Romania competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia. 145 competitors, 71 men and 74 women, took part in 116 events in 16 sports. At the Games, there was some controversy when gymnast Andreea Răducan was stripped of her individual all-around gold medal after testing positive for a stimulant. Răducan had taken cold medicine containing pseudoephedrine given to her by a team doctor. Medalists These games were Romania's best showing, both in number of gold medals and total medals won at a non-boycotted games. | style="text-align:left; width:72%; vertical-align:top;"| | style="text-align:left; width:23%; vertical-align:top;"| Athletics Men Track & road events Field events Women Track & road events Field events Combined events – Heptathlon Boxing Men Canoeing Sprint Men Women Qualification Legend: 'R = Qualify to repechage; QS = Qualify to semi-final; QF = Qualify directly to final Diving Men Women Fencing Five fencers, three men and two women, represented Romania in 2000. Men Women Gymnastics Men's artistic Team Individual events Women's artistic Team Individual events Handball Aurelia Stoica Valeria Motogna-Beșe Cristina Vărzaru Cristina Dogaru-Cucuian Elena Napăr Gabriela Doina Tănaşe Lidia Drăgănescu Luminită Huţupan-Dinu Mihaela Ignat Nicoleta Alina Dobrin Ramona Farcău Steluța Luca Talida Tolnai Victorina Bora Group A Quarter-finals 5–8th place 7th place Judo Men Women Modern pentathlon Rowing Men Women Shooting Men Swimming Men Women Table tennis Tennis Weightlifting Men Wrestling Freestyle Greco-Roman See also Romania at the 2000 Summer Paralympics Notes Wallechinsky, David (2004). The Complete Book of the Summer Olympics (Athens 2004 Edition). Toronto, Canada. . International Olympic Committee (2001). The Results. Retrieved 12 November 2005. Sydney Organising Committee for the Olympic Games (2001). Official Report of the XXVII Olympiad Volume 1: Preparing for the Games. Retrieved 20 November 2005. Sydney Organising Committee for the Olympic Games (2001). Official Report of the XXVII Olympiad Volume 2: Celebrating the Games. Retrieved 20 November 2005. Sydney Organising Committee for the Olympic Games (2001). The Results. Retrieved 20 November 2005. International Olympic Committee Web Site References Nations at the 2000 Summer Olympics 2000 Summer Olympics Summer Olympics