Moldova at the 1998 Winter Olympics

Sporting event delegation

Moldova at the
1998 Winter Olympics

IOC code| MDA
NOC| National Olympic Committee of the Republic of Moldova
Website| www.olympic.md (in Romanian)
in Nagano
Competitors| 2 (1 man, 1 woman) in 1 sport
Flag bearer | Ion Bucșa
Medals|

Gold

Silver

Bronze

Total

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Moldova was represented at the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano, Japan by the National Olympic Committee of the Republic of Moldova.

In total, two athletes including one man and one woman represented Moldova in the biathlon.

## Competitors

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In total, two athletes – Ion Bucșa and Elena Gorohova – represented Moldova at the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano, Japan. They competed in the biathlon events enter the men's sprint and individual and the women's sprint and individual respectively.[1]

Sport  | Men  | Women  | Total

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Biathlon | 1 | 1 | 2
Total | 1 | 1 | 2

## Biathlon

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Main article: Biathlon at the 1998 Winter Olympics

Two Moldovan athlete participated in the biathlon events – Ion Bucșa in the men's individual and the sprint and Elena Gorohova in the women's individual and the sprint.[1]

The biathlon events were held at the Nozawa Onsen Snow Resort in Nozawaonsen, Nagano Prefecture, Japan from 9 to 21 February 1998.[2]

The women's individual took place on 9 February 1998 at 1 pm. Gorohova completed the course in one hour 18.1 seconds but with nine shooting miss for an adjusted time of one hour nine minutes 18.1 seconds to finish 62nd overall.[3]

The men's individual took place on 11 February 1998 at 1 pm. Bucșa completed the course in one hour five minutes 27.5 seconds but with six shooting misses for an adjusted time of one hour 11 minutes 27.5 seconds to finish 70th overall.[4]

The women's sprint took place on 15 February 1998 at 1 pm. Gorohova completed the course in 28 minutes 21.5 seconds with five shooting misses to finish 62nd overall.[5]

The men's sprint took place on 18 February 1998 at 12:15 pm. Bucșa completed the course in 36 minutes 33.8 seconds with six shooting misses to finish 71st overall.[6]

Men
Event  | Athlete  | Misses 1 | Time  | Rank

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10 km Sprint  | Ion Bucșa | 6  | 36:33.8  | 71
Event  | Athlete  | Time  | Misses  | Adjusted time 2 | Rank

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20 km  | Ion Bucșa | 1'05:27.5  | 6  | 1'11:27.5  | 70

Women
Event  | Athlete  | Misses 1 | Time  | Rank

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7.5 km Sprint  | Elena Gorohova | 5  | 28:21.5  | 62
Event  | Athlete  | Time  | Misses  | Adjusted time 2 | Rank

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15 km  | Elena Gorohova | 1'00:18.1  | 9  | 1'09:18.1  | 62

1 A penalty loop of 150 metres had to be skied per missed target.
2 One minute added per missed target.

## References

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1. ^ a b "Moldova at the 1998 Winter Olympics". Olympedia. Retrieved 22 April 2025.
2. ^ "Nagano 1998 Official Report - Volume 3" (PDF). Nagano Olympics Organizing Committee. 1998. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 February 2008. Retrieved 22 April 2025 - via LA84 Foundation.
3. ^ "1998 Winter Olympics, 15 kilometres, Women". Olympedia. Retrieved 22 April 2025.
4. ^ "1998 Winter Olympics, 20 kilometres, Men". Olympedia. Retrieved 22 April 2025.
5. ^ "1998 Winter Olympics, 7.5 kilometres Sprint, Women". Olympedia. Retrieved 22 April 2025.
6. ^ "1998 Winter Olympics, 10 kilometres Sprint, Men". Olympedia. Retrieved 22 April 2025.

## External links

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* Official Olympic Reports
* Olympic Winter Games 1998, full results by sports-reference.com

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