# Romania at the 2004 Summer Olympics

Romania competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, from 13 to 29 August 2004. Romanian athletes have competed at every Summer Olympic Games since its official debut in 1924, missing only two editions, including the 1948 Summer Olympics. The Romanian Olympic and Sports Committee (Romanian: Comitetul Olimpic și Sportiv Român, COSR) sent the nation's smallest team to the Games since the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul. A total of 108 athletes, 50 men and 58 women, had competed in 16 different sports, most notably in artistic gymnastics and rowing. For the third time in Olympic history, Romania was again represented by more female than male athletes.
The Romanian team featured several Olympic medalists from Sydney four years earlier, including coxless rowing pair Monica Roşu and Viorica Susanu, sprint canoeists Florin Popescu and Mitică Pricop, gymnastics champion Marius Urzică in men's pommel horse, and rowers Doina Ignat and Georgeta Andrunache. Pistol shooter and 1988 Olympic champion Sorin Babii, and rowing legend Elisabeta Lipă, who won a total of seven Olympic medals in her illustrious sporting career, became the first Romanian athletes to compete in six Olympic Games. Having received the second most medals by a single athlete in the nation's Olympic history, Lipa reprised her role to carry the Romanian flag in the opening ceremony for the second consecutive time.
Despite being the smallest team to the Games since 1988, Romania left Athens with a total of 19 Olympic medals, 8 golds, 5 silver, and 6 bronze, failing only three golds short of the total achieved in Sydney. Most of these medals were awarded to the athletes in artistic gymnastics and rowing, including three prestigious Olympic titles from Cătălina Ponor in women's floor, balance beam, and team all-around exercises. Apart from Ponor's Olympic glory, the nation's highlight of the Games also came with a powerful triumph of the rowing team, as the Romanians managed to secure their title in the women's eight. With a stark tally of eight medals, Lipa greatly emerged as the most successful female rower in the entire Olympic history after winning her fourth consecutive gold and fifth overall within a record span of 20 years.

## Medalists

| Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date |
| Gold | Oana Ban Alexandra Eremia Cătălina Ponor Monica Roşu Nicoleta Daniela Șofronie Silvia Stroescu | Gymnastics | Women's artistic team all-around | August 17 |
| Gold | Camelia Potec | Swimming | Women's 200 m freestyle | August 17 |
| Gold | Georgeta Damian Viorica Susanu | Rowing | Women's pair | August 21 |
| Gold | Angela Alupei Constanța Burcică | Rowing | Women's lightweight double sculls | August 21 |
| Gold | Monica Roşu | Gymnastics | Women's vault | August 22 |
| Gold | Aurica Bărăscu Georgeta Damian Rodica Florea Liliana Gafencu Elena Georgescu Doina Ignat Elisabeta Lipă Ioana Papuc Viorica Susanu | Rowing | Women's eight | August 22 |
| Gold | Cătălina Ponor | Gymnastics | Women's floor | August 23 |
| Gold | Cătălina Ponor | Gymnastics | Women's balance beam | August 23 |
| Silver | Marian Oprea | Athletics | Men's triple jump | August 22 |
| Silver | Marian Drăgulescu | Gymnastics | Men's floor | August 22 |
| Silver | Marius Urzică | Gymnastics | Men's pommel horse | August 22 |
| Silver | Nicoleta Daniela Șofronie | Gymnastics | Women's floor | August 23 |
| Silver | Ionela Târlea-Manolache | Athletics | Women's 400 m hurdles | August 25 |
| Bronze | Marian Drăgulescu Ilie Daniel Popescu Dan Nicolae Potra Răzvan Dorin Șelariu Ioan Silviu Suciu Marius Urzică | Gymnastics | Men's artistic team all-around | August 16 |
| Bronze | Răzvan Florea | Swimming | Men's 200 m backstroke | August 19 |
| Bronze | Marian Drăgulescu | Gymnastics | Men's vault | August 23 |
| Bronze | Alexandra Eremia | Gymnastics | Women's balance beam | August 23 |
| Bronze | Maria Cioncan | Athletics | Women's 1500 m | August 28 |
| Bronze | Ionuț Gheorghe | Boxing | Light welterweight | August 28 |
Medals by sport :
| Sport | | | | Total |
| Athletics | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Boxing | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Gymnastics | 4 | 3 | 3 | 10 |
| Rowing | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Swimming | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Total | 8 | 5 | 6 | 19 |
Medals by gender :
| Gender | | | | Total |
| Male | 0 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| Female | 8 | 2 | 2 | 12 |
| Total | 8 | 5 | 6 | 19 |

## Athletics

Romanian athletes have so far achieved qualifying standards in the following athletics events (up to a maximum of 3 athletes in each event at the 'A' Standard, and 1 at the 'B' Standard).

