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Romania at the 2000 Summer Olympics

Romania competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia. 145 competitors, 71 men and 74 women, took part in 116 events in 16 sports.[1] At the Games, there was some controversy when gymnast Andreea Răducan was stripped of her individual all-around gold medal after testing positive for a stimulant. Răducan had taken cold medicine containing pseudoephedrine given to her by a team doctor.[2]

Romania at the
2000 Summer Olympics
IOC codeROU
(ROM used at these Games)
NOCRomanian Olympic and Sports Committee
Websitewww.cosr.ro (in Romanian, English, and French)
in Sydney
Competitors145 (71 men and 74 women) in 16 sports
Flag bearer Elisabeta Oleniuc-Lipă
Medals
Ranked 11th
Gold
11
Silver
6
Bronze
9
Total
26
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)

Medalists

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Further information: 2000 Summer Olympics medal table and List of 2000 Summer Olympics medal winners

These games were Romania's best showing, both in number of gold medals and total medals won at a non-boycotted games.

  1. ^ a b Medals were awarded on 25 September 2000 after Andreea Răducan disqualified due to medical substance.[2]

Athletics

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Main article: Athletics at the 2000 Summer Olympics
Men
Track & road events
AthleteEventHeatQuarterfinalSemifinalFinal
ResultRankResultRankResultRankResultRank
Florin Ionescu3000 m steeplechase8:37.4427did not advance
Costică Bălan20 km walk—1:23:4218
Field events
AthleteEventQualificationFinal
DistancePositionDistancePosition
Bogdan ȚărușLong jump8.0012 q8.009
Ionuț PungăTriple jump16.7214did not advance
Gheorghe GușetShot put18.5630did not advance
Costel GrasuDiscus throwNM—did not advance
Women
Track & road events
AthleteEventHeatQuarterfinalSemifinalFinal
ResultRankResultRankResultRankResultRank
Otilia Silvia Ruicu400 m52.6527 Q52.2822did not advance
Elena Iagăr800 m2:07.5630did not advance
Elena Iagăr1500 m4:11.3521—4:14.7523did not advance
Gabriela Szabo4:08.333 Q—4:07.38114:05.27
Violeta Szekely4:10.1811—4:06.607 Q4:05.15
Gabriela Szabo5000 m15:08.362 Q—14:40.79 OR
Ionela Târlea400 metres hurdles56.4016 q—54.705 q54.356
Anuța CătunăMarathon—DNF
Alina Gherasim—2:36:1629
Lidia Șimon—2:23:22
Norica Câmpean20 km walk—1:31:506
Ana Maria Groza—1:33:3813
Field events
AthleteEventQualificationFinal
DistancePositionDistancePosition
Oana PantelimonHigh jump1.9412 Q1.99
Monica Iagăr1.9410 Q1.939
Cristina Elena NicolauTriple jump14.1410 q14.176
Nicoleta GrasuDiscus throw58.5719did not advance
Ana Mirela ȚermureJavelin throw56.3122did not advance
Felicia Țilea-Moldovan58.7515did not advance
Combined events – Heptathlon
AthleteEvent 100H HJ SP 200 m LJ JT 800 mFinalRank
Viorica ȚigăuResult13.391.7211.5324.806.0143.482:19.65589318
Points1066879630905853732828

Boxing

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Main article: Boxing at the 2000 Summer Olympics
Men
AthleteEventRound of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Rank
Marian VelicuLight Flyweight  Ballioğlu (TUR)
W 20–8		  Romero (CUB)
L RSC		did not advance
Bogdan DobrescuFlyweight  Yang X (CHN)
W 12–3		  Mantilla (CUB)
L RSC		did not advance
George OlteanuBantamweight  Mikaelyan (GRE)
W 7–2		  Morales (MEX)
W RSC		  Vinson (USA)
L 19–26		did not advance
Ovidiu BobîrnatFeatherweight  Sattarkhanov (KAZ)
L 5–14		did not advance
Gheorghe LunguLightweight  Tebebu (ETH)
W 15–3		  Bejarano (MEX)
L 11–14		did not advance
Dorel SimionWelterweight  Tsie (LES)
W RSC		  Guerra (CUB)
W 11–7		  Küchler (GER)
W 26–14		  Saitov (RUS)
L 10–19		did not advance
Marian SimionLight middleweight  Di Corcia (ITA)
W 19–8		  Zertuche (MEX)
W RSC		  Esther (FRA)
W RSC		  Thongburan (THA)
W 26–16		  Ibraimov (KAZ)
L 23–25
Oleksandr ZubrihinMiddleweight  Kinzi (ALG)
W 19–8		  Kumar (IND)
W 12–3		  Gutiérrez (CUB)
L KO		did not advance
Claudio RîșcoLight Heavyweight  Mihaylov (UZB)
L 6–15		did not advance
Constantin OnofreiSuper HeavyweightBYE  Peter (NGR)
L 14–17		did not advance

