Moldova at the 2016 Summer Olympics
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Moldova (officially the Republic of Moldova) is scheduled to compete at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 5 to 21 August 2016. This will be the nation's sixth consecutive appearance at the Summer Olympics in the post-Soviet era.
Athletics
Moldovan athletes have so far achieved qualifying standards in the following athletics events (up to a maximum of 3 athletes in each event):[1][2]
- Men's marathon – 1 quota place (Roman Prodius)[3]
- Men's hammer throw – 1 quota place (Serghei Marghiev)
- Men's shot put – 1 quota place (Ivan Emilianov)
- Women's marathon – 1 quota place (Lilia Fiscovici)
- Women's discus throw – 1 quota place (Natalia Stratulat)
- Women's hammer throw – 2 quota places (Marina Marghieva, Zalina Marghieva)
Canoeing
Sprint
Moldova has qualified a single boat in men's C-1 1000 m for the Games through the 2015 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships.[4]
| Athlete | Event | Heats | Semifinals | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Serghei Tarnovschi | Men's C-1 1000 m | ||||||
Qualification Legend: FA = Qualify to final (medal); FB = Qualify to final B (non-medal)
Taekwondo
Moldova entered one athlete into the taekwondo competition for the first time at the Olympics. Aaron Cook, who previously competed for Team GB at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, qualified automatically for the men's welterweight category (80 kg) by finishing in the top 6 WTF Olympic rankings.[5]
| Athlete | Event | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Repechage | Bronze Medal | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result |
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Rank | ||
| Aaron Cook | Men's −80 kg | |||||||
Weightlifting
Moldovan weightlifters have qualified five men's quota places for the Rio Olympics through the 2014 and 2015 IWF World Championships. The team must allocate these places to individual athletes by June 20, 2016.
- Men
| Athlete | Event | Snatch | Clean & Jerk | Total | Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||||
Wrestling
Moldova has qualified two wrestlers for each of the following weight classes into the Olympic competition, as a result of their wrestle-off triumphs at the initial meet of the World Qualification Tournament in Ulaanbaatar.[6]
On May 11, 2016, United World Wrestling awarded an additional Olympic license to Moldova in women's freestyle 58 kg, as a response to the doping violations on the Ukrainian wrestler at the European Qualification Tournament.[7]
Key:
- VT - Victory by Fall.
- PP - Decision by Points - the loser with technical points.
- PO - Decision by Points - the loser without technical points.
- Men's freestyle
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Round of 16 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Repechage 1 | Repechage 2 | Final / BM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
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Rank | ||
| Evgheni Nedealco | −74 kg | ||||||||
| Nicolae Ceban | −97 kg | ||||||||
- Women's freestyle
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Round of 16 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Repechage 1 | Repechage 2 | Final / BM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
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Rank | ||
| Mariana Cherdivara | −58 kg | ||||||||
References
- ^ "iaaf.org – Top Lists". IAAF. Retrieved 18 April 2015.
- ^ "IAAF Games of the XXX Olympiad – Rio 2016 Entry Standards" (PDF). IAAF. Retrieved 18 April 2015.
- ^ Ciumeică, Ion (24 April 2015). "Maratonistul cimişlian Roman Prodius va participa la Jocurile Olimpice din anul 2016" (in Romanian). Gazeta de Sud. Retrieved 30 April 2015.
{{cite news}}: Unknown parameter|trans_title=ignored (|trans-title=suggested) (help) - ^ "Olympic Canoe Sprint Qualification spots confirmed". International Canoe Federation. 6 September 2015. Retrieved 8 September 2015.
- ^ "First Wave of 24 Taekwondo Athletes Qualifies for 2016 Rio Olympics". World Taekwondo Federation. 6 December 2015. Retrieved 7 December 2015.
- ^ "Wrestling for Rio 2016". United World Wrestling. Retrieved 19 September 2015.
- ^ "Adjustments to Olympic Qualifiers Announced". United World Wrestling. Retrieved 11 May 2016.
