Dumitru Captari (born 12 July 1989) is a Moldovan-born Romanian male weightlifter, competing in the 77 kg category. Until 2015 he represented Moldova at international competitions, and since 2015 is representing Romania.[1] He participated at the 2016 Summer Olympics in the men's 77 kg event. He competed at world championships, including at the 2015 World Weightlifting Championships.[2][3][4]

Dumitru Captari
Personal information
NationalityRomania
Moldova
Born (1989-07-12) 12 July 1989 (age 35)
Chișinău, Moldova
Weight76.94 kg (169.6 lb)
Sport
Country Romania
SportWeightlifting
TeamNational team
Medal record
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2017 Split –77 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Førde –77 kg
Updated on 9 October 2017

He also participated at 2016 European Weightlifting Championships, where he won several medals.[5] Thanks to these results Captari qualified for 2016 Summer Olympics.[6] At the 2017 European Weightlifting Championships Captari won a silver medal at snatch and the gold medal in clean & jerk and overall ranking for 77 kg category.[7]

Major results

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Year Venue Weight Snatch (kg) Clean & Jerk (kg) Total Rank
1 2 3 Rank 1 2 3 Rank
Representing   Romania
Olympic Games
2016   Rio de Janeiro, Brasil 77 kg 145 150 150 14
World Championships
2017   Anaheim, United States 77 kg 147 153 156   185 187 190
2015   Houston, United States 77 kg 148 148 153 26 184 189 189 12 337 15
European Championships
2017   Split, Croatia 77 kg 150 155 160   190 195 200   360  
2016   Førde, Norway 77 kg 147 152 156   185 192 192   348  
Representing   Moldova
World Championships
2013   Wrocław, Poland 77 kg 145 145 145 181 181
European Championships
2015   Tbilisi, Georgia 77 kg 142 147 152 6 180 190 190 9 332 8
2014   Tel Aviv, Israel 77 kg 140 145 150 10 180 180 180

References

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  1. ^ IWF profile
  2. ^ "2015 Weightlifting World Championships - Dumitru Captari". iwf.net. Retrieved 23 June 2016.
  3. ^ Mihai Țenea (25 November 2015). "Haltere: CM 2015 - Azerul Rahimov, dublu medaliat cu aur la categoria 77 kg; românul Dumitru Captari, pe locul 17". Agerpres. Archived from the original on 13 September 2016. Retrieved 6 April 2017.
  4. ^ "Halterofilii moldoveni Gheorghe Cernei și Dumitru Captari au plecat în România". TV7. 25 December 2015.
  5. ^ "Haltere: Românul Dumitru Captari a cucerit trei medalii de bronz la Europenele din Norvegia". Agerpres. 13 April 2016. Archived from the original on 20 May 2016. Retrieved 6 April 2017.
  6. ^ Mihai Țenea (10 August 2016). "JO 2016 - Haltere: Dumitru Captari a ratat la categoria 77 kg". Agerpres. Archived from the original on 13 September 2016. Retrieved 6 April 2017.
  7. ^ Haltere: Medalii de aur cucerite de Dumitru Captari, la Europenele de la Split; Argint și bronz, pentru Răzvan Martin, agerpres.ro
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