Canoeing

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Main article: Canoeing at the 2000 Summer Olympics

Sprint

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Men
AthleteEventHeatsSemifinalsFinal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Florin HuiduC-1 500 m1:53.0764 QS1:53.2774did not advance
C-1 1000m3:56.7705 QS4:03.9105did not advance
Florin Popescu
Mitică Pricop		C-2 500 m1:41.9041 QFBYE1:54.260
C-2 1000 m3:37.3401 QFBYE3:37.355
Geza MagyarK-1 500 m1:42.7333 QS1:41.4824did not advance
Marian BăbanK-1 1000 m3:45.1275 QS3:47.2157did not advance
Vasile Curuzan
Romică Șerban		K-2 500 m1:33.1844 QS1:32.9756did not advance
Vasile Curuzan
Sorin Petcu
Romică Șerban
Marian Sîrbu		K-4 1000 m3:05.3415 QS3:05.1016did not advance
Women
AthleteEventHeatsSemifinalsFinal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Sanda TomaK-1 500 m1:54.7384 QS1:56.3105did not advance
Raluca Ioniță
Mariana Limbău		K-2 500 m1:43.2044 QSBYE1:59.2644
Raluca Ioniță
Mariana Limbău
Elena Radu
Sanda Toma		K-4 500 m1:35.9353 QFBYE1:37.010

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

Diving

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Main article: Diving at the 2000 Summer Olympics
Men
AthleteEventPreliminariesSemifinalsFinal
PointsRankPointsRankPointsRank
Gabriel Cherecheș3 m springboard318.2735did not advance
10 m platform320.6130did not advance
Women
AthleteEventPreliminariesSemifinalsFinal
PointsRankPointsRankPointsRank
Clara Elena Ciocan3 m springboard265.2921did not advance
Anișoara Oprea221.8236did not advance

Fencing

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Main article: Fencing at the 2000 Summer Olympics

Five fencers, three men and two women, represented Romania in 2000.

Men
AthleteEventRound of 64Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalSemifinalFinal / BM
Opposition
Score		Opposition
Score		Opposition
Score		Opposition
Score		Opposition
Score		Opposition
Score		Rank
Mihai CovaliuMen's sabreBye  Jaskot (POL)
W 15–12		  Lapkes (BLR)
W 15–11		  Tuoya (FRA)
W 15–12		  Kothny (GER)
W 15–12		  Gourdain (FRA)
W 15–12
Victor GăureanuBye  Tarantino (ITA)
W 15–10		  Pilett (FRA)
W 15–10		  Gourdain (FRA)
L 14–15		did not advance
Florin Lupeică  Maya (CUB)
W 15–10		  Köves (HUN)
L 14–15		did not advance
Mihai Covaliu
Victor Găureanu
Florin Lupeică		Men's team sabre—  Poland (POL)
W 45-20		  Russia (RUS)
L 28-45		  Germany (GER)
L 27-45		4
Women
AthleteEventRound of 64Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalSemifinalFinal / BM
Opposition
Score		Opposition
Score		Opposition
Score		Opposition
Score		Opposition
Score		Opposition
Score		Rank
Laura Cârlescu-BadeaWomen's foilBye  Dussu (CUB)
W 15–6		  Jie (CHN)
W 15–7		  Bianchedi (ITA)
W 15–4		  Vezzali (ITA)
L 8–15		  Trillini (ITA)
L 9–15		4
Reka Zsofia Lazăr-SzaboBye  Mahoney (CAN)
W 15–10		  Marsh (USA)
W 15–7		  Vezzali (ITA)
L 8–9		did not advance

