Moldova, officially the Republic of Moldova, competed at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France, from 26 July to 11 August 2024. It was the nation's eighth consecutive appearance at the Summer Olympics in the post-Soviet era.
Denis Vieru won the country's first Olympic medal in judo.
Medalists
| width="78%" align="left" valign="top"| Medal Name Sport Event Date Anastasia Nichita Wrestling Women's –57 kg Denis Vieru Judo Men's –66 kg Adil Osmanov Judo Men's –73 kg Serghei Tarnovschi Canoeing Men's C-1 1000 m | width="22%" align="left" valign="top"|
Medals by sportSport TotalCanoeing0011Judo0022Wrestling0101Total0134 | width="22%" align="left" valign="top"|
Medals by genderGenderTotalMale0033Female0101Mixed0000Total0134 | width="22%" align="left" valign="top" | Medals by dateDate Total28 July001129 July00119 August0112Total0134
Competitors The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games. SportMenWomenTotalArchery 1 1 2Athletics 2 3 5Canoeing 1 2 3Equestrian 0 1 1Judo 3 0 3Shooting 0 1 1Swimming 1 1 2Table tennis 1 0 1Weightlifting 1 0 1Wrestling 4 3 7 Total 14 12 26
Archery
Two Moldovan archers qualified for the men's individual recurve by finishing fourth and obtaining one of two available spots as the highest-ranked eligible nation at the 2023 European Games in Kraków, Poland; and for the women's individual through the 2024 Final Qualification Tournament in Antalya, Turkey.
AthleteEventRanking roundRound of 64Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal / ScoreSeedOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreRankDan OlaruMen's individual67118W 6–0 L 2–6colspan=5 Alexandra MîrcaWomen's individual63151L 0–6colspan=6 Dan OlaruAlexandra MîrcaMixed team130222colspan=2 colspan=4 22
Athletics
Moldovan track and field athletes qualified for Paris 2024, by receiving the direct universality spots in the following event:
Field events AthleteEventHeatFinalResultRankResultRankSerghei MarghievMen's hammer throw 73.4618colspan=2 Andrian MardareMen's javelin throw 84.13 9 Q80.1012Zalina PetrivskayaWomen's hammer throw 67.8422colspan=2 Dimitriana BezedeWomen's shot put 16.3527Did not advanceAlexandra EmilianovWomen's discus throw 64.336 Q58.0811
Canoeing
Sprint Moldovan canoeists qualified two boats in the following distances for the Games through the 2023 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Duisburg, Germany.
AthleteEventHeatsQuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRank Serghei TarnovschiMen's C-1 1000 m3:49.271 Q SFcolspan=2 3:45.332 Q FA3:44.68Daniela CociuWomen's C-1 200 m49.144 Q QF48.933colspan=4 Maria OlărașuWomen's C-1 200 m50.147 Q QF52.037colspan=4 Daniela CociuMaria OlărașuWomen's C-2 500 m1:58.814 Q QF1:56.222 Q SF1:56.664 Q FA1:56.967 Qualification Legend: FA = Qualify to final (medal); FB = Qualify to final B (non-medal)
Equestrian
Moldova entered one equestrian to compete at Paris 2024. Alisa Glinka earned a spot at the Paris Olympics after finishing 1st in the Group C (Central & Eastern Europe; Central Asia), signifying the nation's Olympic debut in the sport. Glinka was suspended because of a positive doping test, which led to an individual spot for Hungary, but on June 24th the suspension was lifted which led back to the spot for Moldova.
Dressage AthleteHorseEventGrand PrixGrand Prix FreestyleOverall Score Rank Technical Artistic Score RankAlisa GlinkaAbercrombieIndividual66.05653colspan=4 Qualification Legend: Q = Qualified for the final; q = Qualified for the final as a lucky loser
Judo
Moldova qualified three judokas for the following weight classes at the Games. Denis Vieru (men's half-lightweight weight, 66 kg), Adil Osmanov (men's lightweight, 73 kg) and Mihail Latișev (men's half-middleweight, 81 kg) got qualified via quota based on IJF World Ranking List and continental quota based on Olympic point rankings.
AthleteEventRound of 64Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsRepechageFinal / OppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankDenis VieruMen's –66 kgcolspan=1 colspan=1 W 01–00 W 10–00 L 00–01colspan=1 W 01–00Adil OsmanovMen's –73 kgcolspan=1 W 10–00 W 10–00 W 10–00 L 00–10 W 10–00Mihail LatișevMen's –81 kgcolspan=1 L 00–10colspan=5 =17
Shooting
Moldovan shooter Anna Dulce achieved one quota place for Olympic Games based on her result at the 2024 European Championships.
AthleteEventQualificationFinalPointsRankPointsRankAnna DulceWomen's 10 m air pistol 56928colspan=2
Swimming
Moldova sent two swimmers to compete at the 2024 Paris Olympics.
AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankPavel AlovațkiMen's 400 m freestyle3:59.7731colspan=4 Tatiana SalcuțanWomen's 200 m backstroke2:13.2023colspan=4
Table tennis
Moldova entered one athlete into the games. Vladislav Ursu secured his spot at the Games via winning the third available places for men's single event, through the 2024 European Qualification Tournament in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, marking the country's debut in the sport.
AthleteEventPreliminaryRound 1Round 2Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal / OppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankVladislav UrsuMen's singles L 0–4Did not advance
Weightlifting
Moldova entered one weightlifter into the Olympic competition. Marin Robu (men's 89 kg) secured one of the top ten slots in his weight divisions based on the IWF Olympic Qualification Rankings.
AthleteEventSnatchClean & JerkTotalRankResultRankResultRankMarin RobuMen's –89 kg175320843834
Wrestling
Moldova qualified six wrestlers into the Olympic competition. Two wrestlers qualified by virtue of top five results through the 2023 World Championships in Belgrade, Serbia; one wrestler qualified through the 2024 European Qualification Tournament in Baku, Azerbaijan; and two wrestlers qualified through the 2024 World Qualification Tournament in Istanbul, Turkey, however, Radu Lefter and Maxim Saculțan joined the squads due to reallocations of Individual Neutral Athletes quotas.
Men's freestyle AthleteEventRound of 16QuarterfinalSemifinalRepechageFinal / OppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankMaxim SaculțanMen's −65 kg L 0–10colspan=2 L 4–15colspan=1 9Radu LefterMen's −97 kg L 2–8colspan=4 13
Men's Greco-Roman AthleteEventRound of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalSemifinalRepechageFinal / OppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankVictor CiobanuMen's −60 kg L 3–10Fcolspan=4 15Valentin PeticMen's −67 kg W 4–0 L 1–3colspan=3 7
Women's freestyle AthleteEventRound of 16QuarterfinalSemifinalRepechageFinal / OppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankMariana DrăguțanWomen's −53 kg L 0–5colspan=4 14Anastasia NichitaWomen's −57 kg W 9–0 W 5F–0 W 2F–7colspan=1 L 0–6Irina RîngaciWomen's −68 kg L 6–10colspan=4 10
See also Moldova at the 2024 Winter Youth Olympics
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