Romania at the 2012 Summer Olympics

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Romania at the
2012 Summer Olympics
Flag of Romania.svg
IOC code ROU
NOC Romanian Olympic and Sports Committee
Website www.cosr.ro  (in Romanian, English, and French)
in London
Competitors103 in 14 sports
Flag bearers Horia Tecău (opening)
Sandra Izbașa (closing)
Medals
Ranked 29th
Gold
2
Silver
4
Bronze
1
Total
7
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)

Romania competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London from 27 July to 12 August 2012. This nation has competed at the Summer Olympic Games since its official debut in 1924, missing only two editions, including the 1948 Summer Olympics. Despite being London's third Olympic Games, this is the first time the Romanian team has competed in London. The Romanian Olympic and Sports Committee (Romanian : Comitetul Olimpic și Sportiv Român, COSR) sent a total of 103 athletes to the Games, 54 men and 49 women, to compete in 14 sports.

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Romania left London with a total of 9 medals (2 gold, 5 silver, and 2 bronze), beating the number of medals won in 2008 by one. This performance was considered the nation's worst at an Olympic Games since 1964, based on the gold medal standings. Three of the medals were awarded to the team in artistic gymnastics, two in judo, two in weightlifting (taken away later), and one each in fencing and shooting. Romania did not win an Olympic medal in rowing for the first time since 1976, and in athletics for the first time since 1980. On 25 November 2020 the IOC disqualified two Romanians weightlifters, Răzvan Martin and Roxana Cocoș, for doping and stripped them of their medals. [1]

Among the nation's medalists were gymnasts Sandra Izbașa and Cătălina Ponor, who both won two medals for their individual final exercises (vault and floor). The women's artistic gymnastics team, led by Ponor and Izbașa, also managed to repeat its bronze medal in the all-around event. Rifle shooter Alin Moldoveanu became the first Romanian man to claim the gold medal in a shooting event in 12 years. Meanwhile, Rareș Dumitrescu, who missed out of the bronze medal in men's individual sabre, led his team to win the silver in the men's team sabre fencing competition.

Medalists

Delegation

Comitetul Olimpic și Sportiv Român (COSR) selected a team of 103 athletes, 54 men and 49 women, to compete in 14 sports, surpassing the record in 2008 by just a single athlete. There was only a single competitor in road cycling.

The Romanian team featured past Olympic champions, four of them defending (marathon runner Constantina Diță, judoka Alina Dumitru, gymnast Sandra Izbașa, and rowing pair Georgeta Andrunache and Viorica Susanu). Eight female Romanian athletes were among the oldest of the team, including discus thrower Nicoleta Grasu, who competed at her sixth Olympics. Georgeta Andrunache became one of the most successful female rowers in Olympic history, with a total of six medals; five of them gold. Andrunache's compatriot, Viorica Susanu, who won a total of five Olympic medals, competed at her fifth Olympics, along with marathon runner Lidia Șimon. Skeet shooter Lucia Mihalache, at age 45, was the oldest athlete of the team, while gymnast Larisa Iordache was the youngest at age 16.

Other notable Romanian athletes included gymnast Cătălina Ponor, who made an Olympic comeback in her sport after eight years, swimmer and former Olympic champion Camelia Potec, who competed at her fourth Olympics, and tennis doubles specialist Horia Tecău, who became the nation's first male flag bearer at the opening ceremony since 1996. [2]

Athletics

Marius Ionescu in the men's marathon. Marius Ionescu London 2012 Marathon.jpg
Marius Ionescu in the men's marathon.
Andreea Ograzeanu runs the evening heat in the women's 100 m. Andreea Ograzeanu 2012 Olympics.jpg
Andreea Ogrăzeanu runs the evening heat in the women's 100 m.