Gymnastics

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Main article: Gymnastics at the 2000 Summer Olympics

Men's artistic

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Team
AthleteEventQualificationFinal
ApparatusTotalRankApparatusTotalRank
FPHRVPBHBFPHRVPBHB
Marian DrăgulescuTeam9.700 Q9.5009.5759.6379.6259.31257.3497 Q9.3879.3879.5379.7379.5879.55057.186—
Rareş Orzaţa9.3379.5009.6379.6379.1629.28756.56019 Q9.2379.4259.5759.6378.9629.65056.486
Florentin Pescaru8.8509.5629.2379.5879.3759.21255.823339.5509.4509.5759.6009.0508.68755.786
Ioan Suciu9.4379.7129.4259.3509.6129.23756.77315 Q9.2129.6379.5379.7379.5879.55056.836
Marius Urzică—9.812—9.6629.57529.04982—9.787—9.7128.78728.286
Total37.32438.58637.87438.21138.27437.411227.4806 Q37.38638.29937.83638.66137.99937.362227.5436
Individual events
AthleteEventApparatusTotalRank
F PH R V PB HB
Marian DrăgulescuAll-around9.6379.3009.5629.5629.4879.55057.09813
Rareş Orzaţa9.3129.6129.6379.6629.4629.70057.38511
Ioan Suciu8.7129.7259.3259.2129.4009.41255.78628
Marian DrăgulescuFloor9.712—9.7126
Marius UrzicăPommel horse—9.862—9.862
Parallel bars—8.887—8.8878

Women's artistic

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Team
AthleteEventQualificationFinal
ApparatusTotalRankApparatusTotalRank
VUBBBFVUBBBF
Simona AmânarTeam9.743 Q9.5629.6759.737 Q38.7172 Q9.7129.5509.8379.76238.861—
Loredana Boboc9.2509.5509.6759.33737.812179.4009.4759.6009.70038.175
Andreea Isărescu9.1939.625—18.818869.5759.687—9.60028.862
Maria Olaru9.6259.2259.787 Q9.57538.21210 Q9.5819.5259.7879.68738.580
Claudia Presăcan—9.775 Q8.92518.70088—9.450—9.450
Andreea Răducan9.743 Q9.5629.6759.737 Q38.7172 Q9.7129.5509.8379.76238.861
Total38.34338.28738.91238.449153.9912 Q38.46138.23738.98638.924154.608
Individual events
AthleteEventApparatusTotalRank
V UB BB F
Simona AmânarAll-around9.6569.5129.6629.81238.642
Maria Olaru9.6569.6009.7009.62538.581
Andreea RăducanDisqualified
Simona AmânarVault9.537—9.5376
Floor—9.7129.712
Maria OlaruBalance beam—9.700—9.7006
Claudia Presăcan—9.750—9.7504
Andreea RăducanVault9.693—9.693

Handball

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Main article: Handball at the 2000 Summer Olympics

Group A

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TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPoints
 South Korea4400131100+318
 Hungary4211119106+135
 France42029093-34
 Romania411299101-23
 Angola400498137-390
19 September 2000
Romania  25 – 34  South Korea
21 September 2000
Angola  25 – 35  Romania
23 September 2000
Romania  21 – 21  Hungary
25 September 2000
France  21 – 18  Romania

Quarter-finals

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28 September 2000
Norway  28 – 16  Romania

5–8th place

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30 September 2000
Austria  29 – 23  Romania

7th place

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1 October 2000
Brazil  33 – 38  Romania

Judo

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Main article: Judo at the 2000 Summer Olympics
Men
AthleteEventRound of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsRepechage 1Repechage 2Repechage 3Final / BM
Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Rank
Claudiu BașteaMen's 73kg  Nakamura (JPN)
L 0010–0110		did not advance
Adrian CroitoruMen's 90kg  Geraldino (DOM)
W 0010-0001		  Morozov (RUS)
W 1001-0000		  Huizinga (NED)
L 0000-0001		—  Olson (USA)
L 0001-1000		did not advance
Radu IvanMen's 100kg  Svirin (BLR)
W 0100-0000		  Jikurauli (GEO)
L 0001-1001		did not advance
Gabriel MunteanuMen's +100kg  Jakl (CZE)
L 0000-1011		did not advance
Women
AthleteEventRound of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsRepechage 1Repechage 2Repechage 3Final / BM
Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Rank
Laura MoiseWomen's 48kg  Park S-J (KOR)
W		  Savon (CUB)
L		did not advance
Ioana Maria AluașWomen's 52kg  Diaz (VEN)
W		  Liu X (CHN)
L		—  Devi (IND)
W		  Souakri (ALG)
W		  Kye (PRK)
L		5
Simona RichterWomen's 78kgBye  Cowen (GBR)
W		  Luna (CUB)
L		—  Tong (USA)
W		  Lee S-y (KOR)
W		  Rakels (BEL)
W

