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
Moldova qualified the following archers.
AthleteEventRanking roundRound of 64Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal / ScoreSeedOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreRankDan OlaruMen's individual65447 (18)W 6–5 (50)W 7–1 (2)L 1–7Did not advance
Athletics
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):
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 AthleteEventHeatFinalResultRankResultRankIon Luchianov3000 m steeplechase8:22.095 q8:28.1510Iaroslav MusinschiMarathoncolspan=2 2:16:2525Roman Prodiuscolspan=2
Field events AthleteEventQualificationFinalDistancePositionDistancePositionSerghei MarghievHammer throw69.7631Did not advance
Women Track & road events AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinalResultRankResultRankResultRankNatalia CercheșMarathoncolspan=4 2:37:1365Olesea Cojuhari400 m53.645Did not advanceElena Popescu800 m2:06.946Did not advance
Field events AthleteEventQualificationFinalDistancePositionDistancePositionMarina MarghievaHammer throwDisqualified due to dopingZalina Marghieva72.199 q74.068
Boxing
Moldova has so far qualified boxers for the following events: Men AthleteEventRound of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinalOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankVasili BelousWelterweightW 20–7L 7–15Did not advance
Cycling
Road AthleteEventTimeRankOleg BerdosMen's road raceDid not finish
Judo
Moldova qualified 2 judokas
AthleteEventRound of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsRepechageFinal / OppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankSergiu TomaMen's −81 kgW 1000–0001L 0003–0101Did not advanceIvan RemarencoMen's −90 kgL 0001–1000Did not advance
Shooting
Women AthleteEventQualificationFinalPointsRankPointsRankMarina Zgurscaia10 m air pistol37729Did not advance
Swimming
Men AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankDănilă Artiomov100 m breaststroke1:03.5740Did not advance
Women AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTatiana Chişca100 m breaststroke1:13.3040Did not advance
Weightlifting
Moldova qualified the following quota places.
AthleteEventSnatchClean & JerkTotalRankResultRankResultRankAnatolie CîrîcuMen's −94 kg18172262407Cristina IovuWomen's −53 kg9611203216
Wrestling
Moldova qualified two quotas.
Key - Victory by Fall. - Decision by Points - the loser with technical points. - Decision by Points - the loser without technical points.
Men's freestyle AthleteEventQualificationRound of 16QuarterfinalSemifinalRepechage 1Repechage 2Final / OppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankNicolae Ceban−96 kgW 3–1 L 0–3 Did not advance11
Women's freestyle AthleteEventQualificationRound of 16QuarterfinalSemifinalRepechage 1Repechage 2Final / OppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankSvetlana Saenko−72 kgW 3–1 L 0–5 Did not advance10
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