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...

made its Paralympic Games

Paralympic Games

The Paralympic Games are a major international multi-sport event where athletes with a physical disability compete; this includes athletes with mobility disabilities, amputations, blindness, and Cerebral Palsy. There are Winter and Summer Paralympic Games, which are held immediately following their...

début at the 1972 Summer Paralympics

1972 Summer Paralympics

The 1972 Summer Paralympics, the fourth edition of the Paralympic Games, were held in Heidelberg, West Germany, from August 2 to 11, 1972.- Sports :As with previous Paralympics, the 1972 games were intended for wheelchair athletes only...

 in Heidelberg

Heidelberg

-Early history:Between 600,000 and 200,000 years ago, "Heidelberg Man" died at nearby Mauer. His jaw bone was discovered in 1907; with scientific dating, his remains were determined to be the earliest evidence of human life in Europe. In the 5th century BC, a Celtic fortress of refuge and place of...

, sending a single representative (Alex Peer) to compete in table tennis

Table tennis at the 1972 Summer Paralympics

Table tennis at the 1972 Summer Paralympics consisted of nineteen events, ten for men and nine for women.- Men's events :- Women's events :...

. He was eliminated in his first match. The country was then absent from the Paralympics until the 1996 Summer Games

1996 Summer Paralympics

The 1996 Paralympic Games in Atlanta, USA were held from 16 August to 25 August. It was the first Paralympics to get mass media sponsorship, and had a budget of USD $81 million....

, where it was again represented by a single competitor (Aurel Berbec in powerlifting

Powerlifting

Powerlifting is a strength sport. It resembles the sport of Olympic weightlifting, as both disciplines involve lifting weights in three attempts. Powerlifting evolved from a sport known as 'odd lifts' which followed the same three attempt format but used a wide variety of events akin to Strongman...

). Romania was represented again by just one athlete in 2000, and two in 2004, but sent a larger delegation of five athletes to the 2008 Summer Games

2008 Summer Paralympics

The 2008 Summer Paralympic Games, the thirteenth Paralympics, took place in Beijing, China from September 6 to September 17, 2008. As with the 2008 Summer Olympics, equestrian events were held in Hong Kong and sailing events in Qingdao....

. Its most recent participation in the Paralympics was also its first in the Winter Games, in 2010

2010 Winter Paralympics

The 2010 Winter Paralympics, officially the X Paralympic Winter Games, or the 10th Winter Paralympics, were held in Vancouver and Whistler, British Columbia, Canada from March 12 to 21, 2010. The Opening Ceremony took place in BC Place Stadium in Vancouver and the Closing Ceremony in Whistler...

. Its sole representative was Laura Valeanu, who entered two events in alpine skiing

Alpine skiing

Alpine skiing is the sport of sliding down snow-covered hills on skis with fixed-heel bindings. Alpine skiing can be contrasted with skiing using free-heel bindings: Ski mountaineering and nordic skiing – such as cross-country; ski jumping; and Telemark. In competitive alpine skiing races four...

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Cyclist Eduard Novak is the only Romanian to have won a Paralympic medal, a silver in 2008.

