| Noc: | MDA |
| Nocname: | National Olympic Committee of the Republic of Moldova |
| Games: | Summer Youth Olympics |
| Year: | 2018 |
| Website: | |
| Location: | Buenos Aires |
| Competitors: | 17 |
| Sports: | 10 |
| Rank: | 39 |
| Gold: | 2 |
| Silver: | 0 |
| Bronze: | 0 |
| Appearances: | auto |
Moldova competed at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics, in Buenos Aires, Argentina from 6 October to 18 October 2018.
See main article: Archery at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics.
Moldova qualified one athlete based on its performance at the 2017 World Archery Youth Championships.[1]
See main article: Athletics at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics.
See main article: Badminton at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics. Moldova qualified two players based on the Badminton Junior World Rankings.[3] [4]
| Athlete | Event | Group stage | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final / | Rank | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | ||||
| Cristian Savin | Boys' Singles | L 1–2 | L 0–2 | W 2–0 | 3 | did not advance | 9 | |||
| Vlada Gînga | Girls' Singles | W 2–1 | L 0–2 | 2 | did not advance | 9 | ||||
| Athlete | Event | Group stage | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final / | Rank | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | |||
| Team Sigma | Mixed Teams | W (110–100) | W (110–86) | L (98–110) | 2Q | L (106–110) | did not advance | 5 | |
| Team Epsilon | L (98–110) | L (89–110) | W (110–108) | 4Q | L (102–110) | did not advance | 5 | ||
See main article: Judo at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics.
| Athlete | Event | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | |||
| Paulina Țurcan | Girls' 44 kg | L 00-10 | Colspan=2 | did not advance | L00-01s1 | Colspan=4 | did not advance | |||
| Alin Bagrin | Boys' 100 kg | L 00-10 | did not advance | W 10-00 | W 10s1-01 | L 01-10 | 4 | |||
| Athletes | Event | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | ||
| Team Los Angeles | Mixed team | W 5–3 | L 3–5 | did not advance | 5 | |
| Team Moscow | W 4–3 | L 3–4 | did not advance | |||
See main article: Modern pentathlon at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics.
| Athlete | Event | Fencing Ranking round (épée one touch) | Swimming (200 m freestyle) | Fencing Bonus round (épée one touch) | Combined: Shooting / Running (10 m air pistol) / (3200 m) | Total points | Final rank | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Results | Rank | Points | Time | Rank | Points | Results | Points | Time | Rank | Points | |||||
| Alex Vasilianov | Boys' Individual | 10–13 | 17 | 202 | 2:13.35 | 19 | 284 | 1–0 | 0 | 11:51.71 | 12 | 589 | 1075 | 14 | |
| Mixed relay | 10–12 12–10 | 11 | 205 | 2:02.59 | 9 | 305 | 2–0 | 2 | 11:52.56 | 10 | 588 | 1100 | 9 | ||
See main article: Rowing at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics.
Moldova qualified one boat based on its performance at the 2018 European Rowing Junior Championships.[6]
FB=Final B (non-medal)
See main article: Shooting at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics.
See main article: Swimming at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics.
See main article: Table tennis at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics.
Moldova qualified one table tennis player based on its performance at the European Continental Qualifier.[7]
See main article: Wrestling at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics.
Moldova qualified one athlete in category Women's Wrestling 57 kg[8]
Key:
| Athlete | Event | Group stage | Final / | Rank | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | Opposition Score | ||||
| Alexandrin Guţu | Boys' Greco-Roman −71kg | W 4 – 0 | W 9 – 0 | 1 | W 8 – 0 | ||||
| Maria Leorda | Girls' freestyle −43kg | W | L 0 – 10 | L 0 – 8 | W 8 – 1 | 3 | L 0 – 4 | 6 | |
| Irina Rîngaci | Girls' freestyle −57kg | W 11 – 2 | W 11 – 0 | L 0 – 2 | W 4 – 0 | 2 | L 3 – 6 | 4 | |