Romania at the 2000 Summer Olympics explained

Noc:ROU
Nocname:Romanian Olympic and Sports Committee
Games:Summer Olympics
Year:2000
Oldcode:ROM
Website: 
Location:Sydney
Competitors:145 (71 men and 74 women)
Sports:16
Flagbearer:Elisabeta Oleniuc-Lipă
Rank:11
Gold:11
Silver:6
Bronze:9
Appearances:auto
App Begin Year:1900

Romania competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia. 145 competitors, 71 men and 74 women, took part in 116 events in 16 sports.[1] At the Games, there was some controversy when gymnast Andreea Răducan was stripped of her individual all-around gold medal after testing positive for a stimulant. Răducan had taken cold medicine containing pseudoephedrine given to her by a team doctor.[2]

Medalists

These games were Romania's best showing, both in number of gold medals and total medals won at a non-boycotted games.

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MedalNameSportEventDate
AthleticsWomen's 5000 m
CanoeingMen's C-2 1000 m
FencingMen's sabre
GymnasticsMen's pommel horse
GymnasticsWomen's artistic individual all-around
GymnasticsWomen's artistic team all-around
RowingWomen's lightweight double sculls
RowingWomen's coxless pair
RowingWomen's eight
SwimmingWomen's 100 metre backstroke
Women's 200 metre backstroke
AthleticsWomen's 1500 m
AthleticsWomen's marathon
BoxingLight Middleweight
GymnasticsWomen's artistic individual all-around
GymnasticsWomen's vault
SwimmingWomen's 200 m individual medley
AthleticsWomen's 1500 m
AthleticsWomen's high jump
BoxingWelterweight
CanoeingMen's C-2 500 m
CanoeingWomen's K-4 500 m
GymnasticsWomen's floor
JudoWomen's 78 kg
ShootingMen's 25 m rapid fire pistol
SwimmingWomen's 400 m individual medley

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Medals by sport
Sportbgcolor=#f7f6a8 bgcolor=#dce5e5 bgcolor=#ffdab9 Total
1225
0112
1023
1001
3216
0011
3003
0011
2114
Total116926
Medals by gender
Genderbgcolor=#F7F6A8 bgcolor=#DCE5E5 bgcolor=#FFDAB9 Total
Male3137
Female85619
Total116926

Athletics

See main article: article and Athletics at the 2000 Summer Olympics.

Men
  • Track & road events
    • AthleteEventHeat QuarterfinalSemifinalFinal
    ResultRankResultRankResultRankResultRank
    Florin Ionescu3000 m steeplechase8:37.44 27did not advance
    Costică Bălan20 km walk1:23:4218
    Field events
    AthleteEventQualificationFinal
    DistancePositionDistancePosition
    Bogdan ȚărușLong jump8.0012 q8.009
    Ionuț PungăTriple jump16.7214did not advance
    Gheorghe GușetShot put18.5630did not advance
    Costel GrasuDiscus throwNM—did not advance
    Women
  • Track & road events
    • AthleteEventHeat QuarterfinalSemifinalFinal
    ResultRankResultRankResultRankResultRank
    Otilia Silvia Ruicu400 m52.6527 Q52.2822did not advance
    Elena Iagăr800 m2:07.5630did not advance
    Elena Iagăralign=left rowspan=31500 m4:11.35214:14.7523did not advance
    Gabriela Szabo4:08.333 Q4:07.38114:05.27
    Violeta Szekely4:10.18 114:06.607 Q4:05.15
    Gabriela Szabo5000 m15:08.362 Q14:40.79 OR
    Ionela Târlea400 metres hurdles56.4016 q54.705 q54.35 6
    Anuța Cătunăalign=left rowspan=3MarathonDNF
    Alina Gherasim2:36:16 29
    Lidia Șimon2:23:22
    Norica Câmpeanalign=left rowspan=220 km walk1:31:50 6
    Ana Maria Groza1:33:38 13
    Field events
    AthleteEventQualificationFinal
    DistancePositionDistancePosition
    Oana Pantelimonalign=left rowspan=2High jump1.9412 Q1.99
    Monica Iagăr1.9410 Q1.93 9
    Cristina Elena NicolauTriple jump14.1410 q14.176
    Nicoleta GrasuDiscus throw58.5719did not advance
    Ana Mirela Țermurealign=left rowspan=3Javelin throw56.3122did not advance
    Felicia Țilea-Moldovan58.7515did not advance
    Combined events – Heptathlon
    AthleteEvent200 m800 mFinalRank
    align=left rowspan=2Viorica ȚigăuResult13.391.7211.5324.806.0143.482:19.65589318
    Points1066879630905853732828

    Boxing

    See main article: article and Boxing at the 2000 Summer Olympics.