Romanian athletes achieved qualifying standards in the following athletics events (up to a maximum of 3 athletes in each event at the 'A' Standard, and 1 at the 'B' Standard): [3] [4]

Key
Men
Track & road events
AthleteEventFinal
ResultRank
Marius Ionescu Marathon 2:16:2826
Marius Cocioran 50 km walk 3:57:5239
Women
Track & road events
AthleteEventHeatQuarterfinalSemifinalFinal
ResultRankResultRankResultRankResultRank
Andreea Ogrăzeanu 100 m Bye11.445Did not advance
200 m 23.466Did not advance
Bianca Răzor 400 m 52.835Did not advance
Mirela Lavric 800 m 2:01.654 q2:00.467Did not advance
Roxana Bârcă 5000 m 16:01.0418Did not advance
Angela Moroșanu 400 m hurdles 56.645Did not advance
Ancuța Bobocel 3000 m steeplechase 9:31.066Did not advance
Cristina Casandra 9:58.8313Did not advance
Constantina Diță Marathon 2:41:3486
Lidia Șimon 2:32:4645
Claudia Ștef 20 km walk 1:33:5638
Field events
AthleteEventQualificationFinal
DistancePositionDistancePosition
Viorica Țigău Long jump 6.2124Did not advance
Cristina Bujin Triple jump NMDid not advance
Esthera Petre High jump 1.85=20Did not advance
Nicoleta Grasu Discus throw 61.8614Did not advance
Bianca Perie Hammer throw 68.3422Did not advance
Key

Boxing

Men
AthleteEventRound of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Bogdan Juratoni Middleweight ByeFlag of Uzbekistan (3-2).svg  Atoev  (UZB)
L 10–12
Did not advance
Women
AthleteEventRound of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Mihaela Lăcătuș Lightweight Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Dong C  (CHN)
L 5–10
Did not advance

Canoeing

Sprint

Men
AthleteEventHeatsSemifinalsFinal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Josif Chirilă C-1 1000 m 4:05.8631 Q4:07.7946 FB3:59.73011
Alexandru Dumitrescu
Victor Mihalachi
C-2 1000 m 3:43.7874 Q3:36.5513 FA3:43.0057
Bogdan Mada
Ionuț Mitrea
K-2 200 m 33.9785 Q34.2535 FB46.49513
Petrus Gavrila
Toni Ioneticu
Traian Neagu
Ștefan Vasile
K-4 1000 m 3:12.3714 Q2:55.0275 FA2:58.2238
Women
AthleteEventHeatsSemifinalsFinal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Irina Lauric
Iuliana Paleu
K-2 500 m 1:46.0013 Q1:49.2168 FB1:52.46816

Qualification Legend: FA = Qualify to final (medal); FB = Qualify to final B (non-medal)

Cycling

Road

AthleteEventTimeRank
Andrei Nechita Men's road race Did not finish

Fencing

Men
AthleteEventRound of 64Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalSemifinalFinal / BM
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank
Radu Dărăban Individual foil Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Choi  (HKG)
W 15–12
Flag of Italy.svg  Aspromonte  (ITA)
L 11–15
Did not advance
Tiberiu Dolniceanu Individual sabre ByeFlag of the United States.svg  Homer  (USA)
L 11–15
Did not advance
Rareș Dumitrescu ByeFlag of Ukraine.svg  Boiko  (UKR)
W 15–12
Flag of Belarus (1995-2012).svg  Buikevich  (BLR)
W 15–6
Flag of the United States.svg  Homer  (USA)
W 15–13
Flag of Italy.svg  Occhiuzzi  (ITA)
L 11–15
Flag of Russia.svg  Kovalev  (RUS)
L 10–15
4
Florin Zalomir Flag of Iran.svg  Abedini  (IRI)
W 15–7
Flag of South Korea.svg  Gu B-G  (KOR)
L 12–15
Did not advance
Tiberiu Dolniceanu
Rareș Dumitrescu
Florin Zalomir
Alexandru Sirițeanu
Team sabre Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China  (CHN)
W 45–30
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia  (RUS)
W 45–43
Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea  (KOR)
L 26–45
Silver medal icon.svg
Women
AthleteEventRound of 64Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalSemifinalFinal / BM
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank
Ana Maria Brânză Individual épée ByeFlag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Hsu J-T  (TPE)
W 15–8
Flag of Ukraine.svg  Shemyakina  (UKR)
L 13–14
Did not advance
Simona Gherman ByeFlag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Lawrence  (GBR)
W 15–9
Flag of France.svg  Flessel-Colovic  (FRA)
W 15–13
Flag of Ukraine.svg  Shemyakina  (UKR)
L 14–15
Did not advance
Anca Măroiu ByeFlag of Ukraine.svg  Kryvytska  (UKR)
W 15–10
Flag of Russia.svg  Sivkova  (RUS)
W 15–11
Flag of South Korea.svg  Shin A-L  (KOR)
L 14–15
Did not advance
Ana Maria Brânză
Simona Gherman
Anca Măroiu
Loredana Dinu
Team épée Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea  (KOR)
L 38–45
Classification semi-final
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy  (ITA)
W 45–38
5th place final
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany  (GER)
L 36–45
6
Bianca Pascu Individual sabre Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Zhu M  (CHN)
L 10–15
Did not advance

