Romania competed at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, USSR. 228 competitors, 154 men and 74 women, took part in 135 events in 20 sports.
Toma Simionov and Ivan Patzaichin — Canoeing, Men's C2 1000m Canadian PairsNadia Comăneci — Gymnastics, Women's Balance BeamNadia Comăneci — Gymnastics, Women's Floor ExercisesSanda Toma — Rowing, Women's Single ScullsCorneliu Ion — Shooting, Men's Rapid-Fire PistolŞtefan Rusu — Wrestling, Men's Greco-Roman LightweightVasile Dîba, Nicuşor Eşanu, Ion Geanta, and Mihai Zafiu — Canoeing, Men's K4 1000m Kayak FoursPetre Capusta and Ivan Patzaichin — Canoeing, Men's C2 500m Canadian PairsNadia Comăneci — Gymnastics, Women's All-Around IndividualEmilia Eberle — Gymnastics, Women's Asymmetrical BarsNadia Comăneci, Rodica Dunca, Emilia Eberle, Melita Ruhn, and Dumitriţa Turner — Gymnastics, Women's Team Combined ExercisesConstantin Alexandru — Wrestling, Men's Greco-Roman Light FlyweightDumitru Cipere — Boxing, Men's BantamweightValentin Silaghi — Boxing, Men's MiddleweightVasile Dîba — Canoeing, Men's K1 500m Kayak SinglesIon Bîrlădeanu — Canoeing, Men's K1 1000m Kayak SinglesAnghelache Donescu, Petre Rosca and Durnitru Velicu — Equestrian, Dressage TeamMelita Ruhn — Gymnastics, Women's Side Horse VaultMelita Ruhn — Gymnastics, Women's Uneven BarsŞtefan Birtalan, Iosif Boros, Adrian Cosma, Cezar Draganita, Marian Dumitru, Cornel Durau, Alexandru Fölker, Claudiu Eugen Ionescu, Nicolae Munteanu, Vasile Stinga, Lucian Vasilache, Neculai Vasilca, Radu Voina, and Maricel Voinea — Handball, Men's Team CompetitionOlga Homeghi and Valeria Răcilă — Rowing, Women's Double ScullsAngelica Aposteanu, Elena Bondar, Florica Bucur, Maria Constantinescu, Elena Dobrițoiu, Rodica Frintu, Ana Iliuță, and Marlena Zagoni-Predescu — Rowing, Women's EightsMarius Cata-Chitiga, Valter-Corneliu Chifu, Laurentiu Dumanoiu, Günther Enescu, Dan Girleanu, Sorin Macavei, Corneliu Oros, Neculae Vasile Pop, Constantin Sterea, and Nicu Stoian — Volleyball, Men's Team CompetitionPetre Dicu — Wrestling, Men's Greco-Roman Light HeavyweightVasile Andrei — Wrestling, Men's Greco-Roman HeavyweightIn its first appearance at the Olympic archery competition, Romania was represented by two men and two women. The best result for the nation was earned by Aurora Chin, at 13th place.
Women's Individual Competition:
Aurora Chin - 2319 pts (→ 13th place)Terezia Preda - 2195 pts (→ 24th place)Men's Individual Competition:
Andrei Berki - 2389 pts (→ 15th place)Mihai Birzu - 2280 pts (→ 25th place)Men's 10,000 metres
Ilie FloroiuHeat — 29:03.1Final — 28:16.3 (→ 10th place)Men's 400 m Hurdles
Horia TobocHeat — 50.89Semifinals — 50.58Final — 49.84 (→ 6th place)Men's 3,000 m Steeplechase
Vasile BicheaHeat — 8:35.4Semifinals — 8:24.3Final — 8:23.9 (→ 9th place)Paul CopuHeat — 8:45.6Semifinals — 8:45.0 (→ did not advance)Nicolae VoicuHeat — 8:49.0 (→ did not advance)Men's High Jump
Adrian ProteasaQualification — 2.21 mFinal — 2.21 m (→ 7th place)Sorin MateiQualification — 2.21 mFinal — 2.18 m (→ 13th place)Men's Discus Throw
Iosif NagyQualification — 59.34 m (→ did not advance, 14th place)Women's 800 metres
Doina MelinteHeat — 2:01.9Semifinals — 2:00.8 (→ did not advance)Fiţa LovinHeat — 2:00.2Semifinals — 1:59.2 (→ did not advance)Women's 1,500 metres
Maricica PuicăHeat — 4:01.7Final — 4:01.3 (→ 7th place)Ileana SilaiHeat — 4:04.7Final — 4:03.0 (→ 8th place)Natalia MarasescuHeat — 4:05.9Final — 4:04.8 (→ 9th place)Women's High Jump
Cornelia PopaQualification — 1.88 mFinal — 1.88 m (→ 8th place)Women's Discus Throw
Florenţa ŢacuQualification — 60.40 mFinal — 64.38 m (→ 6th place)Women's Javelin Throw
Éva Ráduly-ZörgőQualification — 63.84 mFinal — 64.08 m (→ 7th place)Men's Light Flyweight (48 kg)
Dumitru ŞchiopuFirst Round — Defeated Adel Hammoude (Syria) after knock-out in second roundSecond Round — Defeated Antti Juntumaa (Finland) on points (4-1)Quarter Finals — Lost to Li Byong-Uk (North Korea) on points (4-1)Men's Flyweight (51 kg)
Daniel RaduFirst Round — ByeSecond Round — Defeated Keith Wallace (Great Britain) on points (4-1)Quarter Finals — Lost to János Váradi (Hungary) on points (1-4)Men's Bantamweight (54 kg)
Dumitru Cipere → Bronze MedalFirst Round — Defeated Mario Behrendt (East Germany) on points (5-0)Second Round — Defeated Lucky Mutale (Zambia) on points (5-0)Third Round — Defeated Ryszard Czerwinski (Poland) on points (5-0)Quarter Finals — Defeated Samson Khachatrian (Soviet Union) on points (4-1)Semi Finals — Lost to Bernardo Piñango (Venezuela) on points (2-3)Men's Featherweight (57 kg)
Titi CercelFirst Round — ByeSecond Round — Defeated Róbert Gönczi (Hungary) on points (5-0)Third Round — Lost to Adolfo Horta (Cuba) on points (0-5)Men's Lightweight (60 kg)
Florian LivadaruFirst Round — Defeated Tadesse Haile (Ethiopia) after disqualification in third roundSecond Round — Defeated Sean Doyle (Ireland) after referee stopped contest in first roundQuarter Finals — Lost to Kazimierz Adach (Poland) after referee stopped contest in third roundMen's Light-Welterweight (63,5 kg)
Simion CuçovFirst Round — Lost to Serik Konakbaev (Soviet Union) on points (0-5)Men's Heavyweight (+ 81 kg)
Teodor PîrjolFirst Round — Lost to Francesco Damiani (Italy) on points (1-4)Two cyclists represented Romania in 1980.
