Romania to send over 100 athletes to London Olympics with high medal hopes. Full list available

05 July 2012

Romania will send 104 athletes to the Olympics in London this summer, covering 15 sports, including some events in which Romania has recently received gold medals at the European Championships. Romania's best athletes will be out in force at the Olympics set to start on July 27 in London and to end on August 12. Romania's team will also include 60 officials.

Romania received gold and silver medals at recent European Kayak and Canoe Flatwater Championship in Zagreb. The Canoe 2 team Liviu Dumitrescu and Victor Mihalachi won the gold medal at the 1,000 meters canoe race in Zagreb. The full list of kayak – canoe athletes competing for Romania in London is below.

Several Romanian gymnasts won silver and gold medals at the European gymnastics championship in Brussels in May. For the individual performances, Sandra Izbasa won gold at the vault session, while Catalina Ponor struck gold on the beam and silver for her floor performance. Larisa Iordache won the gold medal for her floor exercise and silver for her beam performance. The full list of Romanian gymnasts for the London Olympics below.

Also, team Romania have already picked up a good crop of medals at the European Fencing Championships in June.

Romania's Olympic team will wear official clothing created by the fashion house Ivan Patzaichin, which worked with designer Olah Gyarfas.

Check the full list of attendants for the London Olympics.

Swimming

Camelia Potec, Norbert Trandafir, Dragos Agache and Alexandru Coci; coaches Lucas Philippe Jean Pierre and Ovidiu Galeru.

Polo

13-member team Stoenescu Dragos Constantin, Radu Cosmin Alexandru, Negrean Tiberiu, Diaconu Nicolae Virgil, Iosep Andrei Ionut, Busila Andrei Dan, Chioveanu Mihnea, Matei Guiman Alexandru Barabas, Goanta Dimitri, Georgescu Ramiro, Ghiban Alexandru Andrei, Kadar Kalman Janos and Dragusin Mihai Eduard, plus coaches Kovacs Istvan Lukacs and Cimpianu Remus, and Anatolie Grintescu, team leader

Boxing

Andrei Bogdan Juratoni and Mihaela Lacatus, together with their coaches Gheorghe Napoleon Bonaparte and Adrian Lacatus

Kayak – Canoe

team of 11: Irina Lauric, Iuliana Paleu, kayak performers Ionel Gavrila, Stefan Vasile, Toni Ioneticu, Traian Neagu, Ionut Alexandru Mitrea and Bogdan Mada, and for canoe Dumitrescu Lazar Liviu Alexandru, Victor Mihalachi and Iosif Chirila, coaches Igor Lipalit and Florin Scoica, plus leader Ioan Barladeanu and masseur Elena Moresanu

Rowing

Grigoras Cristina, Mironcic Eniko, Lupascu Camelia, Cogianu Roxana Gabriela, Cojocariu Adelina Maria, Rotaru Ioana, Albu Nicoleta, Gidoiu Talida Teodora, Dorneanu Irina, Andrunache Georgeta, Andrunache Georgeta, Susanu Viorica, Cozmiuc Marius Vasile, Palamariu Alexandru George, Pîrghie Cristi Ilie, Curuea Florin, two reserves: Boghian Andreea Nicoleta and Strungaru Ionel, three coaches Mircea Eugen Roman, Dimitrie Popescu si Marlena Zagoni, medical assistent Anca Nemtoc and team leader Elisabeta Lipa.

Cycling

Andrei Nechita together with Radu Selejan

Fencing

- Ana Maria Florentina Branza, Anca Maroiu, Simona Cristina Gherman, Rares Eugen Dumitrescu, Gelu Florin Zalomir, Tiberiu Dolniceanu, Radu Horea Daraban, Pascu Bianca Alexandra, plus reserves Loredana Dinu (epee) and Alexandru Siriteanu (saber), three technicians Mihai Claudiu Covaliu, Dan Podeanu, Cornel Razvan Mila, masseur Mircea Dan Lascar, and doctor Ion Mihai Nicolae.

