Romania
Romania ( ; ro, România ) is a country located at the crossroads of Central, Eastern, and Southeastern Europe. It borders Bulgaria to the south, Ukraine to the north, Hungary to the west, Serbia to the southwest, Moldova to the east, and ...
competed at the
1996 Summer Olympics
The 1996 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXVI Olympiad, also known as Atlanta 1996 and commonly referred to as the Centennial Olympic Games) were an international multi-sport event held from July 19 to August 4, 1996, in Atlanta, ...
in
Atlanta
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, United States. 165 competitors, 98 men and 67 women, took part in 122 events in 18 sports.
Ovidiu Olteanu
Ovidiu Olteanu (born 6 August 1970) is a retired Romanian athlete who competed in middle-distance events. He represented his country at the 1996 Summer Olympics, as well as two outdoor and two indoor World Championships. His biggest success was t ...
:* Qualification — 3:38.33 (→ did not advance)
Men's 400m Hurdles
* Mugur Mateescu
:* Heat — 49.97s (→ did not advance)
Men's 3,000 metres Steeplechase
* Florin Ionescu
:* Heat — 8:31.34
:* Semifinals — 8:28.77 (→ did not advance)
Men's Long Jump
* Bogdan Tarus
:* Qualification — 7.96m (→ did not advance)
*
Bogdan Tudor
Bogdan Tudor (born 1 February 1970) is a
Costel Grasu
Costel Grasu (born 5 June 1967 in Fetești, Ialomița) is a Romanian discus thrower.
He is perhaps best known for finishing fourth at the 1992 Summer Olympics. He also competed at the Olympics in 1996 and 2000, without reaching the final. Other ...
:* Qualification — 58.56m (→ did not advance)
Men's 20 km Walk
*
Costică Bălan
Constantin ("Costică") Bălan (born August 25, 1964 in Băcani, Vaslui) is a retired male racewalker from Romania. He twice competed for his native country in the men's 20 km race walk event at the Summer Olympics
The Summer Olympic G ...
Rodica Mateescu
Rodica Mateescu (born Rodica Petrescu on March 13, 1971 in Bucharest) is a former triple jumper from Romania. Having set a personal best of 15.16 in 1997, she placed fourth at the 1997 IAAF World Indoor Championships and won a silver medal a ...
Anuța Cătună
Anuța Cătună (born October 1, 1968, in Lunca Ilvei, Bistrița-Năsăud) is a former female long-distance runner from Romania, who represented her native country at two consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1996. She won the 1996 edition of ...
— 2:42.01 (→ 44th place)
* Cristina Pomacu — did not finish (→ no ranking)
Women's 10 km Walk
* Norica Câmpean — 46:19 (→ 29th place)
Boxing
Men's Light Flyweight (– 48 kg)
* Sabin Bornei
:* First Round — Defeated
José Pérez Reyes
José Pérez Reyes (born 1975-06-19) is a male boxer from the Dominican Republic, who competed for his native country at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia
Atlanta ( ) is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state ...
(Dominican Republic), 16-10
:* Second Round — Lost to
Somrot Kamsing
Somrot Kamsing ( th, สมรถ คำสิงห์, born 1971-09-24) is a retired male boxer from Thailand, who competed for his Asian country at the 1996 Summer Olympics. An older brother of Somluck Kamsing, he was defeated in Atlanta, Ge ...
(Thailand), 7-18
Men's Bantamweight (– 54 kg)
*
George Olteanu
George Olteanu (born May 3, 1974 in Ștefănești, Argeș) is a former boxer from Romania, who competed for his native country at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, United States.
There he was defeated in the quarter finals of the men's ba ...
:* First Round — Defeated Samuel Álvarez (Mexico), referee stopped contest in third round
:* Second Round — Defeated Kalai Riadh (Tunisia), 16-3
:* Quarter Finals — Lost to István Kovács (Hungary), 2-24
Men's Lightweight (– 60 kg)
*
Leonard Doroftei
Leonard Dorin Doroftei (, also known as ''Leonard Dorin''; born 10 April 1970) is a Romanian
former boxer, the WBA Lightweight World Champion from 5 January 2002 to 24 October 2003.
Amateur highlights
Doroftei took up boxing at the age of 14 ...
→ Bronze Medal
:* First Round — Defeated Julio Mboumba (Gabon), referee stopped contest in second round
:* Second Round — Defeated Sergey Kopenkin (Kyrgyzstan), 10-1
:* Quarter Finals — Defeated Koba Gogoladze (Georgia), 17-8
:* Semi Finals — Lost to
Hocine Soltani
Hocine Soltani (December 1972 – March 2002) was an Algerian boxer, who won two Olympic medals. In 1992, the southpaw placed third in the featherweight division (54–57 kg), and at the 1996 Summer Olympics he won the gold medal in the ...
(Algeria), 6-9
Men's Lightweight (– 67 kg)
*
Marian Simion
Marian Simion (born 14 September 1975 in București) is a Romanian boxer, who competed in the Light Middleweight (71 kg) at the 2000 Summer Olympics and won the silver medal. He repeated that feat one year later, at the 2001 World Amateur ...
