Romania · Men's 62 kg, September 2006
Adrian Jigău
Adrian Jigău is a weightlifter from Romania, born in 1970, with four World Championships medals (2 silver, 2 bronze). The results below cover 8 competitions from 1998 to 2006. The latest result came in the men's 62 kg class, at the 2006 World Weightlifting Championships.
- World medals
- 4
- Best total
- 292 kg
- Best snatch
- 133 kg
- Best clean and jerk
- 159 kg
Adrian Jigău's career: classes, totals and best lifts
World Championships: 2 silver, 2 bronze in the total.
Weight classes: 56 kg from 1998 to 2004, 62 kg from 2005 to 2006. The IWF changed its class list in November 2018. At 61.61 kg, the weight at the last meet on record, the class today would be 65 kg.
Latest result: 2006 World Weightlifting Championships, 30 September 2006, 62 kg, total 279 kg, place 13.
Best lifts in each class
The best snatch, clean and jerk and total in each class, newest first.
| Class | Snatch | Clean and jerk | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 62 kg2005 to 2006 | 133 | 159 | 292 |
| 56 kg1998 to 2004 | 125 | 157.5 | 282.5 |
Adrian Jigău by the numbers
Adrian Jigău's record in context: where the best total ranks, how the snatch compares with the clean and jerk, and the lifts behind the best Sinclair score.
- Best Sinclair score
- 465.3
- From 282.5 kg at 55.9 kg bodyweight, 1999 World Weightlifting Championships. The Sinclair formula scales a total for bodyweight (2025 to 2028 coefficients).
- Best total, place in its class
- 82nd of 981
- 292 kg, against the best total of every lifter in the men's 62 kg class (the class list of 1998 to 2018) on this site.
- Snatch as a share of clean and jerk
- 84%
- At the best total, 133 kg of 159 kg. A higher share means a stronger snatch for the clean and jerk. Eight in ten men lifting in national federation meets sit between 71% and 86%.
- Age at best total
- 35
- Turned 35 in 2005, the year of the best total.
- Competitions with a total
- 8 of 8
- A total at every competition listed.
How often Adrian Jigău makes each attempt
Adrian Jigău made 57% of snatch attempts and 62% of clean and jerk attempts at the competitions on this site, against 58% and 56% for every lifter at senior World Championships and Olympic Games since 1998. Below, each attempt in turn. Third attempts are the hardest: lifters ask for their heaviest weight last.
Snatch, first attempt
Snatch, second attempt
Snatch, third attempt
Clean and jerk, first attempt
Clean and jerk, second attempt
Clean and jerk, third attempt
Adrian Jigău head to head
The lifters Adrian Jigău has met most often in the same class, three times or more with both posting a total, and how often each finished ahead.
| Rival | Met | Adrian Jigău ahead | Rival ahead |
|---|---|---|---|
 Eric Bonnel |
5 | 5 | 0 |
 Halil Mutlu |
4 | 0 | 4 |
| Wang Shin-yuan | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| Yang Chin-yi | 4 | 3 | 1 |
 László Tancsics |
4 | 4 | 0 |
 Nelson Castro |
4 | 4 | 0 |
Adrian Jigău's competition results
Every result, newest first, with all six attempts. A struck-through weight is a missed attempt and a dash an attempt not taken. A dash under Total means no total was recorded, and "No lifts" that the lifter was entered but did not lift. Places are for the total.
Swipe the table sideways to see every attempt.
| Competition | Place | Total | Class | Bodyweight | Snatch 1 | 2 | 3 | Clean and jerk 1 | 2 | 3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 World Weightlifting Championships 30 Sep 2006 | 13 | 279 | 62 kg | 61.61 | 123 | 127 | 152 | |||
| 2005 World Weightlifting Championships 8 Nov 2005 | 3 | 292 | 62 kg | 61.93 | 127 | 131 | 133 | 156 | 159 | |
| 2004 Olympic Games 14 Aug 2004 | 6 | 275 | 56 kg | 55.79 | Snatch 120, clean and jerk 155; attempts not recorded | |||||
| 2003 World Weightlifting Championships 14 Nov 2003 | 2 | 280 | 56 kg | 55.94 | 120 | 125 | 150 | 155 | ||
| 2002 World Weightlifting Championships 18 Nov 2002 | 3 | 277.5 | 56 kg | 55.7 | 120 | 125 | 145 | 150 | 152.5 | |
| 2000 Olympic Games 16 Sep 2000 | 6 | 275 | 56 kg | 55.72 | 122.5 | 152.5 | ||||
| 1999 World Weightlifting Championships 21 Nov 1999 | 2 | 282.5 | 56 kg | 55.9 | 125 | 150 | 155 | 157.5 | ||
| 1998 World Weightlifting Championships 10 Nov 1998 | 5 | 262.5 | 56 kg | 55.79 | 117.5 | 145 | ||||
Compare Adrian Jigău
Best lifts, Sinclair scores, medals and every meeting in the same class, side by side. The first pairs are the rivals Adrian Jigău met most often; the rest lifted in nearby classes, in any year.