Moldova at the 1998 Winter Olympics

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 0 Silver 0 Bronze 0 Total 0
Winter Olympics appearances (overview)
1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 2022
Other related appearances
Romania (1924–1936)  Soviet Union (1956–1988)

Moldova competed at the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano, Japan.

Competitors

The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.^[1]

Sport	Men	Women	Total
Biathlon	1	1	2
Total	1	1	2

Biathlon

Main article: Biathlon at the 1998 Winter Olympics

Men

Event	Athlete	Misses ^1	Time	Rank
10 km Sprint	Ion Bucsa	6	36:33.8	71

Event	Athlete	Time	Misses	Adjusted time ^2	Rank
20 km	Ion Bucsa	1'05:27.5	6	1'11:27.5	70

Women

Event	Athlete	Misses ^1	Time	Rank
7.5 km Sprint	Elena Gorohova	5	28:21.5	62

Event	Athlete	Time	Misses	Adjusted time ^2	Rank
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

1. Republic of Moldova at the 1998 Winter Olympics

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