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Moldova at the 2012 Summer Olympics

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IOC code
  
MDA

Competitors
  
21 in 9 sports

Moldova at the 2012 Summer Olympics

NOC
  
National Olympic Committee of the Republic of Moldova

Website
  
www.olympic.md (Romanian)

Flag bearer
  
Dan Olaru (opening)Zalina Marghieva (closing)

MedalsRanked 75th
  
GoldSilverBronzeTotal0000

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.

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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 the both medals and failed to win any medals overall.

Archery

Moldova has qualified the following archers.

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
    Women
    Track & road events
    Field events

    Boxing

    Moldova has so far qualified boxers for the following events:

    Men

    Judo

    Moldova has qualified 2 judokas

    Shooting

    Women

    Swimming

    Men
    Women

    Weightlifting

    Moldova has qualified the following quota places.

    Wrestling

    Moldova has qualified two quotas.

    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
    Women's freestyle

    References

    Moldova at the 2012 Summer Olympics Wikipedia


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