Romania at the 2020 Summer Olympics

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Romania at the
2020 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 Tokyo, Japan
July 23, 2021 (2021-07-23) – August 8, 2021 (2021-08-08)
Competitors101 in 17 sports
Flag bearers (opening) Simona Radiș [1]
Robert Glință [2]
Flag bearer (closing) Cătălin Chirilă [3]
Medals
Ranked 46th
Gold
1
Silver
3
Bronze
0
Total
4
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)

Romania 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. [4] Since the nation's participation started in 1900 (and its official debut in 1924), Romanian athletes have appeared in every edition of the Summer Olympic Games, except for two occasions: the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles at the period of the worldwide Great Depression, and the 1948 Summer Olympics in London.

Contents

Medalists

Competitors

The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games. Note that reserves in football are not counted:

SportMenWomenTotal
Archery 011
Athletics 4610
Basketball 044
Boxing 112
Canoeing 202
Cycling 202
Fencing 112
Football 18018
Gymnastics 123
Judo 213
Rowing 171936
Shooting 011
Swimming 314
Table tennis 134
Tennis 033
Triathlon 101
Wrestling 235
Total5546101

Archery

One Romanian archer qualified for the women's individual recurve by winning the gold medal and booking the first of six available spots at the 2021 Final Qualification Tournament in Paris, France. [5]

AthleteEventRanking roundRound of 64Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal / BM
ScoreSeedOpposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank
Mădălina Amăistroaie Women's individual 63437Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Long Xq  (CHN)
L 2–6
Did not advance

Athletics

Romanian athletes further achieved the entry standards, either by qualifying time or by world ranking, in the following track and field events (up to a maximum of 3 athletes in each event): [6] [7]

Key
Track & road events
AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinal
ResultRankResultRankResultRank
Marius Cocioran Men's 50 km walk 4:01:4324
Andrea Miklos Women's 400 m DNSDid not advance
Claudia Bobocea Women's 1500 m 4:09.1933Did not advance
Field events
AthleteEventQualificationFinal
DistancePositionDistancePosition
Andrei Toader Men's shot put 19.8126Did not advance
Alin Firfirică Men's discus throw 61.9016Did not advance
Alexandru Novac Men's javelin throw 83.277 q79.2912
Florentina Iusco Women's long jump 6.3620Did not advance
Alina Rotaru 6.5117Did not advance
Daniela Stanciu Women's high jump 1.9018Did not advance
Bianca Ghelber Women's hammer throw 71.7211 q74.186

Basketball

Summary
TeamEventGroup stageQuarterfinalSemifinalFinal / BM
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
RankOpposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank
Romania women's 3×3 Women's 3×3 tournament Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
L 10–21
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
L 8–20
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
L 14–22
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
L 11–22
Flag of Mongolia.svg  Mongolia
W 22–14
Russian Olympic Committee flag.png ROC
L 12–21
Flag of France.svg  France
L 12–22
7Did not advance7

3x3 basketball

Women's tournament

Romania women's national 3x3 team qualified directly for the Olympics by securing an outright berth, as one of the four highest-ranked squads, in the women's category of the FIBA rankings, marking the country's return to the sport for the first time since 1952. [8]

Team roster

The players were announced on 8 July 2021. [9]

Group play
PosTeamPldWLPFPAPDQualification
1Flag of the United States.svg  United States 76113698+38 Semifinals
2Russian Olympic Committee flag.png  ROC 75 [lower-alpha 1] 212990+39
3Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 75 [lower-alpha 1] 212797+30 Quarterfinals
4Flag of Japan.svg  Japan (H)75 [lower-alpha 1] 213097+33
5Flag of France.svg  France 743118116+2
6Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 7259812527
7Flag of Romania.svg  Romania 7168914253
8Flag of Mongolia.svg  Mongolia 7077914162
Source: TOCOG and FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Wins; 2) Head-to-head record; 3) Points scored.
(H) Hosts
Notes:
  1. 1 2 3 ROC 2–0, China 1–1, Japan 0–2
24 July 2021 (2021-07-24)
10:40
v
China  Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg2110Flag of Romania.svg  Romania
Pts: Wan J, Yang 6Pts: Cuic 4
Aomi Urban Sports Park, Tokyo
Referees: Marek Maliszewski (POL), Vanessa Devlin (AUS)