Gymnastics

Women's artistic gymnastics was the best sport for Romania at the 2012 Summer Olympics. They won a bronze medal in the team competition, Sandra Izbașa won gold on vault, and Cătălina Ponor won silver on floor. This was the 10th consecutive Olympics that Romania won a medal in the women's artistic gymnastics team competition dating back to 1976; their streak ended at the next Olympics in 2016.

Artistic

Men
Team
AthleteEventQualificationFinal
ApparatusTotalRankApparatusTotalRank
F PH R V PB HB F PH R V PB HB
Cristian Bățagă Team 14.66612.70014.83315.766Did not advance
Marius Berbecar 12.73314.46615.43315.23313.700
Ovidiu Buidoso 14.36613.76614.73314.066
Vlad Cotuna 15.01614.40015.50014.86613.491
Flavius Koczi 15.666 Q13.40014.60016.066 Q13.50012.63385.86525 Q
Total45.34839.89943.89947.33244.83241.257262.56710
Individual finals
AthleteEventApparatusTotalRank
F PH R V PB HB
Flavius Koczi All-around Did not start
Floor 15.10015.1007
Vault 15.63315.6337
Women
Team
Gymnast Sandra Izbasa wins the gold medal in the women's vault competition. Women gymnastics olympics 2012 sandra izbasa 02.jpg
Gymnast Sandra Izbașa wins the gold medal in the women's vault competition.
AthleteEventQualificationFinal
ApparatusTotalRankApparatusTotalRank
F V UB BB F V UB BB
Diana Bulimar Team 14.00014.866 Q14.06614.53314.700
Diana Chelaru 14.33314.66613.73313.633
Larisa Iordache 13.80015.10014.10014.80057.8009 Q15.10015.200
Sandra Izbașa 15.066 Q15.500 Q12.36614.60057.53211 Q14.80013.76615.300
Cătălina Ponor 14.600 Q15.13315.033 Q15.10015.41614.800
Total43.99945.73341.83344.699176.2644 Q45.00041.46445.24944.700176.414Bronze medal icon.svg
Individual finals
AthleteEventApparatusTotalRank
F V UB BB
Larisa Iordache All-around 13.83314.93314.23314.96657.9659
Balance beam 14.20014.2006
Sandra Izbașa All-around 15.20015.33313.90014.40058.8335
Floor 13.33313.3338
Vault 15.19115.191Gold medal icon.svg
Cătălina Ponor Floor 15.20015.200Silver medal icon.svg
Balance beam 15.06615.0664

Judo

Men
AthleteEventRound of 64Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsRepechageFinal / BM
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Dan Fâșie −66 kg ByeFlag of France.svg  Larose  (FRA)
L 0000–0100
Did not advance
Daniel Brata −100 kg Flag of Georgia.svg  Zhorzholiani  (GEO)
L 0013–0102
Did not advance
Vlăduț Simionescu +100 kg Flag of Kyrgyzstan (1992-2023).svg  Krakovetskii  (KGZ)
W 1001–0001
Flag of Germany.svg  Tölzer  (GER)
L 1000–0000
Did not advance
Women
AthleteEventRound of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsRepechageFinal / BM
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Alina Dumitru −48 kg Flag of Cuba (3-2).svg  Mestre  (CUB)
W 1000–0000
Flag of Mongolia.svg  Munkhbat  (MGL)
W 0011–0001
Flag of Japan.svg  Fukumi  (JPN)
W 0102–0011
ByeFlag of Brazil.svg  Menezes  (BRA)
L 0000–0011
Silver medal icon.svg
Andreea Chițu −52 kg Flag of Algeria.svg  Haddad  (ALG)
W 0100–0000
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Heylen  (BEL)
L 0000–0010
Did not advance
Corina Căprioriu −57 kg Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Wang  (CHN)
W 0102–0000
Flag of Djibouti.svg  Raguib  (DJI)
W 0100–0000
Flag of Hungary.svg  Karakas  (HUN)
W 0000–0000 YUS
Flag of the United States.svg  Malloy  (USA)
W 0100–0000
ByeFlag of Japan.svg  Matsumoto  (JPN)
L 0000–0100
Silver medal icon.svg

Rowing

For the first time in 36 years Romania did not win any medals in rowing.

