The Romania women's national artistic gymnastics team represents Romania in FIG international competitions.
History
Romania won team competition bronze medals at the 1956 and 1960 Summer Olympics. They found major success in women's gymnastics starting in 1976. At that year's Olympics, Nadia Comăneci made history, leading Romania to the team silver medal, winning the individual all-around gold medal, and becoming the first woman to score a perfect 10. She scored seven 10s during the Games and subsequently became the most famous gymnast in the world. Romania built on that and for years was the second-best country in women's gymnastics, after the Soviet Union. With Comăneci, they also won the gold medal at the 1979 World Championships and the silver medal at the 1980 Summer Olympics.
In the mid to late-1980s, the team was led by future Hall of Famers Ecaterina Szabo and Daniela Silivaș. They won gold at the 1984 Olympics and silver at the 1988 Olympics. Romania then had their greatest period of success in the 1990s. The team featured three Hall of Famers during that decade: Lavinia Miloșovici, Gina Gogean, and Simona Amânar. They won silver at the 1992 Olympics, bronze at the 1996 Olympics, and gold at the 1994, 1995, 1997, and 1999 World Championships. In 2000, they won their second Olympic team gold medal, and Amânar won the individual all-around title.
Romania continued their success into the 2000s and won another Olympic gold in 2004. However, since then, they have not finished higher than third at the Olympics or Worlds. Their run as one of the sport's top countries ended when they did not qualify for the 2016 Olympics team competition.
Overview
At the Olympic Games, Romania has competed in the women's artistic gymnastics team competition 15 times. The team has won 12 medals, including gold medals in 1984, 2000, and 2004. Romania has also won the women's team competition seven times at the World Artistic Gymnastics Championships.
Current senior roster
Team competition results
Olympic Games
1928 — did not participate
1936 — did not participate
1948 — did not participate
1952 — 9th place
Elisabeta Abrudeanu, Teofila Băiașu, Helga Bîrsan, Olga Göllner, Ileana Gyarfaș, Olga Munteanu, Stela Perin, Eveline Slavici 1956 — bronze medal Georgeta Hurmuzachi, Sonia Iovan, Elena Leușteanu, Elena Mărgărit, Elena Săcălici, Emilia Vătășoiu 1960 — bronze medal Atanasia Ionescu, Sonia Iovan, Elena Leușteanu, Elena Mărgărit, Uta Poreceanu, Emilia Vătășoiu 1964 — 6th place Elena Ceampelea, Cristina Doboșan, Atanasia Ionescu, Sonia Iovan, Elena Leușteanu, Emilia Vătășoiu 1968 — did not participate 1972 — 6th place Elena Ceampelea, Alina Goreac, Anca Grigoraș, Paula Ioan, Marcela Păunescu, Elisabeta Turcu 1976 — silver medal Nadia Comăneci, Mariana Constantin, Georgeta Gabor, Anca Grigoraș, Gabriela Trușcă, Teodora Ungureanu 1980 — silver medal Nadia Comăneci, Rodica Dunca, Emilia Eberle, Cristina Elena Grigoraș, Melita Ruhn, Dumitrița Turner 1984 — gold medal Lavinia Agache, Laura Cutina, Cristina Elena Grigoraș, Simona Păucă, Mihaela Stănuleț, Ecaterina Szabo 1988 — silver medal Aurelia Dobre, Eugenia Golea, Celestina Popa, Gabriela Potorac, Daniela Silivaș, Camelia Voinea 1992 — silver medal Cristina Bontaș, Gina Gogean, Vanda Hădărean, Lavinia Miloșovici, Maria Neculiță, Mirela Pașca 1996 — bronze medal Simona Amânar, Gina Gogean, Ionela Loaieș, Alexandra Marinescu, Lavinia Miloșovici, Mirela Țugurlan 2000 — gold medal Simona Amânar, Loredana Boboc, Andreea Isărescu, Maria Olaru, Claudia Presăcan, Andreea Răducan 2004 — gold medal Oana Ban, Alexandra Eremia, Cătălina Ponor, Monica Roșu, Nicoleta Daniela Șofronie, Silvia Stroescu 2008 — bronze medal Andreea Acatrinei, Gabriela Drăgoi, Andreea Grigore, Sandra Izbașa, Steliana Nistor, Anamaria Tămârjan 2012 — bronze medal Diana Bulimar, Diana Chelaru, Larisa Iordache, Sandra Izbașa, Cătălina Ponor 2016 — did not participate 2020 — did not participate