Romania competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, Korea. 68 competitors, 32 men and 36 women, took part in 59 events in 10 sports.
Paula Ivan — Athletics, Women's 1500 metres
Daniela Silivaş — Gymnastics, Women's Asymmetrical Bars
Daniela Silivaş — Gymnastics, Women's Balance Beam
Daniela Silivaş — Gymnastics, Women's Floor Exercises
Rodica Arba and Olga Homeghi — Rowing, Women's Coxless Pairs
Sorin Babii — Shooting, Men's Free Pistol
Vasile Puscasu — Wrestling, Men's Freestyle Heavyweight (100 kg)
Paula Ivan — Athletics, Women's 3000 metres
Daniel Dumitrescu — Boxing, Men's Featherweight
Daniela Silivaş — Gymnastics, Women's All-Around Individual
Gabriela Potorac — Gymnastics, Women's Side Horse Vault
Aurelia Dobre, Eugenia Golea, Celestina Popa, Gabriela Potorac, Daniela Silivaş, and Camelia Voinea — Gymnastics, Women's Team Combined Exercises
Dănuț Dobre and Dragoș Neagu — Rowing, Men's Coxless Pairs
Ladislau Lovrenski, Valentin Robu, Ioan Snep, and Vasile Tomoiagă — Rowing, Men's Coxed Fours
Vera Cochelea and Elisabeta Lipă — Rowing, Women's Double Sculls
Doina Lilian Balan, Marioara Trașcă, Veronica Necula, Herta Anitaș, Adriana Bazon, Mihaela Armășescu, Rodica Arba, Olga Homeghi, and Ekaterina Oancia — Rowing, Women's Eights
Noemi Lung — Swimming, Women's 400m Individual Medley
Nicu Vlad — Weightlifting, Men's First Heavyweight (100 kg)
Tiberiu Muresan — Gymnastics, Men's Pommel Horse
Daniela Silivaş — Gymnastics, Women's Side Horse Vault
Gabriela Potorac — Gymnastics, Women's Balance Beam
Vera Cochelea, Anisoara Dobre-Balan, Anişoara Minea, and Elisabeta Lipă — Rowing, Women's Quadruple Sculls
Marioara Trașcă, Veronica Necula, Herta Anitaș, Doina Lilian Balan, and Ekaterina Oancia — Rowing, Women's Coxed Fours
Noemi Lung — Swimming, Women's 200m Individual Medley
Men's High Jump
Sorin Matei
Women's 1,500 metres
Paula Ivan
Doina Melinte
Women's 3,000 metres
Paula Ivan
Maricica Puică
Women's High Jump
Galina Astafei
Two female fencers represented Romania in 1988.
Women's foil
Elisabeta Guzganu-Tufan
Reka Zsofia Lazăr-Szabo
Women's 50m Freestyle
Tamara Costache
Heat – 26.06
Final – 25.80 (→ 6th place)
Liliana Dobrescu
Heat – 26.56 (→ did not advance, 17th place)
Women's 100m Freestyle
Liliana Dobrescu
Heat – 56.67
B-Final – 56.79 (→ 11th place)
Tamara Costache
Heat – 56.79
B-Final – 57.11 (→ 16th place)
Women's 200m Freestyle
Liliana Dobrescu
Heat – 2:01.93
B-Final – 2:01.98 (→ 12th place)
Stela Marian Pura
Heat – 2:02.26
B-Final – 2:02.30 (→ 13th place)
Women's 400m Freestyle
Noemi Lung
Heat – 4:12.42
B-Final – 4:11.68 (→ 10th place)
Stela Marian Pura
Heat – 4:15.78
B-Final – 4:12.14 (→ 11th place)
Women's 100m Backstroke
Aneta Patrscoiu
Heat – 1:03.29
B-Final – 1:03.33 (→ 9th place)
Women's 200m Backstroke
Aneta Patrscoiu
Heat – 2:17.25
B-Final – 2:15.75 (→ 9th place)
Women's 100m Butterfly
Stela Marian Pura
Heat – 1:03.91 (→ did not advance, 24th place)
Women's 200m Butterfly
Stela Marian Pura
Heat – 2:12.53
Final – 2:11.28 (→ 4th place)
Women's 200m Individual Medley
Noemi Lung
Heat – 2:15.55
Final – 2:14.85 (→ Bronze Medal)
Aneta Patrascoiu
Heat – 2:17.39
Final – 2:16.70 (→ 6th place)
Women's 400m Individual Medley
Noemi Lung
Heat – 4:41.96
Final – 4:39.46 (→ Silver Medal)
