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1928 Summer Olympics
100 metres, Men Ladislau Peter 3 h5 r1/4
200 metres, Men Ladislau Peter 6 h1 r1/4
Marathon, Men Vintilă Cristescu DNF
110 metres Hurdles, Men Lothar Albrich 4 h1 r1/3
Otto Schöpp 5 h2 r1/3
400 metres Hurdles, Men Virgil Ioan DNS
4 × 100 metres Relay, Men Romania DNS
Ladislau Peter • Lothar Albrich • Virgil Ioan • Gheorghe Csegezi • Otto Schöpp • Tiberiu Rusu
High Jump, Men Otto Schöpp =28 r1/2
Tiberiu Rusu =28 r1/2
Shot Put, Men Ion David 16 r1/2
Alexandru Fritz 19 r1/2
Discus Throw, Men Ion David 28 r1/2
Javelin Throw, Men Otto Rottman 27 r1/2
Decathlon, Men Gheorghe Csegezi 26
Ion Haidu DNF
Virgil Ioan DNF
High Jump, Women Irina Orendi 20 r1/2
Discus Throw, Women Berta Jikeli 18

1936 Summer Olympics
400 metres, Men Francisc Nemeș 4 h5 r1/4
Eugen Kappler DNS
800 metres, Men Francisc Nemeș DNS
Marathon, Men Ludovic Gal 23
50 kilometres Race Walk, Men Vasile Firea 20
Long Jump, Men Bondoc Ionescu-Crum NP r1/2
Discus Throw, Men Petre Havaleț AC r1/2

1952 Summer Olympics
200 metres, Men Ion Moina DNS
Marathon, Men Dinu Cristea 31
Vasile Teodosiu 41
Radu Ioniță DNF
3,000 metres Steeplechase, Men Victor Firea 9 h1 r1/2
50 kilometres Race Walk, Men Dumitru Paraschivescu 7
Ion Baboie 8
Baruch Elias DNS
High Jump, Men Ion Söter 6
Pole Vault, Men Zeno Dragomir =18
Discus Throw, Men Mihai Raica DNS
Hammer Throw, Men Constantin Dumitru 12
Nicolae Gurau DNS
100 metres, Women Alexandra Sicoe 4 h4 r1/4
Emma Konrad 4 h9 r1/4
200 metres, Women Alexandra Sicoe 3 h5 r1/3
Emma Konrad 6 h2 r1/3
Discus Throw, Women Lia Manoliu 6

1956 Summer Olympics
400 metres, Men Ilie Savel DNS
400 metres Hurdles, Men Ilie Savel 4 h2 r2/3
20 kilometres Race Walk, Men Dumitru Paraschivescu 14
Ion Barbu 15
50 kilometres Race Walk, Men Ion Barbu 10
Dumitru Paraschivescu DNF
High Jump, Women Iolanda Balaș 5
Discus Throw, Women Lia Manoliu 9

1960 Summer Olympics
1,500 metres, Men Zoltan Vamoș 5
Andrei Barabaș 9 h2 r1/2
5,000 metres, Men Andrei Barabaș 9 h4 r1/2
10,000 metres, Men Constantin Grecescu 20
Marathon, Men Constantin Grecescu DNS
20 kilometres Race Walk, Men Eugen Filipescu DNS
50 kilometres Race Walk, Men Stefan Badulescu DNS
High Jump, Men Cornel Porumb 11
Javelin Throw, Men Alexandru Bizim 22 r1/2
200 metres, Women Maria Ionescu DNS
800 metres, Women Florica Grecescu 3 h2 r1/2
High Jump, Women Iolanda Balaș 1 Gold
Shot Put, Women Melania Marinescu DNS
Discus Throw, Women Lia Manoliu 3 Bronze
Javelin Throw, Women Maria Diți-Diaconescu 10

1964 Summer Olympics
200 metres, Men Valeriu Jurcă 6 h8 r1/4
5,000 metres, Men Andrei Barabaș 4 h1 r1/2
10,000 metres, Men Andrei Barabaș DNF
Marathon, Men Constantin Grecescu 36
Dumitru Chitoban DNS
400 metres Hurdles, Men Valeriu Jurcă 6 h3 r1/3
20 kilometres Race Walk, Men Baruch Elias DNS
Andrei Savescu DNS
50 kilometres Race Walk, Men Ilie Popa 28
Emil Dragan DNS
Long Jump, Men Constantin Badea DNS
Triple Jump, Men Șerban Ciochină 5
Shot Put, Men Gheorghe Zembresteanu DNS
Hammer Throw, Men Nicolae Murafa DNS
High Jump, Women Iolanda Balaș 1 Gold
Long Jump, Women Viorica Viscopoleanu 5
Shot Put, Women Ana Maria Sălăjan 8
Discus Throw, Women Lia Manoliu 3 Bronze
Olimpia Cataramă 8
Javelin Throw, Women Mihaela Peneș 1 Gold
Maria Diți-Diaconescu 6

