Men's 88 kg, May 2026

Nicu Alexandru Vilcu

Nicu Alexandru Vilcu is a weightlifter. The results below cover 7 competitions from 2022 to 2026. The latest result came in the men's 88 kg class, at the 2026 IWF World Junior Championships.

Best total
330 kg
Best snatch
155 kg
Best clean and jerk
180 kg
Career

Nicu Alexandru Vilcu's career: classes, totals and best lifts

No Olympic or World Championships medals.

Weight classes: 96 kg in 2022, 89 kg in 2023, 81 kg in 2023, 89 kg in 2024, 88 kg from 2025 to 2026. The IWF changed its class list in June 2025 (89 kg to 88 kg) and again in August 2026. At 87.7 kg, the weight at the last meet on record, the class today would be 95 kg.

Latest result: 2026 IWF World Junior Championships, 2 May 2026, 88 kg, total 330 kg, place 8.

Nicu Alexandru Vilcu: totals from the 7 competitions with a total, 2022 to 2026, best 330 kg in 2026.260300340202220232024202520262022 European Youth Championships, 10 Aug 2022: 273 kg2023 IWF World Youth Championships, 25 Mar 2023: 285 kg2023 European Youth Championships, 1 Jul 2023: 280 kg2024 IWF World Junior Championships, 19 Sep 2024: 317 kg2024 European Junior Championships, 26 Oct 2024: 311 kg2025 European Junior Championships, 28 Oct 2025: 323 kg2026 IWF World Junior Championships, 2 May 2026: 330 kg
Nicu Alexandru Vilcu: totals from the 7 competitions with a total, 2022 to 2026, best 330 kg in 2026.260300340202220232024202520262022 European Youth Championships, 10 Aug 2022: 273 kg2023 IWF World Youth Championships, 25 Mar 2023: 285 kg2023 European Youth Championships, 1 Jul 2023: 280 kg2024 IWF World Junior Championships, 19 Sep 2024: 317 kg2024 European Junior Championships, 26 Oct 2024: 311 kg2025 European Junior Championships, 28 Oct 2025: 323 kg2026 IWF World Junior Championships, 2 May 2026: 330 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
88 kg2025 to 2026 2025 to 2026 155 180 330
89 kg2023 to 2024 2023 to 2024 147 170 317
81 kg2023 2023 130 150 280
96 kg2022 2022 123 150 273
Numbers

Nicu Alexandru Vilcu by the numbers

Nicu Alexandru Vilcu'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
407.0
From 330 kg at 87.7 kg bodyweight, 2026 IWF World Junior Championships. The Sinclair formula scales a total for bodyweight (2025 to 2028 coefficients).
Best total, place in its class
52nd of 143
330 kg, against the best total of every lifter in the men's 88 kg class (the class list of 2025 to 2026) on this site.
Snatch as a share of clean and jerk
89%
At the best total, 155 kg of 175 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
7 of 7
A total at every competition listed.
Attempts

How often Nicu Alexandru Vilcu makes each attempt

Nicu Alexandru Vilcu made 71% of snatch attempts and 52% 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%
Nicu Alexandru Vilcu: 100%

Snatch, second attempt

Worlds and Olympics field: 58%
Nicu Alexandru Vilcu: 57%

Snatch, third attempt

Worlds and Olympics field: 41%
Nicu Alexandru Vilcu: 57%

Clean and jerk, first attempt

Worlds and Olympics field: 77%
Nicu Alexandru Vilcu: 100%

Clean and jerk, second attempt

Worlds and Olympics field: 57%
Nicu Alexandru Vilcu: 14%

Clean and jerk, third attempt

Worlds and Olympics field: 34%
Nicu Alexandru Vilcu: 43%
Rivals

Nicu Alexandru Vilcu head to head

The lifters Nicu Alexandru Vilcu 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 Nicu Alexandru Vilcu ahead Rival ahead
Kerem Kurnaz 4 0 4
Luca Modrey 3 3 0
Results

Nicu Alexandru Vilcu'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 8 330 88 kg 87.7 147151155175179 kg missed179 kg missed
2025 European Junior Championships 28 Oct 2025 4 323 88 kg 87.6 143148 kg missed149 kg missed172176 kg missed180
2024 European Junior Championships 26 Oct 2024 8 311 89 kg 87.5 137143 kg missed146165171 kg missed171 kg missed
2024 IWF World Junior Championships 19 Sep 2024 13 317 89 kg 88.12 140147154 kg missed170176 kg missed176 kg missed
2023 European Youth Championships 1 Jul 2023 4 280 81 kg 80.5 125130136 kg missed150155 kg missed155 kg missed
2023 IWF World Youth Championships 25 Mar 2023 7 285 89 kg 86.35 123128 kg missed129150155 kg missed156
2022 European Youth Championships 10 Aug 2022 8 273 96 kg 89.6 115120123140145150
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