Moldova at the 2024 Summer Olympics

Moldova at the 2024 Summer Olympics
IOC code	MDA
NOC	National Olympic Committee of the Republic of Moldova
Website	www.olympic.md  (in Romanian)
in Paris, France July 26, 2024 (2024-07-26) – August 11, 2024 (2024-08-11)
Competitors	16 in 8 sports
Medals	Gold 0 Silver 0 Bronze 0 Total 0
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020 2024
Other related appearances
Russian Empire (1900–1912)   Romania (1924–1936)   Soviet Union (1952–1988)   Unified Team (1992)

Moldova, officially the Republic of Moldova, is scheduled to compete at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris from 26 July to 11 August 2024. It will be the nation's eighth consecutive appearance at the Summer Olympics in the post-Soviet era.

Competitors

The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.

Sport	Men	Women	Total
Archery	1	1	2
Athletics	0	1	1
Canoeing	1	2	3
Shooting	0	1	1
Table tennis	1	0	1
Weightlifting	1	0	1
Wrestling	3	3	6
Total	7	8	15

Archery

Main articles: Archery at the 2024 Summer Olympics and Archery at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Qualification

Tqo Moldovan archers qualified for the men's individual recurve by finishing fourth and obtaining one of two available spots as the highest-ranked eligible nation at the 2023 European Games in Kraków, Poland; ^{[1] [2]} and for the women's individual through the 2024 Final Qualification Tournament in Antalya, Turkey.

Athlete	Event	Ranking round		Round of 64	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final / BM
		Score	Seed	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank
Dan Olaru	Men's individual			0
Alexandra Mîrca	Women's individual			0
Dan Olaru Alexandra Mîrca	Mixed team			0

Athletics

Main articles: Athletics at the 2024 Summer Olympics and Athletics at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Qualification

Moldovan track and field athletes qualified for Paris 2024, by receiving the direct universality spots in the following event: ^[3]

Key

• Note–Ranks given for track events are within the athlete's heat only
• Q = Qualified for the next round
• q = Qualified for the next round as a fastest loser or, in field events, by position without achieving the qualifying target
• NR = National record
• N/A = Round not applicable for the event
• Bye = Athlete not required to compete in round

Track and road events

Athlete	Event	Heat		Final
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Zalina Petrivskaya	Women's Hammer throw

Canoeing

Main articles: Canoeing at the 2024 Summer Olympics and Canoeing at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Qualification

Sprint

Moldovan canoeists qualified two boats in the following distances for the Games through the 2023 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Duisburg, Germany. ^{[4] [5]}

Athlete	Event	Heats		Quarterfinals		Semifinals		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Serghei Tarnovschi	Men's C-1 1000 m
Daniela Cociu Maria Olărașu	Women's C-2 500 m

Qualification Legend: FA = Qualify to final (medal); FB = Qualify to final B (non-medal)

Shooting

Main articles: Shooting at the 2024 Summer Olympics and Shooting at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Qualification

Moldovan shooter Anna Dulce achieved one quota place for Olympic Games based on her result at the 2024 European Championships. ^[6]

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Semifinal		Final
		Points	Rank	Points	Rank	Points	Rank
Anna Dulce	Women's 10 m air pistol

Table tennis

Main articles: Table tennis at the 2024 Summer Olympics and Table tennis at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Qualification

Moldova entered one athlete into the games. Vladislav Ursu secured his spot at the Games via winning the third available places for men's single event, through the 2024 European Qualification Tournament in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, marking the country's debut in the sport.

Athlete	Event	Preliminary	Round 1	Round 2	Round 3	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final / BM
		Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Vladislav Ursu	Men's singles

Weightlifting

Main articles: Weightlifting at the 2024 Summer Olympics and Weightlifting at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Qualification

Moldova entered one weightlifter into the Olympic competition. Marin Robu (men's 89 kg) secured one of the top ten slots in his weight divisions based on the IWF Olympic Qualification Rankings.

