Elena Andrieș

Elena Ramona Andrieș (born (1994-09-21)21 September 1994) is a Romanian weightlifter,[1] and two time European Champion competing in the 48 kg category until 2018 and 49 kg starting in 2018 after the International Weightlifting Federation reorganized the categories.[2] representing Romania at international competitions.

Elena Andrieș
Personal information
Full nameElena Ramona Andrieș
Born (1994-09-21) 21 September 1994
Weight48.79 kg (107.6 lb)
Sport
Country Romania
SportWeightlifting
TeamNational team
Medal record
Women's weightlifting
Representing  Romania
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place2018 Ashgabat–49 kg
European Championships
Gold medal – first place2018 Bucharest–48 kg
Gold medal – first place2019 Batumi–49 kg
Bronze medal – third place2017 Split–48 kg

Career

World Championships

She has competed at three world championships, the first being the 2010 World Weightlifting Championships[3] where she competed as a 16 year old.

European Championships

She also competed at the 2017 European Weightlifting Championships,[4] where she won a bronze medal in the snatch and total. The following year she competed at the 2018 European Weightlifting Championships in the 48 kg category which was held in her home country of Romania. She won gold medals in all three lifts[5] finishing with a total of 179 kg.

In 2019 she competed at the 2019 European Weightlifting Championships, which was the first European Weightlifting Championships after the IWF restructured the weight classes. In the 49 kg category she again swept all three gold medals in the snatch, clean & jerk and total.[6] Her total of 190 kg was a full 29 kg ahead of the silver medalist.

Doping Ban

In 2013 she tested positive for Stanazolol at the 2013 European Weightlifting Championships and had her performance and medals disqualified. She was banned from competing from 8 April 2013 to 8 April 2015.[7][8]

Major results
Year Venue Weight Snatch (kg) Clean & Jerk (kg) Total Rank
123Rank123Rank
World Championships
2010Turkey Antalya, Turkey48 kg636366258383832314624
2017United States Anaheim, United States48 kg777779591959871776
2018Turkmenistan Ashgabat, Turkmenistan49 kg83838571001051053rd place, bronze medalist(s)1883rd place, bronze medalist(s)
European Championships
2008Italy Lignano Sabbiadoro, Italy48 kg606363775808271357
2012Turkey Antalya, Turkey48 kg788181495989841734
2013Albania Tirana, Albania48 kg788181–939398––DSQ
2017Croatia Split, Croatia48 kg7275753rd place, bronze medalist(s)89899241643rd place, bronze medalist(s)
2018Romania Bucharest, Romania48 kg7579801st place, gold medalist(s)94981001st place, gold medalist(s)1791st place, gold medalist(s)
2019Georgia (country) Batumi, Georgia49 kg8285871st place, gold medalist(s)1001031051st place, gold medalist(s)1901st place, gold medalist(s)
The British International Open
2019United Kingdom Coventry, Great Britain55 kg8084881859510241793rd place, bronze medalist(s)

References
  1. "Elena Ramona ANDRIES". Olympic.org. Archived from the original on 7 April 2019. Retrieved 7 April 2019.
  2. "PDF listing of 2018 Group A world championship entrants in 49 kg" (PDF). Ashgabat2018.com. Archived (PDF) from the original on 7 April 2019. Retrieved 7 April 2019.
  3. "2010 Weightlifting World Championships - Elena Ramona Andries". IWF.net. Archived from the original on 1 August 2012. Retrieved 23 June 2016.
  4. "Halterofilul Ilie Ciotoiu a cucerit două medalii de bronz la Europenele din Croația". Libertatea.ro (in Romanian). 3 April 2017. Archived from the original on 7 April 2017.
  5. "2018 European Championships Results Book" (PDF). EWFed.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 September 2020. Retrieved 7 April 2019.
  6. "2019 European Championships Results Book Women" (PDF). EWFed.com. Archived (PDF) from the original on 7 April 2019. Retrieved 7 April 2019.
  7. "IWF Sanctions". IWF.net. Archived from the original on 1 April 2019. Retrieved 7 April 2019.
  8. "Three Romanian weightlifters test positive for doping". NineOClock.ro. 8 August 2013. Archived from the original on 7 April 2019. Retrieved 7 April 2019.
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