Romania at the 1992 Summer Olympics | |
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IOC code | ROU (ROM used at these Games) |
NOC | Romanian Olympic and Sports Committee |
Website | www |
in Barcelona | |
Competitors | 173 (105 men and 68 women) in 18 sports |
Flag bearer | Costel Grasu |
Medals Ranked 14th |
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Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
Romania competed at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. It was the first Summer Games for the nation after the fall of Communism in 1989. 172 competitors, 104 men and 68 women, took part in 128 events in 18 sports. [1]
Romania finished in 14th position in the final medal rankings, with four gold medals and 18 medals overall.
The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games. [2]
Sport | Men | Women | Total |
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Athletics | 7 | 18 | 25 |
Badminton | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Boxing | 5 | – | 5 |
Canoeing | 10 | 4 | 14 |
Diving | 1 | 3 | 4 |
Fencing | 10 | 5 | 15 |
Gymnastics | 6 | 8 | 14 |
Handball | 15 | 0 | 15 |
Judo | 5 | 1 | 6 |
Modern pentathlon | 1 | – | 1 |
Rowing | 18 | 14 | 32 |
Shooting | 4 | 1 | 5 |
Swimming | 2 | 8 | 10 |
Table tennis | 0 | 4 | 4 |
Tennis | 3 | 2 | 5 |
Weightlifting | 6 | – | 6 |
wrestling | 11 | – | 11 |
Total | 105 | 68 | 173 |
Men's 110m Hurdles
Men's Long Jump
Men's Discus Throw
Men's Shot Put
Women's 800 metres
Women's 400m Hurdles
Women's Marathon
Women's High Jump
Women's Long Jump
Women's Discus Throw
Women's Heptathlon
Men's Light Flyweight (– 48 kg)
Athlete | Event | Preliminaries | Final | ||
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Points | Rank | Points | Rank | ||
Gabriel Cherecheș | 10m platform | 327.72 | 20 | Did not advance |
Athlete | Event | Preliminaries | Final | ||
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Points | Rank | Points | Rank | ||
Clara Elena Ciocan | 10m platform | 283.92 | 15 | Did not advance | |
Ionica Tudor | 3 m springboard | 258.15 | 20 | Did not advance | |
Ioana Voicu | 10m platform | 288.87 | 12 Q | 369.87 | 9 |
15 fencers, 10 men and 5 women represented Romania in 1992.
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Points |
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Unified Team | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 121 | 98 | +23 | 10 |
France | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 111 | 98 | +13 | 8 |
Spain | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 97 | 98 | −1 | 6 |
Romania | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 107 | 115 | −8 | 3 |
Germany | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 97 | 103 | −6 | 3 |
Egypt | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 92 | 113 | −21 | 0 |
Results | ||||||
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Unified Team | 23–22 | 24–18 | 27–25 | 25–15 | 22–18 | |
France | 22–23 | 18–16 | 26–20 | 23–20 | 22–19 | |
Spain | 18–24 | 16–18 | 21–20 | 19–18 | 23–18 | |
Romania | 25–27 | 20–26 | 20–21 | 20–20 | 22–21 | |
Germany | 15–25 | 20–23 | 18–19 | 20–20 | 24–16 | |
Egypt | 18–22 | 19–22 | 18–23 | 21–22 | 16–24 |
August 7 19:00 | Romania | 19–23 | Hungary | |
(13-9) | ||||
One male pentathlete represented Romania in 1992.
Men's Coxless Pairs
Men's Coxed Pairs
Men's Coxless Fours
Men's Coxed Fours
Men's eight
Women's Single Sculls
Women's Double Sculls
Women's Coxless Pairs
Women's Quadruple Sculls
Women's Coxless Fours
Women's eight
Men's 200m Freestyle
Men's 200m Butterfly
Men's 200m Individual Medley
Men's 400m Individual Medley
Women's 50 m Freestyle
Women's 100 m Freestyle
Women's 200 m Freestyle
Women's 400 m Freestyle
Women's 800 m Freestyle
Women's 100 m Backstroke
Women's 200 m Backstroke
Women's 200 m Breaststroke
Women's 100 m Butterfly
Women's 200 m Butterfly
Women's 200 m Individual Medley
Women's 400 m Individual Medley
Women's 4 × 100 m Freestyle Relay
Women's 4 × 100 m Medley Relay
Men's Singles Competition
Men's Doubles Competition
Women's Singles Competition
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