Gymnastics

- Catalina Ponor, Sandra Izbasa, Raluca Haidu, Diana Bulimar, Larisa Iordache, Flavius Koczi, Ovidiu Buidoso, Marius Berbecar, Cristian Bataga and Vlad Cotuna, five tehcnicians: Maria Bitang, Octavian Bellu, Lucian Sandu, Ioan Suciu and Vasile Vug, a kinetic-therapist Andreia Emilia Ianasi, doctor Cristian Gheorghe Stoiciu, and team leader Elena Frincu

Judo

Alina Dumitru, Corina Caprioriu, Andreea Stefania Chitu, Dan Gheorghe Fasie, Vladut George Simionescu and Daniel Brata, two coaches, Florin Bercean and Emil Ioan Morar and doctor Mirela Gabriela Pop

Rifle

- Lucia Liliana Mihalache and Alin George Moldoveanu, with coaches Attila Iosif Ciorba and Sorin Babii

Table tennis

- Elisabeta Samara, Daniela Dodean and Adrian Crisan, coach Viorel Filimon and Cristinel Romanescu

Tennis

- Irina Camelia Begu, Monica Niculescu, Sorana Cirstea, Simona Halep, Horia Tecau and Adrian Ungur, plus coaches Sever Dron and Ciprian Porumb and therapist Gelu Cosma.

Weight lifting

- Roxana Cocos, Razvan Martin , Gabriel Sincraian and Florin Ionut Croitoru, coaches Petre Becheru and Nicolae Nitu, therapist Aurica Valceanu

Wrestling

Alin Ciurariu Alexuc and Daniel Rares Chintoan, together with Petrica Carare, Nicolae Ghita, and doctor Nicolae Ploesteanu

Athletes

17 athletes: Nicoleta Grasu, Claudia Nicoleta Stef, Bianca Perie, Cristina Bujin, Esthera Petre, Lidia Simon, Constantina Dita, Andreea Ograzeanu, Bianca Denisa Razor, Mirela Lavric, Angela Morosanu, Ancuta Bobocel, Elisabeta Birca, Viorica Tigau, Cristina Casandra, Marius Iulian Cocioran, and Viorel Marius Ionescu, doctor Limona Adriana Camelia, medical assistant Constantin Danicel, team leader Ion Buliga and three coaches.

The team Romania is headed by Alexandru Epuran, while Florin Misca is the deputy head and Dragos Tataru and Arthur Hoffman handle the administrative issues. Gheorghita Voicu is the chief financial, Dan Tanase is the official team doctor and Cristian Butariu is an Olympic attache.

editor@romania-insider.com

photo source: Ivan Patzaichin

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Romania to send over 100 athletes to London Olympics with high medal hopes. Full list available

05 July 2012

Romania will send 104 athletes to the Olympics in London this summer, covering 15 sports, including some events in which Romania has recently received gold medals at the European Championships. Romania's best athletes will be out in force at the Olympics set to start on July 27 in London and to end on August 12. Romania's team will also include 60 officials.

Romania received gold and silver medals at recent European Kayak and Canoe Flatwater Championship in Zagreb. The Canoe 2 team Liviu Dumitrescu and Victor Mihalachi won the gold medal at the 1,000 meters canoe race in Zagreb. The full list of kayak – canoe athletes competing for Romania in London is below.

Several Romanian gymnasts won silver and gold medals at the European gymnastics championship in Brussels in May. For the individual performances, Sandra Izbasa won gold at the vault session, while Catalina Ponor struck gold on the beam and silver for her floor performance. Larisa Iordache won the gold medal for her floor exercise and silver for her beam performance. The full list of Romanian gymnasts for the London Olympics below.

Also, team Romania have already picked up a good crop of medals at the European Fencing Championships in June.

Romania's Olympic team will wear official clothing created by the fashion house Ivan Patzaichin, which worked with designer Olah Gyarfas.

Check the full list of attendants for the London Olympics.

Swimming

Camelia Potec, Norbert Trandafir, Dragos Agache and Alexandru Coci; coaches Lucas Philippe Jean Pierre and Ovidiu Galeru.

Polo

13-member team Stoenescu Dragos Constantin, Radu Cosmin Alexandru, Negrean Tiberiu, Diaconu Nicolae Virgil, Iosep Andrei Ionut, Busila Andrei Dan, Chioveanu Mihnea, Matei Guiman Alexandru Barabas, Goanta Dimitri, Georgescu Ramiro, Ghiban Alexandru Andrei, Kadar Kalman Janos and Dragusin Mihai Eduard, plus coaches Kovacs Istvan Lukacs and Cimpianu Remus, and Anatolie Grintescu, team leader

Boxing

Andrei Bogdan Juratoni and Mihaela Lacatus, together with their coaches Gheorghe Napoleon Bonaparte and Adrian Lacatus

