Moldova at the 2020 Summer Olympics

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Moldova at the
2020 Summer Olympics
IOC codeMDA
NOCNational Olympic Committee of the Republic of Moldova
Websitewww.olympic.md (in Romanian)
in Tokyo, Japan
23 July 2021 (2021-7-23) – 8 August 2021 (2021-8-8)
Competitors20 in 8 sports
Flag bearers (opening)Dan Olaru
Alexandra Mîrca[1]
Flag bearer (closing)Andrian Mardare
Medals
Ranked 86th
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, officially the Republic of Moldova, competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. Originally scheduled to take place from 24 July to 9 August 2020, the Games were postponed to 23 July to 8 August 2021, because of the COVID-19 pandemic.[2] It was the nation's seventh consecutive appearance at the Summer Olympics in the post-Soviet era.

Medalists

Further information: 2020 Summer Olympics medal table and List of 2020 Summer Olympics medal winners
Medal Name Sport Event Date
 Bronze Serghei Tarnovschi Canoeing Men's C-1 1000 m 7 August

Competitors

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

Sport Men Women Total
Archery 1 1 2
Athletics 2 4 6
Canoeing 1 2 3
Judo 2 0 2
Shooting 0 1 1
Swimming 1 1 2
Weightlifting 1 1 2
Wrestling 1 1 2
Total 9 11 20

Archery

Main articles: Archery at the 2020 Summer Olympics and Archery at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification

One Moldovan archer qualified for the women's individual recurve by reaching the quarterfinal stage and obtaining one of the four available spots at the 2019 World Archery Championships in 's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands.[3] Another Moldovan archer scored a fourth-round triumph to book the last of seven available spots in the men's individual recurve at the 2021 Final Qualification Tournament in Paris, France.[4]

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 648 49  Duenas (CAN)
L 0–6 		Did not advance
Alexandra Mîrca Women's individual 627 51  Yang Xl (CHN)
L 0–6 		Did not advance
Dan Olaru
Alexandra Mîrca 		Mixed team 1275 22 — Did not advance

Athletics

Main articles: Athletics at the 2020 Summer Olympics and Athletics at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification

Moldovan athletes further achieved the entry standards, either by qualifying time or by world ranking, in the following track and field events (up to a maximum of 3 athletes in each event):[5][6]

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 & road events
Athlete Event Final
Result Rank
Lilia Fisicovici Women's marathon 2:39:59 54
Field events
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Distance Position Distance Position
Andrian Mardare Men's javelin throw 82.70 10 q 83.30 7
Serghei Marghiev Men's hammer throw 75.94 10 q 75.24 12
Dimitriana Surdu Women's shot put 16.55 28 Did not advance
Alexandra Emilianov Women's discus throw 54.57 30 Did not advance
Zalina Petrivskaya Women's hammer throw 69.29 11 Did not advance

Canoeing

Main articles: Canoeing at the 2020 Summer Olympics and Canoeing at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification

Sprint

Moldova qualified a boat in the women's C-2 200 m for the Games by topping the field of canoeists in the medal final at the 2021 European Canoe Sprint Qualification Regatta in Szeged, Hungary.[7] Meanwhile, one additional boat was awarded to the Moldovan canoeist in the men's K-1 1000 m with a gold-medal triumph at the 2021 European Canoe Sprint Qualification Regatta.[8]

Athlete Event Heat Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Serghei Tarnovschi Men's C-1 1000 m 4:02.794 1 SF Bye 4:06.635 2 FA 4:06.069 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Daniela Cociu Women's C-1 200 m 48.338 3 QF 48.594 6 Did not advance
Maria Olărașu 50.607 7 QF 49.002 7 Did not advance
Daniela Cociu
Maria Olărașu 		Women's C-2 500 m 2:06.070 4 QF 2:03.434 2 SF 2:05.910 4 FA 2:01.750 7

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

Judo

Main articles: Judo at the 2020 Summer Olympics and Judo at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification

Moldova entered two male judoka into the Olympic tournament based on the International Judo Federation Olympics Individual Ranking.[9]