24 July 2021 (2021-07-24)
14:25
v
Romania  Flag of Romania.svg820Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
Pts: Ursu-Kim 3Pts: Mawuli 9
Aomi Urban Sports Park, Tokyo
Referees: Sara El-Sharnouby (EGY), Markos Michaelides (SUI)

25 July 2021 (2021-07-25)
10:40
v
Romania  Flag of Romania.svg1422Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
Pts: Mărginean 6Pts: D'Alie 13
Aomi Urban Sports Park, Tokyo
Referees: Su Yu-yen (TPE), Evgeny Ostrovskiy (RUS)

25 July 2021 (2021-07-25)
17:30
v
Romania  Flag of Romania.svg1122Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Pts: Cuic 7Pts: Plum 12
Aomi Urban Sports Park, Tokyo
Referees: Sara El-Sharnouby (EGY), Marek Maliszewski (POL)

26 July 2021 (2021-07-26)
10:40
v
Mongolia  Flag of Mongolia.svg1422Flag of Romania.svg  Romania
Pts: Tserenlkham 6Pts: Ursu-Kim, Mărginean 7
Aomi Urban Sports Park, Tokyo
Referees: Su Yu-yen (TPE), Edmond Ho (HKG)

26 July 2021 (2021-07-26)
14:00
v
Romania  Flag of Romania.svg1221Russian Olympic Committee flag.png  ROC
Pts:three players 4Pts: O. Frolkina, Logunova 8
Aomi Urban Sports Park, Tokyo
Referees: Vanessa Devlin (AUS), Glenn Tuitt (USA)

27 July 2021 (2021-07-27)
17:00
v
France  Flag of France.svg2212Flag of Romania.svg  Romania
Pts: Touré 11Pts: Ursu-Kim, Stoenescu 4
Aomi Urban Sports Park, Tokyo
Referees: Glenn Tuitt (USA), Su Yu-yen (TPE)

Boxing

Romania entered two boxers (one per gender) into the Olympic tournament. Cosmin Gîrleanu (men's flyweight) and Maria Nechita (women's featherweight) secured the spots on the Romanian squad in their respective weight divisions, either by winning the round of 16 match, advancing to the semifinal match, or scoring a box-off triumph, at the 2020 European Qualification Tournament in London and Paris. [10] [11]

AthleteEventRound of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Cosmin Gîrleanu Men's flyweight Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Asenov  (BUL)
L 0–5
Did not advance
Maria Nechita Women's featherweight ByeFlag of Somalia.svg  Ali  (SOM)
W 5–0
Flag of Japan.svg  Irie  (JPN)
L 2–3
Did not advance

Canoeing

Sprint

Romania qualified a single boat in the men's C-2 1000 m for the Games by finishing fifth in the final race at the 2019 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Szeged, Hungary. [12] [11]

AthleteEventHeatsQuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Cătălin Chirilă Men's C-1 1000 m 4:05.6171 SFBye4:09.3976 FB4:03.97311
Victor Mihalachi Men's C-1 1000 m 4:39.8655 QF4:15.0075Did not advance
Cătălin Chirilă
Victor Mihalachi
Men's C-2 1000 m 4:00.4595 QF3:51.5653 SF3:27.3992 FA3:29.2855

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

Cycling

Road

Romania entered one rider to compete in the men's Olympic road race, by virtue of his top 50 national finish (for men) in the UCI World Ranking. [13] [11]

AthleteEventTimeRank
Eduard-Michael Grosu Men's road race Did not finish

Mountain biking

Romania entered one mountain biker to compete in the men's cross-country race with a gold-medal victory in the under-23 division at the 2019 UCI Mountain Bike World Championships in Mont-Sainte-Anne, Canada, marking the country's return to the sport at the Olympics for the first time since Athens 2004. [14] [11]

AthleteEventTimeRank
Vlad Dascălu Men's cross-country 1:26:037

Fencing

Romania entered two fencers into the Olympic competition. Set to compete at her fifth consecutive Games, Ana Maria Popescu claimed a spot in the women's épée as one of the two highest-ranked fencers vying for qualification from Europe in the FIE Adjusted Official Rankings. Meanwhile, Iulian Teodosiu rounded out the Romanian roster by winning the final match of the men's sabre at the European Zonal Qualifier in Madrid, Spain. [15]

