Romania at the 1996 Summer Olympics

Men's 1,500 metres

• Ovidiu Olteanu

• Qualification — 3:38.33 (→ did not advance)

Men's 400m Hurdles

• Mugur Mateescu

• Heat — 49.97s (→ did not advance)

Men's 3,000 metres Steeplechase

• Florin Ionescu

• Heat — 8:31.34
• Semifinals — 8:28.77 (→ did not advance)

Men's Long Jump

• Bogdan Tarus

• Qualification — 7.96m (→ did not advance)

• Bogdan Tudor

• Qualification — 7.88m (→ did not advance)

Men's Discus Throw

• Costel Grasu

• Qualification — 58.56m (→ did not advance)

Men's 20 km Walk

• Costică Bălan

Women's 10.000 metres

• Iulia Negura

• Qualification — 31:40.16
• Final — 31:26.46 (→ 8th place)

Women's 400m Hurdles

• Ionela Târlea

• Qualification — 55.42
• Semifinals — 54.41
• Final — 54.40 (→ 7th place)

Women's Javelin Throw

• Felicia Tilea

• Qualification — 66.94m
• Final — 59.94m (→ 10th place)

Women's Discus Throw

• Nicole Grasu

• Qualification — 63.00m
• Final — 63.28m (→ 7th place)

• Cristina Boit

• Qualification — 58.10m (→ did not advance)

Women's Long Jump

• Mihaela Gheorghiu

• Qualification — NM (→ did not advance)

Women's Triple Jump

• Rodica Mateescu

• Qualification — 14.22m
• Final — 14.21m (→ 8th place)

Women's Heptathlon

• Liliana Nastase

• Final Result — 5847 points (→ 22nd place)

Women's Marathon

• Lidia Șimon — 2:31.04 (→ 6th place)
• Anuța Cătună — 2:42.01 (→ 44th place)
• Cristina Pomacu — did not finish (→ no ranking)

Women's 10 km Walk

• Norica Câmpean — 46:19 (→ 29th place)

Men's Light Flyweight (– 48 kg)

• Sabin Bornei

• First Round — Defeated José Pérez Reyes (Dominican Republic), 16-10
• Second Round — Lost to Somrot Kamsing (Thailand), 7-18

Men's Bantamweight (– 54 kg)

• George Olteanu

• First Round — Defeated Samuel Álvarez (Mexico), referee stopped contest in third round
• Second Round — Defeated Kalai Riadh (Tunisia), 16-3
• Quarter Finals — Lost to István Kovács (Hungary), 2-24

Men's Lightweight (– 60 kg)

• Leonard Doroftei → Bronze Medal

• First Round — Defeated Julio Mboumba (Gabon), referee stopped contest in second round
• Second Round — Defeated Sergey Kopenkin (Kyrgyzstan), 10-1
• Quarter Finals — Defeated Koba Gogoladze (Georgia), 17-8
• Semi Finals — Lost to Hocine Soltani (Algeria), 6-9

Men's Lightweight (– 67 kg)

• Marian Simion → Bronze Medal

• First Round — Defeated Hussein Bayram (France), 13-6
• Second Round — Defeated Fernando Vargas (United States), 8-7
• Quarter Finals — Defeated Hasan Al (Denmark), 16-8
• Semi Finals — Lost to Juan Hernández Sierra (Cuba), 7-20

Men's Light Middleweight (– 71 kg)

• Francisc Vaștag

• First Round — Lost to Markus Beyer (Germany), 12-17

Men's Heavyweight (– 91 kg)

• Ovidiu Bali

• First Round — Bye
• Second Round — Lost to Christophe Mendy (France), referee stopped contest in second round

Women's 10m Platform

• Clara Elena Ciocan

• Preliminary Heat — 281.52
• Semi Final — 157.41
• Final — 256.05 (→ 10th place)

• Anisoara Opriea

• Preliminary Heat — 233.34 (→ did not advance, 22nd place)

Nine fencers, six men and three women, represented Romania in 1996.