1968 Summer Olympics
20 kilometres Race Walk, Men Leonida Caraiosifoglu 9
High Jump, Men Csaba Dosa 32 r1/2
Triple Jump, Men Șerban Ciochină 13
800 metres, Women Ileana Silai 2 Silver
80 metres Hurdles, Women Valeria Bufanu-Ștefănescu 7 h1 r2/3
High Jump, Women Virginia Bonci 21 r1/2
Long Jump, Women Viorica Viscopoleanu 1 Gold
Discus Throw, Women Lia Manoliu 1 Gold
Olimpia Cataramă 13
Javelin Throw, Women Mihaela Peneș 2 Silver
Pentathlon, Women Cornelia Popescu-Popa 22

1972 Summer Olympics
800 metres, Men Gheorghe Ghipu 4 h5 r1/3
1,500 metres, Men Petre Lupan 6 h3 r1/3
3,000 metres Steeplechase, Men Gheorghe Cefan 4 h1 r1/2
High Jump, Men Șerban Ioan 16
Long Jump, Men Carol Corbu 25 r1/2
Triple Jump, Men Carol Corbu 4
Decathlon, Men Radu Gavrilaș 16
800 metres, Women Ileana Silai 6
100 metres Hurdles, Women Valeria Bufanu-Ștefănescu 2 Silver
High Jump, Women Cornelia Popescu-Popa =19
Roxana Vulescu =35 r1/2
Long Jump, Women Viorica Viscopoleanu 7
Elena Vintilă 14
Valeria Bufanu-Ștefănescu AC r1/2
Shot Put, Women Valentina Cioltan 13
Discus Throw, Women Argentina Menis 2 Silver
Carmen Ionescu 7
Lia Manoliu 9
Javelin Throw, Women Ileana Zörgö-Raduly AC r2/2
Marion Becker 17 r1/2
Pentathlon, Women Elena Vintilă 20

1976 Summer Olympics
1,500 metres, Men Gheorghe Ghipu 6 h2 r1/3
5,000 metres, Men Ilie Floroiu 7 h1 r1/2
10,000 metres, Men Ilie Floroiu 5
Marathon, Men Ilie Floroiu DNS
3,000 metres Steeplechase, Men Gheorghe Cefan 12 h2 r1/2
Triple Jump, Men Carol Corbu 8
Discus Throw, Men Iosif Naghi 22 r1/2
Javelin Throw, Men Gheorghe Megelea 3 Bronze
800 metres, Women Mariana Suman 8
Ileana Silai 6 h1 r2/3
1,500 metres, Women Natalia Mărășescu 7 h2 r2/3
Maricica Puică 5 h1 r1/3
Ileana Silai 6 h3 r1/3
100 metres Hurdles, Women Valeria Bufanu-Ștefănescu 7
High Jump, Women Cornelia Popescu-Popa 8
Long Jump, Women Elena Vintilă 8
Doina Spînu 20 r1/2
Discus Throw, Women Argentina Menis 6
Javelin Throw, Women Ileana Zörgö-Raduly 11

1980 Summer Olympics
400 metres, Men Horia Toboc 5 h2 r1/4
5,000 metres, Men Ilie Floroiu DNS
10,000 metres, Men Ilie Floroiu 10
400 metres Hurdles, Men Horia Toboc 6
3,000 metres Steeplechase, Men Vasile Bichea 9
Paul Copu 11 h1 r2/3
Nicolae Voicu 9 h1 r1/3
High Jump, Men Adrian Proteasa 7
Sorin Matei 13
Discus Throw, Men Iosif Naghi 14 r1/2
200 metres, Women Nicoleta Lia 6 h6 r1/4
400 metres, Women Maria Samungi 4 h2 r1/3
Niculina Lazarciuc 5 h1 r1/3
Elena Tărîță 5 h4 r1/3
800 metres, Women Fița Lovin 4 h2 r2/3
Doina Beșliu-Melinte 6 h1 r2/3
1,500 metres, Women Maricica Puică 7
Ileana Silai 8
Natalia Mărășescu 9
4 × 400 metres Relay, Women Romania 4
Ibolya Korodi • Niculina Lazarciuc • Maria Samungi • Elena Tărîță • Nicoleta Lia (DNS) • Fița Lovin (DNS)
High Jump, Women Cornelia Popescu-Popa 8
Discus Throw, Women Florența Țacu-Crăciunescu 6
Javelin Throw, Women Ileana Zörgö-Raduly 7

