Elena Ramona Andrieș (born 21 September 1994) is a Romanian weightlifter, 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. representing Romania at international competitions.
Career World Championships She has competed at three world championships, the first being the 2010 World Weightlifting Championships where she competed as a 16 year old.
European Championships She also competed at the 2017 European Weightlifting Championships, 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 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. 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.
Major results YearVenueWeight Snatch (kg) Clean & Jerk (kg) Total Rank123Rank123RankWorld Championships2010 Antalya, Turkey 48 kg 63 63 66 25 83 83 83 23 146 242017 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 Open2019 Coventry, Great Britain 55 kg 80 84 88 1 85 95 102 4 179
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