Men's épée

• Gheorghe Epurescu
• Gabriel Pantelimon
• Aurel Bratu

Men's team épée

• Aurel Bratu, Gheorghe Epurescu, Gabriel Pantelimon

Men's sabre

• Vilmoș Szabo
• Florin Lupeică
• Mihai Covaliu

Men's team sabre

• Florin Lupeică, Mihai Covaliu, Vilmoș Szabo

Women's foil

• Laura Cârlescu-Badea
• Roxana Scarlat
• Reka Zsofia Lazăr-Szabo

Women's team foil

• Laura Cârlescu-Badea, Reka Zsofia Lazăr-Szabo, Roxana Scarlat

Men's Individual Competition

• Adrian Toader — 5335 pts (→ 14th place)

Men's 100 m Freestyle

• Nicolae Ivan

• Heat — 51.14 (→ did not advance, 30th place)

Men's 200 m Freestyle

• Nicolae Butacu

• Heat — 1:50.83
• B-Final — 1:51.46 (→ 16th place)

Men's 100 m Backstroke

• Nicolae Butacu

• Heat — 56.73 (→ did not advance, 21st place)

Men's 200 m Backstroke

• Nicolae Butacu

• Heat — 2:08.59 (→ did not advance, 34th place)

Men's 100 m Butterfly

• Răzvan Petcu

• Heat — 55.50 (→ did not advance, 35th place)

Men's 4 × 100 m Freestyle Relay

• Nicolae Ivan, Răzvan Petcu, Horațiu Badiță, and Alexandru Ioanovici

• Heat — 3:21.66 (→ did not advance, 10th place)

Women's 50 m Freestyle

• Luminița Dobrescu

• Heat — 26.47 (→ did not advance, 27th place)

Women's 100 m Freestyle

• Luminița Dobrescu

• Heat — 56.27
• B-Final — 55.98 (→ 11th place)

Women's 200 m Freestyle

• Luminița Dobrescu

• Heat — 2:00.85
• Final — 2:01.63 (→ 8th place)

• Ioana Diaconescu

• Heat — 2:04.59 (→ did not advance, 25th place)

Women's 400 m Freestyle

• Carla Negrea

• Heat — 4:16.89
• B-Final — 4:17.08 (→ 16th place)

Women's 800 m Freestyle

• Carla Negrea

• Heat — 8:54.19 (→ did not advance, 20th place)

Women's 200 m Backstroke

• Cătălina Căsaru

• Heat — 2:15.92
• B-Final — 2:15.15 (→ 14th place)

Women's 100 m Breaststroke

• Larisa Lăcustă

• Heat — 1:13.91 (→ did not advance, 35th place)

Women's 100 m Butterfly

• Loredana Zisu

• Heat — 1:02.66 (→ did not advance, 23rd place)

Women's 200 m Butterfly

• Loredana Zisu

• Heat — 2:17.56 (→ did not advance, 21st place)

Women's 200 m Individual Medley

• Beatrice Căslaru

• Heat — 2:16.80
• B-Final — 2:16.75 (→ 12th place)

Women's 400 m Individual Medley

• Beatrice Căslaru

• Heat — 4:44.66
• Final — 4:44.91 (→ 6th place)

Women's 4 × 100 m Freestyle Relay

• Ioana Diaconescu, Florina Herea, Andrea Trufașu, and Luminița Dobrescu

• Heat – 3:48.43 (→ did not advance, 11th place)

Women's 4 × 200 m Freestyle Relay

• Luminița Dobrescu, Loredana Zisu, Ioana Diaconescu, and Carla Negrea

• Heat – 8:10.77
• Final – 8:10.02 (→ 7th place)

Women's 4 × 100 m Medley Relay

• Catalina Căsaru, Beatrice Căslaru, Loredana Zisu, and Luminița Dobrescu

• Heat – 4:16.18 (→ did not advance, 17th place)

Women's Singles Competition

• Cătălina Cristea

• First round — Lost to Anke Huber (Germany) 6-2 4-6 2-6

• Ruxandra Dragomir

• First round — Lost to Jana Novotná (Czech Republic) 4-6 4-4 retired

Men's 108 kg

• Nicu Vlad

• Snatch — 197.5 kg
• Clean & Jerk — 222.5 kg
• Total — 420.0 kg (→ Bronze Medal)