Romania · Men's 94 kg, December 2011
Valeriu Calancea
Valeriu Calancea is a weightlifter from Romania, born in 1980, with two World Championships medals (1 gold, 1 bronze). The results below cover 13 competitions from 2000 to 2011. The latest result came in the men's 94 kg class, at the 2011 London Prepares International Invitational.
- World medals
- 2
- Best total
- 397 kg
- Best snatch
- 177 kg
- Best clean and jerk
- 220 kg
Valeriu Calancea's career: classes, totals and best lifts
World Championships: 1 gold, 1 bronze in the total.
Weight classes: 85 kg from 2000 to 2007, 94 kg from 2009 to 2011. The IWF changed its class list in November 2018. At 92.33 kg, the weight at the last meet on record, the class today would be 95 kg.
Latest result: 2011 London Prepares International Invitational, 10 December 2011, 94 kg, total 335 kg, place 8.
Best lifts in each class
The best snatch, clean and jerk and total in each class, newest first.
| Class | Snatch | Clean and jerk | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 94 kg2009 to 2011 | 177 | 220 | 397 |
| 85 kg2000 to 2007 | 170 | 215 | 382.5 |
Valeriu Calancea by the numbers
Valeriu Calancea'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
- 481.1
- From 382.5 kg at 84.45 kg bodyweight, 2003 World Weightlifting Championships. The Sinclair formula scales a total for bodyweight (2025 to 2028 coefficients).
- Best total, place in its class
- 27th of 1,113
- 397 kg, against the best total of every lifter in the men's 94 kg class (the class list of 1998 to 2018) on this site.
- Snatch as a share of clean and jerk
- 80%
- At the best total, 177 kg of 220 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
- 30
- Turned 30 in 2010, the year of the best total.
- Competitions with a total
- 9 of 13
- Of the other four: two with no good lift in the snatch or the clean and jerk, one entered without taking an attempt and one with a good lift in each but no total in the published results.
How often Valeriu Calancea makes each attempt
Valeriu Calancea made 67% 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
Snatch, second attempt
Snatch, third attempt
Clean and jerk, first attempt
Clean and jerk, second attempt
Clean and jerk, third attempt
Valeriu Calancea head to head
The lifters Valeriu Calancea 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 | Valeriu Calancea ahead | Rival ahead |
|---|---|---|---|
 Mariusz Rytkowski |
5 | 4 | 1 |
 Yuan Aijun |
4 | 3 | 1 |
| Hector Ballesteros | 4 | 4 | 0 |
 Giorgi Asanidze |
3 | 0 | 3 |
 Aslanbek Ediev |
3 | 1 | 2 |
 Intigam Zairov |
3 | 2 | 1 |
Valeriu Calancea'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 London Prepares International Invitational 10 Dec 2011 | 8 | 335 | 94 kg | 92.33 | 140 | 145 | 180 | 190 | ||
| 2011 World Weightlifting Championships 4 Nov 2011 | - | - | 94 kg | 93.8 | 165 | |||||
| 2010 World Weightlifting Championships 16 Sep 2010 | 3 | 397 | 94 kg | 93.23 | 168 | 174 | 177 | 215 | 220 | |
| 2009 Denis Randon Tournament 5 Dec 2009 | 1 | 360 | 94 kg | 93.1 | 140 | 150 | 160 | 180 | 200 | not taken |
| 2009 World Weightlifting Championships 19 Nov 2009 | - | - | 94 kg | 93.42 | 211 | |||||
| 2007 World Weightlifting Championships 14 Sep 2007 | - | - | 85 kg | 84.62 | 160 | 166 | 201 | |||
| 2006 World Weightlifting Championships 30 Sep 2006 | 7 | 362 | 85 kg | 84.35 | 158 | 162 | 200 | |||
| 2005 World Weightlifting Championships 8 Nov 2005 | 9 | 372 | 85 kg | 84.5 | 160 | 165 | 202 | 207 | ||
| 2004 Olympic Games 14 Aug 2004 | - | No lifts | 85 kg | 84.35 | not taken | not taken | not taken | not taken | not taken | not taken |
| 2003 World Weightlifting Championships 14 Nov 2003 | 1 | 382.5 | 85 kg | 84.45 | 162.5 | 167.5 | 205 | 210 | 215 | |
| 2002 World Weightlifting Championships 18 Nov 2002 | 5 | 377.5 | 85 kg | 84.35 | 165 | 170 | 207.5 | |||
| 2001 World Weightlifting Championships 4 Nov 2001 | 4 | 372.5 | 85 kg | 83.96 | 160 | 165 | 167.5 | 205 | ||
| 2000 Olympic Games 16 Sep 2000 | 10 | 365 | 85 kg | 84.74 | 155 | 160 | 195 | 205 |
Compare Valeriu Calancea
Best lifts, Sinclair scores, medals and every meeting in the same class, side by side. The first pairs are the rivals Valeriu Calancea met most often; the rest lifted in nearby classes, in any year.