→ Bronze Medal
:* First Round — Defeated Hussein Bayram (France), 13-6
:* Second Round — Defeated Fernando Vargas (United States), 8-7
:* Quarter Finals — Defeated
Hasan Al
Hasan Al (born 18 June 1972 in Sivas, Sivas Province) is a Turkish-born boxer from Denmark, best known for winning the European welterweight title in 1996 as an amateur.
Career
In his adopted country he became European champion in 1996 against ...
(Denmark), 16-8
:* Semi Finals — Lost to
Juan Hernández Sierra
Juan Hernández Sierra (born March 16, 1969) is a retired amateur boxer from Cuba, who competed in the welterweight (< 67 kg) division during the 1990s. He represented his native country at three consecutive Francisc Vaștag
Francisc Vaștag (; born 26 November 1969) is a retired Romanian amateur boxer, who won three world amateur titles between 1989 and 1995, in the welterweight and light middleweight categories. He competed at the 1988, 1992 and 1996 Olympics reac ...
:* First Round — Lost to Markus Beyer (Germany), 12-17
Men's Heavyweight (– 91 kg)
*
Ovidiu Bali
Ovidiu Bali (born 14 February 1975) is a Romanian boxing, boxer. He competed in the Boxing at the 1996 Summer Olympics – Heavyweight, men's heavyweight event at the 1996 Summer Olympics.
References
1975 births
Living people
Romanian ...
:* First Round — Bye
:* Second Round — Lost to Christophe Mendy (France), referee stopped contest in second round
Canoeing
Diving
Women's 10m Platform
* Clara Elena Ciocan
:* Preliminary Heat — 281.52
:* Semi Final — 157.41
:* Final — 256.05 (→ 10th place)
* Anisoara Opriea
:* Preliminary Heat — 233.34 (→ did not advance, 22nd place)
Mihai Covaliu
Mihai Claudiu Covaliu (born 5 November 1977 in Brașov) is a Romanian retired sabre fencer, Olympic champion in 2000 and world champion in 2005, and coach of the Romanian men's sabre team. He is also ex-president of the Romanian Fencing Federat ...
Mihai Covaliu
Mihai Claudiu Covaliu (born 5 November 1977 in Brașov) is a Romanian retired sabre fencer, Olympic champion in 2000 and world champion in 2005, and coach of the Romanian men's sabre team. He is also ex-president of the Romanian Fencing Federat ...
Reka Zsofia Lazăr-Szabo
Reka Zsofia Lazăr-Szabo ( hu, Réka Zsófia Lázár-Szabó, born 11 March 1967) is a Romanian foil fencer, bronze medallist in the 1992 Summer Olympics, World champion in 1994, and silver medallist at the 1996 Summer Olympics.
Career
She is ...
Reka Zsofia Lazăr-Szabo
Reka Zsofia Lazăr-Szabo ( hu, Réka Zsófia Lázár-Szabó, born 11 March 1967) is a Romanian foil fencer, bronze medallist in the 1992 Summer Olympics, World champion in 1994, and silver medallist at the 1996 Summer Olympics.
Career
She is ...
Nicolae Ivan Nicolae Ivan may refer to:
* Nicolae Ivan (bishop)
Nicolae Ivan (; May 17, 1855–February 3, 1936) was a Romania
Romania ( ; ro, România ) is a country located at the crossroads of Central Europe, Central, Eastern Europe, Eastern, a ...
:* Heat — 51.14 (→ did not advance, 30th place)
Men's 200 m Freestyle
*
Nicolae Butacu
Nicolae Butacu (born 15 July 1974) is a retired freestyle and backstroke swimmer from Romania, who represented his native country at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia. He is best known for winning two silver medals at the 1996 Europea ...
Nicolae Butacu
Nicolae Butacu (born 15 July 1974) is a retired freestyle and backstroke swimmer from Romania, who represented his native country at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia. He is best known for winning two silver medals at the 1996 Europea ...
:* Heat — 56.73 (→ did not advance, 21st place)
Men's 200 m Backstroke
*
Nicolae Butacu
Nicolae Butacu (born 15 July 1974) is a retired freestyle and backstroke swimmer from Romania, who represented his native country at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia. He is best known for winning two silver medals at the 1996 Europea ...
:* Heat — 2:08.59 (→ did not advance, 34th place)
Men's 100 m Butterfly
*
Răzvan Petcu
Răzvan Petcu (born May 10, 1973) is a retired freestyle and butterfly swimmer from Romania, who represented his native country at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia. He is best known for winning the bronze medal in the men's 4×100&nbs ...
:* Heat — 55.50 (→ did not advance, 35th place)
Men's 4 × 100 m Freestyle Relay
*
Nicolae Ivan Nicolae Ivan may refer to:
* Nicolae Ivan (bishop)
Nicolae Ivan (; May 17, 1855–February 3, 1936) was a Romania
Romania ( ; ro, România ) is a country located at the crossroads of Central Europe, Central, Eastern Europe, Eastern, a ...
