In a distinct weight class, Toma captured her second profession World championship.
As a weightlifter, Loredana Elena Toma isn’t known to fiddle. In 2017, the Romanian competitor officially burst on the international scene when she captured the Senior 63-kilogram World title on the 2017 International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) World Weightlifting Championships. Years later, with more training, seasoning, and strength under her belt, Toma continues to be chugging along as a powerhouse.
On Dec. 12, 2022, Toma successfully notched a 119-kilogram (262.3-pound) snatch. The feat in Bogotá, Colombia, set a Senior World Record for the 71-kilogram division, helped Toma win the 71-kilogram World championship, and is five kilograms greater than Toma’s previous all-time personal record of 114 kilograms (251.3 kilos). She captured that mark on the 2021 European Weightlifting Championships (EWC).
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With the 71-kilogram weight class relatively latest to the international stage, Toma’s World Record snatch also set a precedent for the previously untouched World Standard. The said snatch World Standard mark of 117 kilograms (257.9 kilos) stood for 4 years without being claimed before Toma eclipsed it on the 2022 IWF Worlds. The IWF established the World Standard on lifts for competitive weight classes when the organizing body reorganized its divisions in 2018.
On her clean & jerk, Toma was in a position to lock out 137 kilograms (302 kilos) to offer herself her 256-kilogram (564.4-pound) World title-winning total. Here’s a fast rundown of Toma’s individual performance on the 2022 IWF World Weightlifting Championships:
Loredana Elena Toma | 2022 IWF World Weightlifting Championships Top Stats
- Clean & Jerk — 137 kilograms (302 kilos)
- Snatch — 119 kilograms (262.3 kilos)
- Total — 256 kilograms (564.4 kilos)
While Toma’s World Record snatch mark and World title are undoubtedly the first highlights of the 71-kilogram weight class’ output on the 2022 IWF Worlds, it wasn’t the one notable figure or performance. For instance, fifth-place finisher/American weightlifter Olivia Reeves took home a clean & jerk bronze medal of 139 kilograms (306.4 kilos).
For further context on a macro scale, 104 kilograms (229.3 kilos) was enough for a gold medal on the snatch on the 2021 WWC. On the 2022 edition of the WWC, nine of the participating 71-kilogram Women’s athletes snatched greater than 104 kilograms. Meanwhile, 135 kilograms was enough for the clean & jerk gold meal on the 2021 WWC. In 2022, six of the featured competitors clean & jerked greater than 135 kilograms.
Here’s an summary of the Women’s 71-kilogram podium on the 2022 IWF World Weightlifting Championships:
IWF World Weightlifting Championships | Women’s 71-Kilogram Podium
- First place — Loredana Elena Toma (Romania): 256-kilogram total | 119-kilogram (262.3-pound) Senior World Record snatch | 137-kilogram (302-pound) clean & jerk
- Second place — Zeng Tiantian (China): 253-kilogram total | 113-kilogram (241.1-pound) snatch | 140-kilogram (308.6-pound) clean & jerk
- Third place — Angie Palacios Dajomes (Ecuador): 252-kilogram total | 116-kilogram (255.7-pound) snatch | 136-kilogram (299.8-pound) clean & jerk
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With a latest World Record and one other World title to her name in a distinct division, Toma could theoretically stop lifting heavy barbells overhead immediately and still be remembered as a terrific. As an alternative, something says that the superstar may write one other illustrious chapter of her profession in 2023.
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