Romania · Women's 59 kg, December 2019
Irina Lepșa
Irina Lepșa is a weightlifter from Romania, born in 1992. The results below cover 24 competitions from 2009 to 2019. The latest result came in the women's 59 kg class, at the 2019 Qatar International Cup.
- Best total
- 235 kg
- Best snatch
- 109 kg
- Best clean and jerk
- 127 kg
Irina Lepșa's career: classes, totals and best lifts
No Olympic or World Championships medals.
Weight classes: 58 kg in 2009, 63 kg from 2010 to 2011, 69 kg in 2011, 63 kg from 2012 to 2013, 75 kg in 2013, 69 kg in 2014, 58 kg from 2014 to 2017, 63 kg in 2018, 64 kg in 2019, 59 kg in 2019. The IWF changed its class list in November 2018 (63 kg to 64 kg) and again in June 2025. At 58.9 kg, the weight at the last meet on record, the class today would be 61 kg.
Latest result: 2019 Qatar International Cup, 19 December 2019, 59 kg, total 210 kg, place 3.
Best lifts in each class
The best snatch, clean and jerk and total in each class, newest first.
| Class | Snatch | Clean and jerk | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 59 kg2019 | 99 | 117 | 216 |
| 64 kg2019 | 109 | 127 | 235 |
| 63 kg2010 to 2018 | 99 | 123 | 222 |
| 58 kg2009 to 2017 | 93 | 119 | 209 |
| 69 kg2011 to 2014 | 98 | 119 | 217 |
| 75 kg2013 | 93 | 112 | 205 |
Irina Lepșa by the numbers
Irina Lepșa's record in context: where the best total ranks, how the snatch compares with the clean and jerk, and the lifts behind the best Sinclair score.
- Best Sinclair score
- 307.3
- From 235 kg at 62.95 kg bodyweight, 2019 World Weightlifting Championships. The Sinclair formula scales a total for bodyweight (2025 to 2028 coefficients).
- Best total, place in its class
- 13th of 499
- 235 kg, against the best total of every lifter in the women's 64 kg class (the class list of 2018 to 2025) on this site.
- Snatch as a share of clean and jerk
- 87%
- At the best total, 109 kg of 126 kg. A higher share means a stronger snatch for the clean and jerk. Eight in ten women lifting in national federation meets sit between 70% and 85%.
- Age at best total
- 27
- Turned 27 in 2019, the year of the best total.
- Competitions with a total
- 23 of 24
- The other ended without a total: no good lift in the snatch or the clean and jerk.
How often Irina Lepșa makes each attempt
Irina Lepșa made 65% of snatch attempts and 62% of clean and jerk attempts at the competitions on this site, against 58% and 56% for every lifter at senior World Championships and Olympic Games since 1998. Below, each attempt in turn. Third attempts are the hardest: lifters ask for their heaviest weight last.
Snatch, first attempt
Snatch, second attempt
Snatch, third attempt
Clean and jerk, first attempt
Clean and jerk, second attempt
Clean and jerk, third attempt
Irina Lepșa head to head
The lifters Irina Lepșa has met most often in the same class, three times or more with both posting a total, and how often each finished ahead.
| Rival | Met | Irina Lepșa ahead | Rival ahead |
|---|---|---|---|
 Jennifer Lombardo |
6 | 5 | 1 |
 Boyanka Kostova |
5 | 0 | 5 |
 Neslihan Okumuş |
5 | 3 | 2 |
| Irene Martinez Santiago | 5 | 5 | 0 |
 Angelica Roos |
4 | 4 | 0 |
 Anni Vuohijoki |
4 | 4 | 0 |
Irina Lepșa's competition results
Every result, newest first, with all six attempts. A struck-through weight is a missed attempt and a dash an attempt not taken. A dash under Total means no total was recorded, and "No lifts" that the lifter was entered but did not lift. Places are for the total.
