Moldova at the 2008 Summer Olympics

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Moldova at the
2008 Summer Olympics
IOC codeMDA
NOCNational Olympic Committee of the Republic of Moldova
Websitewww.olympic.md (in Romanian)
in Beijing
Competitors29 in 8 sports
Flag bearer Nicolae Ceban
Medals
Ranked 80th
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
1
Total
1
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
Other related appearances
 Russian Empire (1900–1912)
 Romania (1924–1936)
 Soviet Union (1952–1988)
 Unified Team (1992)

Moldova competed in the 2008 Summer Olympics. Moldova won one medal at the games, a bronze for boxer bantamweight Veaceslav Gojan.[1]

Medalists

Medal Name Sport Event
 Bronze Veaceslav Gojan Boxing Bantamweight

Athletics

Main article: Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics
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
Men
Track & road events
Athlete Event Heat Final
Result Rank Result Rank
Fedosei Ciumacenco 20 km walk — 1:31:37 47
Ion Luchianov 3000 m steeplechase 8:18.97 7 q 8:27.82 12
Iaroslav Musinschi Marathon — 2:21:18 41
Field events
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Distance Position Distance Position
Ivan Emilianov Shot put 18.64 35 Did not advance
Vadim Hranovschi Discus throw 56.19 26 Did not advance
Vladimir Letnicov Triple jump 16.62 24 Did not advance
Roman Rozna Hammer throw 71.33 33 Did not advance
Combined events – Decathlon
Athlete Event 100 m LJ SP HJ 400 m 110H DT PV JT 1500 m Final Rank
Victor Covalenco Result 11.87 6.50 13.44 DNF DNS — — — — — DNF
Points 677 697 694 0 0 — — — — —
Women
Track & road events
Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final
Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank
Olga Cristea 800 m 2:00.59 4 q 2:00.12 6 Did not advance
Valentina Delion Marathon — DNF
Oxana Juravel 3000 m steeplechase 10:04.38 13 — Did not advance
Field events
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Distance Position Distance Position
Inna Gliznuţa High jump 1.80 =29 Did not advance
Marina Marghieva Hammer throw 62.12 43 Did not advance
Zalina Marghieva 64.20 37 Did not advance

Boxing

Main article: Boxing at the 2008 Summer Olympics

Moldova qualified two boxers for the Olympic boxing tournament. Grusac was the first, qualifying at the World Championships.[2] Gojan was the second, qualifying at the first European qualifier.[3]

Athlete Event Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Rank
Veaceslav Gojan Bantamweight  Khatsigov (BLR)
W 1+–1 		 Gu Y (CHN)
W 13–6 		 Kumar (IND)
W 10–3 		 Badar-Uugan (MGL)
L 2–15 		Did not advance 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Vitalie Gruşac Welterweight  O'Mahony (AUS)
W 7–2 		 Sarsekbayev (KAZ)
L RSC 		Did not advance

Cycling

Main article: Cycling at the 2008 Summer Olympics

Road

Athlete Event Time Rank
Alexandr Pliuschin Men's road race 6:39:42 76

Track

Pursuit
Athlete Event Qualification Semifinals Final
Time Rank Opponent
Results 		Rank Opponent
Results 		Rank
Alexandr Pliuschin Men's individual pursuit 4:35.438 17 Did not advance

Judo

Main article: Judo at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Athlete Event Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Repechage 1 Repechage 2 Repechage 3 Final / BM
Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Rank
Sergiu Toma −73 kg  Kevkhishvili (GEO)
L 0010–0021 		Did not advance

Shooting

Main article: Shooting at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Men
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Points Rank Points Rank
Ghenadie Lisoconi 25 m rapid fire pistol 567 12 Did not advance

Swimming

Main article: Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Men
Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Sergiu Postică 100 m breaststroke 1:03.83 54 Did not advance
Andrei Zaharov 200 m freestyle 1:58.62 55 Did not advance
Women
Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Veronica Vdovicenco 50 m freestyle 26.92 50 Did not advance

Weightlifting

Main article: Weightlifting at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Athlete Event Snatch Clean & Jerk Total Rank
Result Rank Result Rank
Igor Grabucea Men's −56 kg 109 16 130 15 239 15
Alexandru Dudoglo Men's −69 kg 145 11 172 9 317 9
Andrei Gutu Men's −77 kg 145 17 160 21 305 20
Eugen Bratan Men's −94 kg 170 12 200 13 370 13
Vadim Vacarciuc 168 13 205 12 373 12

Wrestling

Main article: Wrestling at the 2008 Summer Olympics

Key:

  • VT - Victory by Fall.
  • PP - Decision by Points - the loser with technical points.
  • PO - Decision by Points - the loser without technical points.
Men's freestyle
Athlete Event Qualification Round of 16 Quarterfinal Semifinal Repechage 1 Repechage 2 Final / BM
Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Rank
Nicolae Ceban −96 kg  Kiss (HUN)
L 1–3 PP 		Did not advance 12
Women's freestyle
Athlete Event Round of 16 Quarterfinal Semifinal Repechage 1 Repechage 2 Final / BM
Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Rank
Ludmila Cristea −55 kg  Andrades (VEN)
W 3–1 PP 		 Verbeek (CAN)
L 1–3 PP 		Did not advance 10

References

  1. ^ Boxing-Men’s bantamweight semi-final results
  2. ^ World Boxing Championships Chicago 2007
  3. ^ "1st AIBA European Olympic Boxing Qualification Tournament". Archived from the original on 17 February 2008. Retrieved 15 May 2008.
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