### Key

* Note – Ranks given for track events are within the athlete's heat only
* Q = Qualified for the next round
* q = Qualified for the next round as a fastest loser or, in field events, by position without achieving the qualifying target
* NR = National record
* N/A = Round not applicable for the event
* Bye = Athlete not required to compete in round

### Field events

| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Distance | Position | Distance | Position |
| Gheorghe Gușet | Shot put | 19.68 | 14 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Marian Oprea | Triple jump | 17.44 | 3 Q | 17.55 | |
| Bogdan Țăruș | Long jump | 8.08 | 8 q | 8.21 | 8 |
| Ștefan Vasilache | High jump | 2.25 | =15 | Did not advance | Did not advance |

### Track & road events

| Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank |
| Mihaela Botezan | 10000 m | — | — | — | — | 31:11.24 NR | 11 |
| Norica Câmpean | 20 km walk | — | — | — | — | 1:34:30 | 27 |
| Daniela Cârlan | 20 km walk | — | — | — | — | 1:37:14 | 37 |
| Maria Cioncan | 800 m | 1:59.64 | 1 Q | 1:59.44 | 2 Q | 1:59.62 | 7 |
| Maria Cioncan | 1500 m | 4:06.68 | 1 Q | 4:06.69 | 1 Q | 3:58.39 | |
| Alina Cucerzan | 1500 m | 4:18.07 | 13 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Constantina Diță | Marathon | — | — | — | — | 2:37:31 | 20 |
| Ana Maria Groza | 20 km walk | — | — | — | — | 1:34:56 | 29 |
| Elena Iagăr | 1500 m | 4:11.48 | 11 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Nuța Olaru | Marathon | — | — | — | — | 2:34:45 | 13 |
| Lidia Șimon | Marathon | — | — | — | — | DNF | DNF |
| Ionela Târlea-Manolache | 400 m hurdles | 54.41 | 1 Q | 53.32 | 2 Q | 53.38 | |
| Angela Moroșanu Alina Răpanu Maria Rus Ionela Târlea-Manolache | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:27.36 | 5 q | — | — | 3:26.81 | 6 |

### Field events

| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Distance | Position | Distance | Position |
| Adina Anton | Long jump | 6.47 | 18 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Adelina Gavrilă | Triple jump | 14.56 | =11 Q | 13.86 | 15 |
| Nicoleta Grasu | Discus throw | 61.91 | 8 q | 64.92 | 6 |
| Monica Iagăr | High jump | 1.95 | =8 Q | 1.93 | 8 |
| Alina Militaru | Long jump | NM | — | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Oana Pantelimon | High jump | 1.92 | 12 q | 1.93 | 7 |
| Mariana Solomon | Triple jump | 14.42 | 16 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Felicia Țilea-Moldovan | Javelin throw | 62.05 | 7 Q | 59.72 | 11 |

## Boxing

Romania sent three boxers to Athens. None lost in the round of 32, as two won and the third had a bye. In the round of 16, though, one boxer was defeated. Another fell in the quarterfinal. The third survived to the semifinal, where he was defeated to finish with a bronze medal. That medal put Romania in a five-way tie for 16th place in the boxing medal count.
| Athlete | Event | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| Viorel Simion | Featherweight | Langham (AUS) W 40–15 | Biarnadski (BLR) W 38–13 | Jo S-H (KOR) L 35–39 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Ionuț Gheorghe | Light welterweight | Karim (PAK) W 26–11 | Karagöllü (TUR) W 28–19 | di Rocco (ITA) W 29–18 | Boonjumnong (THA) L 9–30 | Did not advance | |
| Marian Simion | Middleweight | Bye | Yasser (EGY) L 29–36 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Canoeing
### Sprint
#### Men

