Marin Robu

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.

Marin Robu
Personal information
Born (2000-03-19) 19 March 2000
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
IWF World Cup
Silver medal – second place 2020 Rome 73 kg

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

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
Year Venue Weight Snatch (kg) Clean & Jerk (kg) Total Rank
1 2 3 Rank 1 2 3 Rank
Summer Olympics
2021Japan Tokyo, Japan73 kg150155159—175182182—3308
World Championships
2018Turkmenistan Ashgabat, Turkmenistan73 kg133137140251581581643529534
2019Thailand Pattaya, Thailand73 kg143149152111701781782131917
2021Uzbekistan Tashkent, Uzbekistan81 kg1611651681st place, gold medalist(s)19019519853633rd place, bronze medalist(s)
2023Saudi Arabia Riyadh, Saudi Arabia89 kg1691731732nd place, silver medalist(s)19720520593706
European Championships
2019Georgia (country) Batumi, Georgia73 kg140145148516817317683217
2021Russia Moscow, Russia73 kg1511561592nd place, silver medalist(s)17718318343392nd place, silver medalist(s)

References
  1. "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. 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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