Athlete	Event	Snatch		Clean & Jerk		Total	Rank
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Marin Robu	Men's –89 kg

Wrestling

Main articles: Wrestling at the 2024 Summer Olympics and Wrestling at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Qualification

Moldova qualified six wrestlers into the Olympic competition. Two wrestlers qualified by virtue of top five results through the 2023 World Championships in Belgrade, Serbia; ^[7] one wrestler qualified through the 2024 European Qualification Tournament in Baku, Azerbaijan; and two wrestlers qualified through the 2024 World Qualification Tournament in Istanbul, Turkey, however, Radu Lefter joined the squads due to reallocations of Individual Neutral Athletes (AIN) claimed by the IOC.

Key:

• VT (ranking points: 5–0 or 0–5) – Victory by fall.
• VB (ranking points: 5–0 or 0–5) – Victory by injury (VF for forfeit, VA for withdrawal or disqualification)
• PP (ranking points: 3–1 or 1–3) – Decision by points – the loser with technical points.
• PO (ranking points: 3–0 or 0–3) – Decision by points – the loser without technical points.
• ST (ranking points: 4–0 or 0–4) – Great superiority – the loser without technical points and a margin of victory of at least 8 (Greco-Roman) or 10 (freestyle) points.
• SP (ranking points: 4–1 or 1–4) – Technical superiority – the loser with technical points and a margin of victory of at least 8 (Greco-Roman) or 10 (freestyle) points.

Men's freestyle

Athlete	Event	Round of 16	Quarterfinal	Semifinal	Repechage	Final / BM
		Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Radu Lefter	Men's −97 kg

Men's Greco-Roman

Athlete	Event	Round of 16	Quarterfinal	Semifinal	Repechage	Final / BM
		Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Victor Ciobanu	Men's −60 kg
Valentin Petic	Men's −67 kg

Women's freestyle

Athlete	Event	Round of 16	Quarterfinal	Semifinal	Repechage	Final / BM
		Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Mariana Drăguțan	Women's −53 kg
Anastasia Nichita	Women's −57 kg
Irina Rîngaci	Women's −68 kg

Non-competing sports

Equestrian

Main articles: Equestrian at the 2024 Summer Olympics and Equestrian at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Qualification

Moldova entered one dressage rider into the Olympic competition by obtaining an individual spot in the top 2 of the individual FEI Olympic Rankings for Groups C (Central & Eastern Europe; Central Asia), marking it the first time for Moldova to compete in equestrian at the Olympics. Alisa Glinka was qualified as individual and completed the minimum eligibility requirements (MER) achieving a two times 67%, but was suspended after a positive Doping test. ^[8] The quota was later given to Hungary, following a failure to obtain minimum eligibility requirements (MER) by the second Moldovan rider Tatiana Antonenco. ^[9]

See also

• Moldova at the 2024 Winter Youth Olympics

References

1. "European Games 2023: Florian Unruh wins men's recurve archery gold as Germany and Moldova secure Paris 2024 quotas". International Olympic Committee. 29 June 2023. Retrieved 29 June 2023.
2. Wells, Chris (30 June 2023). "Bosansky continues winning run as Unruh adds European Games crown". World Archery . Retrieved 4 July 2023.
3. "Road to Paris 2024: Women's marathon". World Athletics . Retrieved 11 May 2024.
4. "First 25 Olympic quotas earned in Duisburg". International Canoe Federation. 25 August 2023. Retrieved 9 September 2023.
5. "ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships 2023: All final results, Paris 2024 qualification berths, and medals table - complete list". International Olympic Committee. 28 August 2023. Retrieved 9 September 2023.
6. "Quota Places by Nation and Number". issf-sports.org/. ISSF. 1 January 2018. Retrieved 18 September 2022.
7. "1st Phase - 2023 Senior World Championships - Belgrade (SRB)" (PDF). United World Wrestling . Retrieved 11 October 2023.
8. "Alisa Glinka and Hege Størseth Suspended after Positive Doping Test - New Olympic Slot Available?". Eurodressage. 27 May 2024. Retrieved 23 June 2024.
9. "Moldova's Last-Minute Olympic Rescue Mission: Antonenco to Ride Glinka's Horses". Eurodressage. 30 May 2024. Retrieved 23 June 2024.