Marin Robu

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Marin Robu
Personal information
Born (2000-03-19) 19 March 2000 (age 24)
Sport
CountryMoldova
SportWeightlifting
Weight class
  • 73 kg
  • 81 kg
  • 89 kg
Medal record
Men's weightlifting
Representing  Moldova
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2021 Tashkent 81 kg
European Championships
Silver medal – second place 2021 Moscow 73 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Yerevan 89 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2024 Sofia 89 kg
IWF World Cup
Silver medal – second place 2020 Rome 73 kg

Marin Robu (born 19 March 2000)[1] is a Moldovan weightlifter. He won the bronze medal in the men's 81 kg event at the 2021 World Weightlifting Championships held in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.[2][3] He represented Moldova at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.

In 2021, he won the silver medal in the men's 73 kg event at the European Weightlifting Championships held in Moscow, Russia.[4][5] He also competed at the World Weightlifting Championships in 2018, 2019 and 2022.

Career[edit]

In 2019, he won the silver medal in the men's junior 73 kg event at the European Junior & U23 Weightlifting Championships in Bucharest, Romania.[6] A year later, he won the silver medal in the men's 73 kg event at the Roma 2020 World Cup in Rome, Italy.[1]

He represented Moldova at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.[7] He competed in the men's 73 kg event.[7][8]

He competed in the men's 81 kg event at the 2022 World Weightlifting Championships in Bogotá, Colombia.

Achievements[edit]

Year Venue Weight Snatch (kg) Clean & Jerk (kg) Total Rank
1 2 3 Rank 1 2 3 Rank
Summer Olympics
2021 Japan Tokyo, Japan 73 kg 150 155 159 175 182 182 330 8
World Championships
2018 Turkmenistan Ashgabat, Turkmenistan 73 kg 133 137 140 25 158 158 164 35 295 34
2019 Thailand Pattaya, Thailand 73 kg 143 149 152 11 170 178 178 21 319 17
2021 Uzbekistan Tashkent, Uzbekistan 81 kg 161 165 168 1st place, gold medalist(s) 190 195 198 5 363 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
2023 Saudi Arabia Riyadh, Saudi Arabia 89 kg 169 173 173 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 197 205 205 9 370 6
European Championships
2019 Georgia (country) Batumi, Georgia 73 kg 140 145 148 5 168 173 176 8 321 7
2021 Russia Moscow, Russia 73 kg 151 156 159 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 177 183 183 4 339 2nd place, silver medalist(s)

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "2020 Roma World Cup" (PDF). Federazione Italiana Pesistica. Archived (PDF) from the original on 26 May 2020. Retrieved 26 May 2020.
  2. ^ Oliver, Brian (12 December 2021). "Weightlifting sensation as Bulgarian teenager Nasar smashes Lu Xiaojun's senior world record". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 12 December 2021.
  3. ^ "2021 World Weightlifting Championships Results Book" (PDF). International Weightlifting Federation. Archived (PDF) from the original on 17 December 2021. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
  4. ^ Oliver, Brian (6 April 2021). "European weightlifting gold for Toma and career best for "outstanding" Davies in Moscow". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 6 April 2021.
  5. ^ "Results Book" (PDF). 2021 European Weightlifting Championships. Archived (PDF) from the original on 13 April 2021. Retrieved 29 May 2021.
  6. ^ "Results Book" (PDF). 2019 European Junior & U23 Weightlifting Championships. Archived (PDF) from the original on 26 May 2020. Retrieved 26 May 2020.
  7. ^ a b Oliver, Brian (14 July 2021). "Iranian trailblazer Jahanfekrian misses chance to make Olympic history in Tokyo". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 18 July 2021.
  8. ^ Oliver, Brian (28 July 2021). "Shi Zhiyong wins weightlifting gold with world record - and bronze for B Group Indonesian". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 28 July 2021.

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