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. 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.Romania at the Paralympics (under the code ROM, 1972-2004), International Paralympic CommitteeRomania at the Paralympics (under the code ROU, 2008-present), International Paralympic Committee It first participated in the Winter Games in 2010. Its sole representative was Laura Valeanu, who entered two events in alpine skiing.
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),Romania at the Paralympics (under the code ROM, 1972-2004), International Paralympic Committee Romanian judoka Alex Bologa was the only medalist at the 2016 Summer Paralympics winning a bronze.
Medals
Summer Paralympics EventGoldSilverBronzeTotalRanking 1972 Summer Paralympics 0 0 0 0 – 1992 Summer Paralympics 10 6 7 23 - 1996 Summer Paralympics 0 0 0 0 – 2000 Summer Paralympics 0 0 0 0 – 2004 Summer Paralympics 0 0 0 0 – 2008 Summer Paralympics 0 1 0 1 63 2012 Summer Paralympics 1 1 0 2 47 2016 Summer Paralympics 0 0 1 1 76 2020 Summer Paralympics 0 1 1 2 71 2024 Summer Paralympics 1 0 1 2 61 Total 12 9 10 31 61
Winter Paralympics EventGoldSilverBronze ATotalRanking 2010 Winter Paralympics 0 0 0 0 – 2014 Winter Paralympics 0 0 0 0 – 2018 Winter Paralympics 0 0 0 0 – 2022 Winter Paralympics 0 0 0 0 – 2026 Winter Paralympics 0 0 0 0 –Total 0 0 0 0 –
Medalists Medal Name Games Sport Event Carol-Eduard Novak 2008 Beijing Cycling Men's road time trial LC2 Carol-Eduard Novak 2012 London Cycling Men's individual pursuit C4 Carol-Eduard Novak 2012 London Cycling Men's road time trial C4 Alex Bologa 2016 Rio de Janeiro Judo Men's 60 kg Carol-Eduard Novak 2020 Tokyo Cycling Men's individual pursuit C4 Alex Bologa 2020 Tokyo Judo Men's 60 kg Alex Bologa 2024 Paris Judo Men's 73 kg J1 Camelia Ciripan 2024 Paris Table tennis Women's individual class 6
See also Romania at the Olympics
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