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The Romanian women weightlifters’
\nperformance for quite some time now has seen an upward trend. Among the
\nweightlifters that have recently confirmed their status there is Loredana Toma,
\nwho last week walked away with three gold medals at the European Championships in
\nMoscow. In the 64-kilogram category, Toma won gold in the snatch style, with a
\ndeadlift of 114 kilograms, a new European record. We recall Loredana Toma also set
\nthe previous performance, with a deadlift of 113 kilograms, on January 29, 2020
\nin Rome. Back then the British weightlifter Sarah Davies won silver, with 101
\nkilograms, while Russia’s Anastassya Anzorova walked home with bronze, with a
\ndeadlift of 100 kilograms. Loredana then won silver in the clean and jerk style, with a deadlift of 130 kilograms. Loredana Toma had a failed attempt at 137
\nkilograms. Had she succeeded, Toma would have set a new European record. Davies was the runner-up
\nweightlifter, with 129 kilograms, while Anzorova came in 3rd, with 122
\nkilograms. So Loredana Toma emerged as winner overall, with 244 kilograms. We
\nrecall that overall, Loredana is the European record holder, with 249
\nkilograms. The silver medal went to Sarah Davies, with 230 kilograms, while
\nbronze went to Anzorova, with 222 kilograms. Reason enough for Radio Romania International to
\ndesignate Loredana the Athlete of the week. <\/p>\n
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In Moscow, Loredana Toma was designated the European Championship’s best weightlifter. According to the
\nSinclair rankings compiled by the European Weightlifting Federation, Loredana
\nToma came at the top of the table, with 317.1 points. Loredana’s challenger in
\nthe 64-kilogram category, British weightlifter Sarah Davies, was the runner-up
\ncompetitor, with 299.4 points. Ukraine’s Kamila Konotop, in the 55-kilogram
\ncategory, was 3rd-placed, with 298 points. Another Romanian, four-time
\nEuropean champion in the 49-kilogram category, Monica Csengeri, came in fourth,
\nwith 295.8 points. <\/p>\n
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Loredana Toma was born on
\nMay 10, 1995, in the northern Romanian town of Boto\u015fani. Loredana is a
\nmany-time winner of European U-21 and youth championships. In the senior’s
\nversion of European competitions, in 2013 and 2014, Loredana Toma walked away
\nwith silver in the 58-kilogram category. Over 2014 and 2016 Loredana was banned
\nfrom competition since she tested positive for Stanozolol. Loredana Toma has
\nbeen dominating the 63-kilogram category, the snatch as well as the clean and
\njerk style competitions, since the European championships held in Croatia in
\nApril 2017. In December 2017 at the World championships in Anaheim, the USA,
\nLoredana Toma reconfirmed her status since she walked home with three other
\ngold medals. At the European championships in Bucharest in 2018, Loredana Toma won
\na string of medals. In 2019, at the European championships in Batumi, Loredana was a three-time
\ngold medalist. At the world championships in Thailand, also in 2019, Loredana
\nwon two bronze medals in the 64-kilogram category, in the clean and jerk style
\nand overall.<\/p>\n
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