List of Olympic female artistic gymnasts for Romania

Gymnastics events have been staged at the Olympic Games since 1896.[1] Romanian female gymnasts have participated in every Olympic Games since 1952 except for 1968.[2] A total of 74 female gymnasts have represented Romania. Romanian women have won 62 medals at the Olympics – 12 in team all-around, 11 in individual all-around, 10 in balance beam, 13 in floor exercise, 11 in vault, and 5 in uneven bars. The medals include 24 golds.[3] Romania medaled in the team all-around in every Summer Olympics between 1976 and 2012, winning golds in 1984, 2000, and 2004.[2]

The 2012 Olympic team

Eight Romanian female gymnasts have won at least four medals at the Olympic Games: Nadia Comăneci (nine), Simona Amânar (seven), Lavinia Miloșovici (six), Daniela Silivaș (six), Gina Gogean (five), Cătălina Ponor (five), Ecaterina Szabo (five), and Sandra Izbașa (four).[4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11]

Nadia Comăneci, who competed at the 1976 and 1980 Olympics, won nine total Olympic medals, the most of any Romanian female gymnast.[3] She won five medals in 1976, including golds in individual all-around, balance beam, and uneven bars. She also became the first woman to ever score a perfect 10 at the Olympics. In 1980, she won four more medals, including golds in balance beam and floor exercise.[12][13]

In 1984, Ecaterina Szabo won five medals at the only Olympics she participated in. She won golds in team all-around, balance beam, floor exercise, and vault.[10] In 1988, Daniela Silivaș won six medals at the only Olympics she participated in, earning golds in balance beam, floor exercise, and uneven bars.[7]

Lavinia Miloșovici and Gina Gogean both competed at the 1992 and 1996 Olympics. Miloșovici won four of her six medals in 1992, while Gogean won four of her five medals in 1996.[14][15] Simona Amânar competed in 1996 and 2000 and earned seven medals, the second-most of any Romanian female gymnast. She won gold in the 1996 vault event and the 2000 team all-around and individual all-around.[5]

In 2004, Cătălina Ponor won gold medals in team all-around, floor exercise, and balance beam. She did not compete at the 2008 Olympic Games but came back in 2012 to win two more medals.[9] Sandra Izbașa won four total medals in 2008 and 2012, including the 2008 floor exercise gold and 2012 vault gold.[11]

