Men's 65 kg, May 2026

Ion Badanev

Ion Badanev is a weightlifter. The results below cover 12 competitions from 2022 to 2026. The latest result came in the men's 65 kg class, at the 2026 IWF World Junior Championships.

Best total
284 kg
Best snatch
129 kg
Best clean and jerk
155 kg
Career

Ion Badanev's career: classes, totals and best lifts

No Olympic or World Championships medals.

Weight classes: 55 kg in 2022, 61 kg from 2023 to 2025, 65 kg from 2025 to 2026. The IWF changed its class list in June 2025 (61 kg to 65 kg).

Latest result: 2026 IWF World Junior Championships, 2 May 2026, 65 kg, no total.

Ion Badanev: totals from the 11 competitions with a total, 2022 to 2026, best 284 kg in 2026.200245290202220232024202520262022 European Youth Championships, 10 Aug 2022: 213 kg2023 IWF World Youth Championships, 25 Mar 2023: 241 kg2023 European Youth Championships, 1 Jul 2023: 241 kg2023 European Junior Championships, 24 Jul 2023: 243 kg2024 European Championships, 12 Feb 2024: 258 kg2024 IWF World Junior Championships, 19 Sep 2024: 260 kg2024 European Junior Championships, 26 Oct 2024: 265 kg2025 European Championships, 13 Apr 2025: 275 kg2025 IWF World Junior Championships, 30 Apr 2025: 270 kg2025 European Junior Championships, 28 Oct 2025: 278 kg2026 European Championships, 19 Apr 2026: 284 kg
Ion Badanev: totals from the 11 competitions with a total, 2022 to 2026, best 284 kg in 2026.200245290202220232024202520262022 European Youth Championships, 10 Aug 2022: 213 kg2023 IWF World Youth Championships, 25 Mar 2023: 241 kg2023 European Youth Championships, 1 Jul 2023: 241 kg2023 European Junior Championships, 24 Jul 2023: 243 kg2024 European Championships, 12 Feb 2024: 258 kg2024 IWF World Junior Championships, 19 Sep 2024: 260 kg2024 European Junior Championships, 26 Oct 2024: 265 kg2025 European Championships, 13 Apr 2025: 275 kg2025 IWF World Junior Championships, 30 Apr 2025: 270 kg2025 European Junior Championships, 28 Oct 2025: 278 kg2026 European Championships, 19 Apr 2026: 284 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
65 kg2025 to 2026 2025 to 2026 129 155 284
61 kg2023 to 2025 2023 to 2025 123 152 275
55 kg2022 2022 99 114 213
Numbers

Ion Badanev by the numbers

Ion Badanev'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
424.1
From 275 kg at 61 kg bodyweight, 2025 European Championships. The Sinclair formula scales a total for bodyweight (2025 to 2028 coefficients).
Best total, place in its class
33rd of 99
284 kg, against the best total of every lifter in the men's 65 kg class (the class list of 2025 to 2026) on this site.
Snatch as a share of clean and jerk
83%
At the best total, 129 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%.
Competitions with a total
11 of 12
The other ended without a total: no good lift in the snatch or the clean and jerk.
Attempts

How often Ion Badanev makes each attempt

Ion Badanev made 53% of snatch attempts and 51% 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%
Ion Badanev: 75%

Snatch, second attempt

Worlds and Olympics field: 58%
Ion Badanev: 58%

Snatch, third attempt

Worlds and Olympics field: 41%
Ion Badanev: 25%

Clean and jerk, first attempt

Worlds and Olympics field: 77%
Ion Badanev: 83%

Clean and jerk, second attempt

Worlds and Olympics field: 57%
Ion Badanev: 42%

Clean and jerk, third attempt

Worlds and Olympics field: 34%
Ion Badanev: 27%
Rivals

Ion Badanev head to head

The lifters Ion Badanev 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 Ion Badanev ahead Rival ahead
Giga Odikadze 5 1 4
Burak Aykun 4 4 0
Bulgaria Ivan Dimov 3 0 3
Cosmin Florentin Isofache 3 1 2
Daniel Romero Rosua 3 3 0
Ion Daniel Dorobete 3 3 0
Results

Ion Badanev'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.

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Competition Place Total Class Bodyweight Snatch 1 2 3 Clean and jerk 1 2 3
2026 IWF World Junior Championships 2 May 2026 - - 65 kg 64.15 125130 kg missed130 kg missed155 kg missed156 kg missed156 kg missed
2026 European Championships 19 Apr 2026 4 284 65 kg 64.25 125129 kg missed129155160 kg missed162 kg missed
2025 European Junior Championships 28 Oct 2025 2 278 65 kg 64.06 124 kg missed125 kg missed125153156 kg missed158 kg missed
2025 IWF World Junior Championships 30 Apr 2025 4 270 61 kg 60.76 120123 kg missed123 kg missed150152 kg missed152 kg missed
2025 European Championships 13 Apr 2025 4 275 61 kg 61 120 kg missed120123147152 kg missed152
2024 European Junior Championships 26 Oct 2024 1 265 61 kg 60.9 115118120 kg missed144147not taken
2024 IWF World Junior Championships 19 Sep 2024 8 260 61 kg 60.91 115 kg missed115121 kg missed145151 kg missed151 kg missed
2024 European Championships 12 Feb 2024 8 258 61 kg 60.61 110115120 kg missed135140143
2023 European Junior Championships 24 Jul 2023 6 243 61 kg 61 105109111 kg missed130134136 kg missed
2023 European Youth Championships 1 Jul 2023 2 241 61 kg 60.25 105108110 kg missed130133134 kg missed
2023 IWF World Youth Championships 25 Mar 2023 6 241 61 kg 60.4 105110 kg missed111 kg missed130135 kg missed136
2022 European Youth Championships 10 Aug 2022 4 213 55 kg 54.7 9599102 kg missed114 kg missed114120 kg missed
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Compare Ion Badanev

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