Moldova at the 2004 Summer Olympics

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Moldova at the
2004 Summer Olympics
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IOC code MDA
NOC National Olympic Committee of the Republic of Moldova
Website www.olympic.md  (in Romanian)
in Athens
Competitors33 in 8 sports
Flag bearer Oleg Moldovan [1]
Medals
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
0
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
Other related appearances
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Moldova competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, from 13 to 29 August 2004. This was the nation's third consecutive appearance at the Summer Olympics in the post-Soviet era.

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Moldova sent a total of 33 athletes (26 men and 7 women), competing in eight various sports. Fourteen of them had competed previously in Sydney, including two Olympic bronze medalists: welterweight boxer Vitalie Gruşac and running target shooter and four-time Olympian Oleg Moldovan. Being the oldest and most sophisticated athlete (aged 37), Moldovan was appointed by the National Olympic Committee of the Republic of Moldova to carry the nation's flag in the opening ceremony. [1]

For the first time since the nation's Summer Olympic debut in 1996, the Moldovans failed to claim a single medal at these Games. Weightlifter Alexandru Bratan narrowly missed the podium with a fourth-place finish in the men's heavyweight class.

Athletics

Moldovan athletes have so far achieved qualifying standards in the following athletics events (up to a maximum of 3 athletes in each event at the 'A' Standard, and 1 at the 'B' Standard). [2] [3]

Key
Men
Track & road events
AthleteEventHeatFinal
ResultRankResultRank
Fedosei Ciumacenco 20 km walk N/A1:29:0634
Ion Luchianov 3000 m steeplechase 8:26.17 NR 8Did not advance
Field events
AthleteEventQualificationFinal
DistancePositionDistancePosition
Ivan Emilianov Shot put 19.2525Did not advance
Vadim Hranovschi Discus throw 55.6432Did not advance
Vladimir Letnicov Triple jump 16.2525Did not advance
Roman Rozna Hammer throw 71.7828Did not advance
Combined events – Decathlon
AthleteEvent100 m LJ SP HJ 400 m 110H DT PV JT 1500 mFinalRank
Victor Covalenco Result11.287.2013.041.8551.8215.8038.19NM53.464:32.81654330
Points7998626706707337556280640786
Women
Track & road events
AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinal
ResultRankResultRankResultRank
Natalia Cercheș 10000 m N/A34:04.9727
Olga Cristea 800 m 2:08.976Did not advance
Svetlana Şepelev-Tcaci Marathon N/A3:03:2961
Field events
AthleteEventQualificationFinal
DistancePositionDistancePosition
Olga Bolşova Triple jump 13.9024Did not advance
Inna Gliznutsa High jump 1.85=26Did not advance

Boxing

Moldova has so far qualified boxers for the following events:

AthleteEventRound of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Rank
Igor Samoilenco Flyweight Flag of Cuba.svg  Gamboa  (CUB)
L 33–46		Did not advance
Vitalie Gruşac Welterweight ByeFlag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg  Kim J-J  (KOR)
L 20–23		Did not advance

Cycling

Road

AthleteEventTimeRank
Ruslan Ivanov Men's road race 5:50:3554
Igor Pugaci 5:50:3566

Judo

Moldova has qualified one judoka.

AthleteEventRound of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsRepechageFinal / BM
Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Rank
Victor Bivol −73 kg Flag of Venezuela (1954-2006).png  Leon  (VEN)
W 100–000		Flag of Iran.svg  Malekmohammadi  (IRI)
W 100–000		Flag of Portugal.svg  Neto  (POR)
W 100–000		Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg  Lee W-H  (KOR)
L 000–100		ByeFlag of Brazil.svg  Guilheiro  (BRA)
L 000–100		5

Shooting

Moldova's only shooter in Athens failed to advance to the final in the 10 metre running target event.

Men
AthleteEventQualificationFinal
PointsRankPointsRank
Oleg Moldovan 10 m running target 56814Did not advance

Swimming

Moldovan swimmers earned qualifying standards in the following events (up to a maximum of 2 swimmers in each event at the A-standard time, and 1 at the B-standard time):

Men
AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Andrei Capitanciuc 100 m breaststroke 1:05.65=47Did not advance
Octavian Guţu 100 m freestyle 51.8447Did not advance
Alexandru Ivlev 100 m backstroke 1:00.1342Did not advance
Andrei Mihailov 200 m backstroke 2:06.9734Did not advance
Ştefan Pinciuc 200 m freestyle 1:54.5656Did not advance
Sergiu Postică 200 m breaststroke 2:27.2145Did not advance
Victor Rogut 400 m freestyle 4:01.6835N/ADid not advance
Andrei Zaharov 200 m individual medley 2:07.4039Did not advance
Women
AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Nicoleta Coica 100 m freestyle 59.8547Did not advance
Maria Tregubova 50 m freestyle 28.4048Did not advance

Weightlifting

Moldova has qualified three places in weightlifting.

AthleteEventSnatchClean & JerkTotalRank
ResultRankResultRank
Eugen Bratan Men's −94 kg 17542051338010
Vadim Vacarciuc 175DNF———DNF
Alexandru Bratan Men's −105 kg 192.52222.554154

Wrestling

Key:

Men's freestyle
AthleteEventElimination PoolQuarterfinalSemifinalFinal / BM
Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		RankOpposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Rank
Ghenadie Tulbea −55 kg Flag of Cuba.svg  Montero  (CUB)
L 0–3 PO		Flag of the United States.svg  Abas  (USA)
L 1–3 PP		3Did not advance21
Ruslan Bodişteanu −66 kg Flag of Azerbaijan.svg  Asgarov  (AZE)
L 1–3 PP		Flag of the United States.svg  Kelly  (USA)
L 0–3 PP		3Did not advance19

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References

  1. 1 2 "2004 Athens: Flag Bearers for the Opening Ceremony". Olympics. 13 August 2004. Retrieved 11 September 2013.
  2. ↑ "iaaf.org – Top Lists". IAAF. Retrieved 4 June 2011.
  3. ↑ "IAAF Games of the XXX Olympiad – Athens 2004 Entry Standards". IAAF . Retrieved 4 June 2011.
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