--- title: "Paris 2024: Olympic Opening Ceremony & Moldovan Athlete Highlights" url: https://moldova1.md/p/32809/paris-2024-olympic-opening-ceremony--moldovan-athlete-highlights published: 2024-07-26T14:26:50Z language: en author: "Radu Galbur" section: "Sport" source: moldova1.md --- # Paris 2024: Olympic Opening Ceremony & Moldovan Athlete Highlights > The Summer Olympic Games will officially commence on Friday evening with an unprecedented opening ceremony. The Summer Olympic Games will officially commence on Friday evening with an unprecedented opening ceremony. ![olympic.md](https://storage.moldova1.md/images/d04750a4-c702-4e0b-bd1c-d3ec6520cdd5.jpg) *Sursa: olympic.md* This ceremony, set to take place on the Seine River in Paris, marks the first time it has been held outside a traditional stadium. Below is a list of the 26 Moldovan athletes representing our country at the Olympics, along with the dates of their events: **Alexandra Mîrca**, October 11, 1993, Chișinău **Debut at the 2024 Olympics:** July 25 (qualifications) **Achievements:** European Champion in mixed doubles with Dan Olaru in 2016; 3rd place at the Antalya qualification tournament for the 2016 Olympics; silver at the World Cup in Berlin in mixed doubles with Dan Olaru in 2019; 4th place in mixed doubles at the 2023 European Games. **Dan Olaru**, November 11, 1996, Chișinău **Debut at the 2024 Olympics:** July 25 (qualifications) **Achievements:** Gold in mixed doubles at the 2016 European Championship; silver in singles at the 2017 and 2018 European Championships; silver in 2019 and gold in 2023 at the World Cup; 4th place in both singles and mixed doubles at the European Games. **Anna Dulce**, October 22, 2005, Chișinău **Debut at the 2024 Olympics:** July 27 **Achievements:** European Champion in 2024; 4th place at the World Cup with a new national record of 580 out of 600 points; two bronze medals at the 2022 Junior World Cup and 2022 Junior European Championship; multiple international tournament victories. **Alisa Glinka**, October 10, 1987, Chișinău **Debut at the 2024 Olympics:** July 27 **Achievements:** Winner of World Cup stages and CDI3 and CDI4 events from 2021 to 2024; competed at the 2021 European Championships and the 2022 World Championships. **Vladislav Ursu**, March 1, 2001, Chișinău **Debut at the 2024 Olympics:** July 27 **Achievements:** European U21 Vice-Champion in 2022; 5th place at the 2018 Youth Olympic Games; participant in the 2023 European Games in Kraków; multiple national champion; Polish championship award winner from 2022 to 2024. **Pavel Alovațchii**, October 31, 2003, Chișinău **Debut at the 2024 Olympics:** July 27 **Achievements:** 14th place at the 2024 European Championships; 28th place at the 2022 World Championships; 1st place in an international tournament in the Czech Republic in 2024; 2nd place at the open championship of Bulgaria in 2024. **Tatiana Salcuțan**, April 16, 2001, Tiraspol **Debut at the 2024 Olympics:** August 1 **Achievements:** Silver at the 2015 FOTE; award winner at the 2017 and 2018 European Youth Championships; two bronze medals at the 2018 World Cup in Kazan in the 100m and 200m backstroke; gold at the 2018 Youth Olympics; 10th place at the 2019 World Championships; 4th place at the 2019 Universiade; multiple gold medalist at the Balkan Games. **Denis Vieru**, March 10, 1996, Chișinău **Debut at the 2024 Olympics:** July 28 **Achievements:** Bronze at the 2015 European Junior Championships; gold at the 2016 European U23 Championships; gold at the 2019 Universiade; bronze at the 2019 and 2022 World Championships; gold at the 2023 European Championships; multiple Grand Slam and Grand Prix victories; silver and bronze at the World Masters. **Adil Osmanov**, July 2, 2000, Moscow **Debut at the 2024 Olympics:** July 29 **Achievements:** Winner of the European Cup in 2018 (juniors) and 2021 (seniors); European Junior Vice-Champion in 2019; bronze medalist at the 2021 and 2022 U23 European Championships; winner of the 2024 Grand Slam in Antalya and the 2024 Grand Prix in Austria; 5th place at the 2024 European Championships. **Mihail Latîșev**, November 20, 2003, Bălți **Debut at the 2024 Olympics:** July 30 **Achievements:** World Youth Champion in 2022; winner of the 2022 European Cup for juniors; bronze medalist at the 2022 Abu Dhabi Grand Slam and 2023 Portugal Grand Prix; winner of the 2024 African Open. **Serghei Marghiev**, November 6, 1992, Chișinău **Debut at the 2024 Olympics:** August 2 **Achievements:** Silver at the 2011 European Junior Championships; bronze at the 2013 European U23 Cup; bronze at the 2017 Universiade; 8th place at the 2017 World Championships; gold at the 2022 European Small Countries Championships; multiple Balkan Championship titles. **Alexandra Emilianov**, September 19, 1999, Chișinău **Debut at the 2024 Olympics:** August 2 **Achievements:** World U18 Champion in 2015; winner at the 2015 FOTE; bronze at the 2016 World U20 Championships; European U20 Champion in 2017; World U20 Champion in 2018; 8th place at the 2018 Senior European Championships; silver at the 2019 U23 European Championships; 13th place at the 2022 Senior World Championships. **Zalina Marghiev**, February 5, 1988, Vladikavkaz **Debut at the 2024 Olympics:** August 4 **Achievements:** European U23 Champion in 2009; 5th place at the 2010 and 2016 European Championships; Universiade winner in 2011; bronze at the 2013 Universiade; 5th