Romania (ROU)

Overview

NOCComitetul Olimpic și Sportiv Român
Flagbearers89

Participants

Olympic Games 1898
Youth Olympic Games 184
Other competitors with ROU nationality 6

Description

Romania’s first Olympic participant was future International Olympic Committee (IOC) member Gheorghe Plagino, who competed in the clay trap shooting event in 1900. The nation next competed at the 1924 Olympic Games and has since missed only the 1932 and 1948 Olympics. Romania defied pressure from its neighbors and valiantly was the only Warsaw Pact country to compete at the 1984 Olympics in Los Angeles. Romania has competed at the Olympic Winter Games since their inception in 1924, missing only 1960. Romania has won 309 Olympic medals, with 90 gold medals.

Romania is best known for its outstanding women gymnasts, and has also produced several excellent rowers, canoeists, track and field athletes and wrestlers. The most famous Romanian Olympian is certainly gymnast Nadia Comăneci, who in 1976 became the first person to earn a perfect 10 in Olympic competition, and won a total of five golds and nine medals in all. Rowers Elisabeta Oleniuc-Lipă and Georgeta Damian-Andrunache have also won five gold medals. Ivan Patzaichin is the best Romanian Olympic canoeist, with seven medals and four gold. Also with a total with seven medals stands gymnast Simona Amânar, with three golds.

Romania has competed at the Olympic Winter Games since their inception in 1924, missing only 1960 at Palisades Tahoe/Olympic Valley (formerly Squaw Valley). Only a single medal, a bronze, has been earned in the Winter Olympics, by Ion Panţuru and Nicolae Neagoe in the 1968 two man bobsleigh. Romania has come close to other medals, with an additional 25 top-10 finishes (six by women), placing fourth in 1932 two-man bobsleigh, 1968 four-man bobsleigh, and luge doubles in 1992.

Through 2022, Romania has Winter Olympians competing in 13 of the 15 disciplines on the current Winter Olympic Programme, missing only curling and snowboarding to date. Eva Tofalvi has competed at six Olympic Winter Games in women’s biathlon, appearing in 1998-2018 consecutively. She also carried the Romanian flag three times at the Opening Ceremonies, in 2002, 2010, and 2014. Willi Zacharias competed for Romania in Alpine and cross-country skiing at the 1936 Garmisch-Partenkirchen Olympic Winter Games, and also played handball that year at the Berlin Summer Olympic Games.

Participations by edition

Olympic Games

Edition As Men Women Total
1900 Summer Olympics Romania 1 0 1 Results
1924 Summer Olympics Romania 35 0 35 Results
1928 Summer Olympics Romania 19 2 21 Results
1928 Winter Olympics Romania 10 0 10 Results
1932 Summer Olympics Romania 1 0 1 Results
1932 Winter Olympics Romania 4 0 4 Results
1936 Summer Olympics Romania 52 2 54 Results
1936 Winter Olympics Romania 14 1 15 Results
1948 Winter Olympics Romania 7 0 7 Results
1952 Summer Olympics Romania 103 11 114 Results
1952 Winter Olympics Romania 16 0 16 Results
1956 Summer Olympics Romania 33 11 44 Results
1956 Winter Olympics Romania 14 6 20 Results
1956 Equestrian Olympics Romania 6 0 6 Results
1960 Summer Olympics Romania 82 16 98 Results
1964 Summer Olympics Romania 108 30 138 Results
1964 Winter Olympics Romania 27 0 27 Results
1968 Summer Olympics Romania 66 16 82 Results
1968 Winter Olympics Romania 29 1 30 Results
1972 Summer Olympics Romania 132 27 159 Results
1972 Winter Olympics Romania 13 0 13 Results
1976 Summer Olympics Romania 103 54 157 Results
1976 Winter Olympics Romania 32 0 32 Results
1980 Summer Olympics Romania 156 70 226 Results
1980 Winter Olympics Romania 33 2 35 Results
1984 Summer Olympics Romania 71 53 124 Results
1984 Winter Olympics Romania 16 3 19 Results
1988 Summer Olympics Romania 32 36 68 Results
1988 Winter Olympics Romania 5 6 11 Results
1992 Summer Olympics Romania 105 68 173 Results
1992 Winter Olympics Romania 14 9 23 Results
1994 Winter Olympics Romania 13 10 23 Results
1996 Summer Olympics Romania 98 67 165 Results
1998 Winter Olympics Romania 12 4 16 Results
2000 Summer Olympics Romania 71 74 145 Results
2002 Winter Olympics Romania 11 10 21 Results
2004 Summer Olympics Romania 50 58 108 Results
2006 Winter Olympics Romania 16 9 25 Results
2008 Summer Olympics Romania 40 61 101 Results
2010 Winter Olympics Romania 14 14 28 Results
2012 Summer Olympics Romania 55 50 105 Results
2014 Winter Olympics Romania 15 7 22 Results
2016 Summer Olympics Romania 34 61 95 Results
2018 Winter Olympics Romania 19 9 28 Results
2020 Summer Olympics Romania 57 45 102 Results
2022 Winter Olympics Romania 13 8 21 Results

