Loredana Toma

Loredana Elena Toma (born 10 May 1995) is a Romanian weightlifter, two time World Champion and six 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. She now competes at the 71 kg category.

Career Olympic Games In August 2024, Toma competed in the women's 71kg event at the 2024 Summer Olympics held in Paris, France. She lifted 115 kg in the Snatch placing third but she failed three attempts in the Clean & Jerk.

World Championships 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. She won the 2022 World Weightlifting Championships in the 71 kg division, snatching a new world record of 119 kg and clean and jerking 137 kg for a total of 256 kg.

European Championships 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 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.

Doping case In 2014 she tested positive for Stanozolol and was banned for two years by the International Weightlifting Federation.

Major results Year Venue Weight Snatch (kg) Clean & Jerk (kg) Total Rank 1 2 3 Rank 1 2 3 Rank Summer Olympics 2024 Paris, France 71 kg 111 115 117 131 133 134 — 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 IWF World Cup 2020 Rome, Italy 64 kg 100 105 113 122 130 136 249 2024 Phuket, Thailand 71 kg 105 110 110 14 125 130 134 14 235 12 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