Romania at the 1984 Summer Olympics
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Romania
Romania
Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeastern Europe, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian arch, bordering on the Black Sea...

competed at the 1984 Summer Olympics
1984 Summer Olympics
The 1984 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXIII Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event held in Los Angeles, California, United States in 1984...

in Los Angeles
Los Angeles, California
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, United States
United States
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. 124 competitors, 71 men and 53 women, took part in 86 events in 13 sports. Notably, Romania
Romania
Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeastern Europe, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian arch, bordering on the Black Sea...

 was the only Eastern Bloc
Eastern bloc
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 nation to participate at these Games; all others followed the Soviet Union
Soviet Union
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's boycott
Boycott
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 of the Games. The Romanian athletes were greeted with warm applause as they entered the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
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 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 for a modestly populated nation, ultimately placing just under the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

 in the gold medal tally.

Gold

  • Doina Melinte
    Doina Melinte
    Doina Ofelia Melinte is a retired Romanian athlete.She won gold medals over 1500 metres at the European Indoor Championships in 1985, 1988 and 1990, the latter race even being a European record time with 4:00.27...

     — Athletics, Women's 800 metres
  • Maricica Puică
    Maricica Puica
    Maricica Puică is a Romanian former middle distance athlete, who won the 3000 meters gold medal at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, a race also remembered for the collision of Mary Decker and Zola Budd....

     — Athletics, Women's 3000 metres
  • Anisoara Stanciu-Cusmir — Athletics, Women's Long Jump
  • Ivan Patzaichin
    Ivan Patzaichin
    Ivan Patzaichin is a Romanian sprint canoer who competed from the late 1960s to the mid 1980s. Competing in five Summer Olympics, he won seven medals, more than any other competitor in the history of the Canadian canoeing events...

     and Toma Simionov
    Toma Simionov
    Toma Simionov is a Romanian sprint canoer who competed from the late 1970s to the early 1980s. Competing in two Summer Olympics, he won three medals with two gold and one silver .Simionov also won nine medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with three golds Toma Simionov (born October...

     — Canoeing, Men's C2 1000m Canadian Pairs
  • Agafia Constantin-Buhaev, Nastasia Ionescu
    Nastasia Ionescu
    Nastasia Nichitov-Ionescu is a Romanian sprint canoer who competed from the late 1970s to the early 1980s. Competing in two Summer Olympics, she won a gold medal in the K-4 500 m event at Los Angeles in 1984....

    , Tecla Marinescu-Borcanca and Maria Stefan-Mihoreanu — Canoeing, Women's K4 500m Kayak Fours
  • Ecaterina Szabo
    Ecaterina Szabo
    Ecaterina Szabo is an ethnic Hungarian former artistic gymnast from Romania who won 20 Olympic, world and continental medals...

     — Gymnastics, Women's Side Horse Vault
  • Simona Păucă
    Simona Pauca
    Simona Pauca is a Romanian gymnast and Olympic champion.She competed at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, where she tied for gold with her teammate Ecaterina Szabo on balance beam with an exceptionally difficult and innovative routine, received a gold medal in team combined exercises, and a...

     and Ecaterina Szabo
    Ecaterina Szabo
    Ecaterina Szabo is an ethnic Hungarian former artistic gymnast from Romania who won 20 Olympic, world and continental medals...

     — Gymnastics, Women's Balance Beam
  • Ecaterina Szabo
    Ecaterina Szabo
    Ecaterina Szabo is an ethnic Hungarian former artistic gymnast from Romania who won 20 Olympic, world and continental medals...

     — Gymnastics, Women's Floor Exercises
  • Lavinia Agache
    Lavinia Agache
    Lavinia Agache is a retired Romanian gymnast. She had a successful senior career winning a number of ten medals at major international events. She medaled team gold at the 1984 Olympics and team silver at the 1983 Worlds...

    , Ana Zotta, Cristina Elena Grigoraş
    Cristina Elena Grigoras
    Cristina Elena Grigoraş is a retired Romanian artistic gymnast. She is a two-time Olympic medalist with the team . Individually, she won four medals at the 1981 European Championships...

    , Simona Păucă
    Simona Pauca
    Simona Pauca is a Romanian gymnast and Olympic champion.She competed at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, where she tied for gold with her teammate Ecaterina Szabo on balance beam with an exceptionally difficult and innovative routine, received a gold medal in team combined exercises, and a...