place at the 2016 Olympics; 4th place at the 2019 World Championships; triple European Cup winner; multiple Balkan Championship titles. **Andrian Mardare**, June 20, 1995, Nemțeni, Hîncești **Debut at the 2024 Olympics:** August 6 **Achievements:** Bronze at the 2014 Junior World Championships; gold at the 2017 European U23 Cup and silver in 2021; bronze at the 2017 U23 European Championships; 7th place at the 2022 World Championships and European Championships; gold at the 2019 Universiade; silver at the 2020 World Challenge and 2021; silver at the 2020 European Challenge; Balkan Champion in 2020. **Dimitriana Bezede**, April 12, 1994, Chișinău **Debut at the 2024 Olympics:** August 8 **Achievements:** Bronze at the 2018 European Cup; silver at the 2019 European Cup; 5th place at the 2019 Universiade; 4th place at the 2023 European Cup in throwing; Balkan Champion in 2017, 2019, and 2024. **Daniela Cociu**, May 4, 2000, Chircăiești, Căușeni **Debut at the 2024 Olympics:** August 6 **Achievements:** Silver at the 2018 European Junior Championships in the 200m and 500m; bronze at the 2018 Junior World Championships; gold at the U23 European Championships in 2021, 2022, and 2023; silver in 2019, 2021, and 2022; bronze in 2022; silver at the 2020 and 2024 World Cup and bronze in 2022; 4th place at the 2023 Junior European Championships in double; gold at the 2023 U23 World Championships (double). **Maria Olărașu**, May 28, 2000, Mingir, Hîncești **Debut at the 2024 Olympics:** August 6 **Achievements:** Silver at the 2018 European Junior Championships in the 200m and 500m; bronze at the 2018 Junior World Championships; gold at the 2021, 2022, and 2023 U23 European Championships; silver in 2019, 2021, 2022, and 2023; bronze in 2023 (single); silver at the 2020 and 2024 World Cup and bronze in 2022; 4th place in 2023 in single and double; gold at the 2023 U23 World Championships (double and mixed) and bronze in 2023 (single). **Serghei Tarnovschi**, June 24, 1997, Lviv **Debut at the 2024 Olympics:** August 7 **Achievements:** Gold at the 2014 Youth Olympics; bronze at the 2015 Senior World Championships (1000m); gold at the 2022 Senior World Championships; silver at the 2019 World Championships; 6th place at the 2022 Olympics; silver at the 2019 World Championships; 8th place at the 2023 European Championships; gold at the 2022 European Championships. **Gheorghe Vancea**, April 1, 2002, Chişinău **Debut at the 2024 Olympics:** August 9 **Achievements:** Bronze at the 2018 European Youth Championships; silver at the 2019 World Junior Championships; 6th place at the 2022 European Championships; gold at the 2022 Youth Olympic Games and the 2024 World Cup; silver at the 2023 European Championships. **Tatiana Goran**, September 2, 1999, Chișinău **Debut at the 2024 Olympics:** August 9 **Achievements:** Gold at the 2018 World Junior Championships in doubles and bronze in singles; silver at the 2019 U23 World Cup; gold at the 2023 European Championships; gold at the 2024 U23 World Championships. **Vadim Gămurari**, December 16, 2001, Chișinău **Debut at the 2024 Olympics:** August 9 **Achievements:** 5th place at the 2023 European Cup; silver at the 2023 U23 World Championships; gold at the 2024 World Cup; bronze at the 2023 European Cup; gold at the 2024 European Championships. **Alexandru Pavel**, October 14, 2000, Bălți **Debut at the 2024 Olympics:** August 11 **Achievements:** Gold at the 2019 European Junior Championships; silver at the 2021 European U23 Championships; 6th place at the 2022 World Championships; bronze at the 2022 European Championships; gold at the 2022 European Games. **Vladimir Klishko**, July 29, 1999, Chișinău **Debut at the 2024 Olympics:** August 12 **Achievements:** Gold at the 2023 European U23 Championships; silver at the 2023 U23 World Championships; bronze at the 2024 World Cup; 5th place at the 2023 European Championships; gold at the 2022 European Cup. **Elena Bogdan**, June 6, 1995, Chișinău **Debut at the 2024 Olympics:** August 13 **Achievements:** Bronze at the 2018 European U23 Championships; silver at the 2020 World Cup; gold at the 2021 European Championships; bronze at the 2021 World Championships; gold at the 2022 European Cup. **Natalia Volosatova**, January 8, 2001, Chișinău **Debut at the 2024 Olympics:** August 13 **Achievements:** Silver at the 2021 World Junior Championships; bronze at the 2022 European Junior Championships; gold at the 2023 World Junior Championships; silver at the 2024 U23 World Championships; bronze at the 2024 European Championships. **Irina Ilie**, November 30, 1999, Chișinău **Debut at the 2024 Olympics:** August 14 **Achievements:** Gold at the 2021 European Junior Championships; bronze at the 2022 World Junior Championships; silver at the 2023 U23 World Championships; gold at the 2024 European U23 Championships. **Gabriela Dragomir**, December 5, 2000, Chișinău **Debut at the 2024 Olympics:** August 15 **Achievements:** Silver at the 2022 World Junior Championships; bronze at the 2023 European Junior Championships; gold at the 2023 U23 World Championships; bronze at the 2024 European U23 Championships. **Iulia Crăciun**, August 10, 1998, Chișinău **Debut at the 2024 Olympics:** August 15 **Achievements:** Gold at the 2018 European Junior Championships; bronze at the 2020 World Cup; silver at the 2021 European U23 Championships; bronze at the 2022 World U23 Championships. Translation by **Iurie Tataru**