Romania at the 2008 Summer Olympics

Romania at the 2008 Summer Olympics
IOC code	ROU
NOC	Romanian Olympic and Sports Committee
Website	www.cosr.ro (in Romanian, English, and French)
in Beijing
Competitors	102 in 16 sports
Flag bearers	Valeria Beșe (opening) Georgeta Andrunache (closing)
Medals Ranked 17th	Gold 4 Silver 1 Bronze 4 Total 9
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
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Romania competed in the 2008 Summer Olympics, held in Beijing, 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.^[1] Romanians competed in 16 sports: athletics, archery, handball, gymnastics, wrestling, swimming, diving, weightlifting, fencing, table tennis, shooting, tennis, judo, boxing, kayak-canoeing, and rowing.^[1]