Moldova at the 2008 Summer Olympics

Moldova at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Moldova at the Olympic Games

Flag of Moldova – Flag bearers
IOC code  MDA
NOC Comité National Olympique de la République de Moldova
Website www.olympic.md (Moldovan) (English)
At the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing
Competitors 31 in 7 sports
Flag bearer Nicolai Ceban
Medals
Rank: 80		 Gold
0		 Silver
0		 Bronze
1		 Total
1
Olympic history (summary)
Summer Games
1996 • 2000 • 2004 • 2008 • 2012
Winter Games
1994 • 1998 • 2002 • 2006 • 2010
Other related appearances
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]

Contents

Medalists

Medal Name Sport Event
 Bronze Veaceslav Gojan Boxing Bantamweight

Boxing pictogram.svg Boxing

Main articles: Boxing at the 2008 Summer Olympics and Boxing at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Qualification

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
Veaceslav Gojan Bantamweight  Khatsigov (BLR)
W +1-1		  Yu (CHN)
W 13-6		  Kumar (IND)
W 10-3		  Uugan (MGL)
L 15-2
Bronze medal icon.svg		 Did not advance
Vitalie Gruşac Welterweight Australia O'Mahony (AUS)
W 7-2		 Kazakhstan Sarsekbayev (KAZ)
L RSCI		 Did not advance

Cycling

Main articles: Cycling at the 2008 Summer Olympics and Cycling at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Qualification

Cycling (road) pictogram.svg Road

Men

Athlete Event Time Rank
Aleksandr Pliuschin Road race 6:39:42 (+15:53) 76

Cycling (track) pictogram.svg Track

Pursuits

Athlete Event Qualifying 1st Round Finals
Time Rank Opposition
Time		 Rank Opposition
Time		 Rank
Alexandr Pliuschin Men's individual pursuit 4:35.438 17 Did not advance

Judo pictogram.svg Judo

Main articles: Judo at the 2008 Summer Olympics and Judo at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Qualification

Men

Athlete Event Preliminary Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals First Repechage Round Repechage Quarterfinals Repechage Semifinals Final
Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result
Sergiu Toma −73 kg  Kevkhishvili (GEO)
L 0021-0010		 Did not advance

Shooting pictogram.svg Shooting

Main articles: Shooting at the 2008 Summer Olympics and Shooting at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Qualification

Men

Athlete Event Qualification Final Rank
Score Rank Score Rank
Ghenadie Lisoconi 25 m rapid fire pistol 567 12 Did not advance 12

Weightlifting pictogram.svg Weightlifting

Main articles: Weightlifting at the 2008 Summer Olympics and Weightlifting at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Qualification

Men

Athlete Event Snatch Clean & Jerk Total Rank
Result Rank Result Rank
Igor Grabucea -56 kg 109 16 130 15 239 15
Alexandru Dudoglo -69 kg 145 11 172 9 317 9
Andrei Gutu -77 kg 145 17 160 21 305 20
Evgheni Bratan -94 kg 170 12 200 13 370 13
Vadim Vacarciuc -94 kg 168 13 205 12 373 12

Wrestling pictogram.svg Wrestling

Main articles: Wrestling at the 2008 Summer Olympics and Wrestling at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Qualification
Men's Freestyle
Athlete Event Qualification 1/8 Final Quarterfinals Semifinals Repechage Round 1 Repechage Round 2 Final
Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result
Nicolai Ceban −96 kg  Gergely Kiss (HUN)
L 3 - 5, 0 - 5		 Did not advance
Women's Freestyle
Athlete Event Qualification 1/8 Final Quarterfinals Semifinals Repechage Round 1 Repechage Round 2 Final
Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result
Ludmila Cristea −55 kg  Marcia Andrade (VEN)
W 0 - 1, 3 - 3, 3- 3		  Saori Yoshida (JPN)
L 1 - 2, 0 - 4		 Did not advance

References

  1. ^ Boxing-Men’s bantamweight semi-final results
  2. ^ World Boxing Championships Chicago 2007
  3. ^ 1st AIBA European Olympic Boxing Qualification Tournament
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