Modern pentathlon

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Main article: Modern pentathlon at the 2000 Summer Olympics
AthleteEventShooting
(10 m air pistol)		Fencing
(épée one touch)		Swimming
(200 m freestyle)		Riding
(show jumping)		Running
(3000 m)		Total pointsFinal rank
PointsRankMP PointsResultsRankMP pointsTimeRankMP pointsPenaltiesRankMP pointsTimeRankMP Points
Nicolae PapucMen's1782115612138002:10.86161192DNF-09:53.89181026417421

Rowing

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Main article: Rowing at the 2000 Summer Olympics
Men
AthleteEventHeatsRepechageSemifinalsFinal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Valeriu Andrunache
Adrian Bucenschi
Florin Corbeanu
Valentin Robu		Coxless four6:14.004 R6:11.242 Q6:15.146 FB6:06.7310
Dorin Alupei
Andrei Bănică
Vasile Măstăcan
Costel Mutescu
Cornel Nemțoc
Gheorghe Pîrvan
Dumitru Răducanu
Viorel Talapan
Florian Tudor		Eight5:56.934 R5:43.242 FA—5:43.896
Women
AthleteEventHeatsRepechageSemifinalsFinal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Georgeta Damian
Doina Ignat		Coxless pair7:16.221 Q—7:11.00
Veronica Cogeanu-Cochela
Elisabeta Oleniuc-Lipa		Double sculls7:08.701 Q—7:05.055
Angela Alupei
Constanța Burcica		Lightweight double sculls7:16.651 Q—6:59.851 FA7:02.64
Aurica Bărăscu
Elena Popa
Crina Violeta Serediuc
Doina Spîrcu		Quadruple sculls6:52.015 R6:50.344 FB—6:46.789
Veronica Cochela
Georgeta Damian
Maria Dumitrache
Liliana Gafencu
Elena Georgescu
Doina Ignat
Elisabeta Lipă
Ioana Olteanu
Viorica Susanu		Eight6:06.661 Q—6:06.44

Shooting

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Main article: Shooting at the 2000 Summer Olympics
Men
AthleteEventQualificationFinal
PointsRankTotalRank
Sorin Babii10m air pistol57811did not advance
50m pistol5609did not advance
Iulică Cazan25m rapid fire pistol58311did not advance
Iulian Raicea5871 Q684.6
10m air pistol56930did not advance

Swimming

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Main article: Swimming at the 2000 Summer Olympics
Men
AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Dragoș Coman200m freestyle1:50.2017did not advance
400m freestyle3:48.77 NR7 Q—3:47.38 NR5
1500m freestyle15:12.64 NR9did not advance
Răzvan Florea100m backstroke56.35 NR=21did not advance
200m backstroke1:59.795 Q1:59.44 NR5 Q1:59.05 NR6
Ioan Gherghel100m butterfly54.1321did not advance
200m butterfly1:59.4817did not advance
Cezar Bădiță200m individual medley2:02.48 NR9 Q2:02.025did not advance
400m individual medley4:17.11 NR4 Q—4:20.917
Cezar Bădiță
Dragoș Coman
Răzvan Florea
Ioan Gherghel		4 × 200 m freestyle relay7:24.069did not advance
Women
AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Camelia Potec200m freestyle2:00.185 Q1:59.542 Q1:59.467
400m freestyle4:11.9211did not advance
Simona Păduraru4:13.8916did not advance
Diana Mocanu100m backstroke1:01.18 NR2 Q1:00.70 NR1 Q1:00.21 OR
200m backstroke2:09.21 NR1 Q2:09.641 Q2:08.16
100m butterfly59.72 NR12 Q59.12 NR3 Q59.438
Beatrice Câșlaru200m breaststroke2:27.596 QWithdrew
200m individual medley2:13.722 Q2:13.311 Q2:12.57
Diana Mocanu2:29.5834did not advance
Beatrice Câșlaru400m individual medley4:41.044 Q—4:37.18
Ioana Diaconescu
Florina Herea
Diana Mocanu
Camelia Potec		4 × 100 m freestyle relay3:48.7812did not advance
Lorena Diaconescu
Florina Herea
Simona Păduraru
Camelia Potec		4 × 200 m freestyle relay8:05.243 Q—8:01.634
Ioana Diaconescu
Florina Herea
Simona Păduraru
Raluca Udroiu		4 × 100 m medley relay4:23.5618did not advance

