Sport in Moldova has reached international levels as individuals compete at the European, World and Olympic levels. Most notably, Moldova has won a range of medals at the European championships in boxing, Judo, weightlifting and wrestling, and also is known for being skilled in soccer as well.

Sports Basketball

Moldova has an increasingly successful team at the FIBA European Championship for Small Countries. There, Moldova has won two silver medals (in 2008 and 2012) for men and two bronze medals (in 2006 and 2016) for women.

The country has a professional basketball league, the Moldovan National Division.

Cycling The most prestigious cycling race is the Moldova President's Cup, which was first run in 2004.

Football

Football is the most popular sport in Moldova.

Rugby

Rugby union is becoming more popular. Since 2004, the number of players at all levels has 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 (a form of wrestling) is the national sport in Moldova.

Major achievements by sporting event

Olympic Games

Sport Event Athlete(s) Result Boxing 2000 Summer Olympics Vitalie Gruşac Boxing 2008 Summer Olympics Veaceslav Gojan Canoeing 1996 Summer Olympics Nicolae JuravschiViktor Reneysky Shooting 2000 Summer Olympics Oleg Moldovan Wrestling 1996 Summer Olympics Sergei Mureiko

Paralympic Games

Sport Event Athlete(s) Result Athletics 1996 Summer Paralympics Nikolai Tchoumak Table tennis 1996 Summer Paralympics Vladimir Polkanov

Youth Olympic Games

Sport Event Athlete(s) Result Boxing 2010 Summer Youth Olympics Daniil Svaresciuc Canoeing 2014 Summer Youth Olympics Serghei Tarnovschi Wrestling 2010 Summer Youth Olympics Iulia Leorda Wrestling 2014 Summer Youth Olympics Dmitri Ceacusta Wrestling 2014 Summer Youth Olympics Tatiano Doncila

World Championships Sport Event Athlete(s) Result Archery 1993 World Indoor Archery Championships Natalia Valeeva Archery 1995 World Archery Championships Natalia Valeeva Archery 1995 World Indoor Archery Championships Natalia Valeeva Boxing 2001 Women's World Amateur Boxing Championships Irina Smirnova Canoeing 1995 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships Nicolae JuravschiViktor Reneysky Canoeing 2015 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships Oleg Tarnovschi Canoeing 2015 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships Serghei Tarnovschi Judo 1997 World Judo Championships Victor Florescu Judo 1997 World Judo Championships Victor Bivol Judo 2011 World Judo Championships Sergiu Toma Swimming 1993 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) Serghei Mariniuc Taekwondo 2015 World Taekwondo Championships Aaron Cook Weightlifting 1995 World Weightlifting Championships Vadim Vacarciuc Weightlifting 2003 World Weightlifting Championships Vadim Vacarciuc Weightlifting 2005 World Weightlifting Championships Alexandru Bratan Wrestling 1993 World Wrestling Championships Sergei Mureiko Wrestling 1994 World Wrestling Championships Lukman Jabrailov Wrestling 1994 World Wrestling Championships Victor Peicov Wrestling 1995 World Wrestling Championships Sergei Mureiko Wrestling 2003 World Wrestling Championships Ghenadie Tulbea Wrestling 2014 World Wrestling Championships Mihai Sava

World Games Sport Event Athlete(s) Result Dancesport 2013 World Games Gabriele Pasquale GoffredoAnna Matus