,
Răzvan Petcu
Răzvan Petcu (born May 10, 1973) is a retired freestyle and butterfly swimmer from Romania, who represented his native country at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia. He is best known for winning the bronze medal in the men's 4×100&nbs ...
, Horațiu Badiță, and Alexandru Ioanovici
:* Heat — 3:21.66 (→ did not advance, 10th place)
Women's 50 m Freestyle
* Luminița Dobrescu
:* Heat — 26.47 (→ did not advance, 27th place)
Women's 100 m Freestyle
* Luminița Dobrescu
:* Heat — 56.27
:* B-Final — 55.98 (→ 11th place)
Women's 200 m Freestyle
* Luminița Dobrescu
:* Heat — 2:00.85
:* Final — 2:01.63 (→ 8th place)
*
Ioana Diaconescu
Ioana Lorena Diaconescu (born 30 June 1979, in Bucharest) is a former freestyle swimmer from Romania
Romania ( ; ro, România ) is a country located at the crossroads of Central, Eastern, and Southeastern Europe. It borders Bulgaria t ...
:* Heat — 2:04.59 (→ did not advance, 25th place)
Women's 400 m Freestyle
* Carla Negrea
:* Heat — 4:16.89
:* B-Final — 4:17.08 (→ 16th place)
Women's 800 m Freestyle
* Carla Negrea
:* Heat — 8:54.19 (→ did not advance, 20th place)
Women's 200 m Backstroke
* Cătălina Căsaru
:* Heat — 2:15.92
:* B-Final — 2:15.15 (→ 14th place)
Women's 100 m Breaststroke
* Larisa Lăcustă
:* Heat — 1:13.91 (→ did not advance, 35th place)
Women's 100 m Butterfly
* Loredana Zisu
:* Heat — 1:02.66 (→ did not advance, 23rd place)
Women's 200 m Butterfly
* Loredana Zisu
:* Heat — 2:17.56 (→ did not advance, 21st place)
Women's 200 m Individual Medley
* Beatrice Câșlaru
:* Heat — 2:16.80
:* B-Final — 2:16.75 (→ 12th place)
Women's 400 m Individual Medley
* Beatrice Câșlaru
:* Heat — 4:44.66
:* Final — 4:44.91 (→ 6th place)
Women's 4 × 100 m Freestyle Relay
*
Ioana Diaconescu
Ioana Lorena Diaconescu (born 30 June 1979, in Bucharest) is a former freestyle swimmer from Romania
Romania ( ; ro, România ) is a country located at the crossroads of Central, Eastern, and Southeastern Europe. It borders Bulgaria t ...
Ioana Diaconescu
Ioana Lorena Diaconescu (born 30 June 1979, in Bucharest) is a former freestyle swimmer from Romania
Romania ( ; ro, România ) is a country located at the crossroads of Central, Eastern, and Southeastern Europe. It borders Bulgaria t ...
Cătălina Cristea
Cătălina Cristea (born 2 June 1975) is a former tennis player from Romania. She was ranked No. 59 in singles (21 July 1997) and No. 40 in doubles (17 August 1998). She retired from professional tennis in September 2001, before returning in 20 ...
:* First round — Lost to
Anke Huber
Anke Huber (born 4 December 1974) is a German retired top-five professional tennis player. She was the runner-up in women's singles at the 1996 Australian Open and the 1995 WTA Finals. Huber won twelve singles and one doubles title on the WTA ...
Jana Novotná
Jana Novotná (; 2 October 1968 – 19 November 2017) was a Czech professional tennis player. She played a serve and volley game, an increasingly rare style of play among women during her career. Novotná won the women's singles title at Wimbl ...
(Czech Republic) 4-6 4-4 retired
Water polo
Men's team competition
*Preliminary round (group B)
:* Romania – Ukraine 6-6
:* Romania – Croatia 6-11
:* Romania – Greece 5-8
:* Romania – United States 5-10
:* Romania – Italy 9-10
*Classification Matches
:* 9th/12th place: Romania – Netherlands 8-10
:* 9th/12th place: Romania – Ukraine 11-8
:* 9th/12th place: Romania – Germany 6-10 (→ Eleventh place)
*Team roster
:* Edward Andrei
:* Florin Bonca
:* Robert Dinu
:* Niculae Fulgeanu
:* Vlad Hagiu
:* Gelu Lisac
:* Istvan Moldvai
:* Daniel Radu
:*
Bogdan Rath
Bogdan Rath (born 28 June 1972) is a Romanian and later Italian water polo player who competed in the 1996 Summer Olympics (for Romania) and in the 2004 Summer Olympics (for Italy).
See also
* List of sportspeople who competed for more th ...
Nicu Vlad
Nicolae "Nicu" Vlad (born 1 November 1963) is a retired heavyweight weightlifter from Romania. He competed for Romania at the 1984, 1988, 1992 and 1996 Olympics and won a gold, a silver and a bronze medal. He won the world title in 1984, 1986 an ...
:*Snatch — 197.5 kg
:*Clean & Jerk — 222.5 kg
:*Total — 420.0 kg (→ Bronze Medal)