Romania competed at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. It was the first Summer Games for the nation after the fall of Communism in 1989. 172 competitors, 104 men and 68 women, took part in 128 events in 18 sports.
Romania finished in 14th position in the final medal rankings, with four gold medals and 18 medals overall.
Lavinia Miloşovici — Gymnastics, Women's Vaulting
Lavinia Miloşovici — Gymnastics, Women's Floor Exercises **(scored the last perfect ' 10 ' in Olympic Gymnastics competition)
Elisabeta Lipă — Rowing, Women's Single Sculls
Dimitrie Popescu, Dumitru Răducanu, Iulică Ruican, Nicolae Țaga, and Viorel Talapan — Rowing, Men's Coxed Fours
Galina Astafei — Athletics, Women's High Jump
Cristina Bontaş, Gina Gogean, Vanda Hădărean, Lavinia Miloşovici, Maria Neculiţă, and Mirela Paşca — Gymnastics, Women's Team Competition
Vera Cochelea and Elisabeta Lipă — Rowing, Women's Double Sculls
Constanţa Burcică-Pipota, Vera Cochelea, Anişoara Dobre-Bălan, and Doina Ignat — Rowing, Women's Quadruple Sculls
Adriana Bazon-Chelariu, Iulia Bobeica, Elena Georgescu, Viorica Lepădatu, Viorica Neculai, Ioana Olteanu, Maria Păduraru, and Doina Robu — Rowing, Women's Eights
Dănuț Dobre, Marin Gheorghe, Claudiu Gabriel Marin, Vasile Ionel Măstăcan, Vasile Dorel Năstase, Valentin Robu, Iulică Ruican, Viorel Talapan, and Ioan Iulian Vizitiu — Rowing, Men's Eights
Cristina Bontaş — Gymnastics, Women's Floor Exercise
Lavinia Miloşovici — Gymnastics, Women's All-Around Finals
Leonard Doroftei — Boxing, Men's Light Welterweight
Laura Badea, Roxana Daniela Dumitrescu, Claudia Laura Grigorescu, Reka Szabo, and Elisabeta Tufan-Guzganu — Fencing, Women's Foil Team Competition
Dimitrie Popescu, Dumitru Răducanu, and Nicolae Țaga — Rowing, Men's Coxed Pairs
Sorin Babii — Shooting, Air Pistol
Traian Cihărean — Weightlifting, Men's Flyweight (52 kg)
Ioan Grigoraş — Wrestling, Men's Greco-Roman Super Heavyweight
Men's 110m Hurdles
Mircea Oaida
Heats — 14.04 (→ did not advance)
Men's Long Jump
Bogdan Tudor
Qualification — 8.07 m
Final — 7.61 m (→ 12th place)
Men's Discus Throw
Costel Grasu
Qualification — 63.06 m
Final — 62.86 m (→ 4th place)
Men's Shot Put
Gheorghe Guşet
Qualification — 18.96 m (→ did not advance)
Women's 800 metres
Ella Kovacs
Heat — 1:59.88
Semifinal — 2:00.89
Final — 1:57.95 (→ 6th place)
Leontina Salagean
Heat — 2:01.44 (→ did not advance)
Women's 400m Hurdles
Nicoleta Carutasu
Heat — 57.18 (→ did not advance)
Women's Marathon
Elena Murgoci — 3:01.46 (→ 32nd place)
Women's High Jump
Galina Astafei
Qualification — 1.92 m
Final — 2.00 m (→ Silver Medal)
Oana Musunoi
Qualification — 1.86 m (→ did not advance)
Women's Long Jump
Mirela Dulgheru
Heat — 6.83 m
Final — 6.71 m (→ 4th place)
Marieta Ilcu
Heat — 6.46 m (→ did not advance)
Women's Discus Throw
Nicoleta Grasu
Heat — 60.62m (→ did not advance)
Manuela Tirneci
Heat — 59.44m (→ did not advance)
Cristina Boit
Heat — 56.68m (→ did not advance)
Women's Heptathlon
Petra Vaideanu
Final result — 6152 points (→ 13th place)
Men's Light Flyweight (– 48 kg)
Valentin Barbu
First Round – Defeated Mohammed Haioun (ALG), 11:2
Second Round – Defeated Tadahiro Sasaki (JPN), 10:7
Quarterfinals – Lost to Jan Quast (GER), 7:15
Men's 10m Platform
Gabriel Chereches
Preliminary Round — 327.72 (→ did not advance, 20th place)
Women's 3m Springboard
Ionica Tudor
Preliminary Round — 258.15 points (→ did not advance, 20th place)
Women's 10m Platform
Ioana Voicu
Final — 369.87 points (→ 9th place)
Clara Elena Ciocan
Preliminary Round — 283.92 points (→ did not advance, 15th place)
15 fencers, 10 men and 5 women represented Romania in 1992.
