Antoniu Buci is a Romania

Romania

Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeastern Europe, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian arch, bordering on the Black Sea...

n weightlifter.

At the 2006 World Championships

2006 World Weightlifting Championships

The 2006 World Weightlifting Championships were held at the Handball Pavilion and Weightlifting Pavilion Dr. José Joaquín Puello in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic...

 he ranked 20th in the 56 kg category, with a total of 235 kg.
At the 2007 World Championships

2007 World Weightlifting Championships

The Royal World Weightlifting Championships 2007 were held at the 700th Anniversary Sports Complex in Chiang Mai, Thailand. The event took place from September 17 to September 26, 2007.-Men:-Women:-Medal table:...

 he ranked 22nd in the 62 kg category, with a total of 272 kg.

He competed in Weightlifting at the 2008 Summer Olympics

Weightlifting at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Men's 62 kg

The men's 62 kg weightlifting event was the second lightest men's event at the weightlifting competition, limiting competitors to a maximum of 62 kilograms of body mass. The whole competition took place on August 11, but was divided in two parts due to the number of competitors. Group B...

 in the 62 kg division finishing fourth, with 295 kg, beating his previous personal best by 22 kg.

Buci recently won the silver medal at the 2011 European Weightlifting Championships

2011 European Weightlifting Championships

The 2011 European Weightlifting Championships was held in Kazan, Russia from 11 April to 17 April 2011. It was the 90th edition of the event, which was first staged in 1896.-Schedule:MONDAY 11, APRIL*10.00-11.30 Women / 48 kg / Group B...

 held in Kazan

Kazan

Kazan is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Tatarstan, Russia. With a population of 1,143,546 , it is the eighth most populous city in Russia. Kazan lies at the confluence of the Volga and Kazanka Rivers in European Russia. In April 2009, the Russian Patent Office granted Kazan the...

, Russia

Russia

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He is 5 ft 3 inches tall and weighs 137 lb.

External links

• sports-reference
• NBC profile
• Athlete Biography BUCI Antoniu at beijing2008