1984 Summer Olympics
800 metres, Women Doina Beșliu-Melinte 1 Gold
Fița Lovin 3 Bronze
1,500 metres, Women Doina Beșliu-Melinte 2 Silver
Maricica Puică 3 Bronze
Fița Lovin 9
3,000 metres, Women Maricica Puică 1 Gold
400 metres Hurdles, Women Cristieana Cojocaru 3 Bronze
High Jump, Women Niculina Vasile =11
Long Jump, Women Anișoara Stanciu-Cușmir 1 Gold
Valy Ionescu 2 Silver
Shot Put, Women Mihaela Loghin 2 Silver
Florența Țacu-Crăciunescu 8
Discus Throw, Women Florența Țacu-Crăciunescu 3 Bronze

1988 Summer Olympics
High Jump, Men Sorin Matei =20 r1/2
1,500 metres, Women Paula Ivan 1 Gold
Doina Beșliu-Melinte 9
3,000 metres, Women Paula Ivan 2 Silver
Maricica Puică AC h1 r1/2
High Jump, Women Alina Astafei =5

1992 Summer Olympics
100 metres, Men Daniel Cojocaru 6 h3 r2/4
200 metres, Men Daniel Cojocaru 6 h4 r2/4
110 metres Hurdles, Men Gheorghe Boroi 8 h3 r2/4
Mircea Oaidă 6 h3 r1/4
High Jump, Men Sorin Matei 13
Long Jump, Men Bogdan Tudor 12
Shot Put, Men Gheorghe Gușet 17 r1/2
Discus Throw, Men Costel Grasu 4
200 metres, Women Iolanda Oanță 6 h3 r2/4
800 metres, Women Ella Kovacs 6
Liliana Sălăgeanu 5 h4 r1/3
1,500 metres, Women Elena Fidatof 11
Doina Beșliu-Melinte AC r3/3
Violeta Beclea-Szekely 7 h1 r2/3
3,000 metres, Women Margareta Keszeg 11
Marathon, Women Elena Murgoci 32
100 metres Hurdles, Women Liliana Năstase 8 h2 r2/4
400 metres Hurdles, Women Nicoleta Căruțașu 5 h2 r1/3
High Jump, Women Alina Astafei 2 Silver
Oana Mușunoi-Pantelimon 29 r1/2
Long Jump, Women Mirela Dulgheru 4
Marieta Ilcu 15 r1/2
Discus Throw, Women Nicoleta Grădinaru-Grasu 13 r1/2
Manuela Tîrneci 16 r1/2
Cristina Boiț 23 r1/2
Heptathlon, Women Liliana Năstase 4
Petra Văideanu 13

1996 Summer Olympics
1,500 metres, Men Ovidiu Olteanu 5 h1 r1/3
110 metres Hurdles, Men Gheorghe Boroi 6 h1 r3/4
400 metres Hurdles, Men Mugur Mateescu 8 h2 r1/3
3,000 metres Steeplechase, Men Florin Ionescu 6 h1 r2/3
20 kilometres Race Walk, Men Costică Bălan 44
Long Jump, Men Bogdan Țărus 15 r1/2
Bogdan Tudor 19 r1/2
Discus Throw, Men Costel Grasu 26 r1/2
1,500 metres, Women Gabriela Szabo 2 Silver
Cătălina Gheorghiu AC h2 r2/3
5,000 metres, Women Elena Fidatof 7
Gabriela Szabo 7 h3 r1/2
Stela Olteanu 11 h2 r1/2
10,000 metres, Women Iulia Negură 8
Marathon, Women Lidia Șimon 6
Anuța Cătună 44
Cristina Pomacu DNF
100 metres Hurdles, Women Elisabeta Anghel AC h5 r1/4
400 metres Hurdles, Women Ionela Târlea-Manolache 7
10 kilometres Race Walk, Women Norica Cîmpean 29
Long Jump, Women Mihaela Gheorghiu AC r1/2
Triple Jump, Women Rodica Mateescu 7
Discus Throw, Women Nicoleta Grădinaru-Grasu 7
Cristina Boiț 27 r1/2
Javelin Throw, Women Felicia Țilea-Moldovan 10
Heptathlon, Women Liliana Năstase 22

