Romania competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London from 27 July to 12 August 2012. This nation has competed at the Summer Olympic Games since its official debut in 1924, missing only two editions, including the 1948 Summer Olympics. Despite being London's third Olympic Games, this is the first time the Romanian team has competed in London. The Romanian Olympic and Sports Committee (, COSR) sent a total of 103 athletes to the Games, 54 men and 49 women, to compete in 14 sports.
Romania left London with a total of 9 medals (2 gold, 5 silver, and 2 bronze), beating the number of medals won in 2008 by one. This performance was considered the nation's worst at an Olympic Games since 1964, based on the gold medal standings. Three of the medals were awarded to the team in artistic gymnastics, two in judo, two in weightlifting (taken away later), and one each in fencing and shooting. Romania did not win an Olympic medal in rowing for the first time since 1976, and in athletics for the first time since 1980. On 25 November 2020 the IOC disqualified two Romanians weightlifters, Răzvan Martin and Roxana Cocoș, for doping and stripped them of their medals.
Among the nation's medalists were gymnasts Sandra Izbașa and Cătălina Ponor, who both won two medals for their individual final exercises (vault and floor). The women's artistic gymnastics team, led by Ponor and Izbașa, also managed to repeat its bronze medal in the all-around event. Rifle shooter Alin Moldoveanu became the first Romanian man to claim the gold medal in a shooting event in 12 years. Meanwhile, Rareș Dumitrescu, who missed out of the bronze medal in men's individual sabre, led his team to win the silver in the men's team sabre fencing competition.
Medalists
| valign="top" | Medal Name Sport Event Date Alin Moldoveanu Shooting Men's 10 m air rifle Sandra Izbașa Gymnastics Women's vault Alina Dumitru Judo Women's 48 kg Corina Căprioriu Judo Women's 57 kg Rareș DumitrescuTiberiu DolniceanuFlorin ZalomirAlexandru Sirițeanu Fencing Men's team sabre Gymnastics Women's floor Diana BulimarDiana ChelaruLarisa IordacheSandra IzbașaCătălina Ponor Gymnastics Women's team all-around
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Medals by dateDayDate TotalDay 128 July0101Day 229 July0000Day 330 July1102Day 431 July0011Day 51 August0000Day 62 August0000Day 73 August0101Day 84 August0000Day 95 August1001Day 106 August0000Day 117 August0101Day 128 August0000Day 139 August0000Day 1410 August0000Day 1511 August0000Day 1612 August0000Total2417
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Medals by sportSport TotalFencing0101Gymnastics1113Judo0202Shooting1001Total2417
Medals by genderGender TotalMale1102Female1315Total2417
Delegation Comitetul Olimpic și Sportiv Român (COSR) selected a team of 103 athletes, 54 men and 49 women, to compete in 14 sports, surpassing the record in 2008 by just a single athlete. There was only a single competitor in road cycling.
The Romanian team featured past Olympic champions, four of them defending (marathon runner Constantina Diță, judoka Alina Dumitru, gymnast Sandra Izbașa, and rowing pair Georgeta Andrunache and Viorica Susanu). Eight female Romanian athletes were among the oldest of the team, including discus thrower Nicoleta Grasu, who competed at her sixth Olympics. Georgeta Andrunache became one of the most successful female rowers in Olympic history, with a total of six medals; five of them gold. Andrunache's compatriot, Viorica Susanu, who won a total of five Olympic medals, competed at her fifth Olympics, along with marathon runner Lidia Șimon. Skeet shooter Lucia Mihalache, at age 45, was the oldest athlete of the team, while gymnast Larisa Iordache was the youngest at age 16.
Other notable Romanian athletes included gymnast Cătălina Ponor, who made an Olympic comeback in her sport after eight years, swimmer and former Olympic champion Camelia Potec, who competed at her fourth Olympics, and tennis doubles specialist Horia Tecău, who became the nation's first male flag bearer at the opening ceremony since 1996.