| Athlete | Event | Heats | Heats | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Florin Mironcic | C-1 500 m | 1:51.568 | 3 q | 1:53.957 | 8 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Mitică Pricop | C-1 1000 m | 4:00.559 | 4 q | 3:59.640 | 5 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Marian Baban Ștefan Vasile | K-2 500 m | 1:34.410 | 6 q | 1:34.398 | 7 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Florin Popescu Silviu Simioncencu | C-2 500 m | 1:41.368 | 4 q | 1:41.424 | 1 Q | 1:40.618 | 4 |
| Florin Popescu Silviu Simioncencu | C-2 1000 m | 3:30.419 | 1 Q | Bye | Bye | 3:43.858 | 4 |
| Marian Baban Alexandru Ceauşu Vasile Curuzan Ștefan Vasile | K-4 1000 m | 2:55.324 | 4 q | 2:53.994 | 1 Q | 3:03.107 | 7 |

#### Women

| Athlete | Event | Heats | Heats | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Lidia Talpă Florica Vulpeș | K-2 500 m | 1:45.386 | 7 q | 1:45.770 | 5 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
Qualification Legend: Q = Qualify to final; q = Qualify to semifinal

## Cycling
### Mountain biking

| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
| Ovidiu Tudor Oprea | Men's cross-country | LAP (1 lap) | 37 |

## Diving
### Women

| Athlete | Event | Preliminaries | Preliminaries | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Rank |
| Ramona Maria Ciobanu | 10 m platform | 268.23 | 24 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Equestrian
### Eventing

| Athlete | Horse | Event | Dressage | Dressage | Cross-country | Cross-country | Cross-country | Jumping | Jumping | Jumping | Jumping | Jumping | Jumping | Total | Total |
| Athlete | Horse | Event | Dressage | Dressage | Cross-country | Cross-country | Cross-country | Qualifier | Qualifier | Qualifier | Final | Final | Final | | | Total | Total |
| Athlete | Horse | Event | Penalties | Rank | Penalties | Total | Rank | Penalties | Total | Rank | Penalties | Total | Rank | Penalties | Rank |
| Viorel Bubău | Carnaval | Individual | 80.00 | 75 | Eliminated | Eliminated | Eliminated | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Fencing

Six Romanian fencers (two men and four women) qualified for the following events.

### Men

| Athlete | Event | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank |
| Alexandru Nyisztor | Individual épée | Nikishyn (UKR) W 15–6 | Rota (ITA) L 8–15 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Mihai Covaliu | Individual sabre | Bye | Zhou Hm (CHN) W 15–10 | Sznajder (UKR) W 15–9 | Nemcsik (HUN) L 14–15 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

### Women

| Athlete | Event | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank |
| Ana Maria Brânză | Individual épée | Gamir (ALG) W 15–14 | Hormay (HUN) W 15–13 | Zhang L (CHN) L 13–15 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Laura Badea-Cârlescu | Individual foil | — | Bye | Meng J (CHN) W 15–11 | Gruchała (POL) L 7–15 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Roxana Scarlat | Individual foil | — | Bye | Nam H-H (KOR) L 7–15 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Cătălina Gheorghițoaia | Individual sabre | — | Toure (SEN) W 15–6 | Socha (POL) W 15–12 | Zhang Y (CHN) W 15–13 | Zagunis (USA) L 7–15 | Jacobson (USA) L 7–15 | 4 |

## Gymnastics
### Artistic
#### Team

| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Total | Rank | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Total | Rank |
| Athlete | Event | F | PH | R | V | PB | HB | Total | Rank | F | PH | R | V | PB | HB | Total | Rank |
| Marian Drăgulescu | Team | 9.762 Q | 9.325 | 9.475 | 9.762 Q | 9.562 | 9.550 | 57.436 | 4 Q | 9.562 | — | — | 9.825 | 9.200 | — | — | — |
| Ilie Daniel Popescu | Team | — | 9.625 | 9.562 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9.687 | 9.650 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Dan Nicolae Potra | Team | 9.537 | 9.300 | 9.500 | 9.362 | 9.550 | 8.500 | 55.749 | 25 | — | — | 9.587 | — | 9.537 | — | — | — |
| Răzvan Dorin Șelariu | Team | 9.625 | — | 9.700 | 9.500 | 9.150 | 9.512 | — | — | 9.475 | — | 9.725 | 9.525 | — | 8.912 | — | — |
| Ioan Silviu Suciu | Team | 9.650 | 9.712 | 9.487 | 9.637 | 9.500 | 9.412 | 57.398 | 6 Q | 9.687 | 9.737 | — | 9.675 | — | 9.275 | — | — |
| Marius Urzică | Team | — | 9.812 Q | — | — | 9.700 | 9.675 | — | — | — | 9.825 | — | — | 9.725 | 9.775 | — | — |
| Total | Team | 38.574 | 38.474 | 38.249 | 38.261 | 38.312 | 38.149 | 230.019 | 3 Q | 28.724 | 29.249 | 28.962 | 29.025 | 28.462 | 27.962 | 172.384 | |

