Moldova at the 2000 Summer Olympics

Moldova at the 2000 Summer Olympics
IOC code	MDA
NOC	National Olympic Committee of the Republic of Moldova
Website	www.olympic.md (in Romanian)
in Sydney
Competitors	34 (29 men and 5 women) in 7 sports
Flag bearer	Vadim Vacarciuc
Medals Ranked 61st	Gold 0 Silver 1 Bronze 1 Total 2
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
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Other related appearances
Russian Empire (1900–1912)  Romania (1924–1936)  Soviet Union (1952–1988)  Unified Team (1992)

Moldova competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia.

Medal	Name	Sport	Event
Silver	Oleg Moldovan	Shooting	Men's 10 metre running target
Bronze	Vitalie Grușac	Boxing	Men's welterweight

Men's 800m

• Vitalie Cercheș

• Round 1 – 01:52.15 (did not advance)

Men's 400m Hurdles

• Vadim Zadoinov

• Round 1 – 51.08 (did not advance)

Men's 3,000m Steeplechase

• Iaroslav Musinschi

• Round 1 – 08:42.04 (did not advance)

Men's Shot Put

• Ivan Emelianov

• Qualifying – 17.63 (did not advance)

Men's Hammer Throw

• Roman Rozna

• Qualifying – 68.01 (did not advance)

Men's 20 km Walk

• Efim Motpan

• Final – DNF

Men's 50 km Walk

• Fedosei Ciumacenco

• Final – DQ

Men's Marathon

• Valeriu Vlas

• Final – 2:24:35 (55th place)

Women's High Jump

• Inna Gliznutza

• Qualifying – 1.89 (did not advance)

• Olga Bolșova

• Qualifying – 1.85 (did not advance)

Women's Marathon

• Valentina Enachi

• Final – DNF

Men's Welterweight (– 67 kg)

• Vitalie Grușac
  • Round 1 – Defeated Tsegasellase Aregawi of Ethiopia
  • Round 2 – Defeated Sherzod Husanov of Uzbekistan
  • Quarterfinal – Defeated Bulent Ulusoy of Turkey
  • Semifinal – Lost to Sergey Dotsenko of Ukraine – Bronze medal

Athlete	Event	Heat		Semifinal		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Serghei Stolearenco	50 m freestyle	00:23.84	47	did not advance
Andrei Cecan	200 m freestyle	01:53.23	31	did not advance
Victor Rogut	400 m freestyle	04:01.42	38	did not advance
Alexandru Ivlev	100 m backstroke	00:57.91	38	did not advance
Andrei Mihailov	200 m backstroke	02:06.67	38	did not advance
Vadim Tatarov	100 m breaststroke	01:04.12	36	did not advance
Dumitro Zastoico	100 m butterfly	00:58.55	59	did not advance
	200 m butterfly	02:09.34	44	did not advance
Andrei Zaharov	200 m medley	02:09.13	47	did not advance
Serghei Mariniuc	400 m medley	04:23.57	22	did not advance

Athlete	Event	Heat		Semifinal		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Maria Tregubova	50 m freestyle	00:27.75	54	did not advance

Men

Athlete	Event	Snatch			Clean & Jerk			Total	Rank
		1	2	3	1	2	3
Vladimir Popov	– 62 kg	130.0	135.0	137.5	160.0	160.0	160.0	295.0	7
Vadim Vacarciuc	– 94 kg	172.4	177.5	180.0	220.0	220.0	225.0	397.5	5
Alexandru Bratan	– 105 kg	190.0	195.0	195.0	220.0	220.0	220.0	410.0	6