    , Mihaela Stănuleţ
    Mihaela Stanulet
    Mihaela Stănuleţ is a Romanian artistic gymnast, who competed in international events between 1979 and 1984. She is an Olympic gold medalist and a world silver medalist with the team. Individually, she is a European bronze medalist on beam. She also placed fourth on the uneven bars final at the...

    , and Ecaterina Szabo
    Ecaterina Szabo
    Ecaterina Szabo is an ethnic Hungarian former artistic gymnast from Romania who won 20 Olympic, world and continental medals...

     — Gymnastics, Women's Team Combined Exercises
  • Petru Iosub
    Petru Iosub
    Petru Iosub is a Romanian competition rower and Olympic champion.He received a gold medal in coxless pairs at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, together with Valer Toma.-References:...

     and Valer Toma
    Valer Toma
    Valer Toma is a Romanian competition rower and Olympic champion.He received a gold medal in coxless pairs at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, together with Petru Iosub.-References:...

     — Rowing, Men's Coxless Pairs
  • Valeria Răcilă
    Valeria Racila
    Valeria Răcilă-Roşca is a Romanian competition rower and Olympic champion.She received a gold medal in single sculls at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles. She received a bronze medal in double sculls at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow.-References:...

     — Rowing, Women's Single Sculls
  • Elisabeta Lipă
    Elisabeta Lipa
    Elisabeta Lipă is a retired rower from Romania, who was born under the name of Elisabeta Oleniuc. She is the most decorated rower in the history of the Olympics, winning five golds, two silvers and one bronze...

     and Marioara Popescu
    Marioara Popescu
    Marioara Popescu is a Romanian rower who has won two Olympic gold medals.-External links:*...

     — Rowing, Women's Double Sculls
  • Ioana Badea
    Ioana Badea
    Ioana Badea is a Romanian rower.- References :* at sports-reference.com...

    , Sofia Corban
    Sofia Corban
    Sofia Corban is a Romanian rower.- References :* at sports-reference.com...

    , Ekaterina Oancia, Anisoara Sorohan
    Anişoara Sorohan
    Anișoara Sorohan is a Romanian rower.- References :* at sports-reference.com...

    , and Maricica Taran
    Maricica Ţăran
    Maricica Țăran also known as Titie Jordache is a Romanian rower. Țăran applied for political asylum in Germany after a regatta in Mannheim in 1987. From 1989 she rowed for Germany.- References :...

     — Rowing, Women's Coxed Quadruple Sculls
  • Rodica Arba
    Rodica Arba
    Rodica Arba-Puşcatu is a Romanian rower. She won a gold medal at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympic Games and a gold and a silver medal at the 1988 Seoul Olympic Games.-References:...

     and Elena Horvat
    Elena Horvat
    Elena Horvat is a Romanian rower.- References :* at sports-reference.com...

     — Rowing, Women's Coxless Pairs
  • Chira Apostol
    Chira Apostol
    Chira Apostol is a Romanian rower.- References :* at sports-reference.com...

    , Maria Fricioiu
    Maria Fricioiu
    Maria Fricioiu is a Romanian rower.- References :* at sports-reference.com...

    , Olga Homeghi
    Olga Homeghi
    Olga Homeghi is a Romanian rower. She is a four-time Olympic medalist, earning a bronze medal in 1980, a gold in 1984, and a silver and gold in 1988, all in different events.-References:*...

    , Viorica Ioja
    Viorica Ioja
    Viorica Ioja is a Romanian rowing cox.- References :* at sports-reference.com...

    , and Florica Lavric
    Florica Lavric
    Florica Lavric is a Romanian rower.- References :* at sports-reference.com...

     — Rowing, Women's Coxed Fours
  • Petre Becheru
    Petre Becheru
    Petre Becheru is a Romanian weightlifter and Olympic Champion. He won a gold medal at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles. He also became World Champion in 1984.-References:...

     — Weightlifting, Men's Light Heavyweight (82½ kg)
  • Nicu Vlad
    Nicu Vlad
    Nicolae Vlad is a retired weightlifter from Romania, who won three Olympic medals during his career...

     — Weightlifting, Men's Middle Heavyweight (90 kg)
  • Ion Draica
    Ion Draica
    Ion Draica is a Romanian wrestler, World Champion and Olympic Champion in Greco-Roman wrestling.-Olympics:Draica competed at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles and received a gold medal in Greco-Roman wrestling, the middleweight class.-References:...

