Romania at the 2004 Summer Olympics

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At the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens
Competitors	108 (50 men and 58 women) in 16 sports
Flag bearer	Elisabeta Lipă
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Romania competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece. 108 competitors, 50 men and 58 women, took part in 88 events in 16 sports.^[1]

Romania's sports in Greece included rowing, gymnastics, swimming, athletics, boxing and canoeing.

Medalists [edit]

Further information: 2004 Summer Olympics medal table and List of 2004 Summer Olympics medal winners

Medal	Name	Sport	Event	Date
1 ! Gold	Cătălina Ponor	Gymnastics	Women's balance beam	02013-08-23August 23
1 ! Gold	Cătălina Ponor	Gymnastics	Women's floor	02013-08-23August 23
1 ! Gold	Monica Roşu	Gymnastics	Women's vault	02013-08-22August 22
1 ! Gold	Oana Ban, Alexandra Eremia, Cătălina Ponor, Monica Roşu, Nicoleta Daniela Șofronie, Silvia Stroescu	Gymnastics	Women's artistic team all-around	02013-08-17August 17
1 ! Gold	Aurica Bărăscu, Georgeta Damian, Rodica Florea, Liliana Gafencu, Elena Georgescu, Doina Ignat, Elisabeta Lipă, Ioana Papuc, Viorica Susanu	Rowing	Women's coxed eight	02013-08-22August 22
1 ! Gold	Georgeta Damian, Viorica Susanu	Rowing	Women's coxless pair	02013-08-21August 21
1 ! Gold	Angela Alupei, Constanța Burcică	Rowing	Women's lightweight double sculls	02013-08-21August 21
1 ! Gold	Camelia Potec	Swimming	Women's 200 m freestyle	02013-08-17August 17
2 ! Silver	Marian Oprea	Athletics	Men's triple jump	02013-08-22August 22
2 ! Silver	Ionea Târlea-Manolache	Athletics	Women's 400 metres hurdles	02013-08-25August 25
2 ! Silver	Marian Drăgulescu	Gymnastics	Men's floor	02013-08-22August 22
2 ! Silver	Marius Urzică	Gymnastics	Men's pommel horse	02013-08-22August 22
2 ! Silver	Nicoleta Daniela Șofronie	Gymnastics	Women's floor	02013-08-23August 23
3 ! Bronze	Maria Cioncan	Athletics	Women's 1500 m	02013-08-28August 28
3 ! Bronze	Ionuț Gheorghe	Boxing	Light welterweight	02013-08-28August 28
3 ! Bronze	Marian Drăgulescu	Gymnastics	Men's vault	02013-08-23August 23
3 ! Bronze	Marian Drăgulescu, Ilie Daniel Popescu, Dan Nicolae Potra, Răzvan Dorin Șelariu, Ioan Silviu Suciu, Marius Urzică	Gymnastics	Men's artistic team all-around	02013-08-16August 16
3 ! Bronze	Alexandra Eremia	Gymnastics	Women's balance beam	02013-08-23August 23
3 ! Bronze	Răzvan Florea	Swimming	Men's 200 m backstroke	02013-08-19August 19

Athletics [edit]

Main article: Athletics at the 2004 Summer Olympics

Women's 400 metre hurdles:

Ionela Târlea-Manolache — Round 1: 54.41 s, Semifinal: 53.32 s, Final: 53.38 s (silver medal)

Women's 800 metres:

Maria Cioncan — Round 1: 1:59.64, Semifinal: 1:59.44, Final: 1:59.62 (7th place)

Women's 1500 metres:

Maria Cioncan — Round 1: 4:06.68, Semifinal: 4:06.69, Final: 3:58.39 (bronze medal)
Elena Iagăr — Round 1: 4:11.48
Alina Cucerzan — Round 1: 4:18.07

Women's 10000 metres:

Mihaela Botezan — 31:11.24 (NR) (11th place)

Women's 4x400 metre relay:

Angela Moroșanu, Alina Răpanu, Maria Rus, and Ionela Târlea-Manolache — Round 1: 3:27.36, Final: 3:26.81 (6th place)

Women's Marathon:

Nuța Olaru — 2:34:45 (13th place)
Constantina Diță-Tomescu — 2:37:31 (20th place)
Lidia Simon — DNF

Women's 20 km walk:

Norica Câmpean — 1:34:30 (27th place)
Ana Maria Groza — 1:34:56 (29th place)
Daniela Cârlan — 1:37:14 (37th place)

Men's long jump:

Bogdan Țăruș — Final, 8.21 metres (8th place)

Women's long jump:

Adina Anton — Round 1: 6.47 metres
Alina Militaru — Round 1: No mark

Men's triple jump:

Marian Oprea — Final, 17.55 metres (silver medal)

Women's triple jump:

Adelina Gavrilă — Round 1: 14.56 metres, Final: 13.86 metres (15th place)
Mariana Solomon — Round 1: 14.42 metres

Men's high jump:

Ștefan Vasilache — Round 1, 2.25 metres (did not advance)

Women's high jump:

Oana Pantelimon — Round 1: 1.92 metres, Final: 1.93 metres (7th place)
Monica Iagăr — Round 1: 1.95 metres, Final: 1.93 metres (8th place)

Men's shot put:

Gheorghe Gușet — Round 1, 19.68 metres (did not advance)

Women's discus:

Nicoleta Grasu — Round 1: 61.91 metres, Final: 64.92 metres (6th place)

Women's javelin:

Felicia Țilea-Moldovan — Round 1: 62.05 metres, Final: 59.72 metres (11th place)

Boxing [edit]

Main article: Boxing at the 2004 Summer Olympics

Three Romanian boxers competed in Athens. None lost in the round of 32, as two won and the third had a bye. In the round of 16, though, one boxer was defeated. Another fell in the quarterfinal. The third survived to the semifinal, where he was defeated to finish with a bronze medal. That medal put Romania in a five-way tie for 16th place in the boxing medal count. The team's combined record was 5-3.

Men's Featherweight (– 57 kg)