Youth Olympic Games

Edition As Men Women Total
2010 Summer Youth Olympics Romania 13 17 30 Results
2012 Winter Youth Olympics Romania 10 12 22 Results
2014 Summer Youth Olympics Romania 19 22 41 Results
2016 Winter Youth Olympics Romania 11 11 22 Results
2018 Summer Youth Olympics Romania 13 21 34 Results
2020 Winter Youth Olympics Romania 16 19 35 Results

Participations by discipline

Olympic Games

Discipline (Sport) Men Women Total
3x3 Basketball (Basketball) 0 4 4 Results
Alpine Skiing (Skiing) 30 10 40 Results
Archery 3 3 6 Results
Art Competitions 2 0 2 Results
Artistic Gymnastics (Gymnastics) 64 75 139 Results
Athletics 74 118 192 Results
Badminton 1 0 1 Results
Basketball (Basketball) 12 0 12 Results
Biathlon 25 12 37 Results
Bobsleigh (Bobsleigh) 82 7 89 Results
Boxing 86 2 88 Results
Canoe Marathon (Canoeing) 3 0 3 Results
Canoe Sprint (Canoeing) 82 24 106 Results
Cross Country Skiing (Skiing) 23 12 35 Results
Cycling Mountain Bike (Cycling) 2 0 2 Results
Cycling Road (Cycling) 17 0 17 Results
Cycling Track (Cycling) 2 0 2 Results
Diving (Aquatics) 4 9 13 Results
Equestrian Dressage (Equestrian) 6 0 6 Results
Equestrian Eventing (Equestrian) 13 0 13 Results
Equestrian Jumping (Equestrian) 12 1 13 Results
Fencing 76 31 107 Results
Figure Skating (Skating) 7 3 10 Results
Football (Football) 60 0 60 Results
Freestyle Skiing (Skiing) 0 1 1 Results
Handball 60 48 108 Results
Ice Hockey (Ice Hockey) 52 0 52 Results
Judo 21 7 28 Results
Luge 19 9 28 Results
Modern Pentathlon 11 0 11 Results
Nordic Combined (Skiing) 1 0 1 Results
Rhythmic Gymnastics (Gymnastics) 0 7 7 Results
Rowing 100 114 214 Results
Rugby (Rugby) 16 0 16 Results
Sailing 7 0 7 Results
Shooting 51 6 57 Results
Short Track Speed Skating (Skating) 0 1 1 Results
Skeleton (Bobsleigh) 1 1 2 Results
Ski Jumping (Skiing) 6 1 7 Results
Speed Skating (Skating) 7 6 13 Results
Swimming (Aquatics) 28 30 58 Results
Table Tennis 3 10 13 Results
Tennis 11 10 21 Results
Triathlon 1 0 1 Results
Volleyball (Volleyball) 30 20 50 Results
Water Polo (Aquatics) 67 0 67 Results
Weightlifting 46 4 50 Results
Wrestling 100 5 105 Results

Youth Olympic Games

Discipline (Sport) Men Women Total
3-on-3 Ice Hockey (Ice Hockey) 1 2 3 Results
3x3 Basketball (Basketball) 4 8 12 Results
Alpine Skiing (Skiing) 3 2 5 Results
Artistic Gymnastics (Gymnastics) 2 3 5 Results
Athletics 9 14 23 Results
Biathlon 5 6 11 Results
Bobsleigh (Bobsleigh) 2 5 7 Results
Boxing 2 0 2 Results
Canoe Sprint (Canoeing) 2 1 3 Results
Cross Country Skiing (Skiing) 4 4 8 Results
Diving (Aquatics) 1 0 1 Results
Fencing 4 2 6 Results
Ice Hockey (Ice Hockey) 2 2 4 Results
Judo 2 3 5 Results
Luge 9 6 15 Results
Mixed Sports 4 4 8 Results
Rhythmic Gymnastics (Gymnastics) 0 2 2 Results
Rowing 5 6 11 Results
Shooting 1 2 3 Results
Skeleton (Bobsleigh) 3 5 8 Results
Ski Jumping (Skiing) 4 3 7 Results
Ski Mountaineering 2 2 4 Results
Snowboarding (Skiing) 1 0 1 Results
Speed Skating (Skating) 1 5 6 Results
Swimming (Aquatics) 6 6 12 Results
Table Tennis 1 3 4 Results
Taekwondo 1 0 1 Results
Tennis 1 4 5 Results
Weightlifting 4 5 9 Results
Wrestling 0 1 1 Results