     — Wrestling, Men's Greco-Roman Middleweight
  • Vasile Andrei
    Vasile Andrei
    Vasile Andrei is a Romanian wrestler and Olympic Champion in Greco-Roman wrestling.-Olympics:Andrei competed at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles and received a gold medal in Greco-Roman wrestling, the heavyweight class.-References:...

     — Wrestling, Men's Greco-Roman Heavyweight

Silver

  • Doina Melinte
    Doina Melinte
    Doina Ofelia Melinte is a retired Romanian athlete.She won gold medals over 1500 metres at the European Indoor Championships in 1985, 1988 and 1990, the latter race even being a European record time with 4:00.27...

     — Athletics, Women's 1500 metres
  • Valeria Ionescu — Athletics, Women's Long Jump
  • Mihaela Loghin
    Mihaela Loghin
    Mihaela Loghin is a retired shot putter from Romania. In June 1984 she achieved a put of 21.00 metres, which would remain her personal best. In form for the Olympic Games the same year, she won a silver medal one centimetre behind Claudia Losch.-Achievements:-External links:...

     — Athletics, Women's Shot Put
  • Ivan Patzaichin
    Ivan Patzaichin
    Ivan Patzaichin is a Romanian sprint canoer who competed from the late 1960s to the mid 1980s. Competing in five Summer Olympics, he won seven medals, more than any other competitor in the history of the Canadian canoeing events...

     and Toma Simionov
    Toma Simionov
    Toma Simionov is a Romanian sprint canoer who competed from the late 1970s to the early 1980s. Competing in two Summer Olympics, he won three medals with two gold and one silver .Simionov also won nine medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with three golds Toma Simionov (born October...

     — Canoeing, Men's C2 500m Canadian Pairs
  • Aurora Dan
    Aurora Dan
    Aurora Dan is a Romanian fencer. She won a silver medal in the women's team foil event at the 1984 Summer Olympics.-References:...

    , Rozalia Oros
    Rozalia Oros
    Rozalia Oros is a Romanian fencer. She won a silver medal in the women's team foil event at the 1984 Summer Olympics.-References:...

    , Elisabeta Tufan-Guzganu, Monika Weber, and Marcela Zsak — Fencing, Women's Foil Team Competition
  • Ekaterina Szabó — Gymnastics, Women's All-Around Individual
  • Doina Staiculescu — Gymnastics, Women's Rhythmic All-Around
  • Dimitrie Popescu
    Dimitrie Popescu
    Dimitrie Popescu is a retired Romanian rower. During his career Popescu won four medals in the Olympic games, including two medals in Barcelona.-References:...

    , Dumitru Răducanu
    Dumitru Raducanu
    Dumitru Răducanu is an Olympic gold medal winning Romanian cox.-References:...

     and Vasile Tomoiagă
    Vasile Tomoiaga
    Vasile Tomoiagă was a 1984 Olympic Silver Medallist, along with fellow Romanians Dumitru Răducanu and Dimitrie Popescu. Their team competed in the Men's Rowing event, in the Coxed Pairs division....

     — Rowing, Men's Coxed Pairs
  • Mihaela Armasescu
    Mihaela Armăşescu
    Mihaela Armășescu is a Romanian rower.- References :* at sports-reference.com...

    , Adriana Bazon-Chelariu, Camelia Diaconescu
    Camelia Diaconescu
    Camelia Diaconescu is a Romanian rower.- References :* at sports-reference.com...

    , Viorica Ioja
    Viorica Ioja
    Viorica Ioja is a Romanian rowing cox.- References :* at sports-reference.com...

    , Aneta Mihaly
    Aneta Mihaly
    Aneta Mihaly is a Romanian rower.- References :* at sports-reference.com...

    , Aurora Plesca
    Aurora Pleşca
    Aurora Pleșca is a Romanian rower.- References :* at sports-reference.com...

    , Lucia Sauca
    Lucia Sauca
    Lucia Sauca is a Romanian rower.- References :* at sports-reference.com...

    , Doina Liliana Snep-Balan and Marioara Trasca
    Marioara Traşcă
    Marioara Trașcă is a Romanian rower.- References :* at sports-reference.com...

     — Rowing, Women's Eights
  • Corneliu Ion
    Corneliu Ion
    Corneliu Ion is a Romanian sports shooter and Olympic Champion.He was born in Focşani.He won Gold medal in Rapid-Fire Pistol in the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, and obtained a silver medal in the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles.-References:...