Men
AthleteEventHeatsRepechageSemifinalsFinal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Marius Vasile Cozmiuc
Florin Curuea
George Alexandru Pălămariu
Cristi-Ilie Pîrghie
Four 5:52.872 SA/BBye6:12.7412 FB6:16.2012
Women
AthleteEventHeatsRepechageFinal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Georgeta Andrunache
Viorica Susanu
Pair 7:05.393 R7:08.421 FA7:37.675
Nicoleta Albu
Enikő Barabás
Roxana Cogianu
Adelina Cojocariu
Irina Dorneanu
Teodora Gîdoiu
Cristina Grigoraș
Camelia Lupașcu
Ioana Rotaru
Eight 6:16.612 R6:16:162 FA6:17.644

Qualification Legend: FA=Final A (medal); FB=Final B (non-medal); FC=Final C (non-medal); FD=Final D (non-medal); FE=Final E (non-medal); FF=Final F (non-medal); SA/B=Semifinals A/B; SC/D=Semifinals C/D; SE/F=Semifinals E/F; QF=Quarterfinals; R=Repechage

Shooting

Men
AthleteEventQualificationFinal
PointsRankPointsRank
Alin Moldoveanu 10 m air rifle 5992702.1Gold medal icon.svg
Women
AthleteEventQualificationFinal
PointsRankPointsRank
Lucia Mihalache Skeet 6512Did not advance

Swimming

Romanian swimmers achieved qualifying standards in the following events (up to a maximum of 2 swimmers in each event at the Olympic Qualifying Time (OQT), and potentially 1 at the Olympic Selection Time (OST)): [5] [6]

Men
AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Dragoș Agache 100 m breaststroke 1:02.93=37Did not advance
Alexandru Coci 200 m butterfly 1:59.6729Did not advance
Norbert Trandafir 50 m freestyle 22.22 NR 15 Q22.3016Did not advance
100 m freestyle 49.0217Did not advance
Women
AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Camelia Potec 200 m freestyle 2:01.1525Did not advance
400 m freestyle 4:11.4320Did not advance
800 m freestyle 8:38.4423Did not advance

Table tennis

Romania qualified three athletes for singles table tennis events based on their world rankings as of 16 May 2011. Adrian Crișan qualified for the men's event; Daniela Dodean and Elizabeta Samara qualified for the women's. [7]

AthleteEventPreliminary roundRound 1Round 2Round 3Round 4QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal / BM
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Adrian Crișan Men's singles ByeFlag of Spain.svg  He  (ESP)
W 4–2
Flag of Germany.svg  Boll  (GER)
W 4–1
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chuang C-y  (TPE)
L 0–4
Did not advance
Daniela Dodean Women's singles ByeFlag of Ukraine.svg  Bilenko  (UKR)
W 4–3
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Ding N  (CHN)
L 0–4
Did not advance
Elizabeta Samara ByeFlag of Egypt.svg  Meshref  (EGY)
W 4–1
Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Tie Y N  (HKG)
W 4–2
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Li J  (NED)
L 2–4
Did not advance

Tennis

AthleteEventRound of 64Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal / BM
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank
Adrian Ungur Men's singles Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Müller  (LUX)
L 3–6, 3–6
Did not advance
Horia Tecău
Adrian Ungur
Men's doubles Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Nestor /
Pospisil  (CAN)
L 3–6, 6–7(9–11)
Did not advance
Irina-Camelia Begu Women's singles Flag of Belarus (1995-2012).svg  Azarenka  (BLR)
L 1–6, 6–3, 1–6
Did not advance
Sorana Cîrstea Flag of Italy.svg  Pennetta  (ITA)
L 2–6, 6–4, 2–6
Did not advance
Simona Halep Flag of Kazakhstan (3-2).svg  Shvedova  (KAZ)
L 4–6, 2–6
Did not advance
Sorana Cîrstea
Simona Halep
Women's doubles Flag of the United States.svg  S Williams /
V Williams  (USA)
L 3–6, 2–6
Did not advance

Water polo

Men's tournament

Team roster

The following is the Romanian roster in the men's water polo tournament of the 2012 Summer Olympics. [8]

