Paris 2024: Olympic Opening Ceremony & Moldovan Athlete Highlights
The Summer Olympic Games will officially commence on Friday evening with an unprecedented opening ceremony.
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
