Moldova at the
2012 Summer Olympics
IOC codeMDA
NOCNational Olympic Committee of the Republic of Moldova
Websitewww.olympic.md (in Romanian)
in London
Competitors21 in 9 sports
Flag bearers Dan Olaru (opening)
Zalina Marghieva (closing)
Medals
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
0
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 2012 Summer Olympics in London, from 27 July to 12 August 2012. This was the nation's fifth consecutive appearance at the Summer Olympics in the post-Soviet era.

Moldova sent its smallest delegation to the Games. A total of 22 athletes, 12 men and 10 women, competed in 9 sports. This was also the youngest delegation in Moldova's summer Olympic history, with more than half under the age of 25, and many of them were expected to reach their peak in time for the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. Marathon runner Iaroslav Musinschi, who participated as a steeplechaser in the Olympics since 2000, was at his third appearance as the most experienced member. Fourteen Moldovan athletes had competed at their first Olympics, including 15-year-old archer Dan Olaru, the youngest member of the team, who became the nation's flag bearer at the opening ceremony.

Moldova originally left London with two bronze medals, tying its overall record for the most medals with Atlanta and Sydney at a single Olympics. These medals were all won by weightlifters Cristina Iovu and Anatolie Cîrîcu. However, both athletes were disqualified due to positive cases of doping, and Moldova was stripped of both medals and failed to win any medals overall.

Archery

Main article: Archery at the 2012 Summer Olympics

Moldova qualified the following archers.

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 654 47  Kaminski (USA) (18)
W 6–5 		 Terry (GBR) (50)
W 7–1 		 Kim B-m (KOR) (2)
L 1–7 		Did not advance

Athletics

Main article: Athletics at the 2012 Summer Olympics

Moldovan athletes 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):[1][2]

Key
Iaroslav Musinschi finished twenty-fifth in men's marathon.
Men
Track & road events
Athlete Event Heat Final
Result Rank Result Rank
Ion Luchianov 3000 m steeplechase 8:22.09 5 q 8:28.15 10
Iaroslav Musinschi Marathon — 2:16:25 25
Roman Prodius — DNF
Field events
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Distance Position Distance Position
Serghei Marghiev Hammer throw 69.76 31 Did not advance
Natalia Cercheș finished sixty-fifth in women's marathon.
Women
Track & road events
Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final
Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank
Natalia Cercheș Marathon — 2:37:13 65
Olesea Cojuhari 400 m 53.64 5 Did not advance
Elena Popescu 800 m 2:06.94 6 Did not advance
Field events
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Distance Position Distance Position
Marina Marghieva Hammer throw Disqualified due to doping
Zalina Marghieva 72.19 9 q 74.06 8

Boxing

Main article: Boxing at the 2012 Summer Olympics

Moldova has so far qualified boxers for the following events:

Men
Athlete Event Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Rank
Vasili Belous Welterweight  Kidunda (TAN)
W 20–7 		 Shelestyuk (UKR)
L 7–15 		Did not advance

Cycling

Main article: Cycling at the 2012 Summer Olympics

Road

Athlete Event Time Rank
Oleg Berdos Men's road race Did not finish

Judo

Main article: Judo at the 2012 Summer Olympics

Moldova qualified 2 judokas

Athlete Event Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Repechage Final / BM
Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Rank
Sergiu Toma Men's −81 kg  Musil (CZE)
W 1000–0001 		 Nakai (JPN)
L 0003–0101 		Did not advance
Ivan Remarenco Men's −90 kg  Denisov (RUS)
L 0001–1000 		Did not advance

Shooting

Main article: Shooting at the 2012 Summer Olympics
Women
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Points Rank Points Rank
Marina Zgurscaia 10 m air pistol 377 29 Did not advance

Swimming

Main article: Swimming at the 2012 Summer Olympics
Men
Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Dănilă Artiomov 100 m breaststroke 1:03.57 40 Did not advance
Women
Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Tatiana Chişca 100 m breaststroke 1:13.30 40 Did not advance

Weightlifting

Main article: Weightlifting at the 2012 Summer Olympics

Moldova qualified the following quota places.

Athlete Event Snatch Clean & Jerk Total Rank
Result Rank Result Rank
Anatolie Cîrîcu Men's −94 kg 181 7 226 2 407 DSQ
Cristina Iovu Women's −53 kg 96 1 120 3 216 DSQ

Wrestling

Main article: Wrestling at the 2012 Summer Olympics

Moldova qualified two quotas.

Key
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 Bye  Boltic (NGR)
W 3–1 PP 		 Gogshelidze (GEO)
L 0–3 PO 		Did not advance 11
Women'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
Svetlana Saenko −72 kg Bye  Vescan (FRA)
W 3–1 PP 		 Wang J (CHN)
L 0–5 VT 		Did not advance 10

References

  1. ^ "iaaf.org – Top Lists". IAAF. Retrieved 4 June 2011.
  2. ^ IAAF Games of the XXX Olympiad – London 2012 ENTRY STANDARDS (PDF), IAAF, retrieved 4 June 2011

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