Moldova at the Olympics

Participation of athletes from Moldova in the Olympic Games

Moldova first took part at the Olympic Games as an independent nation in 1994. It has sent athletes to every Games since then. Moldovan athletes were a part of the Soviet Union at the Olympics from 1952 to 1988. Moldova was part of the Unified Team in 1992.

Moldovan athletes have won a total of seven medals at the Summer Olympic Games. They have won medals in five different sports. The nation has not won any medals at the Winter Olympic Games.

The National Olympic Committee for Moldova was created in 1991. It was accepted by the International Olympic Committee in 1993.


Medal tables change

Medals by Games change

Games Gold Silver Bronze Total
Summer Games
1996 Atlanta 0 1 1 2
2000 Sydney 0 1 1 2
2004 Athens 0 0 0 0
2008 Beijing 0 0 1 1
2012 London 0 0 2 2
Total 0 2 5 7
Games Gold Silver Bronze Total
Winter Games
1994 Lillehammer 0 0 0 0
1998 Nagano 0 0 0 0
2002 Salt Lake City 0 0 0 0
2006 Turin 0 0 0 0
Total 0 0 0 0

Medals by sport change

Sport Gold Silver Bronze Total
Canoeing 0 1 0 1
Shooting 0 1 0 1
Boxing 0 0 2 2
Wrestling 0 0 1 1
Weightlifting 0 0 2 2
Total 0 2 5 7

Medalists change

Moldova has won 7 medals, all in the Summer Olympics

Medal Name Games Sport Event
2  Silver Nicolae Juravschi
Viktor Reneysky
1996 Atlanta Canoeing Men's C-2 500 metres
3  Bronze Serguei Moureiko 1996 Atlanta Wrestling Men's Greco-Roman super heavyweight
2  Silver Oleg Moldovan 2000 Sydney Shooting Men's 10 metre running target
3  Bronze Vitalie Gruşac 2000 Sydney Boxing Men's welterweight
3  Bronze Veaceslav Gojan 2008 Beijing Boxing Men's bantamweight
3  Bronze Cristina Iovu 2012 London Weightlifting 53kg Women's weightlifting
3  Bronze Anatoli Ciricu 2012 London Weightlifting 94kg Men's weightlifting

References change

  • "Olympic Medal Winners". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 2007-12-20.
  • "Comité National Olympique de la République de Moldova". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 2007-12-20.