Moldova was represented at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia by the National Olympic Committee of the Republic of Moldova.
In total, 34 athletes including 29 men and five women represented Moldova in seven different sports including athletics, boxing, judo, shooting, swimming, weightlifting and wrestling.
Moldova won two medals at the games after Oleg Moldovan claimed silver in the men's shooting 10 m running target and Vitalie Grușac won bronze in the boxing welterweight category.
Competitors In total, 34 athletes represented Moldova at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia across seven different sports. SportMenWomenTotalAthletics 9 2 11Boxing 1 — 1Judo 3 1 4Shooting 1 0 1Swimming 9 1 10Weightlifting 3 0 3Wrestling 4 — 4 Total 29 5 34
Medalists Moldova won two medals at the games after Oleg Moldovan claimed silver in the men's shooting 10 m running target and Vitalie Grușac won bronze in the boxing welterweight category. MedalNameSportEvent Oleg Moldovan Shooting Men's 10 m running target Vitalie Grușac Boxing Welterweight
Athletics
In total, 11 Moldovan athletes participated in the athletics events – Olga Bolșova and Inna Gliznutza in the women's high jump, Vitalie Cercheș in the men's 800 m, Fedosei Ciumacenco in the men's 50 km race walk, Ivan Emelianov in the men's shot put, Valentina Enachi in the women's marathon, Efim Motpan in the men's 20 km race walk, Iaroslav Musinschi in the men's 3,000 m steeplechase, Roman Rozna in the men's hammer throw, Valeriu Vlas in the men's marathon and Vadim Zadoinov in the men's 400 m hurdles.
Boxing
In total, one Moldovan athlete participated in the boxing events – Vitalie Grușac in the welterweight category.
Judo
In total, four Moldovan athletes participated in the Judo events – Victor Bivol in the men's –66 kg category, Ludmila Cristea in the women's –57 kg category, Victor Florescu in the men's –90 kg category and Giorgi Kurdgelashvili in the men's –60 kg category.
Shooting
In total, one Moldovan athlete participated in the shooting events – Oleg Moldovan in the men's 10 m running target.
Swimming
In total, 10 Moldovan athletes participated in the swimming events – Serghei Stolearenco in the men's 50 m freestyle, Andrei Cecan in the men's 200 m freestyle, Victor Rogut in the men's 400 m freestyle, Alexandru Ivlev in the men's 100 m backstroke, Andrei Mihailov in the men's 200 m backstroke, Vadim Tatarov in the men's 100 m breaststroke, Dumitro Zastoico in the men's 100 m butterfly and the men's 200 m butterfly, Andrei Zaharov in the men's 200 m individual medley, Serghei Mariniuc in the men's 400 m individual medley and Maria Tregubova in the women's 50 m freestyle.
AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankSerghei Stolearenco50 m freestyle00:23.8447did not advanceAndrei Cecan200 m freestyle01:53.2331did not advanceVictor Rogut400 m freestyle04:01.4238did not advanceAlexandru Ivlev100 m backstroke00:57.9138did not advanceAndrei Mihailov200 m backstroke02:06.6738did not advanceVadim Tatarov100 m breaststroke01:04.12 36did not advanceDumitro Zastoico100 m butterfly00:58.5559did not advance200 m butterfly02:09.3444did not advanceAndrei Zaharov200 m medley02:09.13 47did not advanceSerghei Mariniuc400 m medley04:23.57 22did not advance
AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankMaria Tregubova50 m freestyle00:27.7554did not advance
Weightlifting
In total, three Moldovan athletes participated in the weightlifting events – Alexandru Bratan in the men's –105 kg category, Vladimir Popov in the men's –62 kg category and Vadim Vacarciuc in the men's –94 kg category.
AthleteEventSnatchClean & JerkTotalRank123123Vladimir Popov– 62 kg130.0135.0137.5160.0160.0160.0295.07Vadim Vacarciuc– 94 kg172.4177.5180.0220.0220.0225.0397.55Alexandru Bratan– 105 kg190.0195.0195.0220.0220.0220.0410.06
Wrestling
In total, four Moldovan athletes participated in the wrestling events – Ruslan Bodișteanu in the freestyle –63 kg category, Octavian Cuciuc in the freestyle –58 kg category, Ion Diaconu in the freestyle –69 kg category and Vitalie Railean in the freestyle –54 kg category.
External links sports-reference Wallechinsky, David (2004). The Complete Book of the Summer Olympics (Athens 2004 Edition). Toronto, Canada. . International Olympic Committee (2001). The Results. Retrieved 12 November 2005. Sydney Organising Committee for the Olympic Games (2001). Official Report of the XXVII Olympiad Volume 1: Preparing for the Games. Retrieved 20 November 2005. Sydney Organising Committee for the Olympic Games (2001). Official Report of the XXVII Olympiad Volume 2: Celebrating the Games. Retrieved 20 November 2005. Sydney Organising Committee for the Olympic Games (2001). The Results. Retrieved 20 November 2005. International Olympic Committee Web Site
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