Romania · Men's 56 kg, April 2017
Florin Croitoru
Florin Croitoru is a weightlifter from Romania, born in 1993. The results below cover 17 competitions from 2009 to 2017. The latest result came in the men's 56 kg class, at the 2017 European Championships.
- Best total
- 290 kg
- Best snatch
- 135 kg
- Best clean and jerk
- 157 kg
Florin Croitoru's career: classes, totals and best lifts
No Olympic or World Championships medals.
Weight classes: 50 kg from 2009 to 2010, 56 kg from 2010 to 2011, 62 kg in 2012, 56 kg in 2012, 62 kg from 2012 to 2013, 56 kg in 2014, 62 kg from 2014 to 2015, 56 kg in 2017. The IWF changed its class list in November 2018. At 55.85 kg, the weight at the last meet on record, the class today would be 60 kg.
Latest result: 2017 European Championships, 1 April 2017, 56 kg, no total.
Best lifts in each class
The best snatch, clean and jerk and total in each class, newest first.
| Class | Snatch | Clean and jerk | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 56 kg2010 to 2017 | 122 | 149 | 270 |
| 62 kg2012 to 2015 | 135 | 157 | 290 |
| 50 kg2009 to 2010 | 93 | 114 | 207 |
Florin Croitoru by the numbers
Florin Croitoru'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
- 444.4
- From 270 kg at 55.95 kg bodyweight, 2011 European Junior Championships. The Sinclair formula scales a total for bodyweight (2025 to 2028 coefficients).
- Best total, place in its class
- 92nd of 981
- 290 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
- 87%
- At the best total, 135 kg of 155 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
- 20
- Turned 20 in 2013, the year of the best total.
- Competitions with a total
- 14 of 17
- Of the other three: two with no good lift in the snatch or the clean and jerk and one with a good lift in each but no total in the published results.
How often Florin Croitoru makes each attempt
Florin Croitoru made 71% of snatch attempts and 69% 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
Florin Croitoru head to head
The lifters Florin Croitoru 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 | Florin Croitoru ahead | Rival ahead |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gergely Zoltan Sooky | 8 | 7 | 1 |
| Ivan Garcia Rueda | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| Michael Di Giusto | 4 | 3 | 1 |
 Smbat Margaryan |
4 | 3 | 1 |
 Stanislav Chadovich |
4 | 3 | 1 |
 Ghenadie Dudoglo |
4 | 4 | 0 |
Florin Croitoru'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 European Championships 1 Apr 2017 | - | - | 56 kg | 55.85 | not taken | not taken | not taken | not taken | not taken | |
| 2015 World Weightlifting Championships 20 Nov 2015 | 9 | 286 | 62 kg | 61.46 | 127 | 131 | 150 | 155 | ||
| 2015 European Championships 10 Apr 2015 | 2 | 287 | 62 kg | 61.72 | 128 | 132 | 134 | 148 | 153 | |
| 2014 World Weightlifting Championships 4 Nov 2014 | 14 | 271 | 62 kg | 61.91 | 120 | 124 | 126 | 140 | 145 | |
| 2014 European Championships 5 Apr 2014 | 1 | 259 | 56 kg | 55.68 | 117 | 120 | 122 | 137 | ||
| 2013 European Junior Championships 23 Sep 2013 | 1 | 282 | 62 kg | 61.7 | 127 | 147 | 151 | 155 | ||
| 2013 European Championships 8 Apr 2013 | 1 | 290 | 62 kg | 61.69 | 128 | 131 | 135 | 155 | ||
| 2012 IWF Grand Prix - Baku International Cup 14 Dec 2012 | 5 | 279 | 62 kg | 60.78 | 115 | 123 | 127 | 142 | 152 | |
| 2012 European Junior Championships 29 Nov 2012 | 1 | 289 | 62 kg | 61.8 | 125 | 129 | 132 | 150 | 155 | 157 |
| 2012 Olympic Games 27 Jul 2012 | - | - | 56 kg | 55.9 | 121 | 147 | ||||
| 2012 European Championships 9 Apr 2012 | 2 | 281 | 62 kg | 61.71 | 128 | 131 | 150 | |||
| 2011 European Junior Championships 10 Sep 2011 | 1 | 270 | 56 kg | 55.95 | 118 | 121 | 139 | 142 | 149 | |
| 2011 European Championships 11 Apr 2011 | - | 256 | 56 kg | 55.82 | 115 | 133 | 138 | 141 | ||
| 2010 European Junior Championships 20 Nov 2010 | 2 | 242 | 56 kg | 55.15 | 106 | 110 | 126 | 130 | 132 | |
| 2010 Youth Olympic Games 14 Aug 2010 | 5 | 225 | 56 kg | 53.63 | 98 | 103 | 119 | 122 | ||
| 2010 IWF Youth Olympic Qualification Event for Europe 18 May 2010 | 1 | 207 | 50 kg | 49.42 | 86 | 87 | 93 | 108 | 114 | |
| 2009 Youth World Weightlifting Championships 19 May 2009 | - | - | 50 kg | 45.76 | 73 | not taken | not taken | not taken |
Compare Florin Croitoru
Best lifts, Sinclair scores, medals and every meeting in the same class, side by side. The first pairs are the rivals Florin Croitoru met most often; the rest lifted in nearby classes, in any year.