Sporting event delegation
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.
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Medalists
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Medal
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Name
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Sport
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Event
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Date
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Gold
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Toma Simionov
and
Ivan Patzaichin
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Canoeing
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C2 1000m
|
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Gold
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Nadia Com?neci
|
Gymnastics
|
Balance Beam
|
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Gold
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Nadia Com?neci
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Gymnastics
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Floor Exercises
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Gold
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Sanda Toma
|
Rowing
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Single sculls
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Gold
|
Corneliu Ion
|
Shooting
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Rapid-Fire Pistol
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Gold
|
?tefan Rusu
|
Wrestling
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Greco-Roman Lightweight
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Silver
|
Vasile Diba
,
Nicu?or E?anu
,
Ion Geanta
, and
Mihai Zafiu
|
Canoeing
|
K4 1000m
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Silver
|
Petre Capusta
and
Ivan Patzaichin
|
Canoeing
|
C2 500m
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Silver
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Nadia Com?neci
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Gymnastics
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All-Around Individual
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Silver
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Emilia Eberle
|
Gymnastics
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Asymmetrical Bars
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Silver
|
Nadia Com?neci
,
Rodica Dunca
,
Emilia Eberle
,
Melita Ruhn
, and
Dumitri?a Turner
|
Gymnastics
|
Team Combined Exercises
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|
Silver
|
Constantin Alexandru
|
Wrestling
|
Greco-Roman Light Flyweight
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Bronze
|
Dumitru Cipere
|
Boxing
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Bantamweight
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|
Bronze
|
Valentin Silaghi
|
Boxing
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Middleweight
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Bronze
|
Vasile Diba
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Canoeing
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K1 500m
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|
Bronze
|
Ion Birl?deanu
|
Canoeing
|
K1 1000m
|
|
Bronze
|
Anghelache Donescu
,
Petre Rosca
and
Durnitru Velicu
|
Equestrian
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Dressage Team
|
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Bronze
|
Melita Ruhn
|
Gymnastics
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Side Horse Vault
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Bronze
|
Melita Ruhn
|
Gymnastics
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Uneven Bars
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Bronze
|
?tefan Birtalan
,
Iosif Boros
,
Adrian Cosma
,
Cezar Draganita
,
Marian Dumitru
,
Cornel Durau
,
Alexandru Folker
,
Claudiu Eugen Ionescu
,
Nicolae Munteanu
,
Vasile Stinga
,
Lucian Vasilache
,
Neculai Vasilca
,
Radu Voina
, and
Maricel Voinea
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Handball
|
Team Competition
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|
Bronze
|
Olga Homeghi
and
Valeria R?cil?
|
Rowing
|
Double Sculls
|
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Bronze
|
Angelica Aposteanu
,
Elena Bondar
,
Florica Bucur
,
Maria Constantinescu
,
Elena Dobri?oiu
,
Rodica Frintu
,
Ana Iliu??
, and
Marlena Zagoni-Predescu
|
Rowing
|
Eights
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Bronze
|
Marius Cata-Chitiga
,
Valter-Corneliu Chifu
,
Laurentiu Dumanoiu
,
Gunther Enescu
,
Dan Girleanu
,
Sorin Macavei
,
Corneliu Oros
,
Neculae Vasile Pop
,
Constantin Sterea
, and
Nicu Stoian
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Volleyball
|
Team Competition
|
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Bronze
|
Petre Dicu
|
Wrestling
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Greco-Roman Light Heavyweight
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Bronze
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Vasile Andrei
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Wrestling
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Greco-Roman Heavyweight
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Medals by gender