AthleteEventRound of 64Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalSemifinalFinal / BM
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank
Iulian Teodosiu Men's sabre Flag of Uzbekistan (3-2).svg  Mamutov  (UZB)
W 15–11
Flag of Italy.svg  Curatoli  (ITA)
W 15–13
Flag of Italy.svg  Berrè  (ITA)
L 12–15
Did not advance
Ana Maria Popescu Women's épée ByeFlag of Singapore.svg  Tikanah  (SGP)
W 15–10
Flag of South Korea.svg  Song S-r  (KOR)
W 15–6
Flag of Estonia.svg  Beljajeva  (EST)
W 15–8
Flag of Estonia.svg  Lehis  (EST)
W 15–11
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Sun Yw  (CHN)
L 10–11
Silver medal icon.svg

Football

Summary

Key:

TeamEventGroup stageQuarterfinalSemifinalFinal / BM
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
RankOpposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank
Romania men's Men's tournament Flag of Honduras.svg  Honduras
W 1–0
Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea
L 0–4
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
D 0–0
3Did not advance

Men's tournament

Romania men's football team qualified for the Games by advancing to the semifinal stage of the 2019 UEFA European Under-21 Championship in Italy, signifying the country's return to the Olympic tournament after 56 years. [16]

Team roster

Romania's initial 22-man squad was announced on 1 July 2021. [17] On 9 July, Dragoș Nedelcu, who was set to complete a loan move to Fortuna Düsseldorf, withdrew from the squad at the request of the club and replaced by Ronaldo Deaconu. [18]

Head coach: Mirel Rădoi

No.Pos.PlayerDate of birth (age)CapsGoalsClub
11 GK Mihai Popa (2000-10-12)12 October 2000 (aged 20)00 Flag of Romania.svg Astra Giurgiu
22 DF Radu Boboc (1999-04-24)24 April 1999 (aged 22)20 Flag of Romania.svg Viitorul Constanța
32 DF Florin Ștefan* (1996-05-09)9 May 1996 (aged 25)20 Flag of Romania.svg Sepsi OSK
42 DF Alex Pașcanu (1998-09-28)28 September 1998 (aged 22)20 Flag of Spain.svg Ponferradina
53 MF Tudor Băluță (1999-03-27)27 March 1999 (aged 22)20 Flag of Ukraine.svg Dynamo Kyiv
62 DF Virgil Ghiță (1998-06-04)4 June 1998 (aged 23)30 Flag of Romania.svg Viitorul Constanța
73 MF Ion Gheorghe (1999-10-08)8 October 1999 (aged 21)10 Flag of Romania.svg Voluntari
83 MF Marius Marin (captain) (1998-08-30)30 August 1998 (aged 22)30 Flag of Italy.svg Pisa
94 FW George Ganea (1999-05-26)26 May 1999 (aged 22)30 Flag of Romania.svg Viitorul Constanța
103 MF Andrei Ciobanu (1998-01-18)18 January 1998 (aged 23)30 Flag of Romania.svg Viitorul Constanța
114 FW Valentin Gheorghe (1997-02-14)14 February 1997 (aged 24)30 Flag of Romania.svg Astra Giurgiu
121 GK Mihai Aioani (1999-11-07)7 November 1999 (aged 21)30 Flag of Romania.svg Chindia Târgoviște
133 MF Eduard Florescu (1997-06-27)27 June 1997 (aged 24)20 Flag of Romania.svg Botoșani
142 DF Andrei Rațiu (1998-06-20)20 June 1998 (aged 23)20 Flag of the Netherlands.svg ADO Den Haag
152 DF Andrei Chindriș (1999-01-12)12 January 1999 (aged 22)10 Flag of Romania.svg Botoșani
163 MF Ronaldo Deaconu (1997-06-20)20 June 1997 (aged 23)10 Flag of Romania.svg Gaz Metan
172 DF Ricardo Grigore (1999-04-07)7 April 1999 (aged 22)30 Flag of Romania.svg Dinamo București
183 MF Marco Dulca (1999-05-11)11 May 1999 (aged 22)30 Flag of Romania.svg Chindia Târgoviște
194 FW Andrei Sîntean (1999-06-16)16 June 1999 (aged 22)30 Flag of Romania.svg Hermannstadt
204 FW Alex Dobre (1998-08-30)30 August 1998 (aged 22)30 Flag of France.svg Dijon
214 FW Antonio Sefer (2000-04-22)22 April 2000 (aged 21)30 Flag of Romania.svg Rapid București
221 GK Ștefan Târnovanu (2000-05-09)9 May 2000 (aged 21)00 Flag of Romania.svg FCSB

* Overage player.