#### Individual finals

| Athlete | Event | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Total | Rank |
| Athlete | Event | F | PH | R | V | PB | HB | Total | Rank |
| Marian Drăgulescu | All-around | 9.612 | 9.525 | 9.562 | 9.850 | 9.437 | 9.337 | 57.323 | 8 |
| Marian Drăgulescu | Floor | 9.787 | — | — | — | — | — | 9.787 | |
| Marian Drăgulescu | Vault | — | — | — | 9.612 | — | — | 9.612 | |
| Ioan Silviu Suciu | All-around | 9.650 | 9.737 | 9.550 | 9.737 | 9.312 | 9.662 | 57.648 | 4 |
| Marius Urzică | Pommel horse | — | 9.825 | — | — | — | — | 9.825 | |

#### Team

| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Total | Rank | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Total | Rank |
| Athlete | Event | V | UB | BB | F | Total | Rank | V | UB | BB | F | Total | Rank |
| Oana Ban | Team | 9.325 | 9.425 | 9.625 | 9.600 | 37.975 | 3 Q* | — | 9.187 | 9.512 | 9.437 | — | — |
| Alexandra Eremia | Team | — | 9.287 | 9.687 Q | 9.150 | — | — | — | — | 9.687 | — | — | — |
| Cătălina Ponor | Team | 9.500 | — | 9.775 Q | 9.687 Q | — | — | 9.412 | — | 9.762 | 9.750 | — | — |
| Monica Roșu | Team | 9.675 Q | 9.375 | — | 9.350 | — | — | 9.625 | 9.387 | — | — | — | — |
| Nicoleta Daniela Șofronie | Team | 9.425 | 9.625 Q | 9.487 | 9.525 Q | 38.062 | 2 Q | 9.400 | 9.562 | — | 9.562 | — | — |
| Silvia Stroescu | Team | 9.225 | 9.325 | 9.512 | — | — | — | Did not compete | Did not compete | Did not compete | Did not compete | Did not compete | Did not compete |
| Total | Team | 37.925 | 37.750 | 38.599 | 38.162 | 152.436 | 1 Q | 28.437 | 28.136 | 28.961 | 28.749 | 114.283 | |
* Oana Ban qualified for the individual all-around, but later withdrew from the final because of her injuries sustained in the team all-around final.

#### Individual finals

| Athlete | Event | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Total | Rank |
| Athlete | Event | V | UB | BB | F | Total | Rank |
| Alexandra Eremia | Balance beam | — | — | 9.700 | — | 9.700 | |
| Cătălina Ponor | Floor | — | — | — | 9.750 | 9.750 | |
| Cătălina Ponor | Balance beam | — | — | 9.787 | — | 9.787 | |
| Monica Roșu | Vault | 9.656 | — | — | — | 9.656 | |
| Nicoleta Daniela Șofronie | All-around | 9.412 | 9.637 | 9.362 | 9.537 | 37.948 | 5 |
| Nicoleta Daniela Șofronie | Floor | — | — | — | 9.562 | 9.562 | |
| Nicoleta Daniela Șofronie | Uneven bars | — | 9.462 | — | — | 9.462 | 6 |

## Judo

Four Romanian judoka (two men and two women) qualified for the 2004 Summer Olympics.