     — Shooting, Men's Rapid-Fire Pistol
  • Gelu Radu — Weightlifting, Men's Featherweight (60 kg)
  • Andrej Socaci — Weightlifting, Men's Lightweight (67½ kg)
  • Petre Dumitru — Weightlifting, Men's Middle Heavyweight (90 kg)
  • Vasile Groapa — Weightlifting, Men's First Heavyweight (100 kg)
  • Stefan Tasnadi — Weightlifting, Men's Heavyweight (110 kg)
  • Ilie Matei — Wrestling, Men's Greco-Roman Light Heavyweight

Bronze

  • Fiţa Lovin
    Fita Lovin
    Fiţa Lovin is a former middle distance runner from Romania who won the bronze medal in 800 metres at the 1984 Summer Olympics. She also won a silver medal at the 1985 IAAF World Indoor Championships....

     — Athletics, Women's 800 metres
  • Maricica Puică
    Maricica Puica
    Maricica Puică is a Romanian former middle distance athlete, who won the 3000 meters gold medal at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, a race also remembered for the collision of Mary Decker and Zola Budd....

     — Athletics, Women's 1500 metres
  • Cristieana Cojocaru — Athletics, Women's 400m Hurdles
  • Florenţa Crăciunescu
    Florenta Craciunescu
    Florenţa Ţacu-Crăciunescu was a female discus thrower from Romania, who won the bronze medal at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, United States. Her personal best throw was 69.50 metres, achieved in August 1985. She was born in Craiova, Dolj.-References:**...

     — Athletics, Women's Discus Throw
  • Mircea Fulger
    Mircea Fulger
    Mircea Fulger is a retired boxer from Romania. At the 1984 Summer Olympics he won the bronze medal in the men's light welterweight division...

     — Boxing, Men's Light Welterweight
  • Costicǎ Olaru
    Costica Olaru
    Costicǎ Olaru is a Romanian sprint canoer who competed in the early 1980s. He won a bronze medal in the C-1 500 m event at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles....

     — Canoeing, Men's C1 500m Canadian Singles
  • Alexandru Chiculita
    Alexandru Chiculiţă
    Alexandru Chiculiţă is a Romanian fencer. He won a bronze medal in the team sabre event at the 1984 Summer Olympics.-References:...

    , Corneliu Marin, Marin Mustata
    Marin Mustaţă
    Marin Mustaţă was a Romanian fencer. He won a bronze medal in the team sabre events at the 1976 and 1984 Summer Olympics.-References:...

    , Ion Pop, and Vilnos Szabo — Fencing, Men's Sabre Team Competition
  • Simona Păucă
    Simona Pauca
    Simona Pauca is a Romanian gymnast and Olympic champion.She competed at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, where she tied for gold with her teammate Ecaterina Szabo on balance beam with an exceptionally difficult and innovative routine, received a gold medal in team combined exercises, and a...

     — Gymnastics, Women's All-Around Individual
  • Lavinia Agache
    Lavinia Agache
    Lavinia Agache is a retired Romanian gymnast. She had a successful senior career winning a number of ten medals at major international events. She medaled team gold at the 1984 Olympics and team silver at the 1983 Worlds...

     — Gymnastics, Women's Side Horse Vault
  • Mircea Bedivan
    Mircea Bedivan
    Mircea Bedivan is a former Romanian handball player who competed in the 1984 Summer Olympics.He was a member of the Romanian handball team which won the bronze medal. He played all six matches and scored two goals....

    , Dumitru Berbece
    Dumitru Berbece
    Dumitru Berbece is a former Romanian handball player who competed in the 1984 Summer Olympics and in the 1992 Summer Olympics....

    , Iosif Boros
    Iosif Boros
    Iosif Boroş is a former Romanian handball player who competed in the 1980 Summer Olympics and in the 1984 Summer Olympics....

    , Alexandru Buligan
    Alexandru Buligan
    Alexandru Buligan is a former Romanian handball player who competed in the 1984 Summer Olympics and in the 1992 Summer Olympics....

    , Gheorghe Covaciu
    Gheorghe Covaciu
    Gheorghe Covaciu is a former Romanian handball player who competed in the 1984 Summer Olympics.He was a member of the Romanian handball team which won the bronze medal. He played four matches and scored three goals....

    , Gheorghe Dogarescu
    Gheorghe Dogarescu
    Gheorghe Dogărescu is a former Romanian handball player who competed in the 1984 Summer Olympics.He was a member of the Romanian handball team which won the bronze medal. He played three matches.-External links:*...

