Romania at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Romania competed in the 2008 Summer Olympics, be held in Beijing, People's Republic of China from August 8 to August 24, 2008. Romania intended to send 104 competitors to Beijing, although the delegation was reduced to 102 when two Romanian athletes were suspended for doping before the start of the Olympics. The Romanian delegation for Beijing was the smallest Romanian Olympic delegation since the 1989 Revolution. Romanians competed in 16 sports, including athletics, archery, handball, gymnastics, wrestling, swimming, diving, weightlifting, fencing, table tennis, shooting, tennis, judo, boxing, kayak-canoeing and rowing.
Medalists
Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date |
Judo | Women's 48 kg | |||
Rowing | Women's coxless pair | |||
Athletics | Women's marathon | |||
Gymnastics | Women's floor | |||
Fencing | Women's épée | |||
Fencing | Men's sabre | |||
Gymnastics | Women's artistic team all-around | |||
Constanța Burcică Viorica Susanu Rodica Șerban Beniko Barabas Simona Mușat Ioana Papuc Georgeta Andrunache Doina Ignat Elena Georgescu | Rowing | Women's eight | ||
Wrestling | Men's freestyle 74 kg | / 18 Nov 2016 |
Archery
Romania will send archers to the Olympics for the second time, seeking the nation's first Olympic medal in the sport. Alexandru Bodnar earned the country its first qualifying spot in the men's competition by placing 29th in the 2007 World Outdoor Target Championships.Athletics
The following athletes were selected for the Romanian team.;Men - Field events
;Women - Track & road events
;Women - Field events
Boxing
Romania qualified two boxers for the Olympic boxing tournament. Popescu qualified at the first European qualifying tournament. Gheorghe qualified at the second European continental qualifying tournament.Canoeing
Sprint
Qualification Legend: QS = Qualify to semi-final; QF = Qualify directly to finalDiving
;Men;Women
Fencing
;Men;Women
Gymnastics
Artistic
;Men;Team
;Individual finals
;Women
;Team
;Individual finals
Handball
Women's tournament
;Roster;Group play
;Quarterfinal
;Classification semifinal
;7th–8th place
Judo
Rowing
Romania had qualified the following boats:.;Women
Qualification Legend: FA=Final A ; FB=Final B ; FC=Final C ; FD=Final D ; FE=Final E ; FF=Final F ; SA/B=Semifinals A/B; SC/D=Semifinals C/D; SE/F=Semifinals E/F; QF=Quarterfinals; R=Repechage
Shooting
;Men;Women
Swimming
;Men;Women
Table tennis
;Singles;Team
Tennis
Weightlifting
Wrestling
;Men's freestyle- Gheorghiță Ștefan originally finished fifth, but in November 2016, he was promoted to bronze due to disqualification of Soslan Tigiev.
;Women's freestyle