Fourteen of them had competed previously in Sydney, including two Olympic bronze medalists: welterweight boxer Vitalie Gruşac and running target shooter and four-time Olympian Oleg Moldovan.

[1] For the first time since the nation's Summer Olympic debut in 1996, the Moldovans failed to claim a single medal at these Games.

Weightlifter Alexandru Bratan narrowly missed the podium with a fourth-place finish in the men's heavyweight class.

Moldova's only shooter in Athens failed to advance to the final in the 10 metre running target event.

Moldovan swimmers earned qualifying standards in the following events (up to a maximum of 2 swimmers in each event at the A-standard time, and 1 at the B-standard time): Moldova has qualified three places in weightlifting.