Elena Erighina

Elena Erighina (née Cîlcic, born 3 June 1996) is a Moldovan weightlifter. She won the silver medal in the women's 87kg event at the 2021 European Weightlifting Championships held in Moscow, Russia.

Career

She won the bronze medal in the under-23 women's 75kg event at the 2018 European Junior & U23 Weightlifting Championships held in Zamość, Poland. In 2019, she won the gold medal in the under-23 women's 87kg event at the European Junior & U23 Weightlifting Championships in Bucharest, Romania.

She also competed in the women's 81 kg event at the 2018 World Weightlifting Championships held in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan and in the women's 87 kg event at the 2019 World Weightlifting Championships held in Pattaya, Thailand.

In 2020, she won the silver medal in the women's 87kg event at the Roma 2020 World Cup in Rome, Italy.

She represented Moldova at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan. She finished in 8th place in the women's 87 kg event.

Major results

Year Venue Weight Snatch (kg) Clean & Jerk (kg) Total Rank 1 2 3 Rank 1 2 3 Rank Summer Olympics 2021 Tokyo, Japan 87 kg 105 109 109 130 135 139 240 8 European Championships 2021 Moscow, Russia 87 kg 103 107 110 129 134 138 245 2023 Yerevan , Armenia 81 kg 100 104 104 125 130 134 4 234 2024 Sofia, Bulgaria 81 kg 99 99 103 126 129 131 234 2025 Chișinău, Moldova 81 kg 102 103 106 130 134 136 242