Moldova at the 2020 Summer Olympics

Moldova, officially the Republic of Moldova, competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. Originally scheduled to take place from 24 July to 9 August 2020, the Games were postponed to 23 July to 8 August 2021, because of the COVID-19 pandemic.^[2] It was the nation's seventh consecutive appearance at the Summer Olympics in the post-Soviet era.

Moldova at the 2020 Summer Olympics
IOC code	MDA
NOC	National Olympic Committee of the Republic of Moldova
Website	www.olympic.md (in Romanian)
in Tokyo, Japan 23 July 2021 (2021-07-23) – 8 August 2021 (2021-08-08)
Competitors	20 in 8 sports
Flag bearers (opening)	Dan Olaru Alexandra Mîrca[1]
Flag bearer (closing)	Andrian Mardare
Medals Ranked 86th	Gold 0 Silver 0 Bronze 1 Total 1
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020 2024
Other related appearances
Russian Empire (1900–1912)  Romania (1924–1936)  Soviet Union (1952–1988)  Unified Team (1992)

Medalists

Further information: 2020 Summer Olympics medal table and List of 2020 Summer Olympics medal winners

Medal	Name	Sport	Event	Date
Bronze	Serghei Tarnovschi	Canoeing	Men's C-1 1000 m	7 August

Competitors

The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.

Sport	Men	Women	Total
Archery	1	1	2
Athletics	2	4	6
Canoeing	1	2	3
Judo	2	0	2
Shooting	0	1	1
Swimming	1	1	2
Weightlifting	1	1	2
Wrestling	1	1	2
Total	9	11	20

Archery

Main articles: Archery at the 2020 Summer Olympics and Archery at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification

One Moldovan archer qualified for the women's individual recurve by reaching the quarterfinal stage and obtaining one of the four available spots at the 2019 World Archery Championships in 's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands.^[3] Another Moldovan archer scored a fourth-round triumph to book the last of seven available spots in the men's individual recurve at the 2021 Final Qualification Tournament in Paris, France.^[4]

Athlete	Event	Ranking round		Round of 64	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final / BM
		Score	Seed	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank
Dan Olaru	Men's individual	648	49	Duenas (CAN) L 0–6	Did not advance
Alexandra Mîrca	Women's individual	627	51	Yang Xl (CHN) L 0–6	Did not advance
Dan Olaru Alexandra Mîrca	Mixed team	1275	22	—		Did not advance

Athletics

Main articles: Athletics at the 2020 Summer Olympics and Athletics at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification

Moldovan athletes further achieved the entry standards, either by qualifying time or by world ranking, in the following track and field events (up to a maximum of 3 athletes in each event):^[5][6]

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

Track & road events

Athlete	Event	Final
		Result	Rank
Lilia Fisicovici	Women's marathon	2:39:59	54

Field events

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Final
		Distance	Position	Distance	Position
Andrian Mardare	Men's javelin throw	82.70	10 q	83.30	7
Serghei Marghiev	Men's hammer throw	75.94	10 q	75.24	12
Dimitriana Surdu	Women's shot put	16.55	28	Did not advance
Alexandra Emilianov	Women's discus throw	54.57	30	Did not advance
Zalina Petrivskaya	Women's hammer throw	69.29	11	Did not advance

Canoeing

Main articles: Canoeing at the 2020 Summer Olympics and Canoeing at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification

Sprint

Moldova qualified a boat in the women's C-2 200 m for the Games by topping the field of canoeists in the medal final at the 2021 European Canoe Sprint Qualification Regatta in Szeged, Hungary.^[7] Meanwhile, one additional boat was awarded to the Moldovan canoeist in the men's K-1 1000 m with a gold-medal triumph at the 2021 European Canoe Sprint Qualification Regatta.^[8]

Athlete	Event	Heat		Quarterfinals		Semifinals		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Serghei Tarnovschi	Men's C-1 1000 m	4:02.794	1 SF	Bye		4:06.635	2 FA	4:06.069
Daniela Cociu	Women's C-1 200 m	48.338	3 QF	48.594	6	Did not advance
Maria Olărașu		50.607	7 QF	49.002	7	Did not advance
Daniela Cociu Maria Olărașu	Women's C-2 500 m	2:06.070	4 QF	2:03.434	2 SF	2:05.910	4 FA	2:01.750	7