    , Marian Dumitru
    Marian Dumitru
    Marian Dumitru is a former Romanian handball player who competed in the 1980 Summer Olympics, in the 1984 Summer Olympics, and in the 1992 Summer Olympics....

    , Cornel Durau
    Cornel Durau
    Cornel Durău is a former Romanian handball player who competed in the 1980 Summer Olympics and in the 1984 Summer Olympics....

    , Alexandru Fölker
    Alexandru Fölker
    Alexander Fölker is a former Romanian handball player who competed in the 1976 Summer Olympics, in the 1980 Summer Olympics, and in the 1984 Summer Olympics....

    , Nicolae Munteanu
    Nicolae Munteanu
    Nicolae Munteanu is a former Romanian handball player who competed in the 1976 Summer Olympics, in the 1980 Summer Olympics, and in the 1984 Summer Olympics....

    , Vasile Oprea
    Vasile Oprea
    Vasile Oprea is a former Romanian handball player who competed in the 1984 Summer Olympics.He was a member of the Romanian handball team which won the bronze medal. He played all six matches and scored seven goals....

    , Adrian Simion
    Adrian Simion
    Adrian Simion is a former Romanian handball player who competed in the 1984 Summer Olympics.He was a member of the Romanian handball team which won the bronze medal. He played one match aa goalkeeper.-External links:...

    , Vasile Stinga
    Vasile Stînga
    Vasile Stîngă is a former Romanian handball player who competed in the 1980 Summer Olympics and in the 1984 Summer Olympics....

    , Neculai Vasilca
    Neculai Vasilca
    Neculai Vasilcă is a former Romanian handball player who competed in the 1980 Summer Olympics and in the 1984 Summer Olympics....

    , and Maricel Voinea
    Maricel Voinea
    Maricel Voinea is a Romanian team handball player and coach.Born in Galaţi, Voinea played for HC Minaur in Baia Mare , winning many domestic and international trophies, including the EHF Cup in 1985 and 1988...

     — Handball, Men's Team Competition
  • Mircea Frăţică
    Mircea Fratica
    Mircea Frăţică is a retired Romanian judoka. At the 1984 Summer Olympics he won the bronze medal in the men's Half Middleweight category. together with Michel Nowak of France. Frăţică also won the European Championship as well as a bronze medal at the 1983 World Championship.- References :...

     — Judo, Men's Half Middleweight (78 kg)
  • Mihai Cioc
    Mihai Cioc
    Mihai Cioc is a retired Romanian judoka. At the 1984 Summer Olympics he won the bronze medal in the men's Open Class category, together with Arthur Schnabel of West Germany.- References :...

     — Judo, Men's Open Class
  • Anca Patrascoiu
    Anca Patrascoiu
    Anca Patrascoiu is a former swimmer from Romania who won the bronze medal 200m Backstroke at the 1984 Summer Olympics. She also won a multitude of medals at international competitions.-References:*...

     — Swimming, Women's 200m Backstroke
  • Dragomir Cioroslan — Weightlifting, Men's Middleweight (75 kg)
  • Ştefan Rusu
    Stefan Rusu
    Ştefan Rusu is a Romanian wrestler and Olympic champion in Greco-Roman wrestling.-Olympics:Rusu has competed in three Olympics, from 1976 to 1984. At the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal he received a silver medal in Greco-Roman wrestling, the lightweight class...

     — Wrestling, Men's Greco-Roman Welterweight
  • Victor Dolipschi — Wrestling, Men's Greco-Roman Super Heavyweight
  • Vasile Puscasu
    Vasile Puscasu
    Vasile Puşcaşu is a Romanian wrestler and Olympic champion in Freestyle wrestling.-Olympics:Puşcaşu competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul where he received a gold medal in Freestyle wrestling, the heavyweight class....

     — Wrestling, Men's Freestyle Heavyweight (100 kg)

Athletics

Women's 1,500 metres
  • Doina Melinte
    Doina Melinte
    Doina Ofelia Melinte is a retired Romanian athlete.She won gold medals over 1500 metres at the European Indoor Championships in 1985, 1988 and 1990, the latter race even being a European record time with 4:00.27...

  • Heat — 4:10.48
  • Final — 4:03.76 (→ Silver Medal)

  • Maricica Puică
    Maricica Puica
    Maricica Puică is a Romanian former middle distance athlete, who won the 3000 meters gold medal at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, a race also remembered for the collision of Mary Decker and Zola Budd....

