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. 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.

Medalists

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

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Athletics

Men

Track & road events

Field events

Women

Track & road events

Field events

Combined events – Heptathlon

Boxing

Men

Canoeing

Sprint

Men

Women

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

Diving

Men

Women

Fencing

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

Men

Women

Gymnastics

Men's artistic

Team

Individual events

Women's artistic

Team

Individual events

Handball

• Aurelia Stoica
• Valeria Motogna-Beșe
• Cristina Vărzaru
• Cristina Dogaru-Cucuian
• Elena Napăr
• Gabriela Doina Tănaşe
• Lidia Drăgănescu
• Luminită HuÅ£upan-Dinu
• Mihaela Ignat
• Nicoleta Alina Dobrin
• Ramona Farcău
• Steluța Luca
• Talida Tolnai
• Victorina Bora

Group A

Quarter-finals

5–8th place

7th place

Judo

Men

Women

Modern pentathlon

Rowing

Men

Women

Shooting

Men

Swimming

Men

Women

Table tennis

Tennis

Weightlifting

Men

Wrestling

Freestyle

Greco-Roman

See also

• Romania at the 2000 Summer Paralympics

Notes

• Wallechinsky, David (2004). The Complete Book of the Summer Olympics (Athens 2004 Edition). Toronto, Canada. .
• 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