2000 Summer Olympics
3,000 metres Steeplechase, Men Florin Ionescu 8 h1 r1/2
20 kilometres Race Walk, Men Costică Bălan 18
Long Jump, Men Bogdan Țărus 9
Triple Jump, Men Ionuț Pungă 14 r1/2
Shot Put, Men Gheorghe Gușet 30 r1/2
Discus Throw, Men Costel Grasu AC r1/2
400 metres, Women Otilia Ruicu 6 h3 r2/4
800 metres, Women Elena Iagăr 7 h2 r1/3
1,500 metres, Women Violeta Beclea-Szekely 2 Silver
Gabriela Szabo 3 Bronze
Elena Iagăr 12 h1 r2/3
5,000 metres, Women Gabriela Szabo 1 Gold
Marathon, Women Lidia Șimon 2 Silver
Alina Gherasim 29
Anuța Cătună DNF
400 metres Hurdles, Women Ionela Târlea-Manolache 6
20 kilometres Race Walk, Women Norica Cîmpean 6
Ana Maria Groza 13
High Jump, Women Oana Mușunoi-Pantelimon =3 Bronze
Monica Iagăr-Dinescu =9
Long Jump, Women Viorica Țigău 27 r1/2
Triple Jump, Women Cristina Nicolau 6
Discus Throw, Women Nicoleta Grădinaru-Grasu 19 r1/2
Javelin Throw, Women Felicia Țilea-Moldovan 15 r1/2
Ana Mirela Țermure 22 r1/2
Heptathlon, Women Viorica Țigău 18

2004 Summer Olympics
High Jump, Men Ștefan Vasilache =15 r1/2
Long Jump, Men Bogdan Țărus 8
Triple Jump, Men Marian Oprea 2 Silver
Shot Put, Men Gheorghe Gușet 15 r1/2
800 metres, Women Maria Cioncan 7
1,500 metres, Women Maria Cioncan 3 Bronze
Elena Iagăr 11 h1 r1/3
Alina Cucerzan 13 h2 r1/3
10,000 metres, Women Mihaela Botezan 11
Marathon, Women Nuța Olaru 13
Constantina Diță-Tomescu 20
Lidia Șimon DNF
400 metres Hurdles, Women Ionela Târlea-Manolache 2 Silver
4 × 400 metres Relay, Women Romania 6
Angela Moroșanu • Alina Rîpanu • Maria Rus • Ionela Târlea-Manolache • Elena Iagăr (DNS) • Otilia Ruicu (DNS)
20 kilometres Race Walk, Women Norica Cîmpean 27
Ana Maria Groza 29
Daniela Cîrlan 37
High Jump, Women Oana Mușunoi-Pantelimon 7
Monica Iagăr-Dinescu 8
Long Jump, Women Adina Anton 17 r1/2
Alina Militaru AC r1/2
Triple Jump, Women Adelina Gavrilă 15
Mariana Solomon 16 r1/2
Discus Throw, Women Nicoleta Grădinaru-Grasu 5
Javelin Throw, Women Felicia Țilea-Moldovan 11

2008 Summer Olympics
Triple Jump, Men Marian Oprea 5
200 metres, Women Ionela Târlea-Manolache 5 h1 r2/4
800 metres, Women Mihaela Neacșu 6 h5 r1/3
Marathon, Women Constantina Diță-Tomescu 1 Gold
Lidia Șimon 8
Luminița Talpoș 18
400 metres Hurdles, Women Angela Moroșanu 8 h1 r2/3
3,000 metres Steeplechase, Women Cristina Casandra 4
Ancuța Bobocel 6 h2 r1/2
20 kilometres Race Walk, Women Ana Maria Groza 23
Long Jump, Women Viorica Țigău 20 r1/2
Triple Jump, Women Adelina Gavrilă 17 r1/2
Shot Put, Women Anca Heltne 19 r1/2
Discus Throw, Women Nicoleta Grădinaru-Grasu 11
Hammer Throw, Women Bianca Perie-Ghelber 16 r1/2
Javelin Throw, Women Felicia Țilea-Moldovan 11
Monica Stoian 39 r1/2

