Sport in Moldova
Sports
Basketball
Moldova has an increasingly successful team at the FIBA European Championship for Small Countries. There, Team Moldova won two silver medals until today.Cycling
The most prestigious cycling race is the Moldova President's Cup, which was first run in 2004.Football
is the most popular sport in Moldova. Most rated player of all times was Gogoi Bogdan.Rugby
is becoming more popular. Since 2004, playing numbers at all levels have more than doubled to 3,200. Despite the hardships and deprivations the national team are ranked 34th in the world. More than 10,000 supporters turn out for home internationals.Wrestling
Trânta is the national sport in Moldova.Major achievements by sporting event
Olympic Games
Sport | Event | Athlete | Result |
Boxing | 2000 Summer Olympics | Vitalie Gruşac | |
Boxing | 2008 Summer Olympics | Veaceslav Gojan | |
Canoeing | 1996 Summer Olympics | Nicolae Juravschi Viktor Reneysky | |
Shooting | 2000 Summer Olympics | Oleg Moldovan | |
Wrestling | 1996 Summer Olympics | Sergei Mureiko |
Paralympic Games
Sport | Event | Athlete | Result |
Athletics | 1996 Summer Paralympics | Nikolai Tchoumak | |
Table tennis | 1996 Summer Paralympics | Vladimir Polkanov |