Moldova · Men's 71 kg, April 2026
Gheorghe Cernei
Gheorghe Cernei is a weightlifter from Moldova, born in 1990. The results below cover 14 competitions from 2009 to 2026. The latest result came in the men's 71 kg class, at the 2026 European Championships.
- Best total
- 358 kg
- Best snatch
- 165 kg
- Best clean and jerk
- 193 kg
Gheorghe Cernei's career: classes, totals and best lifts
No Olympic or World Championships medals.
Weight classes: 77 kg in 2009, 85 kg from 2010 to 2015, 94 kg in 2015, 85 kg in 2016, 77 kg in 2017, 81 kg in 2025, 71 kg in 2026. The IWF changed its class list in November 2018 (77 kg to 81 kg), June 2025 (81 kg to 71 kg) and August 2026. At 70.63 kg, the weight at the last meet on record, the class today would be 75 kg.
Latest result: 2026 European Championships, 19 April 2026, 71 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 71 kg2026 | - | - | - |
| 81 kg2025 | 152 | - | - |
| 77 kg2009 to 2017 | 142 | 163 | 305 |
| 85 kg2010 to 2016 | 165 | 193 | 358 |
| 94 kg2015 | 150 | 180 | 330 |
Gheorghe Cernei by the numbers
Gheorghe Cernei'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
- 452.1
- From 358 kg at 83.8 kg bodyweight, 2016 European Championships. The Sinclair formula scales a total for bodyweight (2025 to 2028 coefficients).
- Best total, place in its class
- 118th of 1,263
- 358 kg, against the best total of every lifter in the men's 85 kg class (the class list of 1998 to 2018) on this site.
- Snatch as a share of clean and jerk
- 85%
- At the best total, 165 kg of 193 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
- 26
- Turned 26 in 2016, the year of the best total.
- Competitions with a total
- 10 of 14
- Of the other four: three 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 Gheorghe Cernei makes each attempt
Gheorghe Cernei made 50% of snatch attempts and 45% 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
Gheorghe Cernei head to head
The lifters Gheorghe Cernei 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 | Gheorghe Cernei ahead | Rival ahead |
|---|---|---|---|
 Gabriel Sîncrăian |
4 | 1 | 3 |
 Aghasi Aghasyan |
3 | 1 | 2 |
 Antonino Pizzolato |
3 | 1 | 2 |
 Amar Musić |
3 | 3 | 0 |
| Marius Mickevicius | 3 | 3 | 0 |
 Mehmet Yılmaz |
3 | 3 | 0 |
Gheorghe Cernei'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 | - | - | 71 kg | 70.63 | not taken | not taken | not taken | |||
| 2025 European Championships 13 Apr 2025 | - | - | 81 kg | 81 | 148 | 152 | ||||
| 2017 Summer Universiade 19 Aug 2017 | - | - | 77 kg | 76.92 | not taken | not taken | not taken | |||
| 2016 International Fajr Cup 30 May 2016 | 7 | 348 | 85 kg | 82.32 | 153 | 158 | 161 | 180 | 187 | |
| 2016 European Championships 8 Apr 2016 | 3 | 358 | 85 kg | 83.8 | 161 | 165 | 193 | |||
| 2015 IWF Grand Prix 5th Russian Federation President's Cup 12 Dec 2015 | 4 | 330 | 94 kg | 85.38 | 150 | 180 | not taken | not taken | ||
| 2015 World Weightlifting Championships 20 Nov 2015 | 12 | 352 | 85 kg | 84.14 | 162 | 190 | not taken | |||
| 2013 Summer Universiade 6 Jul 2013 | - | - | 85 kg | 84.45 | 160 | 165 | 190 | 195 | ||
| 2012 FISU World University Championships 5 Nov 2012 | 3 | 346 | 85 kg | 83.74 | 156 | 190 | ||||
| 2012 European Championships 9 Apr 2012 | 6 | 348 | 85 kg | 84 | 158 | 190 | ||||
| 2011 European U 23 Championships 10 Sep 2011 | 1 | 343 | 85 kg | 83.9 | 150 | 155 | 185 | 188 | ||
| 2011 Summer Universiade 12 Aug 2011 | 4 | 350 | 85 kg | 84.29 | 157 | 185 | 193 | |||
| 2010 Junior World Weightlifting Championships 11 Jun 2010 | 4 | 341 | 85 kg | 81.84 | 150 | 155 | 158 | 183 | ||
| 2009 Junior World Weightlifting Championships 14 Jun 2009 | 7 | 305 | 77 kg | 76.58 | 138 | 142 | 163 |
Compare Gheorghe Cernei
Best lifts, Sinclair scores, medals and every meeting in the same class, side by side. Pick any lifter to set beside Gheorghe Cernei.