2010 Summer Youth Olympics
3,000 metres, Boys Claudiu Cimpoeru 10
2,000 metres Steeplechase, Boys Laurentiu Rosu 13
100 metres, Girls Ana Maria Roșianu 16
400 metres, Girls Bianca Răzor 2 Silver
3,000 metres, Girls Monica Florea 5
2,000 metres Steeplechase, Girls Dana Loghin 12
Long Jump, Girls Alina Rotaru-Kottmann 2 Silver
Hammer Throw, Girls Bianca Lazăr Fazecaş 6

2012 Summer Olympics
Marathon, Men Marius Ionescu 26
50 kilometres Race Walk, Men Marius Cocioran 36
100 metres, Women Andreea Ogrăzeanu 5 h4 r2/4
200 metres, Women Andreea Ogrăzeanu 6 h1 r1/3
400 metres, Women Bianca Răzor 5 h6 r1/3
800 metres, Women Elena Mirela Lavric 6 h2 r2/3
5,000 metres, Women Roxana Elisabeta Bîrcă 18 h2 r1/2
Marathon, Women Lidia Șimon 44
Constantina Diță-Tomescu 83
400 metres Hurdles, Women Angela Moroșanu 5 h4 r1/3
3,000 metres Steeplechase, Women Ancuța Bobocel 5 h3 r1/2
Cristina Casandra 11 h2 r1/2
20 kilometres Race Walk, Women Claudia Ștef 35
High Jump, Women Esthera Petre =19 r1/2
Long Jump, Women Viorica Țigău 20 r1/2
Triple Jump, Women Cristina Bujin NM
Discus Throw, Women Nicoleta Grădinaru-Grasu 13
Hammer Throw, Women Bianca Perie-Ghelber 17

2014 Summer Youth Olympics
800 metres, Boys Mădălin Gheban 9
10,000 metres Race Walk, Boys Ionuț Postoacă 10
Long Jump, Boys Gabriel Bitan 5
Shot Put, Boys Andrei Toader 2 Silver
Javelin Throw, Boys Alexandru Novac 2 Silver
200 metres, Girls Ioana Gheorghe 10
3,000 metres, Girls Maria Ifteni 9
1,500 metres, Girls Gabriela Doroftei 16
5,000 metres Race Walk, Girls Nicoleta Lungu 13
Discus Throw, Girls Carla Sescu 8

2016 Summer Olympics
Marathon, Men Marius Ionescu 37
Nicolae Soare 126
50 kilometres Race Walk, Men Narcis Mihăilă 31
Marius Cocioran DNF
Triple Jump, Men Marian Oprea AC r1/2
Shot Put, Men Andrei Gag 13 r1/2
400 metres, Women Bianca Răzor 6 h5 r1/3
800 metres, Women Claudia Bobocea 6 h2 r1/3
Florina Pierdevară 7 h1 r1/3
1,500 metres, Women Florina Pierdevară 12 h2 r1/3
Marathon, Women Paula Todoran 101
Daniela Cîrlan DNF
3,000 metres Steeplechase, Women Ancuța Bobocel 13 h3 r1/2
4 × 400 metres Relay, Women Romania 6 h1 r1/2
Adelina Pastor • Anamaria Ioniță • Andrea Miklós • Bianca Răzor
20 kilometres Race Walk, Women Andreea Arsine 45
Ana Rodean 50
Claudia Ștef 57
Long Jump, Women Alina Rotaru-Kottmann 18 r1/2
Triple Jump, Women Elena Panțuroiu 16 r1/2
Cristina Bujin 30 r1/2

2018 Summer Youth Olympics
800 metres, Boys Cristian Voicu 11
Javelin Throw, Boys Răzvan Cărare 10
400 metres, Girls Adina Cîrciogel 20
100 metres Hurdles, Girls Bianca Toader DNF
2,000 metres Steeplechase, Girls Daniela Vasile 12

2020 Summer Olympics
50 kilometres Race Walk, Men Marius Cocioran 24
Shot Put, Men Andrei Toader 26 r1/2
Discus Throw, Men Alin Firfirică 17 r1/2
Javelin Throw, Men Alexandru Novac 12
1,500 metres, Women Claudia Bobocea 11 h2 r1/3
High Jump, Women Daniela Stanciu 18 r1/2
Long Jump, Women Alina Rotaru-Kottmann 17 r1/2
Florentina Iușco 20 r1/2
Hammer Throw, Women Bianca Perie-Ghelber 6