Romania at the Paralympics
| Romania at the Paralympics | |
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| IPC code | ROU |
| NPC | National Paralympic Committee |
| Medals Ranked 95th |
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Romania made its Paralympic Games début at the 1972 Summer Paralympics in Heidelberg, sending a single representative (Alex Peer) to compete in table tennis. He was eliminated in his first match.
Even though these medals are counted by researchers and other enthusiasts of the International Paralympic Movement, they are not counted by the Romanian Paralympic Committee, but are counted in the country's historical medal table. [1][2]
In 1996 Summer Games, it was again represented by a single competitor (Aurel Berbec in powerlifting). Romania was represented again by just one athlete in 2000, and two in 2004, but sent a larger delegation of five athletes to the 2008 Summer Games.[3][4] It first participated in the Winter Games in 2010. Its sole representative was Laura Valeanu, who entered two events in alpine skiing.[4]
Cyclist Eduard Novak was the best Romanian athlete since then, winning three medals between the 2008 and 2012 Summer Paralympics (one gold in 2012 and two silver in 2008 and 2012),[5][4] Romanian judoka Alex Bologa was the only medalist at the 2016 Summer Paralympics winning a bronze.
Medals
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Summer Paralympics[edit]
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Winter Paralympics[edit]
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Medalists
[edit]| Medal | Name | Games | Sport | Event |
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 Silver |
Carol-Eduard Novak |  2008 Beijing |
Cycling | Men's road time trial LC2 |
 Gold |
Carol-Eduard Novak |  2012 London |
Cycling | Men's individual pursuit C4 |
| Silver |
Carol-Eduard Novak | 2012 London |
Cycling | Men's road time trial C4 |
 Bronze |
Alex Bologa |  2016 Rio de Janeiro |
Judo | Men's 60 kg |
| Silver |
Carol-Eduard Novak |  2020 Tokyo |
Cycling | Men's individual pursuit C4 |
| Bronze |
Alex Bologa | 2020 Tokyo |
Judo | Men's 60 kg |
| Gold |
Alex Bologa |  2024 Paris |
Judo | Men's 73 kg J1 |
| Bronze |
Camelia Ciripan | 2024 Paris |
Table tennis | Women's individual class 6 |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Madrid 1992 – the Paralympic Games that time forgot! | paralympicanorak". Paralympicanorak.wordpress.com. 2012-06-25. Retrieved 2012-10-13.
- ^ Brittain, Ian (May 2012). "From Stoke Mandeville to Stratford: A History of the Summer Paralympic Games" (PDF). Coventry University. Retrieved September 8, 2024.
- ^ Romania at the Paralympics (under the code ROM, 1972-2004), International Paralympic Committee
- ^ a b c Romania at the Paralympics (under the code ROU, 2008-present), International Paralympic Committee
- ^ Romania at the Paralympics (under the code ROM, 1972-2004), International Paralympic Committee
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