Alexandru Roșu (born 30 April 1987) is a Romanian weightlifter.[1] Rosu represented Romania at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, where he competed for the men's lightweight class (69 kg). Unfortunately, Rosu did not finish the event, as he successfully lifted 136 kg (300 lb) in the single-motion snatch, but failed to hoist 165 kg (364 lb) in the two-part, shoulder-to-overhead clean and jerk.[2]
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| Nationality | Romanian | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 30 April 1987 Constanţa, Romania | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||||||||||||||
| Weight | 69 kg (152 lb) | ||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Weightlifting | ||||||||||||||
| Event | 69 kg | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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References
edit- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Alexandru Roşu". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 25 December 2012.
- ^ "2008 Beijing Summer Olympics - Weightlifting - Men's 69kg (152 lbs)". 2008.nbcolympics.com. NBC Sports. Archived from the original on 7 April 2014. Retrieved 25 December 2012.
External links
edit- Alexandru Rosu at NBC 2008 Olympics website at the Wayback Machine (archived 2012-08-19)
- Alexandru Roșu at Olympedia
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