Adriana Pana

Cosmina Adriana Pană (born 18 December 2001) is a Romanian weightlifter competing in the 49 kg category.

Sport career

Cosmina was 13 years old when she knew about the weightlifting section in Bacău. She came to the classroom at school where her future coach (George Călin) was conducting a selection. A few days later she had her first day at the gym. Cosmina really liked the atmosphere, how many kids were there, and she decided to take up weightlifting.

George Călin remembered their first meeting with Cosmina:

In 2021, Cosmina was one of the most decorated athletes from CSM Bacău, a silver medalist of the European Weightlifting Championships.

In an interview with the Sport Studio channel, Cosmina and George talked about training during the COVID-19 pandemic, the problem with a training facility in Bacău and their plans for preparing for the 2024 Olympics in Paris.

After successful performances at the European Championships in 2022 and 2023 in the 45 kg weight category, she moved up to the next weight category, 49 kg.

YearCompetitionVenueWeight Snatch Clean & Jerk Total (kg) Rank(kg) Rank (kg) Rank 2018 European Youth Weightlifting Championships San Donato Milanese, Italy 44 kg 61 79 140 2019 European Junior Weightlifting Championships Bucharest, Romania 45 kg 66 83 149 2021 European Weightlifting Championships Moscow, Russia 45 kg 66 5 84 150 4 Junior World Weightlifting Championships Tashkent, Uzbekistan 45 kg 63 — 84 — — 2022 European Junior Weightlifting Championships Tirana, Albania 45 kg 63 81 144 World Weightlifting Championships Bogotá, Colombia 45 kg 71 6 86 10 157 8 2023 European Weightlifting Championships Yerevan, Armenia 45 kg 70 83 4 153 World Weightlifting Championships Riyadh, Saudi Arabia 49 kg 73 24 — — — — 2024 European Weightlifting Championships Sofia, Bulgaria 49 kg 67 10-13 86 9-10 153 10 European Junior Weightlifting Championships Raszyn, Poland 49 kg 73 87 160 World Weightlifting Championships Manama, Bahrain 49 kg 73 8 93 7-8 166 8 2025 European Weightlifting Championships Chișinău, Moldova 49 kg 76 91 8 167 5