Romania at the 1984 Summer Olympics
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.[1] 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.[2][3] The Romanian Olympic team was phenomenally successful at the games, ultimately placing second to the United States in the gold medal tally.
| Romania at the 1984 Summer Olympics | |
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| IOC code | ROU (ROM used at these Games) |
| NOC | Romanian Olympic and Sports Committee |
| Website | www |
| in Los Angeles | |
| Competitors | 124 (71 men and 53 women) in 13 sports |
| Flag bearer | Corneliu Ion |
| Medals Ranked 2nd |
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| Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
Medalists
Athletics
Women's 1,500 metres
- Heat — 4:10.48
- Final — 4:03.76 (→
Silver Medal)
- Heat — 4:05.30
- Final — 4:04.15 (→
Bronze Medal)
- Heat — 4:10.58
- Final — 4:09.11 (→ 9th place)
Women's 3,000 metres
- Heat — 8:43.32
- Final — 8:35.96 (→
Gold Medal)
Women's 400m Hurdles
- Heat — 56.94
- Semifinal — 55.24
- Final — 55.41 (→ Bronze Medal)
Women's High Jump
- Qualification — 1.90m
- Final — 1.85m (→ 11th place)
Women's Long Jump
- Qualification — 6.69 m
- Final — 6.96 m (→ Gold Medal)
- Qualification — 6.60 m
- Final — 6.81 m (→ Silver Medal)
Women's Discus Throw
- Qualification — 57.84m
- Final — 63.64m (→ Bronze Medal)
Women's Shot Put
- Final — 20.47 m (→ Silver Medal)
- Final — 20.47 m (→
- Final — 17.23 m (→ 8th place)
Boxing
Men's Featherweight (– 57 kg)
- First Round — Bye
- Second Round — Lost to Meldrick Taylor (United States), 0:5
Men's Lightweight (– 60 kg)
- 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)
- First Round — Defeated Antoine Loungoude (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)
- First Round — Lost to Ahn Dal-Ho (South Korea), 0:5
Men's Light Heavyweight (– 81 kg)
- 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.
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
- Defeated Denmark (23-19) →
- Team Roster
Judo
Rhythmic gymnastics
Rowing
- Men
| Athlete | Event | Heats | Repechage | Semifinal | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Petru Iosub Valer Toma |
Coxless pair | 6:56.60 | 2 Q | BYE | 6:53.23 | 1 Q | 6:45.39 | | |
| Dimitrie Popescu Vasile Tomoiagă Dumitru Răducanu |
Coxed pair | 7:12.18 | 1 Q | BYE | — | 7:11.21 | | ||
- Women
| Athlete | Event | Heats | Repechage | Semifinal | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Valeria Răcilă | Single sculls | 3:44.22 | 1 Q | BYE | 3:54.55 | 1 Q | 3:40.68 | | |
| Marioara Popescu Elisabeta Oleniuc |
Double sculls | 3:24.28 | 1 Q | BYE | — | 3:26.75 | | ||
| Rodica Arba Elena Horvat |
Coxless pair | — | 3:32.60 | | |||||
| Florica Lavric Maria Tănasă-Fricioiu Chira Apostol Olga Homeghi-Bularda Viorica Ioja |
Coxed four | 3:21.61 | 1 Q | BYE | — | 3:19.30 | | ||
| Titie Taran Anișoara Sorohan Ioana Badea Sofia Corban Ecaterina Oancia |
Quadruple sculls (coxed) | 3:15.34 | 1 Q | BYE | — | 3:14.11 | | ||
| Marioara Trașcă Lucia Sauca Doina Șnep-Bălan Aneta Mihaly Aurora Pleșca Camelia Diaconescu Viorica Ioja Mihaela Armășescu Adriana Bazon-Chelariu |
Eight | — | 2:59.80 | | |||||
Shooting
- Men
| Athlete | Event | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Score | Rank | ||
| Sorin Babii | 50 m pistol | 555 | 11 |
| Corneliu Ion | 25 m rapid fire pistol | 593 | |
| Constantin Stan | 50 metre rifle three positions | 1140 | 20 |
| 50 metre rifle prone | 591 | 17 | |
| 10 m air rifle | 577 | 20 | |
| Marin Stan | 25 m rapid fire pistol | 588 | 13 |
- Women
| Athlete | Event | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Score | Rank | ||
| Elena Macovei | 25 m pistol | 572 | 15 |
| Maria Macovei | 577 | 8 | |
Swimming
Women's 100m Backstroke
- Heat — 1:03.79
- Final — 1:03.21 (→ 4th place)
- Heat — 1:04.16
- Final — 1:03.29 (→ 5th place)
Women's 200m Backstroke
- Heat — 2:16.71
- Final — 2:13.29 (→ Bronze Medal)
- Heat — 2:16.41
- Final — 2:16.15 (→ 7th place)
Women's 400m Individual Medley
- Heat — 5:03.97
- B-Final — 5:05.53 (→ 16th place)
Water polo
Weightlifting
Wrestling
References
- "Romania at the 1984 Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17. Retrieved 2011-05-13.
- Litsky, Frank (July 29, 1984). "President and Pomp Begin Games". The New York Times. p. 1, 8, § 5. Retrieved 2020-08-28.
Of the first 139 nations in the parade, the biggest cheers went to Rumania, the only Warsaw Pact nation competing here.
- Yake, D. Byron (July 29, 1984). "'84 Olympics: Gala trumpets in Games". Beaver County Times. AP. p. A1, A10. Retrieved 2020-08-28.
The Romanians, the only Eastern bloc nation to defy the Soviet boycott, were greeted with a standing ovation.