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

Los Angeles , with a population at the 2010 United States Census of 3,792,621, is the most populous city in California, USA and the second most populous in the United States, after New York City. It has an area of , and is located in Southern California...

, United States

United States

The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

. 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

The term Eastern Bloc or Communist Bloc refers to the former communist states of Eastern and Central Europe, generally the Soviet Union and the countries of the Warsaw Pact...

 nation to participate at these Games; all others followed the Soviet Union

Soviet Union

The Soviet Union , officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , was a constitutionally socialist state that existed in Eurasia between 1922 and 1991....

's boycott

Boycott

A boycott is an act of voluntarily abstaining from using, buying, or dealing with a person, organization, or country as an expression of protest, usually for political reasons...

 of the Games. The Romanian athletes were greeted with warm applause as they entered the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum

Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum

The Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum is a large outdoor sports stadium in the University Park neighborhood of Los Angeles, California, at Exposition Park, that is home to the Pacific-12 Conference's University of Southern California Trojans football team...

 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...
  
   (Yugoslavia), 0:5

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)