Men's épée
Adrian Pop
Gabriel Pantelimon
Cornel Milan
Men's team épée
Adrian Pop, Gabriel Pantelimon, Cornel Milan, Gheorghe Epurescu, Nicolae Mihăilescu
Men's sabre
Daniel Grigore
Vilmoş Szabo
Alexandru Chiculiţă
Men's team sabre
Alexandru Chiculiţă, Victor Gaureanu, Daniel Grigore, Florin Lupeică, Vilmoş Szabo
Women's foil
Reka Zsofia Lazăr-Szabo
Claudia Grigorescu
Elisabeta Guzganu-Tufan
Women's team foil
Reka Zsofia Lazăr-Szabo, Claudia Grigorescu, Elisabeta Guzganu-Tufan, Laura Cârlescu-Badea, Roxana Dumitrescu
Preliminary Round (Group B)
Romania – Egypt 22-21
Romania – Germany 20-20
Romania – Spain 20-21
Romania – France 20-26
Romania – Unified Team 25-27
Classification Match
7th/8th place: Romania – Hungary 19-23 (→ Eighth place)
Team Roster
Daniel Apostu
Dumitru Berbece
Mitica Bontas
Alexandru Buligan
Alexandru Dedu
Marian Dumitru
Robert Ioan Licu
Ion Mocanu
Costica Neagu
Adi Daniel Popovici
Ioan Rudi Prisacaru
Ionel Radu
Gheorghe-Titel Raduta
Gabriel Sorin Toacsen
Maricel Voinea
Valentin Cristian Zaharia
Head Coach: Cezar Paul Nica
One male pentathlete represented Romania in 1992.
Individual
Marian Gheorghe
Men's Coxless Pairs
Vasile Tomoiagă and Dragoş Neagu
Men's Coxed Pairs
Dimitrie Popescu, Neculai Ţaga and Dumitru Răducanu
Men's Coxless Fours
Vasile Hanuseac, Nicolae Spîrcu, Florin Ene, and Ioan Snep
Men's Coxed Fours
Viorel Talapan, Iulică Ruican, Dimitrie Popescu, Neculai Ţaga, and Dumitru Răducanu
Men's coxed eight
Ioan Vizitiu, Dănuț Dobre, Gabriel Marin, Iulică Ruican, Viorel Talapan, Vasile Năstase, Valentin Robu, Vasile Măstăcan, and Marin Gheorghe
Women's Single Sculls
Elisabeta Oleniuc-Lipă
Women's Double Sculls
Elisabeta Oleniuc-Lipă and Veronica Cogeanu-Cochelea
Women's Coxless Pairs
Doina Șnep-Bălan and Doina Robu
Women's Quadruple Sculls
Constanţa Burcică-Pipota, Vera Cochelea, Anişoara Dobre-Bălan, and Doina Ignat — Rowing, Women's Quadruple Sculls
Women's Coxless Fours
Victoria Lepădatu, Iulia Bobeică-Bulie, Adriana Chelariu-Bazon, and Maria Pădurariu
Women's coxed eight
Adriana Bazon-Chelariu, Iulia Bobeica, Elena Georgescu, Viorica Lepădatu, Viorica Neculai, Ioana Olteanu, Maria Păduraru, and Doina Robu — Rowing, Women's Eights
Men's 200m Freestyle
Robert Pinter
Heat – 1:52.24 (→ did not advance, 25th place)
Men's 200m Butterfly
Robert Pinter
Heat – 1:59.59
Final – 1:59.34 (→ 7th place)
Men's 200m Individual Medley
Marian Satnoianu
Heat – 2:06.45 (→ did not advance, 25th place)
