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Moldova first took part at the Olympic Games as an independent nation in 1994. It has sent athletes to every Games since then. Moldovan athletes were a part of the Soviet Union at the Olympics from 1952 to 1988. Moldova was part of the Unified Team in 1992.

Moldovan athletes have won a total of seven medals at the Summer Olympic Games. They have won medals in five different sports. The nation has not won any medals at the Winter Olympic Games.

The National Olympic Committee for Moldova was created in 1991. It was accepted by the International Olympic Committee in 1993.

Medal tables

Medals by Games

Games Gold Silver Bronze Total
Summer Games
1996 Atlanta 0 1 1 2
2000 Sydney 0 1 1 2
2004 Athens 0 0 0 0
2008 Beijing 0 0 1 1
2012 London 0 0 2 2
Total 0 2 5 7
Games Gold Silver Bronze Total
Winter Games
1994 Lillehammer 0 0 0 0
1998 Nagano 0 0 0 0
2002 Salt Lake City 0 0 0 0
2006 Turin 0 0 0 0
Total 0 0 0 0

Medals by sport

Sport Gold Silver Bronze Total
Canoeing 0 1 0 1
Shooting 0 1 0 1
Boxing 0 0 2 2
Wrestling 0 0 1 1
Weightlifting 0 0 2 2
Total 0 2 5 7

Medalists

Moldova has won 7 medals, all in the Summer Olympics

Medal Name Games Sport Event
22 Silver Nicolae Juravschi
Viktor Reneysky
1996 Atlanta Canoeing Men's C-2 500 metres
33 Bronze Serguei Moureiko 1996 Atlanta Wrestling Men's Greco-Roman super heavyweight
22 Silver Oleg Moldovan 2000 Sydney Shooting Men's 10 metre running target
33 Bronze Vitalie Gruşac 2000 Sydney Boxing Men's welterweight
33 Bronze Veaceslav Gojan 2008 Beijing Boxing Men's bantamweight
33 Bronze Cristina Iovu 2012 London Weightlifting 53kg Women's weightlifting
33 Bronze Anatoli Ciricu 2012 London Weightlifting 94kg Men's weightlifting

See also

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