Group play
PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 3201101+96Advance to knockout stage
2Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 31113304
3Flag of Romania.svg  Romania 31111434
4Flag of Honduras (1949-2022).svg  Honduras 31023963
Source: TOCOG and FIFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Honduras  Flag of Honduras (1949-2022).svg 0–1 Flag of Romania.svg  Romania
Report (TOCOG)
Report (FIFA)
Oliva Soccerball shade.svg45+1' (o.g.)
Kashima Stadium, Kashima
Referee: Leodán González (Uruguay)

Romania  Flag of Romania.svg 0–4 Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea
Report (TOCOG)
Report (FIFA)
Kashima Stadium, Kashima
Referee: Jesús Valenzuela (Venezuela)

Romania  Flag of Romania.svg 0–0 Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
Report (TOCOG)
Report (FIFA)
Sapporo Dome, Sapporo
Referee: Kevin Ortega (Peru)

Gymnastics

Artistic

Romania entered three artistic gymnasts into the Olympic competition. Going to his sixth Games, Marian Drăgulescu claimed one of the three spots available for individual-based gymnasts and progressed to the finals of the men's vault exercise. On the women's side, 19-year-old rookie Maria Holbură finished 13th out of the 20 gymnasts eligible for qualification in the individual all-around and apparatus events to ensure an Olympic berth for the Romanian squad at the 2019 World Championships in Stuttgart, Germany. [11] Larisa Iordache added another spot for the Romanians to join Holbură on the gymnastics roster for her second trip to the Games after placing fourth in the individual all-around at the 2021 European Championships in Basel, Switzerland. [19]

At the Olympics, Iordache was injured during qualifications, and she withdrew from the rest of the competition.

Men
AthleteEventQualificationFinal
ApparatusTotalRankApparatusTotalRank
PH R V PB HB F PH R V PB HB F
Marian Drăgulescu Vault 13.99913.99916Did not advance
Women
AthleteEventQualificationFinal
ApparatusTotalRankApparatusTotalRank
V UB BB F V UB BB F
Maria Holbură All-around 13.16611.10012.70012.20049.16665Did not advance
Larisa Iordache Balance beam 14.13314.1334 QWithdrew due to injury

Judo

Romania qualified three judoka (two men and one woman) for each of the following weight classes at the Games. London 2012 Olympian Vlăduț Simionescu (men's heavyweight, +100 kg) and two-time Olympian Andreea Chițu (women's half-lightweight, 52 kg) were selected among the top 18 judoka of their respective weight classes based on the IJF World Ranking List of June 28, 2021, while rookie Alexandru Raicu (men's lightweight, 73 kg) accepted a continental berth from Europe as the nation's top-ranked judoka outside of direct qualifying position. [20] [21]

AthleteEventRound of 64Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsRepechageFinal / BM
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Alexandru Raicu Men's −73 kg ByeFlag of Japan.svg  Ono  (JPN)
L 00–10
Did not advance
Vlăduț Simionescu Men's +100 kg Flag of Libya.svg  Omar  (LBA)
W 10–00
Flag of Ukraine.svg  Khammo  (UKR)
L 00–01
Did not advance
Andreea Chițu Women's −52 kg Flag of Vietnam.svg  Nguyễn  (VIE)
W 10–00
Flag of Italy.svg  Giuffrida  (ITA)
L 00–10
Did not advance

Rowing

Romania qualified nine out of fourteen boats for each of the following rowing classes into the Olympic regatta, with the majority of crews confirming Olympic places for their boats at the 2019 FISA World Championships in Ottensheim, Austria. [22] [23] [24] Meanwhile, two more crews (men's and women's eight) were added to the Romanian roster with their top-two finish at the 2021 FISA Final Qualification Regatta in Lucerne, Switzerland. [25]

