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Romania at the 2008 Summer Olympics

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IOC code
  
ROU

Competitors
  
102 in 16 sports

Romania at the 2008 Summer Olympics

NOC
  
Romanian Olympic and Sports Committee

Website
  
www.cosr.ro (Romanian) (English) (French)

Flag bearer
  
Valeria Beșe (opening) Georgeta Andrunache (closing)

Medals Ranked 17th
  
Gold Silver Bronze Total 4 1 4 9

Romania competed in the 2008 Summer Olympics, be held in Beijing, People's Republic of China from August 8 to August 24, 2008. Romania intended to send 104 competitors to Beijing, although the delegation was reduced to 102 when two Romanian athletes were suspended for doping before the start of the Olympics. The Romanian delegation for Beijing was the smallest Romanian Olympic delegation since the 1989 Revolution. Romanians competed in 16 sports, including athletics, archery, handball, gymnastics, wrestling, swimming, diving, weightlifting, fencing, table tennis, shooting, tennis, judo, boxing, kayak-canoeing and rowing.

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Archery

Romania will send archers to the Olympics for the second time (and first since 1980), seeking the nation's first Olympic medal in the sport. Alexandru Bodnar earned the country its first qualifying spot in the men's competition by placing 29th in the 2007 World Outdoor Target Championships.

Athletics

The following athletes were selected for the Romanian team.

Men - Field events
Women - Track & road events
Women - Field events
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

    • Boxing

    Romania qualified two boxers for the Olympic boxing tournament. Popescu qualified at the first European qualifying tournament. Gheorghe qualified at the second European continental qualifying tournament.

    Sprint

    Qualification Legend: QS = Qualify to semi-final; QF = Qualify directly to final

    Diving

    Men
    Women

    Fencing

    Men
    Women

    Artistic

    Men
    Team
    Individual finals
    Women
    Team

    * Only two gymnasts per country may advance to a final.

    Individual finals

    Women's tournament

    Roster

    The following is the Romania roster in the women's handball tournament of the 2008 Summer Olympics. ‹See Tfd›

    Head coach: Gheorghe Tadici

    Group play
    Quarterfinal
    Classification semifinal
    7th–8th place

    Rowing

    Romania had qualified the following boats:.

    Women

    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; QF=Quarterfinals; R=Repechage

    Shooting

    Men
    Women

    Swimming

    Men
    Women

    Table tennis

    Singles
    Team

    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
  • Gheorghiță Ștefan originally finished fifth, but in November 2016, he was promoted to bronze due to disqualification of Soslan Tigiev.
    • Men's Greco-Roman
    Women's freestyle

    References

    Romania at the 2008 Summer Olympics Wikipedia
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