Full results for Romania at the Paralympics

Name	Games	Sport	Event	Score	Rank
Alex Peer	1972 Heidelberg 1972 Summer Paralympics The 1972 Summer Paralympics, the fourth edition of the Paralympic Games, were held in Heidelberg, West Germany, from August 2 to 11, 1972.- Sports :As with previous Paralympics, the 1972 games were intended for wheelchair athletes only...	Table tennis Table tennis at the 1972 Summer Paralympics Table tennis at the 1972 Summer Paralympics consisted of nineteen events, ten for men and nine for women.- Men's events :- Women's events :...	Men's Singles 4	quarter-final (1st match): lost 1:2 to Triche (FRA France at the 1972 Summer Paralympics France sent a delegation to compete at the 1972 Summer Paralympics in Heidelberg, West Germany. They sent sixty two competitors, forty two male and twenty female.-Disability classifications:... )	lost quarter-final; did not advance
Aurel Berbec	1996 Atlanta 1996 Summer Paralympics The 1996 Paralympic Games in Atlanta, USA were held from 16 August to 25 August. It was the first Paralympics to get mass media sponsorship, and had a budget of USD $81 million....	Powerlifting Powerlifting at the 2004 Summer Paralympics Powerlifting at the 2004 Summer Paralympics did not have disability categories. There was a requirement for a minimum level of physical disbility, which may have been caused by amputation, cerebral palsy, spinal cord injuries or various other specified conditions. The only classification was by...	Men's up to 60kg	140kg	12th (out of 13)
Adrian Sandu	2000 Sydney 2000 Summer Paralympics The 2000 Paralympic Games were held in Sydney, Australia, from 18 October to 29 October. The eleventh Summer Paralympic Games, an estimated 3800 athletes took part in the Sydney programme. They commenced with the opening ceremony on 18 October 2000...	Powerlifting Powerlifting at the 2000 Summer Paralympics - Men's events :- Women's events :...	Men's up to 100kg	167.5kg	16th (out of 17)
Eduard Novak	2004 Athens 2004 Summer Paralympics The 2004 Summer Paralympics were held in Athens, Greece, from September 17 to September 28. The twelfth Paralympic Games, an estimated 4,000 athletes took part in the Athens programme, with ages ranging from 11 to 66. Paralympic events had already taken place during the 2004 Summer Olympics as...	Cycling Cycling at the 2004 Summer Paralympics Cycling at the 2004 Summer Paralympics in Athens, consisted of 31 events in two disciplines, track cycling and road cycling. Track cycling took place at the Olympic Velodrome, and road cycling at Vouliagmeni.-Classifications and events:...	Men's Road Race / Time Trial Bicycle LC2	9 pts	4th (out of 14)
Adrian Sandu	2004 Athens	Powerlifting Powerlifting at the 2004 Summer Paralympics Powerlifting at the 2004 Summer Paralympics did not have disability categories. There was a requirement for a minimum level of physical disbility, which may have been caused by amputation, cerebral palsy, spinal cord injuries or various other specified conditions. The only classification was by...	Men's up to 100kg	175kg	9th (out of 13)
Lehel Ruzsa & Arnold Csaba Butu	2008 Beijing 2008 Summer Paralympics The 2008 Summer Paralympic Games, the thirteenth Paralympics, took place in Beijing, China from September 6 to September 17, 2008. As with the 2008 Summer Olympics, equestrian events were held in Hong Kong and sailing events in Qingdao....	Cycling Cycling at the 2008 Summer Paralympics Cycling at the 2008 Summer Paralympics consisted of 44 events in two main disciplines, track cycling and road cycling. Track cycling was held in Laoshan Velodrome from September 7 to September 10, and road cycling took place at the Changping Triathlon Venue from September 12 to September...	Men's Individual Road Race B VI 1-3	overlapped	did not finish
Lehel Ruzsa & Arnold Csaba Butu	2008 Beijing	Cycling	Men's Individual Time Trial B VI 1-3	37:26.38	20th (out of 20)
Eduard Novak	2008 Beijing	Cycling	Men's Individual Road Race LC1-2/CP4	2:02:21	30th (out of 38)
Eduard Novak	2008 Beijing	Cycling	Men's Individual Time Trial LC2	34:04.60
Eduard Novak	2008 Beijing	Cycling	Men's 1km Time Trial LC2	1:12.739	4th (out of 11)
Eduard Novak	2008 Beijing	Cycling	Men's Individual Pursuit LC2	qualifying: 4:57.806 (4th); bronze medal match: 4:59.078 (lost)	4th (out of 10)
Corina Viorica Custura	2008 Beijing	Powerlifting Powerlifting at the 2008 Summer Paralympics Powerlifting at the 2008 Summer Paralympics was held in the Beihang University Gymnasium from September 9 to September 16. Any athlete who met a minimum level of disability could take part in these events.-Events:There were twenty powerlifting events, corresponding to ten weight classes each for...	Women's Over 82.5 kg	95kg	7th (out of 7)
Crina Steliana Tugui	2008 Beijing	Wheelchair Tennis Wheelchair Tennis at the 2008 Summer Paralympics Wheelchair tennis at the 2008 Summer Paralympics was held at the Olympic Green Tennis Centre from 8 September to 15 September.-Classfication:Players were given a classification depending on the type and extent of their disability. The classification system allowed players to compete against others...	Women's Singles	round of 16 (1st round): lost 0:6, 0:6 to Florence Gravellier (FRA France at the 2008 Summer Paralympics France sent a delegation to compete at the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing. France sent 119 athletes, who competed in 13 sports: athletics, rowing, cycling, equestrian, wheelchair fencing, weightlifting, judo, swimming, table tennis, wheelchair tennis, shooting, archery and sailing... )	did not advance
Laura Valeanu	2010 Vancouver 2010 Winter Paralympics The 2010 Winter Paralympics, officially the X Paralympic Winter Games, or the 10th Winter Paralympics, were held in Vancouver and Whistler, British Columbia, Canada from March 12 to 21, 2010. The Opening Ceremony took place in BC Place Stadium in Vancouver and the Closing Ceremony in Whistler...	Alpine Skiing Alpine skiing at the 2010 Winter Paralympics The alpine skiing competition of the Vancouver 2010 Paralympics will be held at Whistler, British Columbia. The events were due to be held between 13 March and 21 March 2010...	Women's Giant Slalom standing	3:06.04	14th (out of 23)
Laura Valeanu	2010 Vancouver	Alpine Skiing	Women's Slalom standing	dnf	did not finish