Marin Robu

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Marin Robu
Personal information
Born (2000-03-19) 19 March 2000 (age 25)
Nisporeni, Moldova
Height176 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Weight89 kg (196 lb)
Sport
CountryMoldova
Sport Weightlifting
Weight class
  • 73 kg
  • 81 kg
  • 89 kg
ClubŞcoala Sportivă Specializată de Haltere Chișinău
Coached bySergiu Cretu
Medal record
Men's weightlifting
Representing Flag of Moldova.svg  Moldova
World Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2021 Tashkent 81 kg
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2024 Manama 89 kg
European Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2021 Moscow 73 kg
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2025 Chișinău 89 kg
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2023 Yerevan 89 kg
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2024 Sofia 89 kg
IWF World Cup
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2020 Rome 73 kg

Marin Robu (born 19 March 2000) [1] is a Moldovan weightlifter. He won the bronze medal in his event at the 2021 World Weightlifting Championships held in Tashkent, Uzbekistan. He is a four-time medalist at the European Weightlifting Championships. Robu represented Moldova at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan and the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France.

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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. [2] 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]

In 2021, he won the silver medal in the men's 73 kg event at the European Weightlifting Championships held in Moscow, Russia. [3] [4]

He represented Moldova at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan. [5] He competed in the men's 73 kg event and placed eighth. [5] [6] He suffered a back injury in training shortly before the competition, which hampered his performance in the Clean & Jerk. [7]

He won the bronze medal in the men's 81 kg event at the 2021 World Weightlifting Championships held in Tashkent, Uzbekistan. [8] [9]

He also competed at the World Weightlifting Championships in 2018, 2019, 2022 and 2023.

In August 2024, Robu competed in the men's 89 kg event at the 2024 Summer Olympics held in Paris, France. [10] He lifted 383 kg in total and placed fourth, missing out 1 kg on bronze medal. [10]

Achievements

YearVenueWeightSnatch (kg)Clean & Jerk (kg)TotalRank
123Rank123Rank
Summer Olympics
2021 Tokyo, Japan 73 kg 1501551591751821823308
2024 Paris, France 89 kg 1701752002082123834
World Championships
2018 Ashgabat, Turkmenistan 73 kg 133137140251581581643529534
2019 Pattaya, Thailand 73 kg 143149152111701781782131917
2021 Tashkent, Uzbekistan 81 kg 161165168Gold medal icon.svg1901951985363Bronze medal icon.svg
2022 Bogotá, Colombia 81 kg 161165165419019719773514
2023 Riyadh, Saudi Arabia 89 kg 169173173Silver medal icon.svg19720520593706
2024 Manama, Bahrain 89 kg 169173175Silver medal icon.svg2012062094379Bronze medal icon.svg
IWF World Cup
2020 Roma, Italy73 kg145150152Gold medal icon.svg170176180Gold medal icon.svg332Silver medal icon.svg
2024 Phuket, Thailand89 kg1651691699
European Championships
2019 Batumi, Georgia73 kg140145148516817317683217
2021 Moscow, Russia73 kg151156159Silver medal icon.svg1771831834339Silver medal icon.svg
2022 Tirana, Albania81 kg160
2023 Yerevan, Armenia89 kg161166166Bronze medal icon.svg1931982014364Bronze medal icon.svg
2024 Sofia, Bulgaria89 kg165171171Silver medal icon.svg1952022074378Bronze medal icon.svg
2025 Chișinău, Moldova89 kg165170173Gold medal icon.svg195202205Silver medal icon.svg375Silver medal icon.svg

References

  1. 1 2 "2020 Roma World Cup" (PDF). Federazione Italiana Pesistica. Archived (PDF) from the original on 26 May 2020. Retrieved 26 May 2020.
  2. "Results Book" (PDF). 2019 European Junior & U23 Weightlifting Championships. Archived (PDF) from the original on 26 May 2020. Retrieved 26 May 2020.
  3. Oliver, Brian (6 April 2021). "European weightlifting gold for Toma and career best for "outstanding" Davies in Moscow". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 6 April 2021.
  4. "Results Book" (PDF). 2021 European Weightlifting Championships. Archived (PDF) from the original on 13 April 2021. Retrieved 29 May 2021.
  5. 1 2 Oliver, Brian (14 July 2021). "Iranian trailblazer Jahanfekrian misses chance to make Olympic history in Tokyo". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 18 July 2021.
  6. 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.
  7. "ROBU Marin". Paris 2024 Olympics . Retrieved 22 August 2024.
  8. Oliver, Brian (12 December 2021). "Weightlifting sensation as Bulgarian teenager Nasar smashes Lu Xiaojun's senior world record". InsideTheGames.biz . Retrieved 12 December 2021.
  9. "2021 World Weightlifting Championships Results Book" (PDF). International Weightlifting Federation. Archived (PDF) from the original on 17 December 2021. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
  10. 1 2 "Weightlifting Results Book" (PDF). 2024 Summer Olympics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 August 2024. Retrieved 12 August 2024.