  • Heat — 4:05.30
  • Final — 4:04.15 (→ Bronze Medal)

  • Fiţa Lovin
    Fita Lovin
    Fiţa Lovin is a former middle distance runner from Romania who won the bronze medal in 800 metres at the 1984 Summer Olympics. She also won a silver medal at the 1985 IAAF World Indoor Championships....

  • Heat — 4:10.58
  • Final — 4:09.11 (→ 9th place)


Women's 3,000 metres
  • Maricica Puică
    Maricica Puica
    Maricica Puică is a Romanian former middle distance athlete, who won the 3000 meters gold medal at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, a race also remembered for the collision of Mary Decker and Zola Budd....

  • 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
    Niculina Vasile
    Niculina Vasile is a retired high jumper from Romania, who set her personal best on 2 June 1985, jumping 1.98 metres at a meet in Bucharest. A three-time national champion , Vasile competed at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California), where she finished in 11th place .-References:* *...

  • Qualification — 1.90m
  • Final — 1.85m (→ 11th place)


Women's Long Jump
  • Anişoara Cuşmir-Stanciu
    Anisoara Cusmir-Stanciu
    Anişoara Cuşmir-Stanciu . is a former Romanian athlete who competed mainly in the Long Jump.Cuşmir-Stanciu improved the long jump world record four times between 1982 and 1983. She lost to Heike Daute of East Germany in the 1983 World Championships at Helsinki...

  • 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
  • Florenţa Crăciunescu
    Florenta Craciunescu
    Florenţa Ţacu-Crăciunescu was a female discus thrower from Romania, who won the bronze medal at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, United States. Her personal best throw was 69.50 metres, achieved in August 1985. She was born in Craiova, Dolj.-References:**...

  • Qualification — 57.84m
  • Final — 63.64m (→ Bronze Medal)


Women's Shot Put
  • Mihaela Loghin
    Mihaela Loghin
    Mihaela Loghin is a retired shot putter from Romania. In June 1984 she achieved a put of 21.00 metres, which would remain her personal best. In form for the Olympic Games the same year, she won a silver medal one centimetre behind Claudia Losch.-Achievements:-External links:...

  • Final — 20.47 m (→ Silver Medal)

  • Florenţa Crăciunescu
    Florenta Craciunescu
    Florenţa Ţacu-Crăciunescu was a female discus thrower from Romania, who won the bronze medal at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, United States. Her personal best throw was 69.50 metres, achieved in August 1985. She was born in Craiova, Dolj.-References:**...

  • Final — 17.23 m (→ 8th place)

Boxing

Men's Featherweight (– 57 kg)
  • Nicolae Talpos
  • First Round — Bye
  • Second Round — Lost to Meldrick Taylor
    Meldrick Taylor
    Meldrick Taylor is a former Olympic gold medalist and world boxing champion in two weight classes.-Amateur career:...

     (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
    Mircea Fulger
    Mircea Fulger is a retired boxer from Romania. At the 1984 Summer Olympics he won the bronze medal in the men's light welterweight division...

     → 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
    Dhawee Umponmaha
    Dhawee Umponmaha is a Thai boxer. At the 1984 Summer Olympics he won a silver medal in the men's Light Welterweight category.In Muay Thai his name is Khaopong Sitthichuchai...

     (Thailand), 0:5


Men's Welterweight (– 67 kg)
  • Rudel Obreja
  • First Round — Defeated Antoine Loungoude (RCA), KO-1
  • Second Round — Defeated Michael Hughes (GBR), 5:0
  • Third Round — Lost to Mark Breland
    Mark Breland
    Mark Anthony Breland is a former world champion boxer, who won five New York Golden Gloves Titles and a gold medal at the 1984 Olympics...

     (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 Sani Vea (Tonga), 5:0
  • Quarterfinals — Lost to Anton Josipović
    Anton Josipovic
    Anton Ante Josipović is a former boxer from Bosnia and Herzegovina...

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Fencing

Eleven fencers, six men and five women, represented Romania in 1984.

Men's foil
Fencing at the 1984 Summer Olympics – Men's foil
The men's foil was one of eight fencing events on the fencing at the 1984 Summer Olympics programme. It was the nineteenth appearance of the event. The competition was held from August 1 to 2 1984. 58 fencers from 26 nations competed.-Results:...

  • Petru Kuki
    Petru Kuki
    Petru Kuki is a Romanian fencer. He competed at the 1976, 1980 and 1984 Summer Olympics.-References:...



