Note that reserves in football are not counted: One Romanian archer qualified for the women's individual recurve by winning the gold medal and booking the first of six available spots at the 2021 Final Qualification Tournament in Paris, France.

Set to compete at her fifth consecutive Games, Ana Maria Popescu claimed a spot in the women's épée as one of the two highest-ranked fencers vying for qualification from Europe in the FIE Adjusted Official Rankings.

[15] Key: Romania men's football team qualified for the Games by advancing to the semifinal stage of the 2019 UEFA European Under-21 Championship in Italy, signifying the country's return to the Olympic tournament after 56 years.

On the women's side, 19-year-old rookie Maria Holbură finished 13th out of the 20 gymnasts eligible for qualification in the individual all-around and apparatus events to ensure an Olympic berth for the Romanian squad at the 2019 World Championships in Stuttgart, Germany.

[11] Larisa Iordache added another spot for the Romanians to join Holbură on the gymnastics roster for her second trip to the Games after placing fourth in the individual all-around at the 2021 European Championships in Basel, Switzerland.

[29] Meanwhile, Rio 2016 Olympian Ovidiu Ionescu scored a third-stage semifinal triumph to secure one of the five available places in the men's singles at the European Qualification Tournament in Odivelas, Portugal.

French-born Felix Duchampt topped the field of triathletes vying for qualification from Europe in the men's event based on the individual ITU World Rankings of 15 June 2021.

[35][36] On June 15, 2021, United World Wrestling awarded an additional Olympic license to Kriszta Incze in the women's freestyle 62 kg, as the next highest-ranked wrestler vying for qualification, citing North Korea's withdrawal from the Games.