Gheorghe Cernei (born ) is a Moldovan-born Romanian male

weightlifter Olympic weightlifting, or Olympic-style weightlifting (officially named Weightlifting), is a sport in which athletes compete in lifting a barbell loaded with weight plates from the ground to overhead, with each athlete trying to successfully lift ...

, competing in the 85 kg category and representing Romania at international competitions. He competed at world championships, including at the

2015 World Weightlifting Championships The 2015 World Weightlifting Championships were held in Houston, United States. The event took place from November 19 to 28, 2015. This event was, together with the 2014 World Weightlifting Championships, the first stage of the Qualification Pro ...

. He won the bronze medal at the

2016 European Weightlifting Championships The 2016 European Weightlifting Championships were held in Førde, Norway from 10 April to 16 April 2016. Schedule Medal overview Men Women Results Men's 56 kg Men's 62 kg Men's 69 kg Men's 77 kg Men's 85 kg Men's 94 kg Men's ...

. Previously he represented Moldova in youth international competitions. In late 2013 he was suspended by the

International Weightlifting Federation The International Weightlifting Federation (IWF), headquartered in Lausanne, is the international governing body for the sport of Olympic weightlifting. The IWF was founded in 1905, and has 192 Member Federations. The IWF President is Mohammed H ...

(IWF) in view of an anti-doping rule violation.

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1990 births Living people Moldovan male weightlifters Romanian male weightlifters Place of birth missing (living people) Doping cases in weightlifting Moldovan sportspeople in doping cases Naturalised citizens of Romania Moldovan expatriate sportspeople in Romania {{Romania-weightlifting-bio-stub