Moldova · Men's 88 kg, April 2026
Marin Robu
Marin Robu is a weightlifter from Moldova, born in 2000, with three World Championships medals (3 bronze). The results below cover 24 competitions from 2017 to 2026. The latest result came in the men's 88 kg class, at the 2026 European Championships.
- World medals
- 3
- Best total
- 383 kg
- Best snatch
- 175 kg
- Best clean and jerk
- 208 kg
Marin Robu's career: classes, totals and best lifts
World Championships: 3 bronze in the total.
Weight classes: 69 kg from 2017 to 2018, 73 kg from 2018 to 2021, 81 kg from 2021 to 2022, 89 kg from 2023 to 2025, 88 kg from 2025 to 2026. The IWF changed its class list in November 2018 (69 kg to 73 kg), June 2025 (89 kg to 88 kg) and August 2026. At 87.55 kg, the weight at the last meet on record, the class today would be 95 kg.
Latest result: 2026 European Championships, 19 April 2026, 88 kg, total 373 kg, place 1.
Best lifts in each class
The best snatch, clean and jerk and total in each class, newest first.
| Class | Snatch | Clean and jerk | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 88 kg2025 to 2026 | 173 | 200 | 373 |
| 89 kg2023 to 2025 | 175 | 208 | 383 |
| 81 kg2021 to 2022 | 168 | 195 | 363 |
| 73 kg2018 to 2021 | 156 | 183 | 339 |
| 69 kg2017 to 2018 | 135 | 157 | 292 |
Marin Robu by the numbers
Marin Robu'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
- 469.2
- From 383 kg at 88.9 kg bodyweight, 2024 Olympic Games. The Sinclair formula scales a total for bodyweight (2025 to 2028 coefficients).
- Best total, place in its class
- 8th of 459
- 383 kg, against the best total of every lifter in the men's 89 kg class (the class list of 2018 to 2025) on this site.
- Snatch as a share of clean and jerk
- 84%
- At the best total, 175 kg of 208 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
- 24
- Turned 24 in 2024, the year of the best total.
- Competitions with a total
- 20 of 24
- Of the other four: three with no good lift in the snatch or the clean and jerk and one entered without taking an attempt.
How often Marin Robu makes each attempt
Marin Robu made 62% of snatch attempts and 55% 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
Marin Robu head to head
The lifters Marin Robu 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 | Marin Robu ahead | Rival ahead |
|---|---|---|---|
| Seán Brown | 7 | 7 | 0 |
 Bozhidar Andreev |
5 | 1 | 4 |
 Briken Calja |
5 | 1 | 4 |
 Andranik Karapetyan |
5 | 3 | 2 |
| Archil Malakmadze | 5 | 4 | 1 |
| Arturs Vasilonoks | 5 | 5 | 0 |
Marin Robu'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 | 1 | 373 | 88 kg | 87.55 | 168 | 173 | 195 | 200 | ||
| 2025 World Weightlifting Championships 2 Oct 2025 | 3 | 369 | 88 kg | 87.69 | 169 | 200 | ||||
| 2025 European Championships 13 Apr 2025 | 2 | 375 | 89 kg | 88.75 | 165 | 170 | 173 | 195 | 202 | |
| 2024 World Weightlifting Championships 6 Dec 2024 | 3 | 379 | 89 kg | 88.74 | 169 | 173 | 201 | 206 | ||
| 2024 Olympic Games 7 Aug 2024 | 4 | 383 | 89 kg | 88.9 | 170 | 175 | not taken | 200 | 208 | |
| 2024 IWF World Cup 31 Mar 2024 | - | - | 89 kg | 88.9 | 165 | not taken | not taken | not taken | ||
| 2024 European Championships 12 Feb 2024 | 3 | 378 | 89 kg | 88.79 | 165 | 171 | 195 | 202 | 207 | |
| 2023 IWF Grand Prix II 4 Dec 2023 | - | - | 89 kg | 89 | ||||||
| 2023 World Weightlifting Championships 4 Sep 2023 | 6 | 370 | 89 kg | 88.5 | 169 | 173 | 197 | |||
| 2023 European Championships 15 Apr 2023 | 3 | 364 | 89 kg | 87.28 | 161 | 166 | 193 | 198 | ||
| 2022 World Weightlifting Championships 5 Dec 2022 | 4 | 351 | 81 kg | 80.8 | 161 | 190 | ||||
| 2022 European Championships 28 May 2022 | - | - | 81 kg | 80.75 | not taken | not taken | not taken | not taken | not taken | |
| 2021 World Weightlifting Championships 7 Dec 2021 | 3 | 363 | 81 kg | 80.8 | 161 | 165 | 168 | 190 | 195 | |
| 2020 Junior Extra 5 Oct 2021 | - | No lifts | 73 kg | 72.85 | not taken | not taken | not taken | not taken | not taken | not taken |
| 2021 Olympic Games 23 Jul 2021 | 8 | 330 | 73 kg | 72.95 | 150 | 155 | 175 | |||
| 2021 European Championships 3 Apr 2021 | 2 | 339 | 73 kg | 72.85 | 151 | 156 | 177 | 183 | ||
| Roma 2020 World Cup 27 Jan 2020 | 2 | 332 | 73 kg | 72.8 | 145 | 150 | 152 | 170 | 176 | 180 |
| 2019 European Junior Championships 17 Oct 2019 | 2 | 315 | 73 kg | 72.75 | 144 | 168 | 171 | |||
| 2019 World Weightlifting Championships 18 Sep 2019 | 17 | 319 | 73 kg | 72.75 | 143 | 149 | 170 | |||
| 2019 Junior World Weightlifting Championships 1 Jun 2019 | 2 | 320 | 73 kg | 72.8 | 143 | 147 | 168 | 173 | ||
| 2019 European Championships 6 Apr 2019 | 7 | 321 | 73 kg | 72.82 | 140 | 145 | 148 | 168 | 173 | |
| 2018 World Weightlifting Championships 1 Nov 2018 | 33 | 295 | 73 kg | 71.7 | 133 | 137 | 158 | |||
| 2018 European Junior Championships 20 Oct 2018 | 6 | 292 | 69 kg | 68.75 | 135 | 157 | ||||
| 2017 European Youth Championships 23 Sep 2017 | 8 | 268 | 69 kg | 68.49 | 123 | 128 | 140 | not taken |
Compare Marin Robu
Best lifts, Sinclair scores, medals and every meeting in the same class, side by side. The first pairs are the rivals Marin Robu met most often; the rest lifted in nearby classes, in any year.