Dumitru Captari

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
Nationality	Romania Moldova
Born	(1989-07-12) 12 July 1989 (age 35) Chișinău, Moldova
Weight	76.94 kg (169.6 lb)
Sport
Country	Romania
Sport	Weightlifting
Team	National team
Medal record European Championships 2017 Split –77 kg 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

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

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

External links

• Dumitru Captari at the International Weightlifting Federation
• Dumitru Captari at the Comitetul Olimpic și Sportiv Român (in Romanian) (English translation)
• Dumitru Captari at Olympics.com
• Dumitru Captari at Olympedia