    Men
    AthleteEventRound of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
    Opposition
    Result    		Opposition
    Result    		Opposition
    Result    		Opposition
    Result    		Opposition
    Result    		Rank
    Marian VelicuLight Flyweight
    W 20–8
    L RSC    		did not advance
    Bogdan DobrescuFlyweight
    W 12–3
    L RSC    		did not advance
    George OlteanuBantamweight
    W 7–2
    W RSC
    L 19–26    		did not advance
    Ovidiu BobîrnatFeatherweight
    L 5–14    		did not advance
    Gheorghe LunguLightweight
    W 15–3
    L 11–14    		did not advance
    Dorel SimionWelterweight
    W RSC
    W 11–7
    W 26–14
    L 10–19    		did not advance
    Marian SimionLight middleweight
    W 19–8
    W RSC
    W RSC
    W 26–16
    L 23–25
    Adrian DiaconuMiddleweight
    W 19–8
    W 12–3
    L KO    		did not advance
    Claudio RîșcoLight Heavyweight
    L 6–15    		did not advance
    Constantin OnofreiSuper Heavyweight
    L 14–17    		did not advance

    Canoeing

    See main article: article and Canoeing at the 2000 Summer Olympics.

    Sprint

    Men
    AthleteEventHeatsSemifinalsFinal
    TimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
    align=left rowspan=2Florin HuiduC-1 500 m1:53.0764 QS1:53.2774did not advance
    C-1 1000m3:56.7705 QS4:03.9105did not advance
    align=left rowspan=2Florin Popescu
    Mitică Pricop    		C-2 500 m1:41.9041 QF1:54.260
    C-2 1000 m3:37.3401 QF3:37.355
    Geza MagyarK-1 500 m1:42.7333 QS1:41.482 4did not advance
    Marian BăbanK-1 1000 m3:45.1275 QS3:47.215 7did not advance
    Vasile Curuzan
    Romică Șerban    		K-2 500 m1:33.1844 QS1:32.975 6did not advance
    Vasile Curuzan
    Sorin Petcu
    Romică Șerban
    Marian Sîrbu    		K-4 1000 m3:05.341 5 QS3:05.101 6did not advance
    Women
    AthleteEventHeatsSemifinalsFinal
    TimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
    align=left rowspan=1Sanda TomaK-1 500 m1:54.738 4 QS1:56.310 5did not advance
    align=left rowspan=1Raluca Ioniță
    Mariana Limbău    		K-2 500 m1:43.204 4 QS1:59.264 4
    align=left rowspan=1Raluca Ioniță
    Mariana Limbău
    Elena Radu
    Sanda Toma    		K-4 500 m1:35.935 3 QF1:37.010
    Qualification Legend: 'R = Qualify to repechage; QS = Qualify to semi-final; QF = Qualify directly to final

    Diving

    See main article: article and Diving at the 2000 Summer Olympics.

    Men
    AthleteEventPreliminariesSemifinalsFinal
    PointsRankPointsRankPointsRank
    align=left rowspan=2Gabriel Cherecheș3 m springboard318.2735did not advance
    10 m platform320.6130did not advance
    Women
    AthleteEventPreliminariesSemifinalsFinal
    PointsRankPointsRankPointsRank
    Clara Elena Ciocanalign=left rowspan=23 m springboard265.2921did not advance
    Anișoara Oprea221.8236did not advance

    Fencing

    See main article: article and Fencing at the 2000 Summer Olympics. Five fencers, three men and two women, represented Romania in 2000.