Men's 400m Individual Medley
Marian Satnoianu
Heat – 4:26.33 (→ did not advance, 17th place)
Women's 50 m Freestyle
Liliana Dobrescu
Heat – 26.76 (→ did not advance, 21st place)
Diana Ureche
Heat – 26.96 (→ did not advance, 30th place)
Women's 100 m Freestyle
Liliana Dobrescu
Heat – 56.45
B-Final – 56.17 (→ 10th place)
Diana Ureche
Heat – 58.83 (→ did not advance, 31st place)
Women's 200 m Freestyle
Liliana Dobrescu
Heat – 2:00.51
Final – 2:00.48 (→ 5th place)
Carla Negrea
Heat – 2:03.16
B-Final – 2:02.96 (→ 15th place)
Women's 400 m Freestyle
Beatrice Coada
Heat – 4:16.23
B-Final – 4:14.90 (→ 12th place)
Carla Negrea
Heat – 4:17.00
B-Final – 4:14.92 (→ 13th place)
Women's 800 m Freestyle
Beatrice Coada
Heat – 8:44.17 (→ did not advance, 10th place)
Carla Negrea
Heat – 8:48.36 (→ did not advance, 11th place)
Women's 100 m Backstroke
Claudia Stanescu
Heat – 1:04.44 (→ did not advance, 20th place)
Women's 200 m Backstroke
Claudia Stanescu
Heat – 2:18.39 (→ did not advance, 29th place)
Women's 200 m Breaststroke
Beatrice Coada
Heat – 2:34.97 (→ did not advance, 20th place)
Women's 100 m Butterfly
Diana Ureche
Heat – 1:02.72 (→ did not advance, 23rd place)
Iuliana Pantilimon
Heat – 1:04.07 (→ did not advance, 33rd place)
Women's 200 m Butterfly
Iuliana Pantilimon
Heat – 2:15.44
B-Final – 2:14.95 (→ 14th place)
Corina Dumitru
Heat – 2:16.86 (→ did not advance, 21st place)
Women's 200 m Individual Medley
Noemi Lung
Heat – 2:18.12
B-Final – 2:18.97 (→ 13th place)
Women's 400 m Individual Medley
Beatrice Coada
Heat – 4:48.12
B-Final – 4:50.60 (→ 15th place)
Noemi Lung
Heat – 4:53.91 (→ did not advance, 18th place)
Women's 4 × 100 m Freestyle Relay
Diana Ureche, Carla Negrea, Beatrice Coada, and Liliana Dobrescu
Heat – 3:55.52 (→ did not advance, 12th place)
Women's 4 × 100 m Medley Relay
Claudia Stanescu, Beatrice Coada, Diana Ureche, and Liliana Dobrescu
Heat – 4:17.91 (→ did not advance, 12th place)
Men's Singles Competition
Andrei Pavel
First round — Lost to Carl-Uwe Steeb (Germany) 5-7, 2-6, 2-6
Men's Doubles Competition
George Cosac and Dinu Pescariu
First round — Defeated László Markovits and Sándor Noszály (Hungary) retired
Second round — Defeated Omar Camporese and Diego Nargiso (Italy) 6-1, 4-6, 4-6, 6-4, 6-2
Quarterfinals — Lost to Wayne Ferreira and Piet Norval (South Africa) 0-6, 3-6, 2-6
Women's Singles Competition
Irina Spîrlea
First Round – Lost to Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (Spain) 1-6, 3-6