Men
AthleteEventHeatsRepechageSemifinalsFinal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Marius Cozmiuc
Ciprian Tudosă
Pair 6:33.861 SA/BBye6:13.511 FA6:16.58Silver medal icon.svg
Marian Enache
Ioan Prundeanu
Double sculls 6:13.623 SA/BBye6:29.555 FB6:16.869
Ștefan Constantin Berariu
Cosmin Pascari
Mugurel Semciuc
Mihăiță Vasile Țigănescu
Four 6:03.514 R6:09.721 FA5:43.13Silver medal icon.svg
Constantin Adam
Vlad Dragoș Aicoboae
Sergiu-Vasile Bejan
Alexandru Petrișor Chioseaua
Florin-Nicolae Arteni-Fîntînariu
Ciprian Huc
Florin-Sorin Lehaci
Constantin Radu
Adrian Munteanu (cox)
Eight 5:39.843 R5:27.145Did not advance
Women
AthleteEventHeatsRepechageSemifinalsFinal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Adriana Ailincăi
Iuliana Buhuș
Pair 7:20.362 SA/BBye6:58.554 FB7:01.029
Nicoleta-Ancuța Bodnar
Simona Radiș
Double sculls 6:49.791 SA/BBye7:04.311 FA6:41.03Gold medal icon.svg
Gianina Beleagă
Ionela-Livia Cozmiuc
Lightweight double sculls 7:01.741 SA/BBye6:42.083 FA6:49.406
Roxana Anghel
Mădălina Hegheș
Elena Logofătu
Cristina Popescu
Four 6:40.023 R6:47.383 FB6:35.129
Viviana-Iuliana Bejinariu
Amalia Bereș
Mădălina Bereș
Georgiana Dedu
Maria-Magdalena Rusu
Denisa Tîlvescu
Maria Tivodariu
Ioana Vrînceanu
Daniela Druncea (cox)
Eight 6:09.952 R5:52.991 FA6:04.066

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

Romanian shooters achieved quota places for the following events by virtue of their best finishes at the 2018 ISSF World Championships, the 2019 ISSF World Cup series, European Championships or Games, and European Qualifying Tournament, as long as they obtained a minimum qualifying score (MQS) by July 5, 2021. [26]

AthleteEventQualificationFinal
PointsRankPointsRank
Laura-Georgeta Coman Women's 10 m air rifle 628.09Did 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)): [27] [28]

AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Robert Glință Men's 100 m backstroke 53.6712 Q53.208 Q52.958
Men's 200 m backstroke 1:59.1826Did not advance
Daniel Martin Men's 100 m backstroke 56.9138Did not advance
Men's 100 m butterfly 55.0953Did not advance
David Popovici Men's 50 m freestyle 22.7740Did not advance
Men's 100 m freestyle 48.038 Q47.725 Q48.047
Men's 200 m freestyle 1:45.324 Q1:45.687 Q1:44.68 NR 4
Bianca Costea Women's 50 m freestyle 25.6131Did not advance
Women's 100 m freestyle 56.3535Did not advance

Table tennis

Romania entered four athletes into the table tennis competition at the Games. The women's team secured a berth by advancing to the quarterfinal round of the 2020 World Olympic Qualification Event in Gondomar, Portugal, permitting a maximum of two starters to compete in the women's singles tournament. [29] Meanwhile, Rio 2016 Olympian Ovidiu Ionescu scored a third-stage semifinal triumph to secure one of the five available places in the men's singles at the European Qualification Tournament in Odivelas, Portugal. [30]

AthleteEventPreliminaryRound 1Round 2Round 3Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal / BM
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Ovidiu Ionescu Men's singles ByeFlag of Australia.svg  Yan  (AUS)
W 4–1
Flag of Brazil.svg  Tsuboi  (BRA)
L 1–4
Did not advance
Elizabeta Samara Women's singles ByeFlag of Thailand.svg  Sawettabut  (THA)
L 1–4
Did not advance
Bernadette Szőcs ByeFlag of the United States.svg  Liu  (USA)
L 2–4
Did not advance
Daniela Dodean
Elizabeta Samara
Bernadette Szőcs
Women's team Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt  (EGY)
W 3–0
Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong  (HKG)
L 1–3
Did not advance
Ovidiu Ionescu
Bernadette Szőcs
Mixed doubles Flag of Slovakia.svg  Pištej /
Balážová  (SVK)
W 4–1
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Xu X /
Liu Sw  (CHN)
L 0–4
Did not advance

