Romania competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, United States. 165 competitors, 98 men and 67 women, took part in 122 events in 18 sports. Medalists | style="text-align:left; width:72%; vertical-align:top;"| | style="text-align:left; width:23%; vertical-align:top;"| Athletics Men's 1,500 metres Ovidiu Olteanu Qualification — 3:38.33 (→ did not advance) Men's 400m Hurdles Mugur Mateescu Heat — 49.97s (→ did not advance) Men's 3,000 metres Steeplechase Florin Ionescu Heat — 8:31.34 Semifinals — 8:28.77 (→ did not advance) Men's Long Jump Bogdan Tarus Qualification — 7.96m (→ did not advance) Bogdan Tudor Qualification — 7.88m (→ did not advance) Men's Discus Throw Costel Grasu Qualification — 58.56m (→ did not advance) Men's 20 km Walk Costică Bălan Women's 10.000 metres Iulia Negura Qualification — 31:40.16 Final — 31:26.46 (→ 8th place) Women's 400m Hurdles Ionela Târlea Qualification — 55.42 Semifinals — 54.41 Final — 54.40 (→ 7th place) Women's Javelin Throw Felicia Tilea Qualification — 66.94m Final — 59.94m (→ 10th place) Women's Discus Throw Nicole Grasu Qualification — 63.00m Final — 63.28m (→ 7th place) Cristina Boit Qualification — 58.10m (→ did not advance) Women's Long Jump Mihaela Gheorghiu Qualification — NM (→ did not advance) Women's Triple Jump Rodica Mateescu Qualification — 14.22m Final — 14.21m (→ 8th place) Women's Heptathlon Liliana Nastase Final Result — 5847 points (→ 22nd place) Women's Marathon Lidia Șimon — 2:31.04 (→ 6th place) Anuța Cătună — 2:42.01 (→ 44th place) Cristina Pomacu — did not finish (→ no ranking) Women's 10 km Walk Norica Câmpean — 46:19 (→ 29th place) Boxing Men's Light Flyweight (– 48 kg) Sabin Bornei First Round — Defeated José Pérez Reyes (Dominican Republic), 16-10 Second Round — Lost to Somrot Kamsing (Thailand), 7-18 Men's Bantamweight (– 54 kg) George Olteanu First Round — Defeated Samuel Álvarez (Mexico), referee stopped contest in third round Second Round — Defeated Kalai Riadh (Tunisia), 16-3 Quarter Finals — Lost to István Kovács (Hungary), 2-24 Men's Lightweight (– 60 kg) Leonard Doroftei → Bronze Medal First Round — Defeated Julio Mboumba (Gabon), referee stopped contest in second round Second Round — Defeated Sergey Kopenkin (Kyrgyzstan), 10-1 Quarter Finals — Defeated Koba Gogoladze (Georgia), 17-8 Semi Finals — Lost to Hocine Soltani (Algeria), 6-9 Men's Lightweight (– 67 kg) Marian Simion → Bronze Medal First Round — Defeated Hussein Bayram (France), 13-6 Second Round — Defeated Fernando Vargas (United States), 8-7 Quarter Finals —