Individual road raceMircea RomaşcanuTeodor VasileMen's Springboard
Alexandru Adrian BagiuPreliminary Round — 427.35 points (→ 23rd place, did not advance)18 fencers, 13 men and 5 women, represented Romania in 1980.
Men's foilPetru KukiMihai ŢiuTudor PetruşMen's team foilPetru Kuki, Mihai Ţiu, Sorin Roca, Tudor PetruşMen's épéeIoan PopaAnton PongratzOctavian ZidaruMen's team épéeIoan Popa, Octavian Zidaru, Anton Pongratz, Costică BărăganMen's sabreCornel MarinIoan PopMarin MustaţăMen's team sabreIoan Pop, Marin Mustaţă, Cornel Marin, Ion Pantelimonescu, Alexandru NilcaWomen's foilEcaterina Stahl-IencicMarcela Moldovan-ZsakSuzana ArdeleanuWomen's team foilEcaterina Stahl-Iencic, Marcela Moldovan-Zsak, Viorica Ţurcanu, Suzana Ardeleanu, Aurora DanHandball
Men's team competitionPreliminary Round (Group B)Defeated Kuwait (32-12)Defeated Algeria (26-18)Lost to Yugoslavia (21-23)Defeated Soviet Union (22-19)Defeated Switzerland (18-16)Classification MatchBronze Medal Match: Defeated Hungary (20-18) → Bronze MedalTeam RosterNicolae MunteanuMarian DumitruIosif BorosMaricel VoineaVasile StîngăRadu VoinaCezar DraganitaCornel DurauŞtefan BirtalanAlexandru FölkerNeculai VasilcaLucian VasilacheAdrian CosmaClaudiu Eugen IonescuThree male pentathletes represented Romania in 1980.
Men's Individual Competition:
Dumitru Spîrlea — 5058 pts, 22nd placeGyula Galovici — 4,935 pts, 27th placeCezar Răducanu — 4,397 pts, 41st place
Men's Team Competition:
Spîrlea, Câllovits, and Râducanu — 14,390 pts, 11th placeWomen's 100 m Breaststroke
Brigitte PrassHeats — 1:15.10 (→ did not advance)Women's 400m Individual Medley
Irinel PanulescuHeats — 5:07.74 (→ did not advance)Mariana ParaschivHeats — 5:04.56 (→ did not advance)Women's Team CompetitionPreliminary Round (Group B)Lost to Bulgaria (1-3)Defeated Hungary (3-2)Defeated Brazil (3-2)Classification Matches5th/8th place: Lost to Peru (0-3)7th/8th place: Lost to Brazil (0-3) → 8th placeTeam RosterMariana IonescuGabriela ComanDoina SavoiuVictoria GeorgescuIleana DobroschiVictoria BanciuIrina PetculetCrina GeorgescuIuliana EnescuIoana LiteanuCorina CrivatElena PironMen's Team CompetitionPreliminary Round, Group BDefeated Libya 3-0 (3, 1, 1)Lost to Poland 1-3 (9,-12, -13, -13)Defeated Brazil 3-1 (-11, 4, 12, 3)Defeated Yugoslavia 3-1 (9, -14, 8, 12)Semi-finalLost to Soviet Union 0-3 (-6, -10, -5)Bronze Medal MatchDefeated Poland 3-1 (10, -9, 13,9) (→ Bronze Medal)Team RosterCorneliu OrosLaurențiu DumănoiuDan GîrleanuNicu StoianSorin MacoveiConstantin StereaNeculae PopGünther EnescuCorneliu ChifuMarius Căta-ChițigaFlorin MinaViorel ManoleMen's team competitionPreliminary Round (Group B)Drew with Hungary (6-6)Defeated Greece (6-4)Lost to Netherlands (3-5)Final Round (Group B)Lost to Italy (3-5)Drew with Australia (4-4)Defeated Sweden (8-3)Defeated Bulgaria (10-6)Defeated Greece (11-8) → 9th placeTeam RosterDoru SpînuVasile UngureanuDorin Viorel CostrasAdrian NastasiuDinu PopescuClaudiu loan RusuIlie SlâveiLiviu RâducanuViorel RusAdrian SchervanFlorin Slâvei 