Men's sabre
Fencing at the 1984 Summer Olympics – Men's sabre
The men's sabre was one of eight fencing events on the fencing at the 1984 Summer Olympics programme. It was the twentieth appearance of the event. The competition was held from August 3 to 4, 1984. 33 fencers from 16 nations competed.-Results:...

  • Marin Mustaţă
    Marin Mustaţă
    Marin Mustaţă was a Romanian fencer. He won a bronze medal in the team sabre events at the 1976 and 1984 Summer Olympics.-References:...

  • Ioan Pop
    Ioan Pop
    Ioan Pop is a Romanian fencer. He won a bronze medal in the team sabre events at the 1976 and 1984 Summer Olympics.-References:...

  • Cornel Marin
    Cornel Marin
    Cornel Marin is a Romanian fencer. He won a bronze medal in the team sabre events at the 1976 and 1984 Summer Olympics.-References:...



Men's team sabre
Fencing at the 1984 Summer Olympics – Men's team sabre
The men's team sabre was one of eight fencing events on the fencing at the 1984 Summer Olympics programme. It was the seventeenth appearance of the event. The competition was held from August 8 to 9, 1984...

  • Marin Mustaţă
    Marin Mustaţă
    Marin Mustaţă was a Romanian fencer. He won a bronze medal in the team sabre events at the 1976 and 1984 Summer Olympics.-References:...

    , Ioan Pop
    Ioan Pop
    Ioan Pop is a Romanian fencer. He won a bronze medal in the team sabre events at the 1976 and 1984 Summer Olympics.-References:...

    , Alexandru Chiculiţă
    Alexandru Chiculiţă
    Alexandru Chiculiţă is a Romanian fencer. He won a bronze medal in the team sabre event at the 1984 Summer Olympics.-References:...

    , Cornel Marin
    Cornel Marin
    Cornel Marin is a Romanian fencer. He won a bronze medal in the team sabre events at the 1976 and 1984 Summer Olympics.-References:...

    , Vilmoş Szabo
    Vilmoş Szabo
    Vilmoş Szabo is a Romanian fencer. He won a bronze medal in the team sabre event at the 1984 Summer Olympics.-References:...



Women's foil
Fencing at the 1984 Summer Olympics – Women's foil
The women's foil was one of eight fencing events on the fencing at the 1984 Summer Olympics programme. It was the twelfth appearance of the event. The competition was held from August 2 to 3, 1984. 42 fencers from 18 nations competed.-Results:...

  • Elisabeta Guzganu-Tufan
    Elisabeta Guzganu-Tufan
    Elisabeta Guzganu-Tufan is a Romanian fencer. She won a silver medal in the women's team foil event at the 1984 Summer Olympics and a bronze in the same event at the 1992 Summer Olympics.-References:...

  • Aurora Dan
    Aurora Dan
    Aurora Dan is a Romanian fencer. She won a silver medal in the women's team foil event at the 1984 Summer Olympics.-References:...

  • Marcela Moldovan-Zsak
    Marcela Moldovan-Zsak
    Marcela Moldovan-Zsak is a Romanian fencer. She won a silver medal in the women's team foil event at the 1984 Summer Olympics.-References:...



Women's team foil
Fencing at the 1984 Summer Olympics – Women's team foil
The women's team foil was one of eight fencing events on the fencing at the 1984 Summer Olympics programme. It was the seventh appearance of the event. The competition was held from August 5 to 6, 1984...

  • Aurora Dan
    Aurora Dan
    Aurora Dan is a Romanian fencer. She won a silver medal in the women's team foil event at the 1984 Summer Olympics.-References:...

    , Monika Weber-Koszto
    Monika Weber-Koszto
    Monika Weber-Koszto is a Romanian-born fencer. She won a silver medal in the women's team foil event at the 1984 Summer Olympics competing for Romania. She then won a silver in the same event at the 1992 Summer Olympics competing for Germany...

    , Rozalia Oros
    Rozalia Oros
    Rozalia Oros is a Romanian fencer. She won a silver medal in the women's team foil event at the 1984 Summer Olympics.-References:...

    , Marcela Moldovan-Zsak
    Marcela Moldovan-Zsak
    Marcela Moldovan-Zsak is a Romanian fencer. She won a silver medal in the women's team foil event at the 1984 Summer Olympics.-References:...

    , Elisabeta Guzganu-Tufan
    Elisabeta Guzganu-Tufan
    Elisabeta Guzganu-Tufan is a Romanian fencer. She won a silver medal in the women's team foil event at the 1984 Summer Olympics and a bronze in the same event at the 1992 Summer Olympics.-References:...