Swipe the table sideways to see every attempt.
| Competition | Place | Total | Class | Bodyweight | Snatch 1 | 2 | 3 | Clean and jerk 1 | 2 | 3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 Qatar International Cup 19 Dec 2019 | 3 | 210 | 59 kg | 58.9 | 92 | 95 | 110 | 115 | ||
| 2019 International Naim Suleymanoglu Tournament 11 Nov 2019 | 3 | 216 | 59 kg | 58.9 | 95 | 99 | 117 | |||
| 2019 Mediterranean Cup 4 Oct 2019 | 1 | 230 | 64 kg | 62.65 | 95 | 100 | 103 | 118 | 123 | 127 |
| 2019 World Weightlifting Championships 18 Sep 2019 | 5 | 235 | 64 kg | 62.95 | 103 | 106 | 109 | 126 | ||
| 2019 Arafura Games 27 Apr 2019 | 1 | 217 | 64 kg | 63.6 | 91 | 95 | 97 | 115 | 120 | |
| 2019 European Championships 6 Apr 2019 | 2 | 229 | 64 kg | 63.38 | 98 | 102 | 121 | 124 | 127 | |
| 2018 European Championships 26 Mar 2018 | 2 | 219 | 63 kg | 62.9 | 92 | 95 | 97 | 113 | 118 | 122 |
| 2017 World Weightlifting Championships 27 Nov 2017 | 13 | 184 | 58 kg | 57.75 | 82 | 98 | 102 | |||
| 2017 European Championships 1 Apr 2017 | 5 | 206 | 58 kg | 57.95 | 90 | 93 | 113 | |||
| 2016 European Championships 8 Apr 2016 | 2 | 205 | 58 kg | 57.68 | 88 | 111 | 117 | not taken | ||
| 2015 World Weightlifting Championships 20 Nov 2015 | 11 | 206 | 58 kg | 57.69 | 88 | 91 | 93 | 113 | ||
| 2015 European Championships 10 Apr 2015 | 2 | 205 | 58 kg | 57.86 | 91 | 112 | 114 | |||
| 2014 World Weightlifting Championships 4 Nov 2014 | 7 | 209 | 58 kg | 57.68 | 90 | 111 | 116 | 119 | ||
| 2014 European Championships 5 Apr 2014 | 7 | 217 | 69 kg | 65.6 | 95 | 98 | 115 | 119 | ||
| 2013 IWF Grand Prix - President's Cup 21 Nov 2013 | 5 | 205 | 75 kg | 69.05 | 90 | 93 | 112 | |||
| 2013 European Championships 8 Apr 2013 | 2 | 212 | 63 kg | 62.53 | 90 | 115 | 122 | |||
| 2012 European Junior Championships 29 Nov 2012 | 1 | 222 | 63 kg | 62.6 | 95 | 99 | 117 | 123 | ||
| 2012 Junior World Weightlifting Championships 10 May 2012 | 5 | 217 | 63 kg | 62.79 | 93 | 96 | 115 | 121 | ||
| 2011 London Prepares International Invitational 10 Dec 2011 | 9 | 185 | 69 kg | 63.09 | 80 | 105 | ||||
| 2011 European Junior Championships 10 Sep 2011 | 1 | 211 | 63 kg | 62.7 | 91 | 95 | 110 | 116 | ||
| 2011 Junior World Weightlifting Championships 29 Jun 2011 | 7 | 210 | 63 kg | 62.3 | 90 | 93 | 95 | 115 | ||
| 2010 Junior World Weightlifting Championships 11 Jun 2010 | - | - | 63 kg | 62.3 | 85 | 88 | not taken | not taken | not taken | |
| 2009 European Youth Championships 6 Sep 2009 | 4 | 166 | 58 kg | 57.02 | 70 | 75 | 91 | |||
| 2009 Junior World Weightlifting Championships 14 Jun 2009 | 10 | 168 | 58 kg | 57.61 | 74 | 90 | 94 |
Compare Irina Lepșa
Best lifts, Sinclair scores, medals and every meeting in the same class, side by side. The first pairs are the rivals Irina Lepșa met most often; the rest lifted in nearby classes, in any year.