    Men
    AthleteEventRound of 64Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalSemifinalFinal /
    Opposition
    Score    		Opposition
    Score    		Opposition
    Score    		Opposition
    Score    		Opposition
    Score    		Opposition
    Score    		Rank
    Mihai Covaliualign=left rowspan=3Men's sabrealign=center
    W 15–12
    W 15–11
    W 15–12
    W 15–12
    W 15–12
    Victor Găureanualign=center
    W 15–10
    W 15–10
    L 14–15    		align=center colspan=3did not advance
    Florin Lupeică
    W 15–10
    L 14–15    		align=center colspan=5did not advance
    Mihai Covaliu
    Victor Găureanu
    Florin Lupeică    		Men's team sabrealign=center colspan=3
    W 45-20
    L 28-45
    L 27-45    		4
    Women
    AthleteEventRound of 64Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalSemifinalFinal /
    Opposition
    Score    		Opposition
    Score    		Opposition
    Score    		Opposition
    Score    		Opposition
    Score    		Opposition
    Score    		Rank
    Laura Cârlescu-Badeaalign=left rowspan=2Women's foilalign=center
    W 15–6
    W 15–7
    W 15–4
    L 8–15
    L 9–15    		4
    Reka Zsofia Lazăr-Szaboalign=center
    W 15–10
    W 15–7
    L 8–9    		align=center colspan=3did not advance

    Gymnastics

    See main article: article and Gymnastics at the 2000 Summer Olympics.

    Men's artistic

    Team
    AthleteEventQualificationFinal
    ApparatusTotalRankApparatusTotalRank
    Marian Drăgulescualign=left rowspan=6Team9.700 Q9.5009.5759.6379.6259.31257.349 7 Q9.3879.3879.5379.7379.5879.55057.186rowspan=5
    Rareş Orzaţa9.3379.5009.6379.6379.1629.28756.56019 Q9.2379.4259.5759.6378.9629.65056.486
    Florentin Pescaru8.8509.5629.2379.5879.3759.21255.823339.5509.4509.5759.6009.0508.68755.786
    Ioan Suciu9.4379.7129.4259.3509.6129.23756.77315 Q9.2129.6379.5379.7379.5879.55056.836
    Marius Urzică9.8129.6629.57529.049829.7879.7128.78728.286
    Total37.32438.58637.87438.21138.27437.411227.4806 Q37.38638.29937.83638.66137.99937.362227.5436
    Individual events
    AthleteEventApparatusTotalRank
    Marian Drăgulescualign=left rowspan=39.6379.3009.5629.5629.4879.55057.09813
    Rareş Orzaţa9.3129.6129.6379.6629.4629.70057.38511
    Ioan Suciu8.7129.7259.3259.2129.4009.41255.78628
    Marian DrăgulescuFloor9.7129.7126
    align=left rowspan=2Marius UrzicăPommel horse9.8629.862
    Parallel bars8.8878.8878

    Women's artistic

    Team
    AthleteEventQualificationFinal
    ApparatusTotalRankApparatusTotalRank
    Simona Amânaralign=left rowspan=7Team9.743 Q 9.5629.6759.737 Q38.7172 Q9.7129.5509.8379.76238.861rowspan=6
    Loredana Boboc9.2509.5509.6759.33737.812179.4009.4759.6009.70038.175
    Andreea Isărescu9.1939.62518.818869.5759.6879.60028.862
    Maria Olaru9.6259.2259.787 Q9.57538.212 10 Q9.5819.5259.7879.68738.580
    Claudia Presăcan9.775 Q8.92518.700889.4509.450
    Andreea Răducan9.743 Q9.5629.6759.737 Q38.7172 Q9.7129.5509.8379.76238.861
    Total38.34338.28738.91238.449153.9912 Q38.46138.23738.98638.924154.608
    Individual events
    AthleteEventApparatusTotalRank
    Simona Amânaralign=left rowspan=39.6569.5129.6629.81238.642
    Maria Olaru9.6569.6009.7009.62538.581
    Andreea RăducanDisqualified
    align=left rowspan=2Simona AmânarVault9.5379.5376
    Floor9.7129.712
    Maria Olarualign=left rowspan=2Balance beam9.7009.7006
    Claudia Presăcan9.7509.7504
    Andreea RăducanVault9.6939.693

    Handball

    See main article: article and Handball at the 2000 Summer Olympics.

    Group A

    width=25%Teamwidth=5%Pldwidth=5%Wwidth=5%Dwidth=5%Lwidth=5%GFwidth=5%GAwidth=5%GDwidth=8%Points
    4 4 0 0 131 100 +31 8
    4 2 1 1 119 106 +13 5
    4 2 0 2 90 93 -3 4
    4 1 1 2 99 101 -2 3
    4 0 0 4 98 137 -39 0
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    19 September 2000
    25 – 34
    21 September 2000
    25 – 35
    23 September 2000
    21 – 21
    25 September 2000
    21 – 18

    Quarter-finals

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    28 September 2000
    28 – 16

    5–8th place

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    30 September 2000
    29 – 23

    7th place

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    1 October 2000
    33 – 38

    Judo

    See main article: article and Judo at the 2000 Summer Olympics.

