Moldova

Moldova

Moldova , officially the Republic of Moldova is a landlocked state in Eastern Europe, located between Romania to the West and Ukraine to the North, East and South. It declared itself an independent state with the same boundaries as the preceding Moldavian Soviet Socialist Republic in 1991, as part...

competed in the Summer Olympic Games

Summer Olympic Games

The Summer Olympic Games or the Games of the Olympiad are an international multi-sport event, occurring every four years, organized by the International Olympic Committee. Medals are awarded in each event, with gold medals for first place, silver for second and bronze for third, a tradition that...

 as an independent nation for the first time at the 1996 Summer Olympics

1996 Summer Olympics

The 1996 Summer Olympics of Atlanta, officially known as the Games of the XXVI Olympiad and unofficially known as the Centennial Olympics, was an international multi-sport event which was celebrated in 1996 in Atlanta, Georgia, United States....

in Atlanta

Atlanta, Georgia

Atlanta is the capital and most populous city in the U.S. state of Georgia. According to the 2010 census, Atlanta's population is 420,003. Atlanta is the cultural and economic center of the Atlanta metropolitan area, which is home to 5,268,860 people and is the ninth largest metropolitan area in...

, United States

United States

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. Previously, Moldovan athletes competed for the Unified Team at the 1992 Winter Olympics

Unified Team at the 1992 Winter Olympics

The Unified Team at the 1992 Winter Olympics in Albertville was a joint team consisting of six of the fifteen former Soviet republics: Russia, Ukraine, Kazakhstan, Belarus, Uzbekistan and Armenia. The Unified Team's only other appearance was at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona...

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Silver

• Viktor Reneysky
  Viktor Reneysky
  Viktor Iosifovich Reneysky , born January 24, 1967 in Babruysk, is a sprint canoer from Belarus who won three Olympic medals for the USSR and Moldova in the C-2 event with his teammate Nikolaï Juravschi. He also won a total of nine world titles, more than any other Canadian canoe paddler of his...
  
   and Nicolae Juravschi
  Nicolae Juravschi
  Nicolae Juravschi is a Moldovan sprint canoer, who won three Olympic medals in the C-2 event with his teammate Viktor Reneysky. In Soviet time Juravschi trained at the Armed Forces sports society in Kishinev.The pair won two gold medals at the 1988 Summer Olympics, as competitors for the USSR...
  
   — Canoeing
  Canoeing at the 1996 Summer Olympics
  The canoeing competition at the 1996 Summer Olympics was composed of 16 events in two disciplines, slalom and sprint...
  
  , Men's C2 500 metres Canadian Pairs

Bronze

• Sergei Mureiko — Wrestling
  Wrestling at the 1996 Summer Olympics
  At the 1996 Summer Olympics, 2 different wrestling disciplines were contested: freestyle wrestling and Greco-Roman wrestling. The freestyle category was notable as it featured the gold medal performance of Kurt Angle, who later became a notable professional wrestler.-Freestyle:-Greco-Roman:-Medal...
  
  , Men's Greco-Roman Super Heavyweight (> 100 kg)

Archery

Archery at the 1996 Summer Olympics

Archery at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta consisted of four events. The events were held in neighboring Stone Mountain.All archery was done at a range of 70 metres. 64 archers competed in each the men's individual and women's individual competitions. They began with a 72-arrow ranking round...

In Moldova's debut independent archery competition, veteran and defending bronze medal

Bronze medal

A bronze medal is a medal awarded to the third place finisher of contests such as the Olympic Games, Commonwealth Games, etc. The practice of awarding bronze third place medals began at the 1904 Olympic Games in St...

list Natalia Valeeva

Natalia Valeeva

Natalia Valeeva is a naturalized Italian archer.Natalia Valeeva is the top female archer in Italy. She is a five-time Olympian, and a native of Moldova, having represented the Unified Team, Moldova and Italy, at the Olympic Games of 1992, 96, 00, 04 and 08...

 was defeated in the third round of competition.

Women's Individual Competition:

• Natalia Valeeva
  Natalia Valeeva
  Natalia Valeeva is a naturalized Italian archer.Natalia Valeeva is the top female archer in Italy. She is a five-time Olympian, and a native of Moldova, having represented the Unified Team, Moldova and Italy, at the Olympic Games of 1992, 96, 00, 04 and 08...
  
   → Round of 16, 12th place (2-1)
• Nadejda Palovandova → Round of 64, 38th place (0-1)

Athletics

Athletics at the 1996 Summer Olympics

At the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, 44 events in athletics were contested, 24 by men and 20 by women. There were a total number of 2053 participating athletes from 191 countries.-Men:...

Men's 400m Hurdles

• Vadim Zadoinov
• Heat — 49.73s (→ did not advance)

Men's Marathon

• Valery Vlas — 2:28.36 (→ 77th place)

Men's 20 km Walk

• Fedosei Ciumacenco
  Fedosei Ciumacenco
  Fedosei Ciumacenco is a Moldovan race walker.He was born in Bendery. He competed in the 20 kilometres distance at the Olympic Games in 1996, 2000, 2004 and 2008, and the World Championships in 1997, 1999 and 2003.-Achievements:...
  
