Romania at the 2020 Summer Paralympics

Romania at the 2020 Summer Paralympics
IPC code	ROU
NPC	National Paralympic Committee
in Tokyo
Competitors	7 in 5 sports
Medals	Gold 0 Silver 1 Bronze 1 Total 2
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Romania competed at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo, Japan, from 24 August to 5 September 2021. The Romanian delegation consisted of seven athletes, six men and one woman. The delegation won two medals, a silver in cycling and one in Judo, placing 65th in a four-way tie.

Background

Originally scheduled to take place in Tokyo, Japan from 24 July to 9 August 2020, the Games were postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. They were eventually played in Tokyo from 24 August through 5 September 2021. ^[1]

The Romania delegation consisted of seven athletes, six men and one woman. ^[2]

Medalists

Main article: 2020 Summer Paralympics medal table

The Romanian delegation won two medals, one silver and one bronze, finishing in a joint 65th place in the medal table alongside the delegations of Kuwait, Namibia, and Slovenia. ^{[3] [4]}

Medal	Name	Sport	Event	Date	Ref.
Silver	Carol-Eduard Novak	Cycling	Men's individual pursuit C4 4000 meters	27 August 2021	[5]
Bronze	Alex Bologa	Judo	Men's 60 kilograms	27 August 2021	[6]

Cycling

Main article: Cycling at the 2020 Summer Paralympics

Novak on a 2021 Romanian stamp

Romania sent one cyclist, Minister for Youth and Sport Carol-Eduard Novak, ^[5] after successfully getting a slot in the European 2018 UCI Nations Ranking Allocation quota. ^{[7] [8]} Novak won a silver medal in Men's C4 4000 meter individual pursuit after losing to Jozef Metelka. ^[5]

Judo

Main article: Judo at the 2020 Summer Paralympics

Bologa on a 2021 Romanian stamp

Romania sent one cyclist, Alex Bologa. Bologa won a bronze medal in Men's 60 kilograms. Baloga had previously won in an upset at the same event at the 2016 games being awarded a bronze medal. ^{[6] [9]} The event was held at the Nippon Budokan arena. ^[10]

Table tennis

Main article: Table tennis at the 2020 Summer Paralympics

Romania entered one athlete, Bobi Simion, ^[11] into the table tennis competition at the games. Simion qualified via the World Ranking allocation. ^[12] He lost in the quarter finals. Simion had previously represented Romania in the 2016 games where he also lost in the quarter finals. ^[13]

References

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6. "Bologa Alex". Tokyo 2020 Paralympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 4 October 2021. Retrieved 4 October 2021.
7. "2020 Paralympic Games Qualification System - UCI Nations Ranking Allocation" (PDF). uci.org. 19 July 2019.
8. "Qualification Guide - Appendix 1 UCI Para-cycling Road and Track Combined Nations Ranking" (PDF). uci.org. 19 July 2019.
9. "Five things we learned about judo at Rio 2016". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 11 April 2025.
10. Taylor, Alan. "Photos: The Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games - The Atlantic". The Atlantic. Retrieved 11 April 2025.
11. "Tokyo 2020 final list of athletes and teams" (PDF). International Table Tennis Federation. 9 July 2021.
12. "2019 Para Table Tennis Calendar". International Table Tennis Federation. 16 March 2019.
13. "Bobi Simion - Table Tennis". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 11 April 2025.