NamePos.HeightWeightDate of birth2012 club
1 Dragoș Stoenescu GK1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)96 kg (212 lb)30 May 1979 Flag of Romania.svg CS Dinamo București
2 Cosmin Radu CF1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)110 kg (243 lb)9 November 1981 Flag of Croatia.svg HAVK Mladost
3 Tiberiu Negrean D1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)85 kg (187 lb)1 September 1988 Flag of Hungary.svg Szolnoki Vizilabda SC
4 Nicolae Diaconu D1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)88 kg (194 lb)4 September 1980 Flag of Romania.svg CSM Oradea
5 Andrei Iosep D1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)99 kg (218 lb)20 September 1977 Flag of Spain.svg CW Havarra
6 Andrei Bușilă CB1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)92 kg (203 lb)10 November 1980 Flag of Romania.svg CSM Oradea
7 Alexandru Matei D1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)95 kg (209 lb)31 December 1980 Flag of Romania.svg CS Dinamo București
8 Mihnea Chioveanu CF1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)115 kg (254 lb)21 August 1987 Flag of Romania.svg CSM Oradea
9 Dimitri Goantă CB2.02 m (6 ft 8 in)113 kg (249 lb)17 July 1987 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg SC Horgen
10 Ramiro Georgescu D1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)93 kg (205 lb)27 November 1982 Flag of Hungary.svg Szolnoki Vizilabda SC
11 Alexandru Ghiban CB1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)96 kg (212 lb)12 October 1986 Flag of Romania.svg CSM Oradea
12 Kalman Kadar CB1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)84 kg (185 lb)11 June 1979 Flag of Romania.svg CSM Oradea
13 Mihai Drăgușin GK1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)85 kg (187 lb)5 January 1984 Flag of Romania.svg CSA Steaua București
Head coach: István Kovács
Group play
TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia 54106938+319 Quarterfinals
Flag of Montenegro.svg  Montenegro 53115441+137
Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 53026552+136
Flag of the United States.svg  United States 5302434416
Flag of Romania.svg  Romania 5104485572
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 50052877490
Source: [ citation needed ]
29 July 2012
18:20
Report Romania  Flag of Romania.svg134Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain Water Polo Arena, London
Referees:
German Moller (ARG), Anton Bervoets (NED)
Score by quarters:2–1, 4–0, 3–2, 4–1
Diaconu 4Goals Parker 2
31 July 2012
19:40
Report United States  Flag of the United States.svg108Flag of Romania.svg  Romania Water Polo Arena, London
Referees:
Dragan Stampalija (CRO), Massimiliano Caputi (ITA)
Score by quarters: 3–3, 1–2, 3–0, 3–3
Varellas, Bailey 3Goals Radu 4
2 August 2012
15:30
Report Romania  Flag of Romania.svg1517Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary Water Polo Arena, London
Referees:
Massimiliano Balfanbayev (KAZ), Sergi Sanchez (ESP)
Score by quarters: 4–5, 5–4, 2-5, 4-3
Bușilă, Ghiban 3Goals Madaras 5
4 August 2012
10:00
Report Montenegro  Flag of Montenegro.svg128Flag of Romania.svg  Romania Water Polo Arena, London
Referees:
Daniel Flahive (AUS), Alan Balfanbayev (KAZ)
Score by quarters:3–1, 2–1, 3–2, 4–4
Ivović 3Goals Diaconu 3
6 August 2012
14:10
Report Romania  Flag of Romania.svg412Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia Water Polo Arena, London
Referees:
Ulrich Spiegel (GER), Steven Rotsart (USA)
Score by quarters: 0–3, 1–3, 0–4, 3–2
four players 1Goals Nikić, Mitrović 3

Weightlifting

AthleteEventSnatchClean & JerkTotalRank
ResultRankResultRank
Florin Croitoru Men's −56 kg 121814792689
Răzvan Martin Men's −69 kg 15221804322DSQ
Gabriel Sîncrăian Men's −85 kg 167DNFDNF
Roxana Cocoș Women's −69 kg 11341432256DSQ

Wrestling

Key:

Men's freestyle
AthleteEventQualificationRound of 16QuarterfinalSemifinalRepechage 1Repechage 2Final / BM
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Rareș Chintoan −120 kg ByeFlag of Kazakhstan (3-2).svg  Shabanbay  (KAZ)
L 1–3 PP
Did not advance10
Men's Greco-Roman
AthleteEventQualificationRound of 16QuarterfinalSemifinalRepechage 1Repechage 2Final
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Alin Alexuc-Ciurariu −96 kg Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Guri  (BUL)
L 0–3 PO
Did not advance16