| width=78% align=left valign=top | The following is the list of number of competitors participating in the Games. Note that reserves for fencing, field hockey, football, and handball are counted as reserves: SportMenWomenTotalAthletics 2 15 17Boxing 1 1 2Canoeing 9 2 11Cycling 0 1 1Fencing 4 4 8Gymnastics 5 5 10Judo 3 3 6Rowing 4 11 15Shooting 1 1 2Swimming 3 1 4Table tennis 1 2 3Tennis 2 3 5Water polo 13 0 13Weightlifting 3 1 4Wrestling 2 0 2 Total 54 49 103
Athletics
Romanian athletes achieved qualifying standards in the following athletics events (up to a maximum of 3 athletes in each event at the 'A' Standard, and 1 at the 'B' Standard):
Men Track & road events AthleteEventFinalResultRankMarius IonescuMarathon2:16:2826Marius Cocioran50 km walk3:57:5239
Women Track & road events AthleteEventHeatQuarterfinalSemifinalFinalResultRankResultRankResultRankResultRankAndreea Ogrăzeanu100 mcolspan=2 11.445Did not advance200 m23.466colspan=2 Did not advanceBianca Răzor400 m52.835colspan=2 Did not advanceMirela Lavric800 m2:01.654 qcolspan=2 2:00.467Did not advanceRoxana Bârcă5000 m16:01.0418colspan=4 Did not advanceAngela Moroșanu400 m hurdles56.645colspan=2 Did not advanceAncuța Bobocel3000 m steeplechase9:31.066rowspan=2 colspan=4 Did not advanceCristina Casandra9:58.8313Did not advanceConstantina DițăMarathonrowspan=2 colspan=6 2:41:3486Lidia Șimon2:32:4645Claudia Ștef20 km walkcolspan=6 1:33:5638
Field events AthleteEventQualificationFinalDistancePositionDistancePositionViorica ȚigăuLong jump6.2124Did not advanceCristina BujinTriple jump—Did not advanceEsthera PetreHigh jump1.85=20Did not advanceNicoleta GrasuDiscus throw61.8614Did not advanceBianca PerieHammer throw68.3422Did not advance
Boxing
Men AthleteEventRound of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinalOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankBogdan JuratoniMiddleweightL 10–12Did not advance
Women AthleteEventRound of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinalOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankMihaela LăcătușLightweightL 5–10Did not advance
Canoeing
Sprint Men AthleteEventHeatsSemifinalsFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankJosif ChirilăC-1 1000 m4:05.8631 Q4:07.7946 FB3:59.73011Alexandru DumitrescuVictor MihalachiC-2 1000 m3:43.7874 Q3:36.5513 FA3:43.0057Bogdan MadaIonuț MitreaK-2 200 m33.9785 Q34.2535 FB46.49513Petrus GavrilaToni IoneticuTraian NeaguȘtefan VasileK-4 1000 m3:12.3714 Q2:55.0275 FA2:58.2238
Women AthleteEventHeatsSemifinalsFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankIrina LauricIuliana PaleuK-2 500 m1:46.0013 Q1:49.2168 FB1:52.46816 Qualification Legend: FA = Qualify to final (medal); FB = Qualify to final B (non-medal)
Cycling
Road AthleteEventTimeRankAndrei NechitaMen's road raceDid not finish
Fencing
Men AthleteEventRound of 64Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalSemifinalFinal / Opposition ScoreOpposition ScoreOpposition ScoreOpposition ScoreOpposition ScoreOpposition ScoreRankRadu DărăbanIndividual foilW 15–12L 11–15Did not advanceTiberiu DolniceanuIndividual sabreL 11–15Did not advanceRareș DumitrescuW 15–12W 15–6W 15–13L 11–15L 10–154Florin ZalomirW 15–7L 12–15Did not advanceTiberiu DolniceanuRareș DumitrescuFlorin ZalomirAlexandru SirițeanuTeam sabrecolspan=3 W 45–30W 45–43L 26–45
Women AthleteEventRound of 64Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalSemifinalFinal / Opposition ScoreOpposition ScoreOpposition ScoreOpposition ScoreOpposition ScoreOpposition ScoreRankAna Maria BrânzăIndividual épéeW 15–8L 13–14Did not advanceSimona GhermanW 15–9W 15–13L 14–15Did not advanceAnca MăroiuW 15–10W 15–11L 14–15Did not advanceAna Maria BrânzăSimona GhermanAnca MăroiuLoredana DinuTeam épéecolspan=3 L 38–45Classification semi-finalW 45–385th place finalL 36–456Bianca PascuIndividual sabreL 10–15Did not advance
Gymnastics
Women's artistic gymnastics was the best sport for Romania at the 2012 Summer Olympics. They won a bronze medal in the team competition, Sandra Izbașa won gold on vault, and Cătălina Ponor won silver on floor. This was the 10th consecutive Olympics that Romania won a medal in the women's artistic gymnastics team competition dating back to 1976; their streak ended at the next Olympics in 2016.
