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Moldova at the 2004 Summer Olympics

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IOC code
  
MDA

Flag bearer
  
Oleg Moldovan

Competitors
  
33 in 8 sports

Moldova at the 2004 Summer Olympics

NOC
  
National Olympic Committee of the Republic of Moldova

Website
  
www.olympic.md (Romanian)

Medals
  
Gold Silver Bronze Total 0 0 0 0

Moldova competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, from 13 to 29 August 2004. This was the nation's third consecutive appearance at the Summer Olympics in the post-Soviet era.

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Moldova sent a total of 33 athletes (26 men and 7 women), competing in eight various sports. Fourteen of them had competed previously in Sydney, including two Olympic bronze medalists: welterweight boxer Vitalie Gruşac and running target shooter and four-time Olympian Oleg Moldovan. Being the oldest and most sophisticated athlete (aged 37), Moldovan was appointed by the National Olympic Committee of the Republic of Moldova to carry the nation's flag in the opening ceremony.

For the first time since the nation's Summer Olympic debut in 1996, the Moldovans failed to claim a single medal at these Games. Weightlifter Alexandru Bratan narrowly missed the podium with a fourth-place finish in the men's heavyweight class.

Athletics

Moldovan athletes have so far 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).

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
  • Men
    Track & road events
    Field events
    Combined events – Decathlon
    Women
    Track & road events
    Field events

    Boxing

    Moldova has so far qualified boxers for the following events:

    Judo

    Moldova has qualified one judoka.

    Shooting

    Moldova's only shooter in Athens failed to advance to the final in the 10 metre running target event.

    Men

    Swimming

    Moldovan swimmers earned qualifying standards in the following events (up to a maximum of 2 swimmers in each event at the A-standard time, and 1 at the B-standard time):

    Men
    Women

    Weightlifting

    Moldova has qualified three places in weightlifting.

    Wrestling

    Key:

  • VT - Victory by Fall.
  • PP - Decision by Points - the loser with technical points.
  • PO - Decision by Points - the loser without technical points.
  • Men's freestyle

    References

    Moldova at the 2004 Summer Olympics Wikipedia