Tennis

Romania entered two tennis players into the Olympic tournament. Rio 2016 Olympians Monica Niculescu and Raluca Olaru teamed up with each other to compete in the women's doubles based on their combined WTA World Rankings of June 13, 2021. [31] [32]

AthleteEventRound of 64Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal / BM
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank
Mihaela Buzărnescu Women's singles Flag of the United States.svg  Riske  (USA)
W 6–7(0–7), 7–5, 6–4
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Vondroušová  (CZE)
L 1–6, 2–6
Did not advance
Monica Niculescu
Raluca Olaru
Women's doubles Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chan H-c /
Chan  (TPE)
W 7–5, 1–6, [10–6]
Flag of Australia.svg  Perez /
Stosur  (AUS)
L 6–7(3–7), 5–7
Did not advance

Triathlon

Romania entered one triathlete to compete at the Olympics for the first time in history. French-born Felix Duchampt topped the field of triathletes vying for qualification from Europe in the men's event based on the individual ITU World Rankings of 15 June 2021. [33] [34] [11]

AthleteEventTimeRank
Swim (1.5 km)Trans 1Bike (40 km)Trans 2Run (10 km)Total
Felix Duchampt Men's 18:390:3857:420:2931:381:49:0636

Wrestling

Romania qualified four wrestlers for each of the following classes into the Olympic competition. One of them finished among the top six to claim an Olympic slot in the women's freestyle 50 kg at the 2019 World Championships, while three additional licenses were awarded to the Romanian wrestlers, who progressed to the top two finals of the men's freestyle 97 kg, women's freestyle 53 kg, and men's Greco-Roman 130 kg, respectively, at the 2021 World Qualification Tournament in Sofia, Bulgaria. [35] [36]

On June 15, 2021, United World Wrestling awarded an additional Olympic license to Kriszta Incze in the women's freestyle 62 kg, as the next highest-ranked wrestler vying for qualification, citing North Korea's withdrawal from the Games. [37]

Key:

Freestyle
AthleteEventRound of 16QuarterfinalSemifinalRepechageFinal / BM
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Albert Saritov Men's −97 kg Flag of Italy.svg  Conyedo  (ITA)
L 1–3 PP
Did not advance14
Alina Vuc Women's −50 kg Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Selishka  (BUL)
L 0–3 PO
Did not advance14
Andreea Ana Women's −53 kg Flag of Belarus.svg  Kaladzinskaya  (BLR)
L 0–4 ST
Did not advance16
Kriszta Incze Women's −62 kg Flag of Hungary.svg  Sastin  (HUN)
W 3–1 PP
Flag of Kyrgyzstan (1992-2023).svg  Tynybekova  (KGZ)
L 0–5 VT
Did not advanceFlag of Latvia (3-2).svg  Grigorjeva  (LAT)
L 1–3 PP
Did not advance8
Greco-Roman
AthleteEventRound of 16QuarterfinalSemifinalRepechageFinal / BM
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Alin Alexuc-Ciurariu Men's −130 kg Flag of Cuba (3-2).svg  López  (CUB)
L 0–4 ST
Did not advanceFlag of Iran.svg  Mirzazadeh  (IRI)
L 1–3 PP
Did not advance12

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Peru 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. Since the nation's official debut in 1936, Peruvian athletes have appeared in every edition of the Summer Olympic Games, with the exception of the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Croatia at the 2020 Summer Olympics</span> Croatia at the Games of the XXXII Olympiad in Tokyo

Croatia 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 Summer Olympics.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Poland at the 2020 Summer Olympics</span> Poland at the Games of the XXXII Olympiad in Tokyo

Poland 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. Since the nation's official debut in 1924, Polish athletes have appeared in every edition of the Summer Olympic Games, with the exception of the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, because of the Soviet boycott.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Switzerland at the 2020 Summer Olympics</span> Switzerland at the Games of the XXXII Olympiad in Tokyo

Switzerland 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. Swiss athletes have appeared in every edition of the Summer Olympic Games in the modern era, except for a partial boycott of the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne in protest at the Soviet invasion of Hungary.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">China at the 2020 Summer Olympics</span> Peoples Republic of China at the Games of the XXXII Olympiad in Tokyo

