Igor Bour, also known as Igor Lazăr or Igor Lazăr-Bour is a male weightlifter from Moldova. He is best known for winning the title at the 2007 European Championships in the men's – 56 kg division, defeating Vitali Dzerbianiou (second) and Igor Grabucea. At the 2008 European Championships he defeated Halil Mutlu and won gold medal with body weight, but later revealed he used metandienone. He gave 4-year ban. After he return, he won silver medal at the 2013 European Championships, but failed doping again. According to the IWF rules, after the second doping violation Bour was banned for life by the IWF.
Alexandru Bratan is a male weightlifter from Moldova. He twice competed for his native Eastern European 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.
Octavian Ţîcu is a Moldovan politician, historian and former professional boxer serving as member of Parliament of Moldova since 2019. He was Ministry of Youth and Sport in 2013.
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.
Alexandru Şpac is a Moldovan weightlifter.
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.
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.
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).
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.
Andrei Bîrcă is a Moldovan male weightlifter, competing in the 77 kg category and representing Moldova at international competitions. He competed at world championships, most recently at the 2010 World Weightlifting Championships.
Vladimir Bîrsa is a Moldovan male weightlifter, competing in the 77 kg category and representing Moldova at international competitions. He participated at the 1996 Summer Olympics in the 76 kg event. He competed at world championships, most recently at the 2003 World Weightlifting Championships. Until February 2010, he held the national Snatch record in Moldova, when Alexandru Dudoglo beat his record.