Athlete Event Round of 64 Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Repechage Final / BM
Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Rank
Denis Vieru Men's −66 kg —  Nurillaev (UZB)
W 10–00 		 Cargnin (BRA)
L 00–01 		Did not advance
Victor Sterpu Men's −73 kg Bye  Estrada (CUB)
W 10–00 		 Butbul (ISR)
L 00–10 		Did not advance

Shooting

Main articles: Shooting at the 2020 Summer Olympics and Shooting at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Points Rank Points Rank
Anna Dulce Women's 10 m air pistol 557 48 Did not advance

Swimming

Main articles: Swimming at the 2020 Summer Olympics and Swimming at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification

Moldovan swimmers further achieved qualifying standards in the following events (up to a maximum of 2 swimmers in each event at the Olympic Qualifying Time (OQT), and potentially 1 at the Olympic Selection Time (OST)):[10][11]

Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Alexei Sancov Men's 200 metre freestyle 1:47.46 26 Did not advance
Men's 200 metre butterfly 1:57.55 26 Did not advance
Tatiana Salcuțan Women's 100 m backstroke 1:01.59 28 Did not advance
Women's 200 m backstroke 2:09.98 11 Q 2:10.09 11 Did not advance

Weightlifting

Main articles: Weightlifting at the 2020 Summer Olympics and Weightlifting at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification

Moldova entered two weightlifters into the Olympic competition. Elena Cîlcic accepted a spare berth unused by the Tripartite Commission as the next highest-ranked weightlifter vying for qualification in the women's 87 kg category based on the IWF Absolute World Rankings.

Athlete Event Snatch Clean & Jerk Total Rank
Result Rank Result Rank
Marin Robu Men's –73 kg 155 3 175 11 330 8
Elena Cîlcic Women's −87 kg 105 8 135 7 240 8

Wrestling

Main articles: Wrestling at the 2020 Summer Olympics and Wrestling at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification

Moldova qualified two wrestlers for each of the following classes into the Olympic competition. One of them finished among the top six to claim an Olympic slot in the women's freestyle 57 kg at the 2019 World Championships, while an additional license was awarded to the Moldovan wrestler, who progressed to the top two finals of the men's Greco-Roman 60 kg at the 2021 World Qualification Tournament in Sofia, Bulgaria.[12]

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.
Freestyle
Athlete Event Round of 16 Quarterfinal Semifinal Repechage Final / BM
Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Rank
Anastasia Nichita Women's −57 kg  Adekuoroye (NGR)
W 5–0 VT 		 Nikolova (BUL)
L 1–3 PP 		Did not advance 7
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  Kamal (TUR)
W 4–0 ST 		 Sharshenbekov (KGZ)
W 4–0 ST 		 Orta (CUB)
L 0–4 ST 		Bye  Emelin (ROC)
L 1–4 SP 		5

References

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  2. ^ "Joint Statement from the International Olympic Committee and the Tokyo 2020 Organising Committee". Olympics. 24 March 2020. Retrieved 28 March 2020.
  3. ^ "Bangladesh qualifies its first-ever archer to the Olympic Games". World Archery. 14 June 2019. Retrieved 14 June 2019.
  4. ^ Wells, Chris (21 June 2021). "Seven last men's Olympic quotas awarded in Paris". World Archery. Retrieved 21 June 2021.
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  7. ^ "Tears flow as Olympic quotas decided in Szeged". International Canoe Federation. 13 May 2021. Retrieved 19 May 2021.
  8. ^ Vekassy, Bence (21 May 2021). "Six countries share final six quotas for Tokyo Olympics". International Canoe Federation. Retrieved 25 June 2021.
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  11. ^ "Tokyo 2020 – FINA Swimming Qualification System" (PDF). Tokyo 2020. FINA. Retrieved 6 March 2021.
  12. ^ Marantz, Ken (8 May 2021). "Datunashvili Denies Rio champ Chakvetadze Ticket to Tokyo; Armenia Grabs 2 Greco spots". United World Wrestling. Retrieved 8 May 2021.