Romania at the 1996 Summer Olympics

Romania competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, United States. 165 competitors, 98 men and 67 women, took part in 122 events in 18 sports.[1]

Romania at the
1996 Summer Olympics
IOC codeROU
(ROM used at these Games)
NOCRomanian Olympic and Sports Committee
Websitewww.cosr.ro (in Romanian, English, and French)
in Atlanta
Competitors165 (98 men and 67 women) in 18 sports
Flag bearer Iulică Ruican
Medals
Ranked 14th
Gold
4
Silver
7
Bronze
9
Total
20
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)

Medalists

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Athletics

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Men's 1,500 metres

  • Qualification — 3:38.33 (→ did not advance)

Men's 400m Hurdles

  • Heat — 49.97s (→ did not advance)

Men's 3,000 metres Steeplechase

  • Heat — 8:31.34
  • Semifinals — 8:28.77 (→ did not advance)

Men's Long Jump

  • Qualification — 7.96m (→ did not advance)
  • Qualification — 7.88m (→ did not advance)

Men's Discus Throw

  • Qualification — 58.56m (→ did not advance)

Men's 20 km Walk


Women's 10.000 metres

  • Qualification — 31:40.16
  • Final — 31:26.46 (→ 8th place)

Women's 400m Hurdles

  • Qualification — 55.42
  • Semifinals — 54.41
  • Final — 54.40 (→ 7th place)

Women's Javelin Throw

  • Qualification — 66.94m
  • Final — 59.94m (→ 10th place)

Women's Discus Throw

  • Qualification — 63.00m
  • Final — 63.28m (→ 7th place)
  • Qualification — 58.10m (→ did not advance)

Women's Long Jump

  • Qualification — NM (→ did not advance)

Women's Triple Jump

  • Qualification — 14.22m
  • Final — 14.21m (→ 8th place)

Women's Heptathlon

  • Final Result — 5847 points (→ 22nd place)

Women's Marathon

Women's 10 km Walk

Boxing

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Men's Light Flyweight (– 48 kg)

Men's Bantamweight (– 54 kg)

Men's Lightweight (– 60 kg)

Men's Lightweight (– 67 kg)

Men's Light Middleweight (– 71 kg)

Men's Heavyweight (– 91 kg)

  • First Round — Bye
  • Second Round — Lost to Christophe Mendy (France), referee stopped contest in second round

Canoeing

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Diving

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Women's 10m Platform

  • Preliminary Heat — 281.52
  • Semi Final — 157.41
  • Final — 256.05 (→ 10th place)
  • Preliminary Heat — 233.34 (→ did not advance, 22nd place)

Fencing

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Nine fencers, six men and three women, represented Romania in 1996.

Men's épée
Men's team épée
Men's sabre
Men's team sabre
Women's foil
Women's team foil

Gymnastics

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Judo

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Modern pentathlon

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Men's Individual Competition

Rhythmic gymnastics

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Rowing

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Sailing

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Shooting

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Swimming

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Men's 100 m Freestyle

  • Heat — 51.14 (→ did not advance, 30th place)

Men's 200 m Freestyle

  • Heat — 1:50.83
  • B-Final — 1:51.46 (→ 16th place)

Men's 100 m Backstroke

  • Heat — 56.73 (→ did not advance, 21st place)

Men's 200 m Backstroke

  • Heat — 2:08.59 (→ did not advance, 34th place)

Men's 100 m Butterfly

  • Heat — 55.50 (→ did not advance, 35th place)

Men's 4 × 100 m Freestyle Relay

  • Heat — 3:21.66 (→ did not advance, 10th place)

Women's 50 m Freestyle

  • Heat — 26.47 (→ did not advance, 27th place)

Women's 100 m Freestyle

  • Heat — 56.27
  • B-Final — 55.98 (→ 11th place)

Women's 200 m Freestyle

  • Heat — 2:00.85
  • Final — 2:01.63 (→ 8th place)
  • Heat — 2:04.59 (→ did not advance, 25th place)

Women's 400 m Freestyle

  • Heat — 4:16.89
  • B-Final — 4:17.08 (→ 16th place)

Women's 800 m Freestyle

  • Heat — 8:54.19 (→ did not advance, 20th place)

Women's 200 m Backstroke

  • Heat — 2:15.92
  • B-Final — 2:15.15 (→ 14th place)

Women's 100 m Breaststroke

  • Heat — 1:13.91 (→ did not advance, 35th place)

Women's 100 m Butterfly

  • Heat — 1:02.66 (→ did not advance, 23rd place)

Women's 200 m Butterfly

  • Heat — 2:17.56 (→ did not advance, 21st place)

Women's 200 m Individual Medley

  • Heat — 2:16.80
  • B-Final — 2:16.75 (→ 12th place)

Women's 400 m Individual Medley

  • Heat — 4:44.66
  • Final — 4:44.91 (→ 6th place)

Women's 4 × 100 m Freestyle Relay

  • Heat – 3:48.43 (→ did not advance, 11th place)

Women's 4 × 200 m Freestyle Relay

  • Heat – 8:10.77
  • Final – 8:10.02 (→ 7th place)

Women's 4 × 100 m Medley Relay

  • Heat – 4:16.18 (→ did not advance, 17th place)

Table tennis

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Tennis

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Women's Singles Competition

  • First round — Lost to Anke Huber (Germany) 6-2 4-6 2-6
  • First round — Lost to Jana Novotná (Czech Republic) 4-6 4-4 retired

Water polo

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Men's team competition

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  • Preliminary round (group B)
  • Romania – Ukraine 6-6
  • Romania – Croatia 6-11
  • Romania – Greece 5-8
  • Romania – United States 5-10
  • Romania – Italy 9-10
  • Classification Matches
  • 9th/12th place: Romania – Netherlands 8-10
  • 9th/12th place: Romania – Ukraine 11-8
  • 9th/12th place: Romania – Germany 6-10 (→ Eleventh place)
  • Team roster

Weightlifting

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Men's 108 kg

  • Snatch — 197.5 kg
  • Clean & Jerk — 222.5 kg
  • Total — 420.0 kg (→   Bronze Medal)

Wrestling

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Notes

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  • (ed.) Watkins, Ginger T. (1997). The Official Report of the Centennial Olympic Games, Volume III The Competition Results (PDF). Atlanta: Peachtree Publishers. ISBN 1-56145-150-9. Retrieved 2008-02-13. {{cite book}}: |author= has generic name (help)
  • "Olympic Medal Winners". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 2008-02-13.

References

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  1. ^ "Romania at the 1996 Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17. Retrieved 2012-02-18.