Gymnasts

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Nadia Comăneci
 
Aurelia Dobre
 
Sandra Izbașa
 
Cătălina Ponor
 
Andreea Răducan
 
Daniela Silivaș
 
Teodora Ungureanu
Gymnast Years Gold Silver Bronze Total medals Ref.
Elisabeta Abrudeanu 1952 0 0 0 0 [16]
Andreea Acatrinei 2008 0 0 1 1 [17]
Lavinia Agache 1984 1 0 1 2 [18]
Simona Amânar 1996, 2000 3 1 3 7 [5]
Oana Ban 2004 1 0 0 1 [19]
Ana Bărbosu 2024 0 0 1 1
Loredana Boboc 2000 1 0 0 1 [20]
Cristina Bontaș 1992 0 1 1 2 [21]
Diana Bulimar 2012 0 0 1 1 [22]
Helga Bîrsan 1952 0 0 0 0 [23]
Teofila Băiașu 1952 0 0 0 0 [24]
Elena Ceampelea 1964, 1972 0 0 0 0 [25]
Diana Chelaru 2012 0 0 1 1 [26]
Nadia Comăneci 1976, 1980 5 3 1 9 [4]
Mariana Constantin 1976 0 1 0 1 [27]
Lilia Cosman 2024 0 0 0 0
Laura Cutina 1984 1 0 0 1 [28]
Cristina Doboșan 1964 0 0 0 0 [29]
Aurelia Dobre 1988 0 1 0 1 [30]
Gabriela Drăgoi 2008 0 0 1 1 [31]
Rodica Dunca 1980 0 1 0 1 [32]
Emilia Eberle 1980 0 2 0 2 [33]
Alexandra Eremia 2004 1 0 1 2 [34]
Georgeta Gabor 1976 0 1 0 1 [35]
Amalia Ghigoarță 2024 0 0 0 0
Gina Gogean 1992, 1996 0 2 3 5 [8]
Eugenia Golea 1988 0 1 0 1 [36]
Alina Goreac 1972 0 0 0 0 [37]
Anca Grigoraș 1972, 1976 0 1 0 1 [38]
Cristina Elena Grigoraș 1980, 1984 1 1 0 2 [39]
Andreea Grigore 2008 0 0 1 1 [40]
Ileana Gyarfaș 1952 0 0 0 0 [41]
Olga Göllner 1952 0 0 0 0 [42]
Georgeta Hurmuzachi 1956 0 0 1 1 [43]
Vanda Hădărean 1992 0 1 0 1 [44]
Maria Holbură 2020 0 0 0 0
Paula Ioan 1972 0 0 0 0 [45]
Atanasia Ionescu 1960, 1964 0 0 1 1 [46]
Larisa Iordache 2012, 2020 0 0 1 1 [47]
Sonia Iovan 1956, 1960, 1964 0 0 2 2 [48]
Andreea Isărescu 2000 1 0 0 1 [49]
Sandra Izbașa 2008, 2012 2 0 2 4 [11]
Elena Leușteanu 1956, 1960, 1964 0 0 3 3 [50]
Ionela Loaieș 1996 0 0 1 1 [51]
Alexandra Marinescu 1996 0 0 1 1 [52]
Lavinia Miloșovici 1992, 1996 2 1 3 6 [6]
Olga Munteanu 1952 0 0 0 0 [53]
Elena Mărgărit 1956, 1960 0 0 2 2 [54]
Maria Neculiță 1992 0 1 0 1 [55]
Steliana Nistor 2008 0 0 1 1 [56]
Maria Olaru 2000 1 1 0 2 [57]
Mirela Pașca 1992 0 1 0 1 [58]
Stela Perin 1952 0 0 0 0 [59]
Cătălina Ponor 2004, 2012, 2016 3 1 1 5 [9]
Celestina Popa 1988 0 1 0 1 [60]
Uta Poreceanu 1960 0 0 1 1 [61]
Gabriela Potorac 1988 0 2 1 3 [62]
Andreea Preda 2024 0 0 0 0
Claudia Presăcan 2000 1 0 0 1 [63]
Simona Păucă 1984 2 0 1 3 [64]
Marcela Păunescu 1972 0 0 0 0 [65]
Monica Roșu 2004 2 0 0 2 [66]
Melita Ruhn 1980 0 1 2 3 [67]
Andreea Răducan 2000 1 1 0 2 [68]
Daniela Silivaș 1988 3 2 1 6 [7]
Eveline Slavici 1952 0 0 0 0 [69]
Silvia Stroescu 2004 1 0 0 1 [70]
Mihaela Stănuleț 1984 1 0 0 1 [71]
Ecaterina Szabo 1984 4 1 0 5 [10]
Elena Săcălici 1956 0 0 1 1 [72]
Gabriela Trușcă 1976 0 1 0 1 [73]
Mirela Țugurlan 1996 0 0 1 1 [74]
Elisabeta Turcu 1972 0 0 0 0 [75]
Dumitrița Turner 1980 0 1 0 1 [76]
Anamaria Tămârjan 2008 0 0 1 1 [77]
Teodora Ungureanu 1976 0 2 1 3 [78]
Camelia Voinea 1988 0 1 0 1 [79]
Sabrina Voinea 2024 0 0 0 0
Emilia Vătășoiu 1956, 1960, 1964 0 0 2 2 [80]
Nicoleta Daniela Șofronie 2004 1 1 0 2 [81]