### Men

| Athlete | Event | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Repechage 1 | Repechage 2 | Repechage 3 | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| Claudiu Baștea | −73 kg | Mariko (MLI) W 0210–0000 | Neto (POR) L 0001–1020 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Gabriel Munteanu | +100 kg | Tmenov (RUS) L 0000–1110 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Hernandes (BRA) L 0000–1000 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

### Women

| Athlete | Event | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Repechage 1 | Repechage 2 | Repechage 3 | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| Alina Dumitru | −48 kg | Bye | Shishkina (KAZ) W 0012–0011 | Żemła-Krajewska (POL) W 1000–0000 | Tani (JPN) L 0001–0211 | Bye | Bye | Bye | Gao F (CHN) L 0110–1010 | 5 |
| Ioana Maria Aluaş | −52 kg | Stormont (NZL) W 1010–0000 | Euranie (FRA) L 0030–0111 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Bye | Monteiro (POR) W 1000–0000 | Souakri (ALG) L 0100–0121 | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Rowing

Romanian rowers qualified the following boats:

### Men

| Athlete | Event | Heats | Heats | Repechage | Repechage | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Florin Corbeanu Ovidiu Cornea Daniel Măstăcan Gheorghiţa Munteanu | Four | 6:40.16 | 5 R | 6:00.10 | 4 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

### Women

| Athlete | Event | Heats | Heats | Repechage | Repechage | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Georgeta Damian Viorica Susanu | Pair | 7:29.74 | 1 FA | Bye | Bye | — | — | 7:06.56 | |
| Camelia Macoviciuc-Mihalcea Simona Muşat | Double sculls | 7:39.32 | 3 R | 6:58.00 | 2 FA | — | — | 7:17.58 | 5 |
| Angela Alupei Constanța Burcică | Lightweight double sculls | 6:50.64 | 1 SA/B | Bye | Bye | 6:51.84 | 1 FA | 6:56.05 | |
| Aurica Bărăscu Georgeta Damian Rodica Florea Liliana Gafencu Elena Georgescu Doina Ignat Elisabeta Lipă Ioana Papuc Viorica Susanu (cox) | Eight | 6:03.99 | 1 FA | Bye | Bye | — | — | 6:17.70 | |
Qualification Legend: FA=Final A (medal); FB=Final B (non-medal); FC=Final C (non-medal); FD=Final D (non-medal); FE=Final E (non-medal); FF=Final F (non-medal); SA/B=Semifinals A/B; SC/D=Semifinals C/D; SE/F=Semifinals E/F; R=Repechage

## Shooting

Two Romanian shooters qualified to compete in the following events:

### Men

| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Points | Rank | Points | Rank |
| Sorin Babii | 10 m air pistol | 579 | =13 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Sorin Babii | 50 m pistol | 553 | =18 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Iulian Raicea | 10 m air pistol | 570 | 39 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Iulian Raicea | 25 m rapid fire pistol | 588 | 4 Q | 687.6 | 5 |

## Swimming

Romanian swimmers earned qualifying standards in the following events (up to a maximum of 2 swimmers in each event at the A-standard time, and 1 at the B-standard time):

### Men

| Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Dragoș Coman | 400 m freestyle | 3:51.73 | 16 | — | — | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Dragoș Coman | 1500 m freestyle | 15:06.33 NR | 6 Q | — | — | 15:10.21 | 7 |
| Răzvan Florea | 100 m backstroke | 55.77 | =14 Q | 55.27 | 10 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Răzvan Florea | 200 m backstroke | 1:58.81 | 4 Q | 1:58.20 | 4 Q | 1:57.56 | |
| Ioan Gherghel | 100 m butterfly | 53.89 | 27 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Ioan Gherghel | 200 m butterfly | 1:58.12 | =7 Q | 1:57.31 | 6 Q | 1:56.10 | 5 |

### Women

| Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Beatrice Câșlaru | 200 m individual medley | 2:14.70 | 6 Q | 2:14.25 | 6 Q | 2:15.40 | 8 |
| Beatrice Câșlaru | 400 m individual medley | 4:46.94 | 14 | — | — | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Larisa Lăcustă | 200 m freestyle | 2:06.62 | 38 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Simona Păduraru | 400 m freestyle | 4:10.39 | 11 | — | — | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Simona Păduraru | 800 m freestyle | 8:34.15 | 8 Q | — | — | 8:37.02 | 8 |
| Camelia Potec | 200 m freestyle | 2:00.50 | 11 Q | 1:59.25 | 7 Q | 1:58.03 NR | |
| Camelia Potec | 400 m freestyle | 4:07.39 | 3 Q | — | — | 4:06.34 | 4 |
| Camelia Potec | 800 m freestyle | 8:41.20 | 16 | — | — | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Beatrice Câșlaru Larisa Lăcustă Simona Păduraru Camelia Potec | 4 × 200 m freestyle relay | 8:09.67 | 11 | — | — | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Table tennis

