Moldova at the 1996 Summer Olympics

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Moldova at the Olympic Games

Flag of Moldova
IOC code  MDA
NOC Comité National Olympique de la République de Moldova
external link (Moldovan) (English)
At the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta
Competitors
Flag bearer Vadim Vacarciuc
Medals
Rank: 58		 Gold
0		 Silver
1		 Bronze
1		 Total
2
Olympic history (summary)
Summer Games
1996 • 2000 • 2004 • 2008
Winter Games
1994 • 1998 • 2002 • 2006
Other related appearances
Soviet Union Soviet Union (1952–1988)
Unified Team Unified Team (1992)

Moldova competed in the Summer Olympic Games as an independent nation for the first time at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, United States. Previously, Moldovan athletes competed for the Unified Team at the 1992 Winter Olympics.

Contents

[edit] Medals

[edit] Silver

[edit] Bronze

  • Sergei Mureiko — Wrestling, men's Greco-Roman super heavyweight (> 100 kg)

[edit] Results by event

[edit] Archery

In Moldova's debut independent archery competition, veteran and defending bronze medallist Natalia Valeeva was defeated in the third round of competition.

Women's Individual Competition:

  • Natalia Valeeva → Round of 16, 12th place (2-1)
  • Nadejda Palovandova → Round of 64, 38th place (0-1)

[edit] Athletics

Men's Marathon

  • Valery Vlas — 2:28.36 (→ 77th place)

Women's High Jump

  1. Qualification — 1.93m
  2. Final — 1.93m (→ 12th place)
  1. Qualification — 1.85m (→ did not advance)

[edit] Boxing

Men's Flyweight (51 kg)

  • Igor Samoilenko
    1. First Round — Defeated Omar Adorno (Puerto Rico), 20-8
    2. Second Round — Lost to Elias Recaido (Philippines), 8-12

Men's Lightweight (60 kg)

  • Oktavian Taykou
    1. First Round — Lost to Tontcho Tontchev (Bulgaria), referee stopped contest in second round

[edit] Cycling

[edit] Road Competition

Men's Individual Time Trial

  • Final — 1:10:55 (→ 27th place)
  • Igor Bonciukov
  • Final — 1:12:48 (→ 33rd place)

[edit] Swimming

Men's 50m Freestyle

  • Maxim Kazmirchuk
    1. Heat – 23.78 (→ did not advance, 43rd place)

Men's 100m Butterfly

  • Maxim Kazmirchuk
    1. Heat – 56.46 (→ did not advance, 46th place)

Men's 200m Backstroke

  • Artur Elizarov
    1. Heat – 2:07.86 (→ did not advance, 33rd place)

Men's 100m Breaststroke

  • Vadim Tatarov
    1. Heat – 1:04.87 (→ did not advance, 30th place)

Men's 200m Breaststroke

  • Vadim Tatarov
    1. Heat – 2:21.34 (→ did not advance, 28th place)

Men's 200m Individual Medley

  • Sergei Mariniuk
    1. Heat – 2:04.99
    2. B-Final – 2:04.11 (→ 13th place)

Men's 400m Individual Medley

  • Sergei Mariniuk
    1. Heat – 4:20.24
    2. Final – 4:21.15 (→ 8th place)

[edit] References