Medalists

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Medal Name Year Event
  Bronze Hurmuzachi, Iovan, Leușteanu, Mărgărit, Săcălici, Vătășoiu   1956 Melbourne Women's team
  Bronze Elena Leușteanu Women's floor exercise
  Bronze Ionescu, Iovan, Leușteanu, Vătășoiu-Liță, Niculescu, Poreceanu   1960 Rome Women's team
  Silver Comăneci, Constantin, Gabor, Grigoraș, Trușcă, Ungureanu   1976 Montreal Women's team
  Gold Nadia Comăneci Women's all-around
  Gold Nadia Comăneci Women's uneven bars
  Silver Teodora Ungureanu Women's uneven bars
  Gold Nadia Comăneci Women's balance beam
  Bronze Teodora Ungureanu Women's balance beam
  Bronze Nadia Comăneci Women's floor exercise
  Silver Comăneci, Dunca, Eberle, Grigoraș, Ruhn, Turner   1980 Moscow Women's team
  Silver Nadia Comăneci Women's all-around
  Bronze Melita Ruhn Women's vault
  Silver Emilia Eberle Women's uneven bars
  Bronze Melita Ruhn Women's uneven bars
  Gold Nadia Comăneci Women's balance beam
  Gold Nadia Comăneci Women's floor exercise
  Gold Agache, Cutina, Grigoraș, Păucă, Szabo, Stănuleț   1984 Los Angeles Women's team
  Silver Ecaterina Szabo Women's all-around
  Bronze Simona Păucă Women's all-around
  Gold Ecaterina Szabo Women's vault
  Bronze Lavinia Agache Women's vault
  Gold Simona Păucă Women's balance beam
  Gold Ecaterina Szabo Women's balance beam
  Gold Ecaterina Szabo Women's floor exercise
  Silver Dobre, Golea, Popa, Potorac, Silivaș, Voinea   1988 Seoul Women's team
  Silver Daniela Silivaș Women's all-around
  Silver Gabriela Potorac Women's vault
  Bronze Daniela Silivaș Women's vault
  Gold Daniela Silivaș Women's uneven bars
  Gold Daniela Silivaș Women's balance beam
  Bronze Gabriela Potorac Women's balance beam
  Gold Daniela Silivaș Women's floor exercise
  Silver Bontaș, Gogean, Hădărean, Miloșovici, Neculiță, Pașca   1992 Barcelona Women's team
  Bronze Lavinia Miloșovici Women's all-around
  Gold Lavinia Miloșovici Women's vault
  Gold Lavinia Miloșovici Women's floor exercise
  Bronze Cristina Bontaș Women's floor exercise
  Bronze Amânar, Gogean, Loaieș, Marinescu, Miloșovici, Țugurlan   1996 Atlanta Women's team
  Silver Gina Gogean Women's all-around
  Bronze Simona Amânar Women's all-around
  Bronze Lavinia Miloșovici Women's all-around
  Gold Simona Amânar Women's vault
  Bronze Gina Gogean Women's vault
  Bronze Gina Gogean Women's balance beam
  Silver Simona Amânar Women's floor exercise
  Gold Amânar, Boboc, Isărescu, Olaru, Presăcan, Răducan   2000 Sydney Women's team
  Gold Simona Amânar Women's all-around
  Silver Maria Olaru Women's all-around
  Silver Andreea Răducan Women's vault
  Bronze Simona Amânar Women's floor exercise
  Gold Ban, Eremia, Ponor, Roșu, Șofronie, Stroescu   2004 Athens Women's team
  Gold Monica Roșu Women's vault
  Gold Cătălina Ponor Women's balance beam
  Bronze Alexandra Eremia Women's balance beam
  Gold Cătălina Ponor Women's floor exercise
  Silver Nicoleta Daniela Șofronie Women's floor exercise
  Bronze Acatrinei, Drăgoi, Grigore, Izbașa, Nistor, Tămârjan   2008 Beijing Women's team
  Gold Sandra Izbașa Women's floor exercise
  Bronze Bulimar, Chelaru, Iordache, Izbașa, Ponor   2012 London Women's team
  Gold Sandra Izbașa Women's vault
  Silver Cătălina Ponor Women's floor exercise
  Bronze Ana Bărbosu   2024 Paris Women's floor exercise

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