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Gender
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|
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Total
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Male
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Female
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Total
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6
|
6
|
13
|
25
|
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Archery
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In 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:
Men's Individual Competition:
Athletics
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Men's 10,000 metres
- Heat — 29:03.1
- Final — 28:16.3 (→ 10th place)
Men's 400 m Hurdles
- Heat — 50.89
- Semifinals — 50.58
- Final — 49.84 (→ 6th place)
Men's 3,000 m Steeplechase
- Heat — 8:35.4
- Semifinals — 8:24.3
- Final — 8:23.9 (→ 9th place)
- Heat — 8:45.6
- Semifinals — 8:45.0 (→ did not advance)
- Heat — 8:49.0 (→ did not advance)
Men's High Jump
- Qualification — 2.21 m
- Final — 2.21 m (→ 7th place)
- Qualification — 2.21 m
- Final — 2.18 m (→ 13th place)
Men's Discus Throw
- Qualification — 59.34 m (→ did not advance, 14th place)
Women's 800 metres
- Heat — 2:01.9
- Semifinals — 2:00.8 (→ did not advance)
- Heat — 2:00.2
- Semifinals — 1:59.2 (→ did not advance)
Women's 1,500 metres
- Heat — 4:01.7
- Final — 4:01.3 (→ 7th place)
- Heat — 4:04.7
- Final — 4:03.0 (→ 8th place)
- Heat — 4:05.9
- Final — 4:04.8 (→ 9th place)
Women's High Jump
- Qualification — 1.88 m
- Final — 1.88 m (→ 8th place)
Women's Discus Throw
- Qualification — 60.40 m
- Final — 64.38 m (→ 6th place)
Women's Javelin Throw
- Qualification — 63.84 m
- Final — 64.08 m (→ 7th place)
Boxing
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Men's Light Flyweight (48 kg)
- First Round — Defeated
Adel Hammoude
(Syria) after knock-out in second round
- Second 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)
- First Round — Bye
- Second Round — Defeated
Keith Wallace
(Great Britain) on points (4-1)
- Quarter Finals — Lost to
Janos Varadi
(Hungary) on points (1-4)
Men's Bantamweight (54 kg)
Men's Featherweight (57 kg)
- First Round — Bye
- Second Round — Defeated
Robert Gonczi
(Hungary) on points (5-0)
- Third Round — Lost to
Adolfo Horta
(Cuba) on points (0-5)
Men's Lightweight (60 kg)
- First Round — Defeated
Tadesse Haile
(Ethiopia) after disqualification in third round
- Second Round — Defeated
Sean Doyle
(Ireland) after referee stopped contest in first round
- Quarter Finals — Lost to
Kazimierz Adach
(Poland) after referee stopped contest in third round
Men's Light-Welterweight (63,5 kg)
Men's Heavyweight (+ 81 kg)
Canoeing
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Cycling
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Two cyclists represented Romania in 1980.
- Individual road race
Diving
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Men's Springboard
- Preliminary round — 427.35 points (→ 23rd place, did not advance)
Equestrian
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Fencing
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18 fencers, 13 men and 5 women, represented Romania in 1980.
- Men's foil
- Men's team foil
- Men's epee
- Men's team epee
- Men's sabre
- Men's team sabre
- Women's foil
- Women's team foil
Gymnastics
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Handball
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- Men's team competition
- Preliminary 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)
- Bronze Medal Match
: Defeated Hungary (20-18) →
Bronze Medal
Judo
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Modern pentathlon
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Three male pentathletes represented Romania in 1980.
Men's Individual Competition:
Men's Team Competition:
- Spirlea, Callovits, and Raducanu — 14,390 pts, 11th place
Rowing
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Sailing
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- Open
Shooting
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- Open
Swimming
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Women's 100 m Breaststroke
- Heats — 1:15.10 (→ did not advance)
Women's 400m Individual Medley
- Heats — 5:07.74 (→ did not advance)
- Heats — 5:04.56 (→ did not advance)
Volleyball
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- Women's Team Competition
- Preliminary round (Group B)
- Lost to Bulgaria (1-3)
- Defeated Hungary (3-2)
- Defeated Brazil (3-2)
- 5th/8th place
: Lost to Peru (0-3)
- 7th/8th place
: Lost to Brazil (0-3) →
8th place
- Men's Team Competition
- Preliminary round, Group B
- Defeated 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)
- Lost to Soviet Union 0-3 (-6, -10, -5)
- Defeated Poland 3-1 (10, -9, 13,9) (→
Bronze Medal
)
Water polo
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- Men's team competition
- Preliminary round (Group B)
- Drew with Hungary (6-6)
- Defeated Greece (6-4)
- Lost to Netherlands (3-5)
- Lost to Italy (3-5)
- Drew with Australia (4-4)
- Defeated Sweden (8-3)
- Defeated Bulgaria (10-6)
- Defeated Greece (11-8) →
9th place
Weightlifting
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Wrestling
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