    Men
    AthleteEventRound of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsRepechage 1Repechage 2Repechage 3Final /
    Opposition
    Result    		Opposition
    Result    		Opposition
    Result    		Opposition
    Result    		Opposition
    Result    		Opposition
    Result    		Opposition
    Result    		Opposition
    Result    		Rank
    Claudiu BașteaMen's 73kg
    L 0010–0110    		did not advance
    Adrian CroitoruMen's 90kg
    W 0010-0001
    W 1001-0000
    L 0000-0001
    L 0001-1000    		did not advance
    Radu IvanMen's 100kg
    W 0100-0000
    L 0001-1001    		did not advance
    Gabriel MunteanuMen's +100kg
    L 0000-1011    		did not advance
    Women
    AthleteEventRound of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsRepechage 1Repechage 2Repechage 3Final /
    Opposition
    Result    		Opposition
    Result    		Opposition
    Result    		Opposition
    Result    		Opposition
    Result    		Opposition
    Result    		Opposition
    Result    		Opposition
    Result    		Rank
    Laura MoiseWomen's 48kg
    W
    L     		did not advance
    Ioana Maria AluașWomen's 52kg
    W
    L
    W
    W
    L    		5
    Simona RichterWomen's 78kg
    W
    L
    W
    W
    W

    Modern pentathlon

    See main article: article and Modern pentathlon at the 2000 Summer Olympics.

    Rowing

    See main article: article and Rowing at the 2000 Summer Olympics.

    Men
    AthleteEventHeatsRepechageSemifinalsFinal
    TimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
    Valeriu Andrunache
    Adrian Bucenschi
    Florin Corbeanu
    Valentin Robu    		Coxless four6:14.004 R6:11.242 Q6:15.146 FB6:06.7310
    Dorin Alupei
    Andrei Bănică
    Vasile Măstăcan
    Costel Mutescu
    Cornel Nemțoc
    Gheorghe Pîrvan
    Dumitru Răducanu
    Viorel Talapan
    Florian Tudor    		Eight5:56.934 R5:43.242 FA5:43.896
    Women
    AthleteEventHeatsRepechageSemifinalsFinal
    TimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
    Georgeta Damian
    Doina Ignat    		Coxless pair7:16.221 Q7:11.00
    Veronica Cogeanu-Cochela
    Elisabeta Oleniuc-Lipa    		Double sculls7:08.701 Q7:05.055
    Angela Alupei
    Constanța Burcica    		Lightweight double sculls7:16.651 Q6:59.851 FA7:02.64
    Aurica Bărăscu
    Elena Popa
    Crina Violeta Serediuc
    Doina Spîrcu    		Quadruple sculls6:52.015 R6:50.344 FB6:46.789
    Veronica Cochela
    Georgeta Damian
    Maria Dumitrache
    Liliana Gafencu
    Elena Georgescu
    Doina Ignat
    Elisabeta Lipă
    Ioana Olteanu
    Viorica Susanu    		Eight6:06.661 Q6:06.44

    Shooting

    See main article: article and Shooting at the 2000 Summer Olympics.

    Men
    AthleteEventQualificationFinal
    PointsRankTotalRank
    align=left rowspan=2Sorin Babii10m air pistol57811did not advance
    50m pistol5609did not advance
    Iulică Cazanalign=left rowspan=225m rapid fire pistol58311did not advance
    align=left rowspan=2Iulian Raicea5871 Q684.6
    10m air pistol56930did not advance

    Swimming

    See main article: article and Swimming at the 2000 Summer Olympics.

