General Interest |
| Injuries |
In November 2011 she injured a ligament in her right arm. (iwf.net, 24 Nov 2011) |
| Awards and honours |
She was named the 2009 Athlete of the Year in Moldova. (moldova.sports.md, 15 Apr 2010) |
Sport Specific Information |
| Why this sport? |
"One day a weightlifting coach came to my school searching for some boys to join his group. I asked if girls could participate too and this is how I came to start weightlifting." |
| When and where did you begin this sport? |
She began weightlifting at age 13. |
Further Personal Information |
| Occupation |
Athlete |
| Languages |
English, Romanian |
General Interest |
| Other information |
SWITCH TO ROMANIA
Having previously represented both Moldova and Azerbaijan, she switched nationality in 2015 and began competing for Romania. She has Romanian heritage, and has held Romanian citizenship since 2012. (allthingsgym.com, 12 Apr 2016; sports.yahoo.com, 11 Apr 2016)
SANCTIONS
In June 2013 she tested positive for the banned substance oxandrolone and was disqualified from the 2013 World Championships in Wroclaw, Poland. She was also sanctioned by the International Weightlifting Federation [IWF], receiving a two-year suspension until June 2015. In 2016 she tested positive for the prohibited substance dehydrochlormethyltestosterone in a post-test of a sample given at the 2012 Olympic Games in London. She had to forfeit the bronze medal she had won competing for Moldova and was given a two-year ban. (wieschemann.eu, 01 Jul 2018; allthingsgym.com, 13 Jan 2018; iwf.net, 27, Jul 2016, 09 May 2014) |
Sport Specific Information |
| Club / Team |
CS Dinamo Bucharest: Romania |
London
Ashgabat
Wroclaw
Paris
Førde
Antalya
Kazan
Bucharest
Lignano Sabbiadoro
Eilat
Durrës
Baku