Marin Robu
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| Born | 19 March 2000 Nisporeni, Moldova | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Moldova | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Weightlifting | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Club | Şcoala Sportivă Specializată de Haltere Chișinău | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Sergiu Cretu | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Marin Robu (born 19 March 2000)[1] is a Moldovan weightlifter. He won the bronze medal in his event at the 2021 World Weightlifting Championships held in Tashkent, Uzbekistan. He is a three-time medalist at the European Weightlifting Championships. Robu represented Moldova at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan and the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France.
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.[2] 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]
In 2021, he won the silver medal in the men's 73 kg event at the European Weightlifting Championships held in Moscow, Russia.[3][4]
He represented Moldova at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.[5] He competed in the men's 73 kg event and placed eighth.[5][6] He suffered a back injury in training shortly before the competition, which hampered his performance in the Clean & Jerk.[7]
He won the bronze medal in the men's 81 kg event at the 2021 World Weightlifting Championships held in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.[8][9]
He also competed at the World Weightlifting Championships in 2018, 2019, 2022 and 2023.
In August 2024, Robu competed in the men's 89 kg event at the 2024 Summer Olympics held in Paris, France.[10] He lifted 383 kg in total and placed fourth, missing out 1 kg on bronze medal.[10]
Achievements
[edit]| Year | Venue | Weight | Snatch (kg) | Clean & Jerk (kg) | Total | Rank | ||||||
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| 2021 | Tokyo, Japan | 73 kg | 150 | 155 | — | 175 | — | 330 | 8 | |||
| 2024 | Paris, France | 89 kg | 170 | 175 | — | — | 200 | 208 | — | 383 | 4 | |
| World Championships | ||||||||||||
| 2018 | Ashgabat, Turkmenistan | 73 kg | 133 | 137 | 25 | 158 | 35 | 295 | 34 | |||
| 2019 | Pattaya, Thailand | 73 kg | 143 | 149 | 11 | 170 | 21 | 319 | 17 | |||
| 2021 | Tashkent, Uzbekistan | 81 kg | 161 | 165 | 168 |  |
190 | 195 | 5 | 363 | 
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| 2022 | Bogotá, Colombia | 81 kg | 161 | 4 | 190 | 7 | 351 | 4 | ||||
| 2023 | Riyadh, Saudi Arabia | 89 kg | 169 | 173 |  |
197 | 9 | 370 | 6 | |||
| IWF World Cup | ||||||||||||
| 2020 | Roma, Italy | 73 kg | 145 | 150 | 152 | |
170 | 176 | 180 | |
332 |
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| 2024 | Phuket, Thailand | 89 kg | 165 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| European Championships | ||||||||||||
| 2019 | Batumi, Georgia | 73 kg | 140 | 145 | 148 | 5 | 168 | 173 | 8 | 321 | 7 | |
| 2021 | Moscow, Russia | 73 kg | 151 | 156 | |
177 | 183 | 4 | 339 |
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| 2022 | Tirana, Albania | 81 kg | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 2023 | Yerevan, Armenia | 89 kg | 161 | 166 | |
193 | 198 | 4 | 364 |
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| 2024 | Sofia, Bulgaria | 89 kg | 165 | 171 | |
195 | 202 | 207 | 4 | 378 |
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References
[edit]- ^ a b "2020 Roma World Cup" (PDF). Federazione Italiana Pesistica. Archived (PDF) from the original on 26 May 2020. Retrieved 26 May 2020.
- ^ "Results Book" (PDF). 2019 European Junior & U23 Weightlifting Championships. Archived (PDF) from the original on 26 May 2020. Retrieved 26 May 2020.
- ^ Oliver, Brian (6 April 2021). "European weightlifting gold for Toma and career best for "outstanding" Davies in Moscow". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 6 April 2021.
- ^ "Results Book" (PDF). 2021 European Weightlifting Championships. Archived (PDF) from the original on 13 April 2021. Retrieved 29 May 2021.
- ^ a b Oliver, Brian (14 July 2021). "Iranian trailblazer Jahanfekrian misses chance to make Olympic history in Tokyo". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 18 July 2021.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "ROBU Marin". Paris 2024. Retrieved 22 August 2024.
- ^ Oliver, Brian (12 December 2021). "Weightlifting sensation as Bulgarian teenager Nasar smashes Lu Xiaojun's senior world record". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 12 December 2021.
- ^ "2021 World Weightlifting Championships Results Book" (PDF). International Weightlifting Federation. Archived (PDF) from the original on 17 December 2021. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
- ^ a b "Weightlifting Results Book" (PDF). 2024 Summer Olympics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 August 2024. Retrieved 12 August 2024.
External links
[edit]- Marin Robu at the International Weightlifting Federation
- Marin Robu at the International Weightlifting Results Project
- Marin Robu at IAT Database Weightlifting (in German)
- Marin Robu at Olympics.com
- Marin Robu at Olympedia
