Marin Robu

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Marin Robu
Personal information
Born (2000-03-19) 19 March 2000 (age 25)
Nisporeni, Moldova
Height176 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Weight89 kg (196 lb)
Sport
CountryMoldova
SportWeightlifting
Weight class
  • 73 kg
  • 81 kg
  • 89 kg
ClubŞcoala Sportivă Specializată de Haltere Chișinău
Coached bySergiu Cretu
Medal record
Men's weightlifting
Representing  Moldova
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place2021 Tashkent81 kg
Bronze medal – third place2024 Manama89 kg
Bronze medal – third place2025 Førde88 kg
European Championships
Silver medal – second place2021 Moscow73 kg
Silver medal – second place2025 Chișinău89 kg
Bronze medal – third place2023 Yerevan89 kg
Bronze medal – third place2024 Sofia89 kg
IWF World Cup
Silver medal – second place2020 Rome73 kg

Marin Robu (born 19 March 2000)[1] is a Moldovan weightlifter. He won the bronze medal in his event at the 2021 World Weightlifting Championships held in Tashkent, Uzbekistan. He is a four-time medalist at the European Weightlifting Championships. Robu represented Moldova at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan and the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France.

Career

In 2019, he won the silver medal in the men's junior 73 kg event at the European Junior & U23 Weightlifting Championships in Bucharest, Romania.[2] A year later, he won the silver medal in the men's 73 kg event at the Roma 2020 World Cup in Rome, Italy.[1]

In 2021, he won the silver medal in the men's 73 kg event at the European Weightlifting Championships held in Moscow, Russia.[3][4]

He represented Moldova at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.[5] He competed in the men's 73 kg event and placed eighth.[5][6] He suffered a back injury in training shortly before the competition, which hampered his performance in the Clean & Jerk.[7]

He won the bronze medal in the men's 81 kg event at the 2021 World Weightlifting Championships held in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.[8][9]

He also competed at the World Weightlifting Championships in 2018, 2019, 2022 and 2023.

In August 2024, Robu competed in the men's 89 kg event at the 2024 Summer Olympics held in Paris, France.[10] He lifted 383 kg in total and placed fourth, missing out 1 kg on bronze medal.[10]

Achievements

Year Venue Weight Snatch (kg) Clean & Jerk (kg) Total Rank
1 2 3 Rank 1 2 3 Rank
Summer Olympics
2021Tokyo, Japan73 kg150155159N/a175182182N/a3308
2024Paris, France89 kg170175—N/a200208212N/a3834
World Championships
2018Ashgabat, Turkmenistan73 kg133137140251581581643529534
2019Pattaya, Thailand73 kg143149152111701781782131917
2021Tashkent, Uzbekistan81 kg1611651681st place, gold medalist(s)19019519853633rd place, bronze medalist(s)
2022Bogotá, Colombia81 kg161165165419019719773514
2023Riyadh, Saudi Arabia89 kg1691731732nd place, silver medalist(s)19720520593706
2024Manama, Bahrain89 kg1691731752nd place, silver medalist(s)20120620943793rd place, bronze medalist(s)
2025Førde, Norway88 kg1691741743rd place, bronze medalist(s)2002042043rd place, bronze medalist(s)3693rd place, bronze medalist(s)
IWF World Cup
2020Rome, Italy73 kg1451501521st place, gold medalist(s)1701761801st place, gold medalist(s)3322nd place, silver medalist(s)
2024Phuket, Thailand89 kg1651691699——————
European Championships
2019Batumi, Georgia73 kg140145148516817317683217
2021Moscow, Russia73 kg1511561592nd place, silver medalist(s)17718318343392nd place, silver medalist(s)
2022Tirana, Albania81 kg160—————————
2023Yerevan, Armenia89 kg1611661663rd place, bronze medalist(s)19319820143643rd place, bronze medalist(s)
2024Sofia, Bulgaria89 kg1651711712nd place, silver medalist(s)19520220743783rd place, bronze medalist(s)
2025Chișinău, Moldova89 kg1651701731st place, gold medalist(s)1952022052nd place, silver medalist(s)3752nd place, silver medalist(s)

References

  1. 1 2 "2020 Roma World Cup" (PDF). Federazione Italiana Pesistica. Archived (PDF) from the original on 26 May 2020. Retrieved 26 May 2020.
  2. ↑ "Results Book" (PDF). 2019 European Junior & U23 Weightlifting Championships. Archived (PDF) from the original on 26 May 2020. Retrieved 26 May 2020.
  3. ↑ Oliver, Brian (6 April 2021). "European weightlifting gold for Toma and career best for "outstanding" Davies in Moscow". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 6 April 2021.
  4. ↑ "Results Book" (PDF). 2021 European Weightlifting Championships. Archived (PDF) from the original on 13 April 2021. Retrieved 29 May 2021.
  5. 1 2 Oliver, Brian (14 July 2021). "Iranian trailblazer Jahanfekrian misses chance to make Olympic history in Tokyo". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 18 July 2021.
  6. ↑ Oliver, Brian (28 July 2021). "Shi Zhiyong wins weightlifting gold with world record - and bronze for B Group Indonesian". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 28 July 2021.
  7. ↑ "ROBU Marin". Paris 2024 Olympics. Retrieved 22 August 2024.
  8. ↑ Oliver, Brian (12 December 2021). "Weightlifting sensation as Bulgarian teenager Nasar smashes Lu Xiaojun's senior world record". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 12 December 2021.
  9. ↑ "2021 World Weightlifting Championships Results Book" (PDF). International Weightlifting Federation. Archived (PDF) from the original on 17 December 2021. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
  10. 1 2 "Weightlifting Results Book" (PDF). 2024 Summer Olympics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 August 2024. Retrieved 12 August 2024.