Romania at the 2016 Summer Paralympics
| Romania at the 2016 Summer Paralympics | |
|---|---|
 | |
| IPC code | ROU |
| NPC | National Paralympic Committee |
| in Rio de Janeiro | |
| Competitors | 12 in 6 sports |
| Flag bearer | Eduard Novak |
| Medals Ranked 76th |
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| Summer Paralympics appearances (overview) | |
Romania competed at the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 7 to 18 September 2016.
Disability classifications[]
Every participant at the Paralympics has their disability grouped into one of five disability categories; amputation, the condition may be congenital or sustained through injury or illness; cerebral palsy; wheelchair athletes, there is often overlap between this and other categories; visual impairment, including blindness; Les autres, any physical disability that does not fall strictly under one of the other categories, for example dwarfism or multiple sclerosis.[1][2] Each Paralympic sport then has its own classifications, dependent upon the specific physical demands of competition. Events are given a code, made of numbers and letters, describing the type of event and classification of the athletes competing. Some sports, such as athletics, divide athletes by both the category and severity of their disabilities, other sports, for example swimming, group competitors from different categories together, the only separation being based on the severity of the disability.[3]
Medallists[]
| Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Bronze |
Alex Bologa | Judo | Men's 60 kg | 8 September |
Competitors[]
The following is the list of number of competitors participating in the Games.
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Athletics[]
Romania has qualified 2 athletes for 2016 Summer Paralympics. Florentina Hrişcu is the first female athlete to qualify for Romania in athletics at the Paralympic Games.
Field Events - Women
| Athlete | Events | Result | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18.59 | 12 |
Field Events - Men
| Athlete | Events | Result | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| High jump T45/46/47 | 1.75 | 10 |
Cycling[]
With one pathway for qualification being one highest ranked NPCs on the UCI Para-Cycling male and female Nations Ranking Lists on 31 December 2014, Romania qualified for the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio, assuming they continued to meet all other eligibility requirements.[4][5] After final rankings, Romania has qualified 2 cyclists 2016 Summer Paralympics.
Road[]
- Men
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carol-Eduard Novak | 2:18:07 | 9 | |
| Time Trial C4 | 40:02.02 | 6 | |
| 2:07:59 | 29 | ||
| Time Trial C2 | 33:20.80 | 14 |
Track[]
- Time Trial
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1:22.914 | 26 |
- Individual Pursuit
| Athlete | Event | Heats | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Opposition Time |
Rank | ||
| Carol-Eduard Novak | Men's Individual Pursuit C4 | 4:51.037 | 5 | Did not qualify | |
Judo[]
Romania has received an invitational spot for men extra-lightweight (60 kg) for 2016 Summer Paralympics.
- Men
| Athlete | Event | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | First repechage round |
Repechage semifinals |
Final/BM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | ||
| Alexandru Bologa | -60 kg |  (KOR)W 0003–0002 |
 Mouloud Noura (ALG)W 0003–0002 |
 (JPN)L 000–100 |
N/A |  Henry Borges (URU)W 100-000 |
| |
Paracanoeing[]
Romania earned a qualifying spot at the 2016 Summer Paralympics in this sport following their performance at the 2015 ICF Canoe Sprint & Paracanoe World Championships in Milan, Italy where the top six finishers in each Paralympic event earned a qualifying spot for their nation. Mihaela Lulea earned the spot for Romania after finishing fourth in the women's KL3 event. Iulian Serban earned a second spot for Romania after finishing fourth in the men's KL3 event.[6][7]
Men
| Athlete | Event | Heats | Semi-Final | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Iulian Șerban | Men's KL3 | 43.223 | 3 Q | N/A | 41.200 | 4 | |
Women
| Athlete | Event | Heats | Semi-Final | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Mihaela Lulea | Women's KL3 | 55.479 | 7 Q | 54.665 | 1 Q | 52.273 | 4 |
Swimming[]
- Men
| Athletes | Event | Heat | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| 100 m backstroke S12 | 1:09.30 | 11 | Did not qualify | ||
| 50 m freestyle S12 | 26.36 | 18 | Did not qualify | ||
| 100 m breaststroke SB12 | 1:13.92 | 9 | Did not qualify | ||
| 200 m freestyle S2 | 5:44.10 | 9 | Did not qualify | ||
| 50 m backstroke S2 | 1:13.81 | 9 | Did not qualify | ||
| 100 m backstroke S2 | 2:49.34 | 10 | Did not qualify | ||
- Women
| Athletes | Event | Heat | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| 1:22.00 | 12 | Did not qualify | |||
| 100 m butterfly S13 | 1:22.55 | 19 | Did not qualify | ||
| 50 m freestyle S13 | 30.93 | 19 | Did not qualify | ||
Table tennis[]
- Men
| Athlete | Event | Group stage | 1St Round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | ||
| Individual C3 |  Thomas Schmidberger (GER)L 0-3 |
 Anurak Laowong (THA)L 1-3 |
3 | Did not qualify | |||||
| Individual C6 |  (ESP)L 0-3 |
 (CHI)W 3-2 |
2 |  (DEN)W 3-2 |
Peter Rosenmeier (DEN) L 0-3 |
Did not qualify | |||
See also[]
References[]
- ^ "Paralympics categories explained". ABC. 3 September 2008. Retrieved 25 December 2015.
- ^ "Making sense of the categories". BBC Sport. 6 October 2000. Retrieved 25 December 2015.
- ^ "A-Z of Paralympic classification". BBC Sport. 28 August 2008. Retrieved 25 December 2015.
- ^ "CYCLING QUALIFICATION" (PDF). International Paralympic Committee. 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 December 2015. Retrieved 24 December 2015.
- ^ "Ranking — PARA — Cycling 2014". UCI. 31 December 2014. Retrieved 24 December 2015.
- ^ "CANOE Qualification" (PDF). International Paralympic Committee. 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 December 2015. Retrieved 24 December 2015.
- ^ "2015 ICF Canoe Sprint & Paracanoe World Championships - Rio 2016 Olympic and Paralympic Qualifier" (PDF). International Canoe Federation. 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 December 2015. Retrieved 24 December 2015.
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