Table tennis

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Main article: Table tennis at the 2000 Summer Olympics
AthleteEventGroup stageRound of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal / BM
Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		RankOpposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Rank
Adrian CrișanMen's singles  Błaszczyk (POL)
L 2-3		  Gerada (AUS)
W 3-0		2did not advance
Otilia BădescuWomen's singles  Fadeyeva (RUS)
W 3-1		  Silva (BRA)
W 3-0		1 Q  Suk (KOR)
L 2-3		did not advance

Tennis

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Main article: Tennis at the 2000 Summer Olympics
AthleteEventRound of 64Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal / BM
Opposition
Score		Opposition
Score		Opposition
Score		Opposition
Score		Opposition
Score		Opposition
Score		Rank
Andrei PavelMen's singles  Norman (SWE)
L 7–6, 3–6, 8-10		did not advance
Ruxandra DragomirWomen's singles  Pratt (AUS)
L 3–6, 3-6		did not advance

Weightlifting

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Main article: Weightlifting at the 2000 Summer Olympics

Men

AthleteEventSnatchClean & JerkTotalRank
123123
Adrian Jigău– 56 kg122.5127.5127.5152.5157.5157.5275.06
Valeriu Calancea– 85 kg155.0160.0162.5195.0205.0205.0365.010
Florin Vlad– 105 kg175.0180.0185.0215.0220.0225.0405.07
Marius Alecu+ 105 kg165.0170.0175.0215.0220.0220.0390.015

Wrestling

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Main article: Wrestling at the 2000 Summer Olympics
Freestyle
AthleteEventElimination PoolQuarterfinalSemifinalFinal / BM
Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		RankOpposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Rank
Nicolae Ghiță85kg  Khadem (IRI)
L 3-5		  Kapuvari (HUN)
L 1-2		  Aka-Akesse (CIV)
W 10-0		3did not advance
Greco-Roman
AthleteEventElimination PoolQuarterfinalSemifinalFinal / BM
Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		RankOpposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Rank
Marian Sandu54kg  Kang (PRK)
W 8-7		  Shevtsov (RUS)
L 8-11		—3did not advance
Constantin Borăscu58kg  Yildiz (GER)
L 4-6		  Barguaoui (TUN)
W 7-0		  Nikonorov (RUS)
L 3-7		3did not advance
Ender Memet69kg  Azcuy (CUB)
L 3-4		  Abdo (AUS)
W 11-0		—2did not advance
Petru Sudureac97kg  Ljungberg (SWE)
L 2-3		  Mollov (BUL)
W 6-1		—2did not advance

See also

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Notes

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  • Wallechinsky, David (2004). The Complete Book of the Summer Olympics (Athens 2004 Edition). Toronto, Canada. ISBN 1-894963-32-6.
  • International Olympic Committee (2001). The Results. Retrieved 12 November 2005.
  • Sydney Organising Committee for the Olympic Games (2001). Official Report of the XXVII Olympiad Volume 1: Preparing for the Games. Retrieved 20 November 2005.
  • Sydney Organising Committee for the Olympic Games (2001). Official Report of the XXVII Olympiad Volume 2: Celebrating the Games. Retrieved 20 November 2005.
  • Sydney Organising Committee for the Olympic Games (2001). The Results. Retrieved 20 November 2005.
  • International Olympic Committee Web Site

References

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  1. ^ "Romania at the 2000 Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 10 March 2012.
  2. ^ a b "Raducan tests positive for stimulant" Associated Press, 26 September 2000
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