Artistic Men Team AthleteEventQualificationFinalApparatusTotalRankApparatusTotalRankCristian BățagăTeam14.66612.70014.83315.766colspan=4 Did not advanceMarius Berbecar12.73314.46615.43315.23313.700colspan=2 Ovidiu Buidoso14.36613.766colspan=2 14.73314.066colspan=2 Vlad Cotuna15.01614.40015.50014.86613.491colspan=2 Flavius Koczi15.666 Q13.40014.60016.066 Q13.50012.63385.86525 QTotal45.34839.89943.89947.33244.83241.257262.56710
Individual finals AthleteEventApparatusTotalRankFlavius KocziAll-aroundDid not startFloor15.100colspan=5 15.1007Vaultcolspan=3 15.633colspan=2 15.6337
Women Team
AthleteEventQualificationFinalApparatusTotalRankApparatusTotalRankDiana BulimarTeamcolspan=2 14.00014.866 Qcolspan=2 14.06614.53314.700colspan=2 Diana Chelaru14.33314.66613.733colspan=3 13.633colspan=4 Larisa Iordache13.80015.10014.10014.80057.8009 Q15.100colspan=2 15.200colspan=2 Sandra Izbașa15.066 Q15.500 Q12.36614.60057.53211 Q14.80013.76615.300colspan=3 Cătălina Ponor14.600 Q15.13315.033 Qcolspan=2 15.10015.41614.800colspan=2 Total43.99945.73341.83344.699176.2644 Q45.00041.46445.24944.700176.414
Individual finals AthleteEventApparatusTotalRankLarisa IordacheAll-around13.83314.93314.23314.96657.9659Balance beamcolspan=3 14.20014.2006Sandra IzbașaAll-around15.20015.33313.90014.40058.8335Floor13.333colspan=3 13.3338Vault15.191colspan=2 15.191Cătălina PonorFloor15.200colspan=3 15.200Balance beamcolspan=3 15.06615.0664
Judo
Men AthleteEventRound of 64Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsRepechageFinal / OppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankDan Fâșie−66 kgL 0000–0100Did not advanceDaniel Brata−100 kgL 0013–0102Did not advanceVlăduț Simionescu+100 kgW 1001–0001L 1000–0000Did not advance
Women AthleteEventRound of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsRepechageFinal / OppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankAlina Dumitru−48 kgW 1000–0000 W 0011–0001 W 0102–0011L 0000–0011Andreea Chițu−52 kgW 0100–0000L 0000–0010Did not advanceCorina Căprioriu−57 kgW 0102–0000W 0100–0000W 0000–0000 W 0100–0000L 0000–0100
Rowing
For the first time in 36 years Romania did not win any medals in rowing.
Men AthleteEventHeatsRepechageSemifinalsFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankMarius Vasile CozmiucFlorin CurueaGeorge Alexandru PălămariuCristi-Ilie PîrghieFour5:52.872 SA/Bcolspan=2 6:12.7412 FB6:16.2012
Women AthleteEventHeatsRepechageFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankGeorgeta AndrunacheViorica SusanuPair7:05.393 R7:08.421 FA7:37.675Nicoleta AlbuEnikő BarabásRoxana CogianuAdelina CojocariuIrina DorneanuTeodora GîdoiuCristina GrigorașCamelia LupașcuIoana RotaruEight6:16.612 R6:16:162 FA6:17.644 Qualification Legend: FA=Final A (medal); FB=Final B (non-medal); FC=Final C (non-medal); FD=Final D (non-medal); FE=Final E (non-medal); FF=Final F (non-medal); SA/B=Semifinals A/B; SC/D=Semifinals C/D; SE/F=Semifinals E/F; QF=Quarterfinals; R=Repechage
Shooting
Men AthleteEventQualificationFinalPointsRankPointsRankAlin Moldoveanu10 m air rifle5992702.1
Women AthleteEventQualificationFinalPointsRankPointsRankLucia MihalacheSkeet6512Did not advance
Swimming
Romanian swimmers achieved qualifying standards in the following events (up to a maximum of 2 swimmers in each event at the Olympic Qualifying Time (OQT), and potentially 1 at the Olympic Selection Time (OST)):
Men AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankDragoș Agache100 m breaststroke1:02.93=37Did not advanceAlexandru Coci200 m butterfly1:59.6729Did not advanceNorbert Trandafir50 m freestyle22.22 NR15 Q22.3016Did not advance100 m freestyle49.0217Did not advance
Women