Lydia Valentín Pérez is a Spanish weightlifter, Olympic Champion, 2 time World Champion and 4 time European Champion competing in the 75 kg category until 2018 and 81 kg starting in 2018 after the International Weightlifting Federation reorganized the categories. Lydia has won three Olympic Medals, two World Weightlifting Championships, as well as four European Weightlifting Championships.
Alexandru Bratan is a male weightlifter from Moldova. He twice competed for his native country at the Summer Olympics: 2000 and 2004. He is best known for winning the silver medal in the men's heavyweight division at the 2005 World Weightlifting Championships. His brother is Eugen Bratan.
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. She is banned by the International Weightlifting Federation until 2026 for Blood substitution.
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.
Oleg Sîrghi is a Moldovan weightlifter. He won two gold medals at the European Championships from weightlifting Kazan (2011) and Tirana (2013), as well as a silver medal at the European weightlifting Championships at Antalya (2012), the weight category under 56 kg.
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.
Clementina Ciana Agricole is a Seychellois female weightlifter, competing in the 58 kg (128 lb) and 63 kg (139 lb) category and representing Seychelles at international competitions. She competed at world championships, including at the 2015 World Weightlifting Championships. She won the bronze medal at the 2016 African Weightlifting Championships.
Martha Ann "Mattie" Rogers is an American Olympic weightlifter. She is a four-time silver medalist at the World Weightlifting Championships. She holds the United States record in the snatch, clean & jerk, and total in the 76 kg category. She competed for the United States at the 2020 Summer Olympics in the 87 kg category.
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.
Iurie Dudoglo is a Moldovan male weightlifter, competing in the 56/62 kg category and representing Moldova at international competitions. He competed at world championships, including at the 2010, 2011, and 2015 World Weightlifting Championships. He also competed for Moldova at 2010, 2016, and 2017 European Weightlifting Championships. In 2018 he was issued a ban until 2025 by the International Weightlifting Federation after testing positive for Clenbuterol.
Ionuț Ilie is a Romanian male weightlifter, competing in the 62 kg category and representing Romania at international competitions. He competed at world championships, including at the 2015 World Weightlifting Championships. He also competed at the 2016, and 2017 European Weightlifting Championships.
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.
Artiom Pipa is a Moldovan male weightlifter, competing in the 77 kg category and representing Moldova at international competitions. He competed at world championships, including at the 2015 World Weightlifting Championships. He also competed as a junior for Moldova at world championships, winning the bronze medal at the 2010 U-20 edition, and also 3 bronze medals at the 2009 world championships in Chiangmai (Thailand). In 2008 he became junior European Champion in Durres (Albania).
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 Andrieș is a Romanian 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.
The 2023 European Youth & U15 Weightlifting Championships took place in Chișinău, Moldova from 2 to 10 July 2023. It was the 20th edition of the European Youth Championships and 10th edition of the European U15 Championships.
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