 11th place)
Women's Long Jump Anișoara Cușmir-Stanciu Qualification — 6.69 m Final — 6.96 m (→ Gold Medal)
Valy Ionescu Qualification — 6.60 m Final — 6.81 m (→ Silver Medal)
Women's Discus Throw Florența Crăciunescu Qualification — 57.84m Final — 63.64m (→ Bronze Medal)
Women's Shot Put Mihaela Loghin Final — 20.47 m (→ Silver Medal)
Florența Crăciunescu Final — 17.23 m (→ 8th place)
Boxing
Men's Featherweight (– 57 kg) Nicolae Talpos First Round — Bye Second Round — Lost to Meldrick Taylor (United States), 0:5
Men's Lightweight (– 60 kg) Viorel Ioana First Round — Lost to Renato Cornett (Australia), 1:4
Men's Light Welterweight (– 63.5 kg) Mircea Fulger → Bronze Medal First Round — Bye Second Round — Defeated Jean Duarte (France), RSC-1 Third Round — Defeated Stefan Sjøstrand (SWE), 5:0 Quarterfinals — Defeated Lofti Belkhir (Tunisia), 5:0 Semifinals — Lost to Dhawee Umponmaha (Thailand), 0:5
Men's Welterweight (– 67 kg) Rudel Obreja First Round — Defeated Antoine Longoudé (RCA), KO-1 Second Round — Defeated Michael Hughes (GBR), 5:0 Third Round — Lost to Mark Breland (United States), 0:5
Men's Light Middleweight (– 71 kg) Gheorghe Simion First Round — Lost to Ahn Dal-Ho (South Korea), 0:5
Men's Light Heavyweight (– 81 kg) Georgica Donici First Round — Bye Second Round — Defeated Fine Sani (Tonga), 5:0 Quarterfinals — Lost to Anton Josipović (Yugoslavia), 0:5
Canoeing
Fencing
Eleven fencers, six men and five women, represented Romania in 1984.
Men's foil Petru Kuki
Men's sabre Marin Mustață Ioan Pop Cornel Marin
Men's team sabre Marin Mustață, Ioan Pop, Alexandru Chiculiță, Cornel Marin, Vilmoș Szabo
Women's foil Elisabeta Guzganu-Tufan Aurora Dan Marcela Moldovan-Zsak
Women's team foil Aurora Dan, Monika Weber-Koszto, Rozalia Oros, Marcela Moldovan-Zsak, Elisabeta Guzganu-Tufan
Gymnastics
Handball
Men's Team Competition Preliminary Round (Group A) Defeated Algeria (25-16) Defeated Iceland (26-17) Defeated Switzerland (23-17) Defeated Japan (28-22) Lost to Yugoslavia (18-19) Bronze Medal Match Defeated Denmark (23-19) → Bronze Medal
Team Roster Mircea Bedivan Dumitru Berbece Iosif Boroș Alexandru Buligan Gheorghe Covaciu Gheorghe Dogărescu Marian Dumitru Cornel Durău Alexandru Fölker Nicolae Munteanu Vasile Oprea Adrian Simion Vasile Stîngă Neculai Vasilcă Maricel Voinea
Judo
Rhythmic gymnastics
Rowing
Men AthleteEventHeatsRepechageSemifinalFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankPetru IosubValer TomaCoxless pair6:56.602 Qcolspan=2 6:53.231 Q6:45.39Dimitrie PopescuVasile TomoiagăDumitru RăducanuCoxed pair7:12.181 Qcolspan=2 colspan=2 7:11.21
Women AthleteEventHeatsRepechageSemifinalFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankValeria Răcilă Single sculls3:44.221 Qcolspan=2 3:54.551 Q3:40.68Marioara PopescuElisabeta Oleniuc Double sculls3:24.281 Qcolspan=2 colspan=2 3:26.75Rodica ArbaElena HorvatCoxless paircolspan=6 3:32.60Florica LavricMaria Tănasă-FricioiuChira ApostolOlga Homeghi-BulardaViorica IojaCoxed four 3:21.611 Qcolspan=2 colspan=2 3:19.30Titie TaranAnișoara SorohanIoana BadeaSofia CorbanEcaterina OanciaQuadruple sculls (coxed) 3:15.341 Qcolspan=2 colspan=2 3:14.11Marioara TrașcăLucia SaucaDoina Șnep-BălanAneta MihalyAurora PleșcaCamelia DiaconescuViorica IojaMihaela ArmășescuAdriana Bazon-ChelariuEightcolspan=6 2:59.80
Shooting
Men AthleteEventFinalScoreRankSorin Babii50 m pistol55511Corneliu Ion25 m rapid fire pistol593Constantin Stan50 metre rifle three positions11402050 metre rifle prone5911710 m air rifle57720Marin Stan25 m rapid fire pistol58813
Women AthleteEventFinalScoreRankElena Macovei 25 m pistol57215Maria Macovei5778
Swimming
Women's 100m Backstroke Carmen Bunaciu Heat — 1:03.79 Final — 1:03.21 (→ 4th place)
Anca Pătrășcoiu Heat — 1:04.16 Final — 1:03.29 (→ 5th place)
Women's 200m Backstroke Anca Pătrășcoiu Heat — 2:16.71 Final — 2:13.29 (→ Bronze Medal)
Carmen Bunaciu Heat — 2:16.41 Final — 2:16.15 (→ 7th place)
Women's 400m Individual Medley Anca Pătrășcoiu Heat — 5:03.97 B-Final — 5:05.53 (→ 16th place)
Water polo
Weightlifting
Wrestling
References