title: Moldova at the 2008 Summer Olympics
text: # Moldova at the 2008 Summer Olympics
  
  Moldova competed in the 2008 Summer Olympics. Moldova won one medal at the games, a bronze for boxer bantamweight Veaceslav Gojan.
  
  ## Medalists
  
  | Medal | Name | Sport | Event |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Bronze | Veaceslav Gojan | Boxing | Bantamweight |
  
  ## Athletics
  
  ### 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 | Heat | Heat | Final | Final |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Athlete | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank |
  | Fedosei Ciumacenco | 20 km walk | — | — | 1:31:37 | 47 |
  | Ion Luchianov | 3000 m steeplechase | 8:18.97 | 7 q | 8:27.82 | 12 |
  | Iaroslav Musinschi | Marathon | — | — | 2:21:18 | 41 |
  
  ### Field events
  
  | Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Athlete | Event | Distance | Position | Distance | Position |
  | Ivan Emilianov | Shot put | 18.64 | 35 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
  | Vadim Hranovschi | Discus throw | 56.19 | 26 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
  | Vladimir Letnicov | Triple jump | 16.62 | 24 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
  | Roman Rozna | Hammer throw | 71.33 | 33 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
  
  ### Combined events – Decathlon
  
  | Athlete | Event | 100 m | LJ | SP | HJ | 400 m | 110H | DT | PV | JT | 1500 m | Final | Rank |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Victor Covalenco | Result | 11.87 | 6.50 | 13.44 | DNF | DNS | — | — | — | — | — | DNF | DNF |
  | Victor Covalenco | Points | 677 | 697 | 694 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | DNF | DNF |
  
  ### Track & road events
  
  | Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Athlete | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank |
  | Olga Cristea | 800 m | 2:00.59 | 4 q | 2:00.12 | 6 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
  | Valentina Delion | Marathon | — | — | — | — | DNF | DNF |
  | Oxana Juravel | 3000 m steeplechase | 10:04.38 | 13 | — | — | Did not advance | Did not advance |
  
  ### Field events
  
  | Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Athlete | Event | Distance | Position | Distance | Position |
  | Inna Gliznuţa | High jump | 1.80 | =29 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
  | Marina Marghieva | Hammer throw | 62.12 | 43 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
  | Zalina Marghieva | Hammer throw | 64.20 | 37 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
  
  ## Boxing
  
  Moldova qualified two boxers for the Olympic boxing tournament. Grusac was the first, qualifying at the World Championships. Gojan was the second, qualifying at the first European qualifier.
  
  | Athlete | Event | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
  | Veaceslav Gojan | Bantamweight | Khatsigov (BLR) W $1^+–1$ | Gu Y (CHN) W 13–6 | Kumar (IND) W 10–3 | Badar-Uugan (MGL) L 2–15 | Did not advance | |
  | Vitalie Gruşac | Welterweight | O'Mahony (AUS) W 7–2 | Sarsekbayev (KAZ) L RSC | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
  
  ## Cycling
  
  ### Road
  
  | Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Alexandr Pliuschin | Men's road race | 6:39:42 | 76 |
  
  ### Track
  
  **Pursuit**
  
  | Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Opponent Results | Rank | Opponent Results | Rank |
  | Alexandr Pliuschin | Men's individual pursuit | 4:35.438 | 17 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
  
  ## Judo
  
  | Athlete | Event | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Repechage 1 | Repechage 2 | Repechage 3 | Final / BM | Final / BM |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
  | Sergiu Toma | −73 kg | Kevkhishvili (GEO) L 0010–0021 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
  
  ## Shooting
  
  ### Men
  
  | Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Athlete | Event | Points | Rank | Points | Rank |
  | Ghenadie Lisoconi | 25 m rapid fire pistol | 567 | 12 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
  
  ## Swimming
  
  ### Men
  
  | Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
  | Sergiu Postică | 100 m breaststroke | 1:03.83 | 54 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
  | Andrei Zaharov | 200 m freestyle | 1:58.62 | 55 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
  
  ### Women
  
  | Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
  | Veronica Vdovicenco | 50 m freestyle | 26.92 | 50 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
  
  ## Weightlifting
  
  | Athlete | Event | Snatch | Snatch | Clean & Jerk | Clean & Jerk | Total | Rank |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Athlete | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Total | Rank |
  | Igor Grabucea | Men's −56 kg | 109 | 16 | 130 | 15 | 239 | 15 |
  | Alexandru Dudoglo | Men's −69 kg | 145 | 11 | 172 | 9 | 317 | 9 |
  | Andrei Gutu | Men's −77 kg | 145 | 17 | 160 | 21 | 305 | 20 |
  | Eugen Bratan | Men's −94 kg | 170 | 12 | 200 | 13 | 370 | 13 |
  | Vadim Vacarciuc | Men's −94 kg | 168 | 13 | 205 | 12 | 373 | 12 |
  
  ## Wrestling
  
  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 | Final / BM |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
  | Nicolae Ceban | −96 kg | Kiss (HUN) L 1–3 $^{PP}$ | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | 12 |
  
  ### Women's freestyle
  
  | Athlete | Event | Round of 16 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Repechage 1 | Repechage 2 | Final / BM | Final / BM |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
  | Ludmila Cristea | −55 kg | Andrades (VEN) W 3–1 $^{PP}$ | Verbeek (CAN) L 1–3 $^{PP}$ | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | 10 |
  