Medals by Games

Edition Competition Type Gold Silver Bronze Total
1984 Summer Olympics Olympic Games 20 16 17 53
2000 Summer Olympics Olympic Games 11 6 9 26
2004 Summer Olympics Olympic Games 8 5 6 19
1988 Summer Olympics Olympic Games 7 11 6 24
1980 Summer Olympics Olympic Games 6 6 13 25
1956 Summer Olympics Olympic Games 5 3 5 13
1976 Summer Olympics Olympic Games 4 9 14 27
1996 Summer Olympics Olympic Games 4 7 9 20
1992 Summer Olympics Olympic Games 4 6 8 18
1968 Summer Olympics Olympic Games 4 6 5 15
2008 Summer Olympics Olympic Games 4 1 4 9
1972 Summer Olympics Olympic Games 3 6 7 16
1960 Summer Olympics Olympic Games 3 1 6 10
1964 Summer Olympics Olympic Games 2 4 6 12
2012 Summer Olympics Olympic Games 2 4 1 7
2018 Summer Youth Olympics Youth Olympic Games 2 3 3 8
2014 Summer Youth Olympics Youth Olympic Games 2 3 0 5
2020 Winter Youth Olympics Youth Olympic Games 2 0 0 2
2010 Summer Youth Olympics Youth Olympic Games 1 4 2 7
2020 Summer Olympics Olympic Games 1 3 0 4
1952 Summer Olympics Olympic Games 1 1 2 4
2016 Summer Olympics Olympic Games 1 1 2 4
2016 Winter Youth Olympics Youth Olympic Games 1 0 0 1
1936 Summer Olympics Olympic Games 0 1 0 1
1924 Summer Olympics Olympic Games 0 0 1 1
1968 Winter Olympics Olympic Games 0 0 1 1

Medals by sport

Olympic Games

Sport Gold Silver Bronze Total
Artistic Gymnastics 25 20 26 71
Rowing 20 12 9 41
Athletics 11 14 10 35
Canoe Sprint 9 10 14 33
Wrestling 7 8 19 34
Shooting 6 4 5 15
Fencing 4 6 7 17
Swimming 3 2 4 9
Weightlifting 2 6 3 11
Boxing 1 9 15 25
Judo 1 2 3 6
Canoe Marathon 1 0 0 1
Handball 0 1 3 4
Equestrian Jumping 0 1 0 1
Rhythmic Gymnastics 0 1 0 1
Tennis 0 1 0 1
Bobsleigh 0 0 1 1
Equestrian Dressage 0 0 1 1
Rugby 0 0 1 1
Volleyball 0 0 1 1

Youth Olympic Games

Sport Gold Silver Bronze Total
Rowing 2 1 2 5
Bobsleigh 2 0 0 2
Artistic Gymnastics 1 2 0 3
Judo 1 1 0 2
Weightlifting 1 0 1 2
Ice Hockey 1 0 0 1
Athletics 0 4 0 4
Swimming 0 2 1 3
Table Tennis 0 0 1 1

Most successful competitors

Includes medals won as part of mixed teams.

Olympic Games

Athlete Nat Gold Silver Bronze Total
Nadia Comăneci ROU 5 3 1 9
Elisabeta Oleniuc-Lipă ROU 5 2 1 8
Georgeta Damian-Andrunache ROU 5 0 1 6
Ivan Patzaichin ROU 4 3 0 7
Doina Ignat ROU 4 1 1 6
Ecaterina Szabo ROU 4 1 0 5
Viorica Susanu ROU 4 0 1 5
Daniela Silivaș ROU 3 2 1 6
Simona Amânar ROU 3 1 3 7
Constanța Pipotă-Burcică ROU 3 1 1 5
Elena Georgescu ROU 3 1 1 5
Cătălina Ponor ROU 3 1 1 5

Youth Olympic Games

Athlete Nat Gold Silver Bronze Total
Andrei Muntean ROU 1 1 0 2
Georgeta Popescu ROU 1 0 0 1
Andrei Nica ROU 1 0 0 1
Ioana Gheorghe ROU 1 0 0 1
Cristina Popescu ROU 1 0 0 1
Denisa Tîlvescu ROU 1 0 0 1
Gheorghe Dedu ROU 1 0 0 1
Ciprian Tudosă ROU 1 0 0 1
Eduard Cășăneanu ROU 1 0 0 1
Adrian Sulca ROU 1 0 0 1
Sabina Baltag ROU 1 0 0 1

IOC Members

Gheorghe, Prince Bibescu 1899—1902
George Plagino 1908—1949
Alexandru Șiperco 1955—1998
Octavian Morariu 2013—