Qualification Legend: FA = Qualify to final (medal); FB = Qualify to final B (non-medal)

Judo

Main articles: Judo at the 2020 Summer Olympics and Judo at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification

Moldova entered two male judoka into the Olympic tournament based on the International Judo Federation Olympics Individual Ranking.^[9]

Athlete	Event	Round of 64	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Repechage	Final / BM
		Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Denis Vieru	Men's −66 kg	—	Nurillaev (UZB) W 10–00	Cargnin (BRA) L 00–01	Did not advance
Victor Sterpu	Men's −73 kg	Bye	Estrada (CUB) W 10–00	Butbul (ISR) L 00–10	Did not advance

Shooting

Main articles: Shooting at the 2020 Summer Olympics and Shooting at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Final
		Points	Rank	Points	Rank
Anna Dulce	Women's 10 m air pistol	557	48	Did not advance

Swimming

Main articles: Swimming at the 2020 Summer Olympics and Swimming at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification

Moldovan swimmers further achieved qualifying standards in the following events (up to a maximum of 2 swimmers in each event at the Olympic Qualifying Time (OQT), and potentially 1 at the Olympic Selection Time (OST)):^[10][11]

Athlete	Event	Heat		Semifinal		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Alexei Sancov	Men's 200 metre freestyle	1:47.46	26	Did not advance
	Men's 200 metre butterfly	1:57.55	26	Did not advance
Tatiana Salcuțan	Women's 100 m backstroke	1:01.59	28	Did not advance
	Women's 200 m backstroke	2:09.98	11 Q	2:10.09	11	Did not advance

Weightlifting

Main articles: Weightlifting at the 2020 Summer Olympics and Weightlifting at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification

Moldova entered two weightlifters into the Olympic competition. Elena Cîlcic accepted a spare berth unused by the Tripartite Commission as the next highest-ranked weightlifter vying for qualification in the women's 87 kg category based on the IWF Absolute World Rankings.

Athlete	Event	Snatch		Clean & Jerk		Total	Rank
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Marin Robu	Men's –73 kg	155	3	175	11	330	8
Elena Cîlcic	Women's −87 kg	105	8	135	7	240	8

Wrestling

Main articles: Wrestling at the 2020 Summer Olympics and Wrestling at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification

Moldova qualified two wrestlers for each of the following classes into the Olympic competition. One of them finished among the top six to claim an Olympic slot in the women's freestyle 57 kg at the 2019 World Championships, while an additional license was awarded to the Moldovan wrestler, who progressed to the top two finals of the men's Greco-Roman 60 kg at the 2021 World Qualification Tournament in Sofia, Bulgaria.^[12]

Key:

• VT (ranking points: 5–0 or 0–5) – Victory by fall.
• VB (ranking points: 5–0 or 0–5) – Victory by injury (VF for forfeit, VA for withdrawal or disqualification)
• PP (ranking points: 3–1 or 1–3) – Decision by points – the loser with technical points.
• PO (ranking points: 3–0 or 0–3) – Decision by points – the loser without technical points.
• ST (ranking points: 4–0 or 0–4) – Great superiority – the loser without technical points and a margin of victory of at least 8 (Greco-Roman) or 10 (freestyle) points.
• SP (ranking points: 4–1 or 1–4) – Technical superiority – the loser with technical points and a margin of victory of at least 8 (Greco-Roman) or 10 (freestyle) points.

Freestyle

Athlete	Event	Round of 16	Quarterfinal	Semifinal	Repechage	Final / BM
		Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Anastasia Nichita	Women's −57 kg	Adekuoroye (NGR) W 5–0 VT	Nikolova (BUL) L 1–3 PP	Did not advance			7

Greco-Roman

Athlete	Event	Round of 16	Quarterfinal	Semifinal	Repechage	Final / BM
		Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Victor Ciobanu	Men's −60 kg	Kamal (TUR) W 4–0 ST	Sharshenbekov (KGZ) W 4–0 ST	Orta (CUB) L 0–4 ST	Bye	Emelin (ROC) L 1–4 SP	5