The People's Republic of China competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan. 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 eleventh appearance at the Summer Olympics since its debut in 1952. The opening ceremony flag-bearers for China were volleyball player Zhu Ting and taekwondo practitioner Zhao Shuai. Sprinter Su Bingtian, who broke the Asian record of 100 m during the Games, was the flag-bearer for the closing ceremony. The delegation competed in all sports except baseball (softball), handball, and surfing.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Greece at the 2020 Summer Olympics</span> Greece at the Games of the XXXII Olympiad in Tokyo

Greece 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. 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 New National Stadium during the parade of nations at the opening ceremony. Like the other closing ceremonies before, the Greek flag was also raised during the closing ceremony alongside the Japanese and French flags.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">France at the 2020 Summer Olympics</span> France at the Games of the XXXII Olympiad in Tokyo

France 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. French athletes have appeared in every Summer Olympic Games of the modern era, alongside Australia, Great Britain, Greece, and Switzerland. As Paris will host the 2024 Summer Olympics, France was the penultimate nation to enter the stadium, alongside the United States which will host the 2028 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, before the host country Japan during the parade of nations at the opening ceremony. Additionally, a French segment was performed in Paris and some pre-recorded events at the closing ceremony as performers did not travel to Tokyo due to the travel restrictions related to the pandemic. However, Paris mayor Anne Hidalgo was the only delegation present at the ceremony.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Germany at the 2020 Summer Olympics</span> Germany at the Games of the XXXII Olympiad in Tokyo

Germany 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 Summer Olympic Games after its reunification in 1990.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Russian Olympic Committee athletes at the 2020 Summer Olympics</span> Russia at the Games of the XXXII Olympiad in Tokyo

Prior to the 2019 decision by the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA), the Russian Federation was expected to compete at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, which took place from 23 July to 8 August 2021 because of the COVID-19 pandemic. It would have been the country's seventh consecutive appearance at the Summer Olympics as an independent nation; however, their athletes were entered by and represented the "Russian Olympic Committee", using the acronym "ROC", due to the consequences of the doping scandal in the country. The team finished fifth in the medal standings with 20 gold and 71 total medals, winning 1 gold medal and 15 total medal more than five years prior. The Soviet Union/Unified Team/Russia/ROC never finished below fifth since they started competing in 1952.

<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.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Serbia at the 2020 Summer Olympics</span> Serbia at the Games of the XXXII Olympiad in Tokyo

Serbia 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, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. It was the nation's fifth appearance at the Summer Olympics as an independent nation.

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

Ukraine 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, due to the worldwide COVID-19 pandemic. It was the nation's seventh consecutive appearance at the Summer Olympics in the post-Soviet era with its smallest representation ever.

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

Cuba 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. The Cuban delegation was their smallest since 1964, which coincidentally was also in Tokyo. It was the nation's twenty-first appearance at the Summer Olympics. Cuba improved on its 2016 result, by winning 7 gold and 15 total medals after 5 and 11 in Rio.

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

Belarus 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 seventh consecutive appearance at the Summer Olympics in the post-Soviet era.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Czech Republic at the 2020 Summer Olympics</span> Czech Republic at the Games of the XXXII Olympiad in Tokyo

The Czech Republic 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 seventh consecutive appearance at the Summer Olympics after splitting from the former Czechoslovakia.

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

Algeria competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. Originally scheduled to take place in the summer of 2020, the Games were postponed to 23 July to 8 August 2021, because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Since the nation's debut in 1964, Algerian athletes have appeared in every edition of the Summer Olympic Games, with the exception of the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal because of the African boycott. Unlike Algeria's previous successes in the Summer Olympics, they failed to secure a single medal.

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

Iran competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. Originally scheduled to take place during the summer of 2020, the Games were postponed to 23 July to 8 August 2021, because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Since the nation's return in 1948 after having made their debut in 1900, Iranian athletes have attended every edition of the Summer Olympic Games, with the exception of 1980 and 1984 which they boycotted.

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

Kazakhstan 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 seventh consecutive appearance at the Summer Olympics in the post-Soviet era.

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

Moldova, officially the Republic of Moldova, 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 seventh consecutive appearance at the Summer Olympics in the post-Soviet era.

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

Tunisia 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, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Since the nation's official debut in 1960, Tunisian athletes have appeared in every edition of the Summer Olympic Games, except the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow because of the nation's partial support for the US-led boycott.

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