Loredana Elena Toma (born 10 May 1995) is a Romanian weightlifter,[2] two time World Champion and four time European Champion competing in the 58 kg and 63 kg categories until 2018 and 64 kg starting in 2018 after the International Weightlifting Federation reorganized the categories.[3] She now competes at the 71kg category. In 2014 she tested positive for Stanozolol and was banned for two years by the International Weightlifting Federation.[4]

Loredana Toma
Toma in 2018
Personal information
Full nameLoredana Elena Toma
NicknameTomanator
NationalityRomanian
Born (1995-05-10) 10 May 1995 (age 28)
Height165 cm (5 ft 5 in)
Weight63.95 kg (141 lb)
Sport
CountryRomania
SportWeightlifting
Event–71 kg
ClubClubul Sportiv Botoșani
Coached byConstantin Urdaș[1]
Achievements and titles
Personal bests
  • Snatch: 119 kg (2022, CWR)
  • Clean and jerk: 137 kg (2022)
  • Total: 256 kg (2022)
Medal record
Representing  Romania
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2017 Anaheim –63 kg
Gold medal – first place 2022 Bogotá –71 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Ashgabat –64 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Pattaya –64 kg
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2017 Split –63 kg
Gold medal – first place 2018 Bucharest –63 kg
Gold medal – first place 2019 Batumi –64 kg
Gold medal – first place 2021 Moscow –64 kg
Gold medal – first place 2023 Yerevan –71 kg
Gold medal – first place 2024 Sofia –71 kg
Silver medal – second place 2013 Tirana –58 kg
Silver medal – second place 2014 Tel Aviv –58 kg
European Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place 2011 Bucharest –58 kg
Gold medal – first place 2012 Eilat –58 kg
Youth World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2012 Košice –63 kg
European Youth Championships
Gold medal – first place 2012 Bucharest –63 kg

Career edit

World Championships edit

After winning the 2017 European Weightlifting Championships she competed at the 2017 World Weightlifting Championships in the 63 kg division. She won gold medals in the snatch, clean & jerk and total, finishing with a total of 237 kg, a full 12 kg over the silver medalist Lina Rivas.[5] She won the 2022 World Weightlifting Championships in the 71kg division, snatching a new world record of 119kg and clean and jerking 137kg for a total of 256kg.[6]

European Championships edit

After winning two silver medals in the 58 kg categories at the 2013 and 2014 European Weightlifting Championships she moved up weight classes to the 63 kg in 2017. At the 2017 European Weightlifting Championships she won gold medals in all lifts to win her first European Championship.

In 2018, fresh off of a World Championships gold medal, she competed at the 2018 European Weightlifting Championships[7] in her home country of Romania. She again won gold medals in all lifts, with her final total of 236 kg being 17 kg over the silver medalist Irina Lepșa, and 6 kg over the gold medallist of the next highest (69 kg) category.[8]

Major results edit

Year Venue Weight Snatch (kg) Clean & Jerk (kg) Total Rank
1 2 3 Rank 1 2 3 Rank
World Championships
2013   Wrocław, Poland 58 kg 91 95 98 6 111 116 118 5 213 4
2017   Anaheim, United States 63 kg 103 106 109   123 126 128   237  
2018   Ashgabat, Turkmenistan 64 kg 106 110 112   124 128 129 7 234  
2019   Pattaya, Thailand 64 kg 107 112 116   127 127 128 4 240  
2022   Bogotá, Colombia 71 kg 113 117 119 WR   133 137 140 4 256  
European Championships
2012   Antalya, Turkey 63 kg 77 82 85 6 97 102 105 9 187 7
2013   Tirana, Albania 58 kg 89 93 96   108 113 117   210  
2014   Tel Aviv, Israel 58 kg 90 93 96   111 115 119   211  
2017   Split, Croatia 63 kg 100 104 104   121 126 130   226  
2018   Bucharest, Romania 63 kg 100 105 110   121 126 131   236  
2019   Batumi, Georgia 64 kg 106 111 114   125 128 132   239  
2021   Moscow, Russia 64 kg 101 107 114   123 130 137   244  
2023   Yerevan, Armenia 71 kg 105 110 115   125 130 130   240  
2024   Sofia, Bulgaria 71 kg 106 109 114   127 131 131 4 241  
IWF World Cup
2020   Rome, Italy 64 kg 100 105 113   122 130 136   249  

References edit

  1. ^ "Loredana Elena Toma". IWF.net. International Weightlifting Federation. Archived from the original on 12 September 2018. Retrieved 9 September 2018.
  2. ^ "Loredana Elena Toma". The-Sports.org. Archived from the original on 8 April 2014. Retrieved 7 April 2014.
  3. ^ "PDF listing of 2018 Group A world championship entrants in 64 kg" (PDF). Ashgabat2018.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 December 2018. Retrieved 8 December 2018.
  4. ^ "Sanctions". IWF.net. International Weightlifting Federation. Archived from the original on 1 April 2019. Retrieved 8 July 2022.
  5. ^ "European Gold for TOMA". IWF.net. International Weightlifting Federation. 2 December 2017. Archived from the original on 7 April 2019. Retrieved 7 April 2019.
  6. ^ Oliver, Brian (12 December 2022). "Toma world record and landmark gold for Bahrain at weightlifting World Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 13 December 2022.
  7. ^ "European Weightlifting Championships 2018: Ones to watch". IWF.net. International Weightlifting Federation. 25 March 2018. Archived from the original on 7 April 2019. Retrieved 7 April 2019.
  8. ^ "2018 European Weightlifting Championships Results Book" (PDF). EWFed.com. European Weightlifting Federation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 September 2020. Retrieved 7 April 2019.

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