Romania · Men's 102 kg, November 2019
Nicolae Onică
Nicolae Onică is a weightlifter from Romania, born in 1993, with one World Championships medal (1 bronze). The results below cover 9 competitions from 2014 to 2019. The latest result came in the men's 102 kg class, at the 2019 Alexander Cup.
- World medal
- 1
- Best total
- 391 kg
- Best snatch
- 175 kg
- Best clean and jerk
- 216 kg
Nicolae Onică's career: classes, totals and best lifts
World Championships: 1 bronze in the total.
Weight classes: 94 kg from 2014 to 2018, 96 kg from 2018 to 2019, 102 kg in 2019. The IWF changed its class list in November 2018 (94 kg to 96 kg) and again in June 2025. At 98.75 kg, the weight at the last meet on record, the class today would be 110 kg.
Latest result: 2019 Alexander Cup, 1 November 2019, 102 kg, total 340 kg, place 2.
Best lifts in each class
The best snatch, clean and jerk and total in each class, newest first.
| Class | Snatch | Clean and jerk | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 102 kg2019 | 150 | 190 | 340 |
| 96 kg2018 to 2019 | 175 | 216 | 391 |
| 94 kg2014 to 2018 | 171 | 210 | 381 |
Nicolae Onică by the numbers
Nicolae Onică'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
- 463.6
- From 391 kg at 95.22 kg bodyweight, 2018 World Weightlifting Championships. The Sinclair formula scales a total for bodyweight (2025 to 2028 coefficients).
- Best total, place in its class
- 11th of 455
- 391 kg, against the best total of every lifter in the men's 96 kg class (the class list of 2018 to 2025) on this site.
- Snatch as a share of clean and jerk
- 81%
- At the best total, 175 kg of 216 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 2018, the year of the best total.
- Competitions with a total
- 8 of 9
- The other ended without a total: no good lift in the snatch or the clean and jerk.
How often Nicolae Onică makes each attempt
Nicolae Onică made 62% of snatch attempts and 54% 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
Nicolae Onică head to head
The lifters Nicolae Onică 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 | Nicolae Onică ahead | Rival ahead |
|---|---|---|---|
 Łukasz Grela |
4 | 1 | 3 |
 Vadims Kozevnikovs |
4 | 3 | 1 |
 Eero Retulainen |
4 | 4 | 0 |
 Boady Santavy |
3 | 1 | 2 |
| Egor Klimonov | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| Artur Mugurdumov | 3 | 2 | 1 |
Nicolae Onică'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 Alexander Cup 1 Nov 2019 | 2 | 340 | 102 kg | 98.75 | 140 | 145 | 150 | 180 | 190 | |
| 2019 Mediterranean Cup 4 Oct 2019 | 2 | 330 | 102 kg | 98.9 | 140 | 145 | 150 | 170 | 180 | |
| 2019 World Weightlifting Championships 18 Sep 2019 | 32 | 330 | 96 kg | 95.9 | 145 | 185 | ||||
| 2019 European Championships 6 Apr 2019 | - | - | 96 kg | 95.22 | not taken | not taken | not taken | not taken | ||
| 2018 World Weightlifting Championships 1 Nov 2018 | 3 | 391 | 96 kg | 95.22 | 170 | 175 | 216 | |||
| 2018 European Championships 26 Mar 2018 | 1 | 381 | 94 kg | 93.75 | 165 | 171 | 204 | 210 | ||
| 2017 Summer Universiade 19 Aug 2017 | 9 | 356 | 94 kg | 93.58 | 152 | 156 | 192 | 200 | ||
| 2017 European Championships 1 Apr 2017 | - | 360 | 94 kg | 93.3 | 160 | 200 | ||||
| 2014 FISU World University Championships 5 Dec 2014 | 4 | 337 | 94 kg | 90.03 | 145 | 150 | 181 | 187 |
Compare Nicolae Onică
Best lifts, Sinclair scores, medals and every meeting in the same class, side by side. The first pairs are the rivals Nicolae Onică met most often; the rest lifted in nearby classes, in any year.