Eugen Bratan

Eugen Bratan (also Evgheni Bratan, born May 22, 1981, in Cahul) is a Moldovan weightlifter.[1] He won a bronze medal for the 94 kg class at the 2007 European Weightlifting Championships in Strasbourg, France, with a total of 382 kg.[2] He is also a brother of two-time Olympian Alexandru Bratan (2000 and 2004).[3]

Eugen Bratan
Personal information
Nationality Moldova
Born (1981-05-22) 22 May 1981
Cahul, Moldavian SSR
Height1.76 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in)
Weight94 kg (207 lb)
Sport
SportWeightlifting
Event(s)94 kg
Medal record
Men's weightlifting
Representing  Moldova
European Championships
Bronze medal – third place2007 Strasbourg 94 kg

Bratan made his official debut for the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, where he competed in the men's middle heavyweight category class (94 kg). He finished only in tenth place by 2.5 kilograms short of his record from Spain's Santiago Martínez, with a total of 380 kg (175 in the snatch and 205 in the clean and jerk).

At the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, Bratan qualified for the second time in the men's 94 kg class, after winning the bronze medal in the snatch from the 2007 World Weightlifting Championships in Chiang Mai, Thailand.[4] Bratan placed thirteenth in this event, as he successfully lifted 170 kg in the single-motion snatch, and hoisted 200 kg in the two-part, shoulder-to-overhead clean and jerk, for a total of 370 kg.[5]

References
  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Eugen Bratan". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 7 February 2013. Retrieved 28 January 2013.
  2. Strossen, Randall (21 April 2007). "Szymon Kolecki: Three Golds". Iron Mind. Retrieved 28 January 2013.
  3. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Alexandru Bratan". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 28 January 2013.
  4. Strossen, Randall (23 September 2007). "Konstantinov Wins the 94s". Iron Mind. Retrieved 28 January 2013.
  5. "Men's 94kg (207 lbs)". NBC Olympics. Archived from the original on 30 July 2012. Retrieved 28 January 2013.


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