Four Romanian table tennis players qualified for the following events.
| Athlete | Event | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round 4 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| Adrian Crişan | Men's singles | Bye | Lupulesku (USA) W 4–0 | Chiang P-L (TPE) L 1–4 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Otilia Bădescu | Women's singles | Bye | Kravchenko (ISR) L 2–4 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Mihaela Steff | Women's singles | Bye | Bye | Kim H-M (PRK) L 2–4 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Adriana Zamfir | Women's singles | Bye | Shaban (JOR) W 4–1 | Lin L (HKG) W 4–2 | Wang N (CHN) L 1–4 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Mihaela Steff Adriana Zamfir | Women's doubles | Bye | Bye | Tan P F / Zhang Xl (SIN) L 1–4 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Tennis

Romania nominated two male tennis players to compete in the tournament.
| Athlete | Event | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank |
| Victor Hănescu | Men's singles | Arthurs (AUS) L 4–6, 6–7$^{(4–7)}$ | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Andrei Pavel | Men's singles | Karlović (CRO) L 4–6, 7–6$^{(12–10)}$, 2–6 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Victor Hănescu Andrei Pavel | Men's doubles | — | Kiefer / Schüttler (GER) L 5–7, 6–7$^{(3–7)}$ | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Weightlifting

Seven Romanian weightlifters qualified for the following events:

### Men

| Athlete | Event | Snatch | Snatch | Clean & Jerk | Clean & Jerk | Total | Rank |
| Athlete | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Total | Rank |
| Adrian Jigău | −56 kg | 120 | =7 | 155 | =3 | 275 | 6 |
| Ioan Veliciu | −62 kg | 110 | 16 | 135 | 14 | 245 | 14 |
| Stănel Stoica | −69 kg | 142.5 | =8 | 160 | =10 | 302.5 | 9 |
| Sebastian Dogariu | −77 kg | 155 | =11 | 190 | 11 | 345 | 11 |
| Vasile Hegheduș | −77 kg | 150 | DNF | — | — | — | DNF |
| Valeriu Calancea | −85 kg | 160 | =10 | — | — | — | DNF |

### Women

| Athlete | Event | Snatch | Snatch | Clean & Jerk | Clean & Jerk | Total | Rank |
| Athlete | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Total | Rank |
| Marioara Munteanu | −53 kg | 85 | 6 | 105 | 5 | 190 | 4 |

## Wrestling
### Key

* VT – Victory by Fall.
* PP – Decision by Points – the loser with technical points.
* PO – Decision by Points – the loser without technical points.

### Men's freestyle

| Athlete | Event | Elimination Pool | Elimination Pool | Elimination Pool | Elimination Pool | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| Nicolae Ghiţă | −84 kg | Aliev (TJK) L 1–3 $^{PP}$ | Sazhidov (RUS) L 0–5 $^{VT}$ | Sène (SEN) W 3–1 $^{PP}$ | 3 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | 9 |
| Rareș Chintoan | −120 kg | Thiele (GER) L 0–3 $^{PO}$ | Polatçı (TUR) L 0–4 $^{ST}$ | — | 3 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | 19 |

### Men's Greco-Roman

| Athlete | Event | Elimination Pool | Elimination Pool | Elimination Pool | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| Marian Sandu | −55 kg | Tengizbayev (KAZ) W 3–0 $^{PO}$ | Im D-W (KOR) L 1–3 $^{PP}$ | 2 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | 11 |
| Eusebiu Diaconu | −60 kg | Passos (POR) W 4–0 $^{ST}$ | Gruenwald (USA) W 3–1 $^{PP}$ | 1 Q | Jung J-H (KOR) L 0–3 $^{PO}$ | Did not advance | Did not advance | 6 |
| Petru Sudureac | −96 kg | Hashemzadeh (IRI) L 1–3 $^{PP}$ | Ežerskis (LTU) L 1–3 $^{PP}$ | 3 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | 15 |