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 Summer Olympics.
| Moldova at the 1996 Summer Olympics | |
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| IOC code | MDA |
| NOC | National Olympic Committee of the Republic of Moldova |
| Website | www |
| in Atlanta | |
| Competitors | 40 (35 men and 5 women) in 10 sports |
| Flag bearer | Vadim Vacarciuc |
| Medals Ranked 58th |
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| Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
| Other related appearances | |
 Russian Empire (1900–1912) Romania (1924–1936) Soviet Union (1952–1988) Unified Team (1992) | |
Medalists edit
Silver edit
- Viktor Reneysky and Nicolae Juravschi — Canoeing, Men's C2 500 metres Canadian Pairs
Bronze edit
- Sergei Mureiko — Wrestling, Men's Greco-Roman Super Heavyweight (> 100 kg)
Results by event edit
Archery edit
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)
Athletics edit
Men's 400m Hurdles
- Heat — 49.73s (→ did not advance)
Men's Marathon
- Valery Vlas — 2:28.36 (→ 77th place)
Men's 20 km Walk
- Fedosei Ciumacenco — 1:27:57 (→ 41st place)
Men's 50 km Walk
- Fedosei Ciumacenco — did not start (→ no ranking)
Women's High Jump
- Qualification — 1.93m
- Final — 1.93m (→ 12th place)
- Qualification — 1.85m (→ did not advance)
Boxing edit
Men's Flyweight (51 kg)
- Igor Samoilenco
- First Round — Defeated Omar Adorno (Puerto Rico), 20-8
- Second Round — Lost to Elias Recaido (Philippines), 8-12
Men's Lightweight (60 kg)
- Octavian Țîcu
- First Round — Lost to Tontcho Tontchev (Bulgaria), referee stopped contest in second round
Cycling edit
Road Competition edit
Men's Individual Time Trial
- Final — 1:10:55 (→ 27th place)
- Final — 1:12:48 (→ 33rd place)
Swimming edit
Men's 50m Freestyle
- Maxim Kazmirchuk
- Heat – 23.78 (→ did not advance, 43rd place)
Men's 100m Butterfly
- Maxim Kazmirchuk
- Heat – 56.46 (→ did not advance, 46th place)
Men's 200m Backstroke
- Artur Elizarov
- Heat – 2:07.86 (→ did not advance, 33rd place)
Men's 100m Breaststroke
- Vadim Tatarov
- Heat – 1:04.87 (→ did not advance, 30th place)
Men's 200m Breaststroke
- Vadim Tatarov
- Heat – 2:21.34 (→ did not advance, 28th place)
Men's 200m Individual Medley
- Serghei Mariniuc
- Heat – 2:04.99
- B-Final – 2:04.11 (→ 13th place)
Men's 400m Individual Medley
- Serghei Mariniuc
- Heat – 4:20.24
- Final – 4:21.15 (→ 8th place)
Weightlifting edit
Men's Light-Heavyweight
- Final — 165.0 + 202.5 = 367.5 (→ 5th place)
Wrestling edit
- Men's Freestyle
- Vitalie Railean — Light flyweight, 6th place
- Nazim Alidjanov — Bantamweight, 14th place
- Victor Peicov — Welterweight, 7th place
- Gusman Jabrailov — Middleweight, 9th place
- Men's Greco-Roman
- Igor Grabovetchi — Heavyweight, 6th place
- Sergei Mureiko — Super Heavyweight, bronze medal.