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
    Mircea Bedivan
    Mircea Bedivan is a former Romanian handball player who competed in the 1984 Summer Olympics.He was a member of the Romanian handball team which won the bronze medal. He played all six matches and scored two goals....

  • Dumitru Berbece
    Dumitru Berbece
    Dumitru Berbece is a former Romanian handball player who competed in the 1984 Summer Olympics and in the 1992 Summer Olympics....

  • Iosif Boroş
    Iosif Boros
    Iosif Boroş is a former Romanian handball player who competed in the 1980 Summer Olympics and in the 1984 Summer Olympics....

  • Alexandru Buligan
    Alexandru Buligan
    Alexandru Buligan is a former Romanian handball player who competed in the 1984 Summer Olympics and in the 1992 Summer Olympics....

  • Gheorghe Covaciu
    Gheorghe Covaciu
    Gheorghe Covaciu is a former Romanian handball player who competed in the 1984 Summer Olympics.He was a member of the Romanian handball team which won the bronze medal. He played four matches and scored three goals....

  • Gheorghe Dogărescu
    Gheorghe Dogarescu
    Gheorghe Dogărescu is a former Romanian handball player who competed in the 1984 Summer Olympics.He was a member of the Romanian handball team which won the bronze medal. He played three matches.-External links:*...

  • Marian Dumitru
    Marian Dumitru
    Marian Dumitru is a former Romanian handball player who competed in the 1980 Summer Olympics, in the 1984 Summer Olympics, and in the 1992 Summer Olympics....

  • Cornel Durău
    Cornel Durau
    Cornel Durău is a former Romanian handball player who competed in the 1980 Summer Olympics and in the 1984 Summer Olympics....

  • Alexandru Fölker
    Alexandru Fölker
    Alexander Fölker is a former Romanian handball player who competed in the 1976 Summer Olympics, in the 1980 Summer Olympics, and in the 1984 Summer Olympics....

  • Nicolae Munteanu
    Nicolae Munteanu
    Nicolae Munteanu is a former Romanian handball player who competed in the 1976 Summer Olympics, in the 1980 Summer Olympics, and in the 1984 Summer Olympics....

  • Vasile Oprea
    Vasile Oprea
    Vasile Oprea is a former Romanian handball player who competed in the 1984 Summer Olympics.He was a member of the Romanian handball team which won the bronze medal. He played all six matches and scored seven goals....

  • Adrian Simion
    Adrian Simion
    Adrian Simion is a former Romanian handball player who competed in the 1984 Summer Olympics.He was a member of the Romanian handball team which won the bronze medal. He played one match aa goalkeeper.-External links:...

  • Vasile Stîngă
    Vasile Stînga
    Vasile Stîngă is a former Romanian handball player who competed in the 1980 Summer Olympics and in the 1984 Summer Olympics....

  • Neculai Vasilcă
    Neculai Vasilca
    Neculai Vasilcă is a former Romanian handball player who competed in the 1980 Summer Olympics and in the 1984 Summer Olympics....

  • Maricel Voinea
    Maricel Voinea
    Maricel Voinea is a Romanian team handball player and coach.Born in Galaţi, Voinea played for HC Minaur in Baia Mare , winning many domestic and international trophies, including the EHF Cup in 1985 and 1988...


Swimming

Women's 100m Backstroke
  • Carmen Bunaciu
  • Heat — 1:03.79
  • Final — 1:03.21 (→ 4th place)

  • Anca Patrascoiu
    Anca Patrascoiu
    Anca Patrascoiu is a former swimmer from Romania who won the bronze medal 200m Backstroke at the 1984 Summer Olympics. She also won a multitude of medals at international competitions.-References:*...

  • Heat — 1:04.16
  • Final — 1:03.29 (→ 5th place)


Women's 200m Backstroke
  • Anca Patrascoiu
    Anca Patrascoiu
    Anca Patrascoiu is a former swimmer from Romania who won the bronze medal 200m Backstroke at the 1984 Summer Olympics. She also won a multitude of medals at international competitions.-References:*...

  • 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 Patrascoiu
    Anca Patrascoiu
    Anca Patrascoiu is a former swimmer from Romania who won the bronze medal 200m Backstroke at the 1984 Summer Olympics. She also won a multitude of medals at international competitions.-References:*...

  • Heat — 5:03.97
  • B-Final — 5:05.53 (→ 16th place)
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