Romania competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. Originally scheduled to take place from 24 July to 9 August 2020, the Games were postponed to 23 July to 8 August 2021, because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Since the nation's participation started in 1900 (and its official debut in 1924), Romanian athletes have appeared in every edition of the Summer Olympic Games, except for two occasions: the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles at the period of the worldwide Great Depression, and the 1948 Summer Olympics in London.
Medalists
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Competitors
The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games. Note that reserves in football are not counted:
Archery
One Romanian archer qualified for the women's individual recurve by winning the gold medal and booking the first of six available spots at the 2021 Final Qualification Tournament in Paris, France.
Athletics
Romanian athletes further achieved the entry standards, either by qualifying time or by world ranking, in the following track and field events (up to a maximum of 3 athletes in each event):
Track & road events
Field events
Basketball
Summary
3x3 basketball
Women's tournament
Romania women's national 3x3 team qualified directly for the Olympics by securing an outright berth, as one of the four highest-ranked squads, in the women's category of the FIBA rankings, marking the country's return to the sport for the first time since 1952.
Team roster
The players were announced on 8 July 2021.
Claudia Cuic
Gabriela Mărginean
Ancuţa Stoenescu
Sonia Ursu-Kim
Group play
Boxing
Romania entered two boxers (one per gender) into the Olympic tournament. Cosmin Gîrleanu (men's flyweight) and Maria Nechita (women's featherweight) secured the spots on the Romanian squad in their respective weight divisions, either by winning the round of 16 match, advancing to the semifinal match, or scoring a box-off triumph, at the 2020 European Qualification Tournament in London and Paris.
Canoeing
Sprint
Romania qualified a single boat in the men's C-2 1000 m for the Games by finishing fifth in the final race at the 2019 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Szeged, Hungary.
Qualification Legend: FA = Qualify to final (medal); FB = Qualify to final B (non-medal)
Cycling
Road
Romania entered one rider to compete in the men's Olympic road race, by virtue of his top 50 national finish (for men) in the UCI World Ranking.
Mountain biking
Romania entered one mountain biker to compete in the men's cross-country race with a gold-medal victory in the under-23 division at the 2019 UCI Mountain Bike World Championships in Mont-Sainte-Anne, Canada, marking the country's return to the sport at the Olympics for the first time since Athens 2004.
Fencing
Romania entered two fencers into the Olympic competition. Set to compete at her fifth consecutive Games, Ana Maria Popescu claimed a spot in the women's épée as one of the two highest-ranked fencers vying for qualification from Europe in the FIE Adjusted Official Rankings. Meanwhile, Iulian Teodosiu rounded out the Romanian roster by winning the final match of the men's sabre at the European Zonal Qualifier in Madrid, Spain.
Football
Summary
Men's tournament
Romania men's football team qualified for the Games by advancing to the semifinal stage of the 2019 UEFA European Under-21 Championship in Italy, signifying the country's return to the Olympic tournament after 56 years.
Team roster
Group play
Gymnastics
Artistic
Romania entered three artistic gymnasts into the Olympic competition. Going to his sixth Games, Marian Drăgulescu claimed one of the three spots available for individual-based gymnasts and progressed to the finals of the men's vault exercise. On the women's side, 19-year-old rookie Maria Holbură finished 13th out of the 20 gymnasts eligible for qualification in the individual all-around and apparatus events to ensure an Olympic berth for the Romanian squad at the 2019 World Championships in Stuttgart, Germany. Larisa Iordache added another spot for the Romanians to join Holbură on the gymnastics roster for her second trip to the Games after placing fourth in the individual all-around at the 2021 European Championships in Basel, Switzerland.
At the Olympics, Iordache was injured during qualifications, and she withdrew from the rest of the competition.