   — 1:27:57 (→ 41st place)

Men's 50 km Walk

• Fedosei Ciumacenco
  Fedosei Ciumacenco
  Fedosei Ciumacenco is a Moldovan race walker.He was born in Bendery. He competed in the 20 kilometres distance at the Olympic Games in 1996, 2000, 2004 and 2008, and the World Championships in 1997, 1999 and 2003.-Achievements:...
  
   — did not start (→ no ranking)

Women's High Jump

• Olga Bolşova
  Olga Bolsova
  Olga Bolşova is a retired Moldovan athlete who specialized in the high jump and triple jump....
  
  
• Qualification — 1.93m
• Final — 1.93m (→ 12th place)

• Inna Gliznuta
  Inna Gliznuta
  Inna Gliznuta is a Moldovan high jumper.She finished second at the 1992 World Junior Championships in Seoul, fourteenth at the 1993 IAAF World Indoor Championships in Toronto, eighth at the 1994 European Indoor Championships in Paris and fourth at the 2001 Summer Universiade in Beijing...
  
  
• Qualification — 1.85m (→ did not advance)

Boxing

Boxing at the 1996 Summer Olympics

-Qualification:The following tournaments were used as qualification tournaments for boxing at the 1996 Summer Olympics.Africa* All-Africa Games in Harare, Zimbabwe from September 13 to September 23, 1995* Qualification Tournament in April/May? 1996...

Men's Flyweight (51 kg)

• Igor Samoilenco
  Igor Samoilenco
  Igor Samoilenco is a retired male boxer from Moldova. He twice represented his native Eastern European country at the Summer Olympics: 1996 and 2004. Samoilenco claimed a bronze medal at the 2002 European Amateur Boxing Championships in Perm, Russia...
  
  
  1. First Round — Defeated Omar Adorno (Puerto Rico), 20-8
  2. Second Round — Lost to Elias Recaido
     Elias Recaido
     Elias Recaido is a retired boxer from the Philippines, who competed for his native country at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia. There he was defeated in the quarterfinals of the Men's Flyweight division by Cuba's eventual gold medalist Maikro Romero . He won a bronze medal at the 1990...
     
      (Philippines), 8-12

Men's Lightweight (60 kg)

• Oktavian Taykou
  1. First Round — Lost to Tontcho Tontchev
     Tontcho Tontchev
     Toncho Dimitrov Tonchev is an Bulgarian boxer, who won the Lightweight Silver medal at the 1996 Summer Olympics. Tontchev also represented his native country at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain....
     
      (Bulgaria), referee stopped contest in second round

Road Competition

Men's Individual Time Trial

• Ruslan Ivanov
  Ruslan Ivanov
  Ruslan Ivanov is a Moldovan road bicycle racer.-Palmares:19971998Ruslan Ivanov is a Moldovan road bicycle racer.-Palmares:1997: 2nd, Overall, Baby Giro1998...
  
  
• Final — 1:10:55 (→ 27th place)

• Igor Bonciukov
• Final — 1:12:48 (→ 33rd place)

Swimming

Swimming at the 1996 Summer Olympics

The swimming competition at the 1996 Summer Olympics was held at the Georgia Tech Aquatic Center in Atlanta, United States, which was built for the Games...

Men's 50m Freestyle

• Maxim Kazmirchuk
  1. Heat – 23.78 (→ did not advance, 43rd place)

Men's 100m Butterfly

• Maxim Kazmirchuk
  1. Heat – 56.46 (→ did not advance, 46th place)

Men's 200m Backstroke

• Artur Elizarov
  1. Heat – 2:07.86 (→ did not advance, 33rd place)

Men's 100m Breaststroke

• Vadim Tatarov
  1. Heat – 1:04.87 (→ did not advance, 30th place)

Men's 200m Breaststroke

• Vadim Tatarov
  1. Heat – 2:21.34 (→ did not advance, 28th place)

Men's 200m Individual Medley

• Serghei Mariniuc
  1. Heat – 2:04.99
  2. B-Final – 2:04.11 (→ 13th place)

Men's 400m Individual Medley

• Serghei Mariniuc
  1. Heat – 4:20.24
  2. Final – 4:21.15 (→ 8th place)

Weightlifting

Weightlifting at the 1996 Summer Olympics

The weightlifting competition at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta consisted of ten weight classes, for men only. The range of each weight class was adjusted by 1–4 kg for these Games, marking the first redefinition of Olympic weightlifting weight classes since they were introduced in...

Men's Light-Heavyweight

• Vadim Vacarciuc
  Vadim Vacarciuc
  Vadim Vacarciuc is a retired male weightlifter from Moldova. He competed in four consecutive Summer Olympics for his native Eastern European country, starting in 1996....
  
  
• Final — 165.0 + 202.5 = 367.5 (→ 5th place)