Romania
Romania ( ; ro, România ) is a country located at the crossroads of Central Europe, Central, Eastern Europe, Eastern, and Southeast Europe, Southeastern Europe. It borders Bulgaria to the south, Ukraine to the north, Hungary to the west, S ...
competed at the
2000 Summer Olympics
The 2000 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXVII Olympiad and also known as Sydney 2000 (Dharug: ''Gadigal 2000''), the Millennium Olympic Games or the Games of the New Millennium, was an international multi-sport event held from 1 ...
in
Sydney
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, Australia. 145 competitors, 71 men and 74 women, took part in 116 events in 16 sports.
At the Games, there was some controversy when gymnast
Andreea Răducan
Andreea Mădălina Răducan (; born 30 September 1983) is a retired gymnast from Bârlad, Romania. She currently works as a sports announcer and journalist.
Răducan began competing in gymnastics at a young age and was training at the Romanian j ...
was stripped of her individual all-around gold medal after testing positive for a stimulant. Răducan had taken cold medicine containing
pseudoephedrine
Pseudoephedrine (PSE) is a sympathomimetic drug of the phenethylamine and amphetamine chemical classes. It may be used as a nasal/sinus decongestant, as a stimulant, or as a wakefulness-promoting agent in higher doses.
It was first characteri ...
given to her by a team doctor.
["Raducan tests positive for stimulant"](_blank)
Associated Press, 26 September 2000
Medalists
These games were Romania's best showing, both in number of gold medals and total medals won at a non-
boycotted
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games.
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Athletics
;Men
;Track & road events
;Field events
;Women
;Track & road events
;Field events
;Combined events –
Heptathlon
A heptathlon is a track and field combined events contest made up of seven events. The name derives from the Greek επτά (hepta, meaning "seven") and ἄθλος (áthlos, or ἄθλον, áthlon, meaning "competition"). A competitor in a hept ...
Boxing
;Men
Canoeing
Sprint
;Men
;Women
Qualification Legend: 'R = Qualify to repechage; QS = Qualify to semi-final; QF = Qualify directly to final
Diving
;Men
;Women
Fencing
Five fencers, three men and two women, represented Romania in 2000.
;Men
;Women
Gymnastics
Men's artistic
;Team
;Individual events
Women's artistic
;Team
;Individual events
Handball
*
Aurelia Stoica
*
Valeria Motogna-Beșe
*
Cristina Vărzaru
Cristina Georgiana Vărzaru (born 5 December 1979) is a Romanian retired professional handball player who last played for CSM București. She was a member of the Romanian national team.
Biography
Vărzaru participated at the 2000 Summer Olym ...
*
Cristina Dogaru-Cucuian
*
Elena Napăr
*
Gabriela Doina Tănaşe
*
Lidia Drăgănescu
*
Luminită Huţupan-Dinu
*
Mihaela Ignat
*
Nicoleta Alina Dobrin
*
Ramona Farcău
*
Steluța Luca
*
Talida Tolnai
*
Victorina Bora
Group A
Quarter-finals
5–8th place
7th place
Judo
;Men
;Women
Modern pentathlon
Rowing
;Men
;Women
Shooting
;Men
Swimming
;Men
;Women
Table tennis
Tennis
Weightlifting
Men
Wrestling
;Freestyle
;Greco-Roman
See also
*
Romania at the 2000 Summer Paralympics
Romania competed at the 2000 Summer Paralympics in Sydney, Australia. 1 competitor from Romania won no medals to finish joint 69th in the medal table along with all other countries who failed to win medals.
See also
* Romania at the Paralymp ...
Notes
*Wallechinsky, David (2004). ''The Complete Book of the Summer Olympics (Athens 2004 Edition)''. Toronto, Canada. .
*International Olympic Committee (2001)
The Results Retrieved 12 November 2005.
*Sydney Organising Committee for the Olympic Games (2001)
Official Report of the XXVII Olympiad Volume 1: Preparing for the Games Retrieved 20 November 2005.
*Sydney Organising Committee for the Olympic Games (2001)
Official Report of the XXVII Olympiad Volume 2: Celebrating the Games Retrieved 20 November 2005.
*Sydney Organising Committee for the Olympic Games (2001)
The Results Retrieved 20 November 2005.
International Olympic Committee Web Site
References
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Nations at the 2000 Summer Olympics
2000 Summer Olympics
The 2000 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXVII Olympiad and also known as Sydney 2000 (Dharug: ''Gadigal 2000''), the Millennium Olympic Games or the Games of the New Millennium, was an international multi-sport event held from 1 ...
Summer Olympics
The Summer Olympic Games (french: link=no, Jeux olympiques d'été), also known as the Games of the Olympiad, and often referred to as the Summer Olympics, is a major international multi-sport event normally held once every four years. The inau ...