Elena Andrieș

Elena Ramona Andries (born (1994-09-21)21 September 1994) is a Romanian female 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 name	Elena Ramona Andries
Born	(1994-09-21) 21 September 1994
Weight	48.79 kg (107.6 lb)
Sport
Country	Romania
Sport	Weightlifting
Team	National team
Medal record Representing  Romania Women's weightlifting World Championships 2018 Ashgabat –49 kg European Championships 2018 Bucharest –48 kg 2019 Batumi –49 kg 2017 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 April 8 2013 to April 8 2015.[7][8]

Major results

Year	Venue	Weight	Snatch (kg)				Clean & Jerk (kg)				Total	Rank
			1	2	3	Rank	1	2	3	Rank
World Championships
2010	Antalya, Turkey	48 kg	63	63	66	25	83	83	83	23	146	24
2017	Anaheim, United States	48 kg	77	77	79	5	91	95	98	7	177	6
2018	Ashgabat, Turkmenistan	49 kg	83	83	85	7	100	105	105		188
European Championships
2008	Lignano Sabbiadoro, Italy	48 kg	60	63	63	7	75	80	82	7	135	7
2012	Antalya, Turkey	48 kg	78	81	81	4	95	98	98	4	173	4
2013	Tirana, Albania	48 kg	78	81	81	–	93	93	98	–	–	DSQ
2017	Split, Croatia	48 kg	72	75	75		89	89	92	4	164
2018	Bucharest, Romania	48 kg	75	79	80		94	98	100		179
2019	Batumi, Georgia	49 kg	82	85	87		100	103	105		190
The British International Open
2019	Coventry, Great Britain	55 kg	80	84	88	1	85	95	102	4	179

References

1. "Olympic Profile". Olympic.org. Retrieved 7 April 2019.
2. PDF listing of 2018 Group A world championship entrants in 49 kg
3. "2010 Weightlifting World Championships - Elena Ramona Andries". iwf.net. Retrieved 23 June 2016.
4. Halterofilul Ilie Ciotoiu a cucerit două medalii de bronz la Europenele din Croația (in Romanian)
5. 2018 European Championships Results Book
6. 2019 European Championships Results Book Women
7. "IWF Sanctions". IWF.net. Retrieved 7 April 2019.
8. "Three Romanian weightlifters test positive for doping". NineOClock. Retrieved 7 April 2019.