Romania · Men's 61 kg, March 2024
Valentin Iancu
Valentin Iancu is a weightlifter from Romania, born in 2000. The results below cover 14 competitions from 2016 to 2024. The latest result came in the men's 61 kg class, at the 2024 IWF World Cup.
- Best total
- 269 kg
- Best snatch
- 115 kg
- Best clean and jerk
- 154 kg
Valentin Iancu's career: classes, totals and best lifts
No Olympic or World Championships medals.
Weight classes: 50 kg from 2016 to 2017, 56 kg in 2018, 55 kg from 2019 to 2021, 61 kg in 2022, 55 kg in 2023, 61 kg from 2023 to 2024. The IWF changed its class list in November 2018 (56 kg to 55 kg) and again in June 2025. At 59.66 kg, the weight at the last meet on record, the class today would be 60 kg.
Latest result: 2024 IWF World Cup, 31 March 2024, 61 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 61 kg2022 to 2024 | 115 | 154 | 269 |
| 55 kg2019 to 2023 | 109 | 140 | 248 |
| 56 kg2018 | 100 | 130 | 230 |
| 50 kg2016 to 2017 | 90 | 117 | 207 |
Valentin Iancu by the numbers
Valentin Iancu'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
- 414.9
- From 269 kg at 60.99 kg bodyweight, 2024 European Championships. The Sinclair formula scales a total for bodyweight (2025 to 2028 coefficients).
- Best total, place in its class
- 95th of 342
- 269 kg, against the best total of every lifter in the men's 61 kg class (the class list of 2018 to 2025) on this site.
- Snatch as a share of clean and jerk
- 75%
- At the best total, 115 kg of 154 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
- 13 of 14
- The other ended without a total: no good lift in the snatch or the clean and jerk.
How often Valentin Iancu makes each attempt
Valentin Iancu made 65% of snatch attempts and 77% 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
Valentin Iancu head to head
The lifters Valentin Iancu 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 | Valentin Iancu ahead | Rival ahead |
|---|---|---|---|
 Sergio Massidda |
6 | 3 | 3 |
| Marian-Cristian Luca | 5 | 2 | 3 |
 Daniel Lungu |
5 | 3 | 2 |
 Angel Rusev |
4 | 0 | 4 |
| Teerapat Chomchuen | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| Akkaya Muhammet | 3 | 3 | 0 |
Valentin Iancu'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 IWF World Cup 31 Mar 2024 | - | - | 61 kg | 59.66 | not taken | not taken | not taken | not taken | not taken | |
| 2024 European Championships 12 Feb 2024 | 5 | 269 | 61 kg | 60.99 | 115 | 145 | 151 | 154 | ||
| 2023 World Weightlifting Championships 4 Sep 2023 | 33 | 230 | 61 kg | 58.71 | 90 | 95 | 100 | 120 | 125 | 130 |
| 2023 European Championships 15 Apr 2023 | 3 | 245 | 55 kg | 54.8 | 105 | 109 | 131 | 136 | ||
| 2022 World Weightlifting Championships 5 Dec 2022 | 26 | 252 | 61 kg | 59.4 | 105 | 108 | 135 | 140 | 144 | |
| 2021 European Championships 3 Apr 2021 | 2 | 248 | 55 kg | 54.98 | 100 | 105 | 108 | 130 | 135 | 140 |
| 2019 European Junior Championships 17 Oct 2019 | 3 | 240 | 55 kg | 54.65 | 102 | 106 | 132 | 134 | ||
| 2019 European Championships 6 Apr 2019 | 6 | 232 | 55 kg | 54.94 | 102 | 130 | ||||
| 2018 European Junior Championships 20 Oct 2018 | 5 | 230 | 56 kg | 55.9 | 95 | 100 | 125 | 130 | ||
| 2018 Junior World Weightlifting Championships 7 Jul 2018 | 8 | 226 | 56 kg | 55.85 | 93 | 98 | 122 | 128 | ||
| 2017 European Youth Championships 23 Sep 2017 | 1 | 207 | 50 kg | 49.76 | 85 | 90 | 107 | 117 | ||
| 2017 Youth World Weightlifting Championships 3 Apr 2017 | 10 | 196 | 50 kg | 49.86 | 80 | 85 | 106 | 111 | ||
| 2016 Youth World Weightlifting Championships 19 Oct 2016 | 8 | 193 | 50 kg | 49.66 | 81 | 85 | 100 | 105 | 108 | |
| 2016 European Youth Championships 10 Sep 2016 | 1 | 180 | 50 kg | 48.78 | 75 | 80 | 95 | 100 |
Compare Valentin Iancu
Best lifts, Sinclair scores, medals and every meeting in the same class, side by side. The first pairs are the rivals Valentin Iancu met most often; the rest lifted in nearby classes, in any year.