Elena Erighina (née Cîlcic, born 3 June 1996)[1] is a Moldovan weightlifter. She won the silver medal in the women's 87 kg event at the 2021 European Weightlifting Championships held in Moscow, Russia.[2][3]

Elena Erighina
Personal information
Born (1996-06-03) 3 June 1996 (age 28)
Sport
CountryMoldova
SportWeightlifting
Weight class87 kg
Medal record
Women's weightlifting
Representing  Moldova
European Championships
Silver medal – second place 2021 Moscow 87 kg
Silver medal – second place 2024 Sofia 81 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Yerevan 81 kg
IWF World Cup
Silver medal – second place 2020 Rome 87 kg

Career

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She won the bronze medal in the under-23 women's 75 kg 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 87 kg event at the European Junior & U23 Weightlifting Championships in Bucharest, Romania.[4]

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.[5]

In 2020, she won the silver medal in the women's 87 kg event at the Roma 2020 World Cup in Rome, Italy.[1][6]

She represented Moldova at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan. She finished in 8th place in the women's 87 kg event.[7]

Major results

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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  

References

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  1. ^ a b "2020 Roma World Cup" (PDF). Federazione Italiana Pesistica. Archived (PDF) from the original on 26 May 2020. Retrieved 26 May 2020.
  2. ^ "Results Book" (PDF). 2021 European Weightlifting Championships. Archived (PDF) from the original on 13 April 2021. Retrieved 29 May 2021.
  3. ^ Oliver, Brian (10 April 2021). "Shock defeat for Martirosyan leaves Ukraine top of European Weightlifting Championships medals table". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 16 December 2021.
  4. ^ "Results Book" (PDF). 2019 European Junior & U23 Weightlifting Championships. Archived (PDF) from the original on 26 May 2020. Retrieved 26 May 2020.
  5. ^ "2019 World Weightlifting Championships Results Book" (PDF). International Weightlifting Federation. Archived (PDF) from the original on 25 July 2021. Retrieved 25 July 2021.
  6. ^ Oliver, Brian (1 February 2020). "Transgender weightlifter Hubbard keeps Olympic hopes alive at age 41". InsideTheGames.biz. Archived from the original on 31 May 2020. Retrieved 31 May 2020.
  7. ^ "Women's 87 kg Results" (PDF). 2020 Summer Olympics. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2 August 2021. Retrieved 15 August 2021.
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