Vladimir Popov is a former male weightlifter from Moldova. He competed in two consecutive Summer Olympics for his native Eastern European country, starting in 1996. He is best known for winning the bronze medal in the men's featherweight division at the 2001 European Championships in Trenčín, Slovakia.
Cristina Iovu is a Moldovan–born Azerbaijani-Romanian weightlifter competing in the –53 kg division.
Moldova, officially the Republic of Moldova, competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 5 to 21 August 2016. This was the nation's sixth consecutive appearance at the Summer Olympics in the post-Soviet era.
This article details the qualifying phase for weightlifting at the 2016 Summer Olympics. The competition at these Games includes 260 athletes. Each competing nation is allowed to enter a maximum of 10 competitors, 6 men and 4 women. 2014 and 2015 World Weightlifting Championships are the main qualifying events for the 2016 Olympic games. NOCs achieve qualification places according to their position in the joint team classification by points adding those scored in the 2014 and 2015 World Championships. One continental qualification event is held for each continent in 2016. Only NOCs which have not gained quota places in the Main Qualification Events may obtain quota places.
Rebeka Koha is a Latvian weightlifter, two time Junior World Champion and two time European Champion competing in the 58 kg division until 2018 and 59 kg starting in 2018 after the International Weightlifting Federation reorganized the categories.
Ecaterina Tretiacova is a Moldovan female weightlifter, competing in the 75 kg category and representing Moldova at international competitions. She competed at European and world championships, including at the 2013 European Weightlifting Championships, 2014 European Weightlifting Championships and 2015 World Weightlifting Championships. She also competed multiple times at the Junior and Youth editions of European and world championships, ranking in top 10.
Ilie-Constantin Ciotoiu is a Romanian male weightlifter, competing in the 56 kg category and representing Romania at international competitions. He competed at world championships, including at the 2015 World Weightlifting Championships. At the 2017 European Weightlifting Championships Ciotoiu won 2 bronze medals, at Clean & Jerk and overall ranking.
Adkhamjon Ergashev is an Uzbekistani weightlifter competing in the 62 kg category until 2018, and the 61 kg and 67 kg categories starting in 2018 after the International Weightlifting Federation reorganized the categories.
Ghenadie Dudoglo is a Moldovan male weightlifter, competing in the 62 kg category and representing Moldova at international competitions. He competed at world championships, including at the 2015 World Weightlifting Championships.
Dumitru Captari is a Moldovan-born Romanian male weightlifter, competing in the 77 kg category. Until 2015 he represented Moldova at international competitions, and since 2015 is representing Romania. He participated at the 2016 Summer Olympics in the men's 77 kg event. He competed at world championships, including at the 2015 World Weightlifting Championships.
Gheorghe Cernei is a Moldovan-born Romanian male weightlifter, competing in the 85 kg category and representing Romania at international competitions. He competed at world championships, including at the 2015 World Weightlifting Championships. He won the bronze medal at the 2016 European Weightlifting Championships. Previously he represented Moldova in youth international competitions. In late 2013 he was suspended by the International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) in view of an anti-doping rule violation.
Iurie Bulat is a Moldovan male weightlifter, competing in the 85 kg category and representing Moldova at international competitions. He competed at world championships, including at the 2015 World Weightlifting Championships.
Andrian Zbîrnea is a Moldovan male weightlifter, competing in the 105 kg category and representing Moldova at international competitions. He competed at world championships, most recently at the 2014 World Weightlifting Championships. At the 2015 European Weightlifting Championships Zbîrnea won the silver medal in overall ranking.
Elena Ramona Andries is a Romanian female weightlifter, and two time European Champion competing in the 48 kg category until 2018 and 49 kg starting in 2018 after the International Weightlifting Federation reorganized the categories. representing Romania at international competitions.
Faris Ibrahim Hassouna El-Bakh is a Qatari weightlifter, Olympian and two time Junior World Champion competing in the 94 kg category until 2018 and 96 kg starting in 2018 after the International Weightlifting Federation reorganized the categories.
Iuniarra Sipaia is a Samoan female weightlifter. She has represented Samoa in several international competitions such as Pacific Mini Games, Commonwealth Games, Oceania Weightlifting Championships and Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games.
Nuray Levent is a Turkish female weightlifter, who represented Turkey at international competitions.
Revaz Davitadze is a Georgian male weightlifter.
Yauheni Tsikhantsou is a Belarusian male weightlifter, World Champion and European Champion competing in the 94 kg category until 2018 and 96 kg starting in 2018 after the International Weightlifting Federation reorganized the categories..
This article lists the main weightlifting events and their results for 2015.
