Romania at the 1980 Summer Olympics
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.
Medalists
Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date |
Toma Simionov and Ivan Patzaichin | Canoeing | C2 1000m | ||
Nadia Comăneci | Gymnastics | Balance Beam | ||
Nadia Comăneci | Gymnastics | Floor Exercises | ||
Sanda Toma | Rowing | Single Sculls | ||
Corneliu Ion | Shooting | Rapid-Fire Pistol | ||
Ștefan Rusu | Wrestling | Greco-Roman Lightweight | ||
Vasile Dîba, Nicuşor Eşanu, Ion Geanta, and Mihai Zafiu | Canoeing | K4 1000m | ||
Petre Capusta and Ivan Patzaichin | Canoeing | C2 500m | ||
Nadia Comăneci | Gymnastics | All-Around Individual | ||
Emilia Eberle | Gymnastics | Asymmetrical Bars | ||
Nadia Comăneci, Rodica Dunca, Emilia Eberle, Melita Ruhn, and Dumitriţa Turner | Gymnastics | Team Combined Exercises | ||
Constantin Alexandru | Wrestling | Greco-Roman Light Flyweight | ||
Dumitru Cipere | Boxing | Bantamweight | ||
Valentin Silaghi | Boxing | Middleweight | ||
Vasile Dîba | Canoeing | K1 500m | ||
Ion Bîrlădeanu | Canoeing | K1 1000m | ||
Anghelache Donescu, Petre Rosca and Durnitru Velicu | Equestrian | Dressage Team | ||
Melita Ruhn | Gymnastics | Side Horse Vault | ||
Melita Ruhn | Gymnastics | Uneven Bars | ||
Ştefan Birtalan, Iosif Boros, Adrian Cosma, Cezar Draganita, Marian Dumitru, Cornel Durau, Alexandru Fölker, Claudiu Eugen Ionescu, Nicolae Munteanu, Vasile Stinga, Lucian Vasilache, Neculai Vasilca, Radu Voina, and Maricel Voinea | Handball | Team Competition | ||
Olga Homeghi and Valeria Răcilă | Rowing | Double Sculls | ||
Angelica Aposteanu, Elena Bondar, Florica Bucur, Maria Constantinescu, Elena Dobrițoiu, Rodica Frintu, Ana Iliuță, and Marlena Zagoni-Predescu | Rowing | Eights | ||
Marius Cata-Chitiga, Valter-Corneliu Chifu, Laurentiu Dumanoiu, Günther Enescu, Dan Girleanu, Sorin Macavei, Corneliu Oros, Neculae Vasile Pop, Constantin Sterea, and Nicu Stoian | Volleyball | Team Competition | ||
Petre Dicu | Wrestling | Greco-Roman Light Heavyweight | ||
Vasile Andrei | Wrestling | Greco-Roman Heavyweight |
Archery
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:
- Aurora Chin - 2319 pts
- Terezia Preda - 2195 pts
- Andrei Berki - 2389 pts
- Mihai Birzu - 2280 pts
Athletics
Men's 400 m Hurdles
Men's 3,000 m Steeplechase
Men's High Jump
Men's Discus Throw
Women's 800 metres
Women's 1,500 metres
Women's High Jump
- Cornelia Popa
Women's Javelin Throw
- Éva Ráduly-Zörgő
Boxing
- Dumitru Şchiopu
- Daniel Radu
- Dumitru Cipere → Bronze Medal
- Titi Cercel
- Florian Livadaru
- Simion Cuçov
- Teodor Pîrjol
Canoeing
Cycling
Two cyclists represented Romania in 1980.;Individual road race
Men's Springboard
- Alexandru Adrian Bagiu
Equestrian
Fencing
18 fencers, 13 men and 5 women, represented Romania in 1980.;Men's foil
;Men's team foil
- Petru Kuki, Mihai Ţiu, Sorin Roca, Tudor Petruş
;Men's team épée
- Ioan Popa, Octavian Zidaru, Anton Pongratz, Costică Bărăgan
;Men's team sabre
- Ioan Pop, Marin Mustaţă, Cornel Marin, Ion Pantelimonescu, Alexandru Nilca
;Women's team foil
- Ecaterina Stahl-Iencic, Marcela Moldovan-Zsak, Viorica Ţurcanu, Suzana Ardeleanu, Aurora Dan
Gymnastics
Handball
;Men's team competition- Preliminary Round
- Classification Match
- Team Roster
Judo
Modern pentathlon
Three male pentathletes represented Romania in 1980.Men's Individual Competition:
- Dumitru Spîrlea — 5058 pts, 22nd place
- Gyula Galovici — 4,935 pts, 27th place
- Cezar Răducanu — 4,397 pts, 41st place
- Spîrlea, Câllovits, and Râducanu — 14,390 pts, 11th place
Rowing
Sailing
;OpenShooting
;OpenSwimming
Women's 100 m Breaststroke- Brigitte Prass
- Irinel Panulescu
- Mariana Paraschiv
Volleyball
- Preliminary Round
- Classification Matches
- Team Roster
- Preliminary Round, Group B
- Semi-final
- Bronze Medal Match
- Team Roster
Water polo
- Preliminary Round
- Final Round
- Team Roster
Weightlifting