Romania at the 1984 Summer Olympics | |
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IOC code | ROU (ROM used at these Games) |
NOC | Romanian Olympic and Sports Committee |
Website | www |
in Los Angeles | |
Competitors | 124 (71 men and 53 women) in 13 sports |
Flag bearer | Corneliu Ion |
Medals Ranked 2nd |
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Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
Romania competed at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, United States. 124 competitors, 71 men and 53 women, took part in 86 events in 13 sports.[1] Notably, Romania was the only Eastern Bloc nation to participate at these Games; all others followed the Soviet Union's boycott of the Games. The Romanian athletes were greeted with warm applause and even a standing ovation from the spectators as they entered the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum during the opening ceremony, in part an affirmation of the nation's defiance of the boycott.[2][3] The Romanian Olympic team was phenomenally successful at the games, ultimately placing second to the United States in the gold medal tally.[4]
Of the first 139 nations in the parade, the biggest cheers went to Rumania, the only Warsaw Pact nation competing here.
The Romanians, the only Eastern bloc nation to defy the Soviet boycott, were greeted with a standing ovation.