Moldova at the 2004 Summer Olympics explained

Noc:	MDA
Nocname:	National Olympic Committee of the Republic of Moldova
Games:	Summer Olympics
Year:	2004
Website:
Location:	Athens
Competitors:	33
Sports:	8
Flagbearer:	Oleg Moldovan
Gold:	0
Silver:	0
Bronze:	0
Appearances:	auto
App Begin Year:	1996
See also:	(1900–1912) (1924–1936) (1952–1988) (1992)

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.

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

See main article: article and Athletics at the 2004 Summer Olympics. 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]}

Men

Track & road events

Athlete	Event	Heat		Final
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Fedosei Ciumacenco	20 km walk	1:29:06	34
Ion Luchianov	3000 m steeplechase	8:26.17 NR	8	Did not advance

Field events

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Final
		Distance	Position	Distance	Position
Ivan Emilianov	Shot put	19.25	25	Did not advance
Vadim Hranovschi	Discus throw	55.64	32	Did not advance
Vladimir Letnicov	Triple jump	16.25	25	Did not advance
Roman Rozna	Hammer throw	71.78	28	Did not advance

Combined events – Decathlon

Athlete	Event	100 m				400 m					1500 m	Final	Rank
Victor Covalenco	Result	11.28	7.20	13.04	1.85	51.82	15.80	38.19		53.46	4:32.81	6543	30
Points	799	862	670	670	733	755	628	0	640	786

Women

Track & road events

Athlete	Event	Heat		Semifinal		Final
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Natalia Cercheș	10000 m	34:04.97	27
Olga Cristea	800 m	2:08.97	6	Did not advance
Svetlana Şepelev-Tcaci	Marathon	3:03:29	61

Field events

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Final
		Distance	Position	Distance	Position
Olga Bolşova	Triple jump	13.90	24	Did not advance
Inna Gliznutsa	High jump	1.85	=26	Did not advance

Boxing

See main article: article and Boxing at the 2004 Summer Olympics. Moldova has so far qualified boxers for the following events:

Athlete	Event	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final
		Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Igor Samoilenco	Flyweight	L 33–46	Did not advance
Vitalie Gruşac	Welterweight		L 20–23	Did not advance

Cycling

See main article: article and Cycling at the 2004 Summer Olympics.

Road

Athlete	Event	Time	Rank
Ruslan Ivanov	align=left rowspan=2	Men's road race	5:50:35	54
Igor Pugaci	5:50:35	66

Judo

See main article: article and Judo at the 2004 Summer Olympics. Moldova has qualified one judoka.

Shooting

See main article: article and Shooting at the 2004 Summer Olympics. Moldova's only shooter in Athens failed to advance to the final in the 10 metre running target event.

Men

Swimming

See main article: article and Swimming at the 2004 Summer Olympics. 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

Athlete	Event	Heat		Semifinal		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Andrei Capitanciuc	100 m breaststroke	1:05.65	=47	Did not advance
Octavian Guţu	100 m freestyle	51.84	47	Did not advance
Alexandru Ivlev	100 m backstroke	1:00.13	42	Did not advance
Andrei Mihailov	200 m backstroke	2:06.97	34	Did not advance
Ştefan Pinciuc	200 m freestyle	1:54.56	56	Did not advance
Sergiu Postică	200 m breaststroke	2:27.21	45	Did not advance
Victor Rogut	400 m freestyle	4:01.68	35	Did not advance
Andrei Zaharov	200 m individual medley	2:07.40	39	Did not advance

Women

Athlete	Event	Heat		Semifinal		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Nicoleta Coica	100 m freestyle	59.85	47	Did not advance
Maria Tregubova	50 m freestyle	28.40	48	Did not advance

Weightlifting

See main article: article and Weightlifting at the 2004 Summer Olympics. Moldova has qualified three places in weightlifting.

Athlete	Event	Snatch		Clean & Jerk		Total	Rank
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Eugen Bratan	align=left rowspan=2	Men's −94 kg	175	4	205	13	380	10
Vadim Vacarciuc	175		—	—	—
Alexandru Bratan	Men's −105 kg	192.5	2	222.5	5	415	4

Wrestling

See main article: article and Wrestling at the 2004 Summer Olympics.

Men's freestyle

Athlete	Event	Elimination Pool			Quarterfinal	Semifinal	Final /
		Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Ghenadie Tulbea	−55 kg	L 0–3	L 1–3	3	Did not advance			21
Ruslan Bodişteanu	−66 kg	L 1–3	L 0–3	3	Did not advance			19

See also

• Moldova at the 2004 Summer Paralympics

External links

• Official Report of the XXVIII Olympiad
• NOC Official Site

Notes and References

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