Kayak – Canoe

team of 11: Irina Lauric, Iuliana Paleu, kayak performers Ionel Gavrila, Stefan Vasile, Toni Ioneticu, Traian Neagu, Ionut Alexandru Mitrea and Bogdan Mada, and for canoe Dumitrescu Lazar Liviu Alexandru, Victor Mihalachi and Iosif Chirila, coaches Igor Lipalit and Florin Scoica, plus leader Ioan Barladeanu and masseur Elena Moresanu

Rowing

Grigoras Cristina, Mironcic Eniko, Lupascu Camelia, Cogianu Roxana Gabriela, Cojocariu Adelina Maria, Rotaru Ioana, Albu Nicoleta, Gidoiu Talida Teodora, Dorneanu Irina, Andrunache Georgeta, Andrunache Georgeta, Susanu Viorica, Cozmiuc Marius Vasile, Palamariu Alexandru George, Pîrghie Cristi Ilie, Curuea Florin, two reserves: Boghian Andreea Nicoleta and Strungaru Ionel, three coaches Mircea Eugen Roman, Dimitrie Popescu si Marlena Zagoni, medical assistent Anca Nemtoc and team leader Elisabeta Lipa.

Cycling

Andrei Nechita together with Radu Selejan

Fencing

- Ana Maria Florentina Branza, Anca Maroiu, Simona Cristina Gherman, Rares Eugen Dumitrescu, Gelu Florin Zalomir, Tiberiu Dolniceanu, Radu Horea Daraban, Pascu Bianca Alexandra, plus reserves Loredana Dinu (epee) and Alexandru Siriteanu (saber), three technicians Mihai Claudiu Covaliu, Dan Podeanu, Cornel Razvan Mila, masseur Mircea Dan Lascar, and doctor Ion Mihai Nicolae.

Gymnastics

- Catalina Ponor, Sandra Izbasa, Raluca Haidu, Diana Bulimar, Larisa Iordache, Flavius Koczi, Ovidiu Buidoso, Marius Berbecar, Cristian Bataga and Vlad Cotuna, five tehcnicians: Maria Bitang, Octavian Bellu, Lucian Sandu, Ioan Suciu and Vasile Vug, a kinetic-therapist Andreia Emilia Ianasi, doctor Cristian Gheorghe Stoiciu, and team leader Elena Frincu

Judo

Alina Dumitru, Corina Caprioriu, Andreea Stefania Chitu, Dan Gheorghe Fasie, Vladut George Simionescu and Daniel Brata, two coaches, Florin Bercean and Emil Ioan Morar and doctor Mirela Gabriela Pop

Rifle

- Lucia Liliana Mihalache and Alin George Moldoveanu, with coaches Attila Iosif Ciorba and Sorin Babii

Table tennis

- Elisabeta Samara, Daniela Dodean and Adrian Crisan, coach Viorel Filimon and Cristinel Romanescu

Tennis

- Irina Camelia Begu, Monica Niculescu, Sorana Cirstea, Simona Halep, Horia Tecau and Adrian Ungur, plus coaches Sever Dron and Ciprian Porumb and therapist Gelu Cosma.

Weight lifting

- Roxana Cocos, Razvan Martin , Gabriel Sincraian and Florin Ionut Croitoru, coaches Petre Becheru and Nicolae Nitu, therapist Aurica Valceanu

Wrestling

Alin Ciurariu Alexuc and Daniel Rares Chintoan, together with Petrica Carare, Nicolae Ghita, and doctor Nicolae Ploesteanu

Athletes

17 athletes: Nicoleta Grasu, Claudia Nicoleta Stef, Bianca Perie, Cristina Bujin, Esthera Petre, Lidia Simon, Constantina Dita, Andreea Ograzeanu, Bianca Denisa Razor, Mirela Lavric, Angela Morosanu, Ancuta Bobocel, Elisabeta Birca, Viorica Tigau, Cristina Casandra, Marius Iulian Cocioran, and Viorel Marius Ionescu, doctor Limona Adriana Camelia, medical assistant Constantin Danicel, team leader Ion Buliga and three coaches.

The team Romania is headed by Alexandru Epuran, while Florin Misca is the deputy head and Dragos Tataru and Arthur Hoffman handle the administrative issues. Gheorghita Voicu is the chief financial, Dan Tanase is the official team doctor and Cristian Butariu is an Olympic attache.

editor@romania-insider.com

photo source: Ivan Patzaichin

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