European Championships

Sport Event Athlete(s) Result Athletics 1996 European Athletics Indoor Championships Olga Bolşova Athletics 2010 European Athletics Championships Ion Luchianov Biathlon Biathlon European Championships 2008 Natalia Levchenkova Boxing 2001 Women's European Amateur Boxing Championships Elena Hadji Boxing 2002 European Amateur Boxing Championships Veaceslav Gojan Boxing 2002 European Amateur Boxing Championships Igor Samoilenco Boxing 2008 European Amateur Boxing Championships Alexandr Riscan Boxing 2008 European Amateur Boxing Championships Victor Cotiujanschi Boxing 2011 European Amateur Boxing Championships Veaceslav Gojan Boxing 2011 European Amateur Boxing Championships Alexandr Riscan Boxing 2013 European Amateur Boxing Championships Dmitri Galagot Boxing 2013 European Amateur Boxing Championships Petru Ciobanu Canoeing 2016 Canoe Sprint European Championships Oleg Tarnovschi Canoeing 2016 Canoe Sprint European Championships Serghei Tarnovschi Football 2011 EMF miniEURO National team Gymnastics 2000 European Trampoline Championships Vladimir Cojoc Judo 1993 European Judo Championships Apti Magomadov Judo 1993 European Judo Championships Tudor Lazarenko Judo 1996 European Judo Championships Oleg Crețul Judo 1998 European Judo Championships Andrei Golban Judo 1999 European Judo Championships Victor Bivol Judo 2001 European Judo Championships Nicolai Belokosov Judo 2009 European Judo Championships Marcel Trudov Judo 2011 European Judo Championships Sergiu Toma Taekwondo 2010 European Taekwondo Championships Vladislav Arventii Taekwondo 2014 European Taekwondo Championships Stepan Dimitrov Taekwondo 2014 European Taekwondo Championships Vladislav Arventii Taekwondo 2016 European Taekwondo Championships Aaron Cook Weightlifting 1994 European Weightlifting Championships Vadim Vacarciuc Weightlifting 2000 European Weightlifting Championships Vadim Vacarciuc Weightlifting 2001 European Weightlifting Championships Vladimir Popov Weightlifting 2002 European Weightlifting Championships Igor Grabucea Weightlifting 2004 European Weightlifting Championships Alexandru Bratan Weightlifting 2006 European Weightlifting Championships Igor Grabucea Weightlifting 2006 European Weightlifting Championships Alexandru Bratan Weightlifting 2007 European Weightlifting Championships Igor Bour Weightlifting 2007 European Weightlifting Championships Eugen Bratan Weightlifting 2007 European Weightlifting Championships Igor Grabucea Weightlifting 2009 European Weightlifting Championships Cristina Iovu Weightlifting 2009 European Weightlifting Championships Igor Grabucea Weightlifting 2011 European Weightlifting Championships Oleg Sîrghi Weightlifting 2011 European Weightlifting Championships Anatolie Cîrîcu Weightlifting 2012 European Weightlifting Championships Anatolie Cîrîcu Weightlifting 2012 European Weightlifting Championships Cristina Iovu Weightlifting 2012 European Weightlifting Championships Oleg Sîrghi Weightlifting 2012 European Weightlifting Championships Serghei Cechir Weightlifting 2012 European Weightlifting Championships Alexandru Spac Weightlifting 2013 European Weightlifting Championships Oleg Sîrghi Weightlifting 2013 European Weightlifting Championships Alexandru Spac Weightlifting 2013 European Weightlifting Championships Igor Bour Weightlifting 2014 European Weightlifting Championships Serghei Cechir Weightlifting 2015 European Weightlifting Championships Oleg Sîrghi Weightlifting 2015 European Weightlifting Championships Alexandru Dudoglo Weightlifting 2015 European Weightlifting Championships Andrian Zbirnea Weightlifting 2016 European Weightlifting Championships Iurie Dudoglo Wrestling 1993 European Wrestling Championships Oleg Tokarev Wrestling 1993 European Wrestling Championships Victor Peicov Wrestling 1993 European Wrestling Championships Sergei Mureiko Wrestling 1994 European Wrestling Championships Lukman Jabrailov Wrestling 1995 European Wrestling Championships Sergei Mureiko Wrestling 1996 European Wrestling Championships Igor Grabovetchi Wrestling 1996 European Wrestling Championships Sergei Mureiko Wrestling 2001 European Wrestling Championships Ghenadie Tulbea Wrestling 2002 European Wrestling Championships Ghenadie Tulbea Wrestling 2005 European Wrestling Championships Ghenadie Tulbea Wrestling 2006 European Wrestling Championships Ludmila Cristea Wrestling 2010 European Wrestling Championships Andrei Perpeliță Wrestling 2011 European Wrestling Championships Ludmila Cristea Wrestling 2011 European Wrestling Championships Natalia Budu Wrestling 2011 European Wrestling Championships Nicolae Ceban Wrestling 2012 European Wrestling Championships Ludmila Cristea Wrestling 2014 European Wrestling Championships Victor Ciobanu Wrestling 2014 European Wrestling Championships Andrei Perpeliță Wrestling 2014 European Wrestling Championships Nicolae Ceban Wrestling 2014 European Wrestling Championships Natalia Budu Wrestling 2016 European Wrestling Championships Donior Islamov Wrestling 2017 European Wrestling Championships Andrei Perpeliță

European Games

Sport Event Athlete(s) Result Wrestling 2015 European Games Piotr Ianulov Wrestling 2015 European Games Svetlana Saenko Wrestling 2015 European Games Alexandru Chirtoaca

See also Football in Moldova Moldova at the Olympics Rugby union in Moldova

References

External links

Sports.md – all about Moldovan sport (Все о спорте в Молдове) – Moldavian First Football Division