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Poland competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, from 27 July to 12 August 2012. This was the nation's twentieth appearance at the Summer Olympics, having missed the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles because of the Soviet boycott. The Polish Olympic Committee sent a total of 218 athletes to the Games, 130 men and 88 women, to compete in 22 sports.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Russia at the 2012 Summer Olympics</span> Sporting event delegation

The Russian Federation competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, United Kingdom, from 27 July to 12 August 2012. This was the nation's fifth consecutive appearance at the Summer Olympics as an independent nation. The Russian Olympic Committee sent a total of 436 athletes to the Games, 208 men and 228 women, to compete in 24 sports. For the first time in its Olympic history, Russia was represented by more female than male athletes.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Chile at the 2012 Summer Olympics</span> Sporting event delegation

Chile competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, from 27 July to 12 August 2012. This nation has competed at every Olympic Games, except the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, and the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow because of the United States boycott.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Greece at the 2012 Summer Olympics</span> Sporting event delegation

Greece competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, United Kingdom, from 27 July to 12 August 2012. The Hellenic Olympic Committee sent a total of 103 athletes to the Games in London, 65 men and 38 women, to compete in 19 sports. Men's water polo was the only team event in which Greece was represented at these Olympic Games.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Ireland at the 2012 Summer Olympics</span> Sporting event delegation

Ireland competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, United Kingdom, from July 27 to August 12, 2012. This was the nation's twentieth appearance at the Summer Olympics.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Israel at the 2012 Summer Olympics</span> Israels competition at the 2012 Summer Olympics

Israel competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, from 27 July to 12 August 2012. This was the nation's fifteenth appearance at the Summer Olympics.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Venezuela at the 2012 Summer Olympics</span> Sporting event delegation

Venezuela competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, from July 27 to August 12, 2012. This was the nation's seventeenth consecutive appearance at the Olympics, since its debut at the same host city in 1948. Celebrating the anniversary of the nation's Olympic debut, the British Embassy in Caracas invited former track cyclist Julio César León to travel back to the United Kingdom, and revisit his memories as the first Venezuelan athlete in history to compete at the games.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Belarus at the 2016 Summer Olympics</span> Sporting event delegation

Belarus competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 5 to 21 August 2016. It was the nation's sixth consecutive appearance at the Summer Olympics in the post-Soviet era.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Greece at the 2016 Summer Olympics</span> Sporting event delegation

Greece competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 5 to 21 August 2016. Greek athletes have competed in every Summer Olympic Games of the modern era, alongside Australia, France, Great Britain, and Switzerland. As the progenitor nation of the Olympic Games and in keeping with tradition, Greece entered first at the Maracanã Stadium during the opening ceremony.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Romania at the 2016 Summer Olympics</span> Sporting event delegation

Romania competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 5 to 21 August 2016. Since the nation's participation started in 1900, Romanian athletes had appeared in every edition of the Summer Olympic Games, except for two occasions: the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles during the worldwide Great Depression, and the 1948 Summer Olympics in London.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Trinidad and Tobago at the 2016 Summer Olympics</span> Sporting event delegation

Trinidad and Tobago competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, from August 5 to 21, 2016. This was the nation's seventeenth appearance at the Summer Olympics, although it previously competed in four other editions as a British colony, and as part of the West Indies Federation.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Uzbekistan at the 2016 Summer Olympics</span> Sporting event delegation

Uzbekistan competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 5 to 21 August 2016. This was the nation's sixth consecutive appearance at the Summer Olympics in the post-Soviet era.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Georgia at the 2016 Summer Olympics</span> Sporting event delegation

Georgia competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 5 to 21 August 2016. This was the nation's sixth consecutive appearance at the Summer Olympics in the post-Soviet era.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Lithuania at the 2020 Summer Olympics</span> Sporting event delegation

Lithuania competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. Originally scheduled to take place from 24 July to 9 August 2020, the Games were postponed to 23 July to 8 August 2021, because of the COVID-19 pandemic. It was the nation's eighth consecutive appearance at the Games in the post-Soviet era and tenth overall in Summer Olympic history.

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