    Men
    AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinal
    TimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
    align=left rowspan=3Dragoș Coman200m freestyle1:50.2017did not advance
    400m freestyle3:48.77 NR7 Q3:47.38 NR5
    1500m freestyle15:12.64 NR9did not advance
    align=left rowspan=2Răzvan Florea100m backstroke56.35 NR=21did not advance
    200m backstroke1:59.795 Q1:59.44 NR5 Q1:59.05 NR6
    align=left rowspan=2Ioan Gherghel100m butterfly54.1321did not advance
    200m butterfly1:59.4817did not advance
    align=left rowspan=2Cezar Bădiță200m individual medley2:02.48 NR9 Q2:02.025did not advance
    400m individual medley4:17.11 NR4 Q4:20.917
    Cezar Bădiță
    Dragoș Coman
    Răzvan Florea
    Ioan Gherghel    		4 × 200 m freestyle relay7:24.069did not advance
    Women
    AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinal
    TimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
    align=left rowspan=2Camelia Potec200m freestyle2:00.185 Q1:59.542 Q1:59.467
    align=left rowspan=2400m freestyle4:11.9211did not advance
    Simona Păduraru4:13.8916did not advance
    align=left rowspan=3Diana Mocanu100m backstroke1:01.18 NR2 Q1:00.70 NR1 Q1:00.21 OR
    200m backstroke2:09.21 NR1 Q2:09.641 Q2:08.16
    100m butterfly59.72 NR12 Q59.12 NR3 Q59.438
    align=left rowspan=2Beatrice Câșlaru200m breaststroke2:27.596 QWithdrew
    align=left rowspan=2200m individual medley2:13.722 Q2:13.311 Q2:12.57
    Diana Mocanu2:29.5834did not advance
    Beatrice Câșlaru400m individual medley4:41.044 Q4:37.18
    Ioana Diaconescu
    Florina Herea
    Diana Mocanu
    Camelia Potec    		4 × 100 m freestyle relay3:48.7812did not advance
    Lorena Diaconescu
    Florina Herea
    Simona Păduraru
    Camelia Potec    		4 × 200 m freestyle relay8:05.243 Q8:01.634
    Ioana Diaconescu
    Florina Herea
    Simona Păduraru
    Raluca Udroiu    		4 × 100 m medley relay4:23.5618did not advance

    Table tennis

    See main article: article and Table tennis at the 2000 Summer Olympics.

    AthleteEventGroup stageRound of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal /
    Opposition
    Result    		Opposition
    Result    		RankOpposition
    Result    		Opposition
    Result    		Opposition
    Result    		Opposition
    Result    		Opposition
    Result    		Rank
    Adrian CrișanMen's singles
    L 2-3
    W 3-0    		2did not advance
    Otilia BădescuWomen's singles
    W 3-1
    W 3-0    		1 Q
    L 2-3    		did not advance

    Tennis

    See main article: article and Tennis at the 2000 Summer Olympics.

    AthleteEventRound of 64Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal /
    Opposition
    Score    		Opposition
    Score    		Opposition
    Score    		Opposition
    Score    		Opposition
    Score    		Opposition
    Score    		Rank
    Andrei PavelMen's singles
    L 7–6, 3–6, 8-10    		align=center colspan=6did not advance
    Ruxandra DragomirWomen's singles
    L 3–6, 3-6    		align=center colspan=6did not advance

    Weightlifting

    See main article: article and Weightlifting at the 2000 Summer Olympics. Men

    AthleteEventSnatchClean & JerkTotalRank
    123123
    width=30%Adrian Jigău - 56 kg122.5127.5127.5152.5157.5157.5275.06
    width=30%Valeriu Calancea - 85 kg155.0160.0162.5195.0205.0205.0365.010
    width=30%Florin Vlad - 105 kg175.0180.0185.0215.0220.0225.0405.07
    width=30%Marius Alecu+ 105 kg165.0170.0175.0215.0220.0220.0390.015

    Wrestling

    See main article: article and Wrestling at the 2000 Summer Olympics.

    Freestyle
    Greco-Roman
    AthleteEventElimination PoolQuarterfinalSemifinalFinal /
    Opposition
    Result    		Opposition
    Result    		Opposition
    Result    		RankOpposition
    Result    		Opposition
    Result    		Opposition
    Result    		Rank
    Marian Sandu54kg
    W 8-7
    L 8-11    		3did not advance
    Constantin Borăscu58kg
    L 4-6
    W 7-0
    L 3-7    		3did not advance
    Ender Memet69kg
    L 3-4
    W 11-0    		2did not advance
    Petru Sudureac97kg
    L 2-3
    W 6-1    		2did not advance

    See also

    Notes

    Notes and References

    1. Web site: Romania at the 2000 Summer Games . https://web.archive.org/web/20200417042521/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/countries/ROU/summer/2000/ . dead . 17 April 2020 . 10 March 2012 . sports-reference.com.
    2. https://assets.espn.go.com/oly/summer00/news/2000/0925/776388.html "Raducan tests positive for stimulant"

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