Moldova · Men's 60 kg, April 2026

Daniel Lungu

Daniel Lungu is a weightlifter from Moldova, born in 1998. The results below cover 16 competitions from 2017 to 2026. The latest result came in the men's 60 kg class, at the 2026 European Championships.

Best total
264 kg
Best snatch
124 kg
Best clean and jerk
142 kg
Career

Daniel Lungu's career: classes, totals and best lifts

No Olympic or World Championships medals.

Weight classes: 56 kg from 2017 to 2018, 55 kg in 2019, 61 kg in 2020, 67 kg in 2020, 55 kg in 2021, 61 kg in 2022, 55 kg in 2023, 61 kg in 2023, 67 kg in 2023, 61 kg from 2024 to 2025, 60 kg in 2026. The IWF changed its class list in November 2018 (56 kg to 55 kg) and again in June 2025 (61 kg to 60 kg).

Latest result: 2026 European Championships, 19 April 2026, 60 kg, total 261 kg, place 7.

Daniel Lungu: totals from the 15 competitions with a total, 2017 to 2026, best 264 kg in 2023.210240270201720192021202320252017 European Junior Championships, 15 Oct 2017: 216 kg2018 European Junior Championships, 20 Oct 2018: 240 kg2019 European Championships, 6 Apr 2019: 226 kg2019 World Weightlifting Championships, 18 Sep 2019: 235 kg2019 European U23 Championships, 17 Oct 2019: 233 kgRoma 2020 World Cup, 27 Jan 2020: 248 kg2020 Malta International Open, 23 Feb 2020: 260 kg2021 European Championships, 3 Apr 2021: 240 kg2021 World Weightlifting Championships, 7 Dec 2021: 236 kg2022 European Championships, 28 May 2022: 256 kg2023 World Weightlifting Championships, 4 Sep 2023: 264 kg2023 IWF Grand Prix II, 4 Dec 2023: 264 kg2024 European Championships, 12 Feb 2024: 259 kg2025 European Championships, 13 Apr 2025: 264 kg2026 European Championships, 19 Apr 2026: 261 kg
Daniel Lungu: totals from the 15 competitions with a total, 2017 to 2026, best 264 kg in 2023.2102402702017202120252017 European Junior Championships, 15 Oct 2017: 216 kg2018 European Junior Championships, 20 Oct 2018: 240 kg2019 European Championships, 6 Apr 2019: 226 kg2019 World Weightlifting Championships, 18 Sep 2019: 235 kg2019 European U23 Championships, 17 Oct 2019: 233 kgRoma 2020 World Cup, 27 Jan 2020: 248 kg2020 Malta International Open, 23 Feb 2020: 260 kg2021 European Championships, 3 Apr 2021: 240 kg2021 World Weightlifting Championships, 7 Dec 2021: 236 kg2022 European Championships, 28 May 2022: 256 kg2023 World Weightlifting Championships, 4 Sep 2023: 264 kg2023 IWF Grand Prix II, 4 Dec 2023: 264 kg2024 European Championships, 12 Feb 2024: 259 kg2025 European Championships, 13 Apr 2025: 264 kg2026 European Championships, 19 Apr 2026: 261 kg
Total at each competition, in kilograms.

Best lifts in each class

The best snatch, clean and jerk and total in each class, newest first.

Class Years Snatch Clean and jerk Total
60 kg2026 2026 120 141 261
61 kg2020 to 2025 2020 to 2025 124 142 264
67 kg2020 to 2023 2020 to 2023 123 141 264
55 kg2019 to 2023 2019 to 2023 113 127 240
56 kg2017 to 2018 2017 to 2018 110 130 240
Numbers

Daniel Lungu by the numbers

Daniel Lungu'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
409.8
From 261 kg at 59.53 kg bodyweight, 2026 European Championships. The Sinclair formula scales a total for bodyweight (2025 to 2028 coefficients).
Best total, place in its class
118th of 342
264 kg, against the best total of every lifter in the men's 61 kg class (the class list of 2018 to 2025) on this site.
Snatch as a share of clean and jerk
89%
At the best total, 124 kg of 140 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
25
Turned 25 in 2023, the year of the best total.
Competitions with a total
15 of 16
The other ended without a total: no good lift in the snatch or the clean and jerk.
Attempts

How often Daniel Lungu makes each attempt

Daniel Lungu made 58% of snatch attempts and 53% 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

Worlds and Olympics field: 74%
Daniel Lungu: 81%

Snatch, second attempt

Worlds and Olympics field: 58%
Daniel Lungu: 50%

Snatch, third attempt

Worlds and Olympics field: 41%
Daniel Lungu: 44%

Clean and jerk, first attempt

Worlds and Olympics field: 77%
Daniel Lungu: 67%

Clean and jerk, second attempt

Worlds and Olympics field: 57%
Daniel Lungu: 53%

Clean and jerk, third attempt

Worlds and Olympics field: 34%
Daniel Lungu: 40%
Rivals

Daniel Lungu head to head

The lifters Daniel Lungu 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 Daniel Lungu ahead Rival ahead
Bulgaria Angel Rusev 5 0 5
Bulgaria Ivan Dimov 5 0 5
Ukraine Pavlo Zalipskyi 5 1 4
Italy Sergio Massidda 5 2 3
Romania Valentin Iancu 5 2 3
Marian-Cristian Luca 5 3 2
Results

Daniel Lungu'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
2026 European Championships 19 Apr 2026 7 261 60 kg 59.53 115120123 kg missed135141 kg missed141
2025 European Championships 13 Apr 2025 7 264 61 kg 61 122 kg missed122 kg missed122135140 kg missed142
2024 European Championships 12 Feb 2024 7 259 61 kg 60.85 120124126 kg missed135 kg missed135141 kg missed
2023 IWF Grand Prix II 4 Dec 2023 8 264 67 kg 64 120123125 kg missed135 kg missed138141
2023 World Weightlifting Championships 4 Sep 2023 26 264 61 kg 61 120124126 kg missed140144 kg missed144 kg missed
2023 European Championships 15 Apr 2023 - - 55 kg 54.92 108 kg missed109 kg missed110 kg missednot takennot takennot taken
2022 European Championships 28 May 2022 7 256 61 kg 60.75 121 kg missed121125 kg missed135140 kg missed140 kg missed
2021 World Weightlifting Championships 7 Dec 2021 10 236 55 kg 54.9 109114 kg missed114 kg missed127130 kg missed130 kg missed
2021 European Championships 3 Apr 2021 5 240 55 kg 54.94 108111 kg missed113127 kg missed127131 kg missed
2020 Malta International Open 23 Feb 2020 5 260 67 kg 65.4 115120123 kg missed133137140
Roma 2020 World Cup 27 Jan 2020 8 248 61 kg 60.9 113114 kg missed117 kg missed130135138 kg missed
2019 European U23 Championships 17 Oct 2019 4 233 55 kg 54.95 104108110123 kg missed123127 kg missed
2019 World Weightlifting Championships 18 Sep 2019 11 235 55 kg 55 105110 kg missed110125 kg missed125130 kg missed
2019 European Championships 6 Apr 2019 7 226 55 kg 54.84 102106 kg missed106120125 kg missed125 kg missed
2018 European Junior Championships 20 Oct 2018 2 240 56 kg 55.8 102106110122126130
2017 European Junior Championships 15 Oct 2017 9 216 56 kg 55.6 98102 kg missed102109114 kg missed114
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Best lifts, Sinclair scores, medals and every meeting in the same class, side by side. The first pairs are the rivals Daniel Lungu met most often; the rest lifted in nearby classes, in any year.

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