Romania · Women's 53 kg, April 2026
Mihaela Cambei
Mihaela Cambei is a weightlifter from Romania, born in 2002, with one Olympic medal (1 silver) and one World Championships medal (1 silver). The results below cover 18 competitions from 2017 to 2026. The latest result came in the women's 53 kg class, at the 2026 European Championships.
- Olympic medal
- 1
- World medal
- 1
- Best total
- 209 kg
- Best snatch
- 95 kg
- Best clean and jerk
- 114 kg
Mihaela Cambei's career: classes, totals and best lifts
Olympic Games: 1 silver. World Championships: 1 silver in the total.
Weight classes: 44 kg in 2017, 48 kg in 2018, 49 kg from 2019 to 2024, 55 kg in 2024, 49 kg from 2024 to 2025, 53 kg from 2025 to 2026. The IWF changed its class list in November 2018 (48 kg to 49 kg) and again in June 2025 (49 kg to 53 kg).
Latest result: 2026 European Championships, 19 April 2026, 53 kg, total 209 kg, place 2.
Best lifts in each class
The best snatch, clean and jerk and total in each class, newest first.
| Class | Snatch | Clean and jerk | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 53 kg2025 to 2026 | 95 | 114 | 209 |
| 49 kg2019 to 2025 | 93 | 112 | 205 |
| 55 kg2024 | 91 | 110 | 201 |
| 48 kg2018 | 70 | 88 | 158 |
| 44 kg2017 | 60 | 79 | 139 |
Mihaela Cambei by the numbers
Mihaela Cambei'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
- 314.2
- From 205 kg at 49 kg bodyweight, 2024 Olympic Games. The Sinclair formula scales a total for bodyweight (2025 to 2028 coefficients).
- Best total, place in its class
- 5th of 106
- 209 kg, against the best total of every lifter in the women's 53 kg class (the class list of 2025 to 2026) on this site.
- Snatch as a share of clean and jerk
- 83%
- At the best total, 95 kg of 114 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
- 24
- Turned 24 in 2026, the year of the best total.
- Competitions with a total
- 18 of 18
- A total at every competition listed.
How often Mihaela Cambei makes each attempt
Mihaela Cambei made 69% of snatch attempts and 74% 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
Mihaela Cambei head to head
The lifters Mihaela Cambei 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 | Mihaela Cambei ahead | Rival ahead |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weronika Drzazga Oliwia | 7 | 7 | 0 |
 Giulia Imperio |
6 | 6 | 0 |
| Nida Karasakal | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| Mara Strzykala | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| Martina Bomben | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| Rebecca Copeland | 4 | 4 | 0 |
Mihaela Cambei'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 European Championships 19 Apr 2026 | 2 | 209 | 53 kg | 51.27 | 90 | 95 | 110 | 114 | ||
| 2025 World Weightlifting Championships 2 Oct 2025 | 2 | 208 | 53 kg | 50.91 | 90 | 94 | 108 | 111 | 114 | |
| 2025 European Championships 13 Apr 2025 | 1 | 190 | 49 kg | 49 | 85 | 97 | 100 | 105 | ||
| 2024 Olympic Games 7 Aug 2024 | 2 | 205 | 49 kg | 49 | 89 | 91 | 93 | 106 | 110 | 112 |
| 2024 IWF World Cup 31 Mar 2024 | 2 | 201 | 55 kg | 51.28 | 88 | 91 | 103 | 108 | 110 | |
| 2024 European Championships 12 Feb 2024 | 1 | 199 | 49 kg | 48.92 | 85 | 90 | 100 | 105 | 109 | |
| 2023 World Weightlifting Championships 4 Sep 2023 | 5 | 195 | 49 kg | 48.5 | 90 | 105 | ||||
| 2023 European Championships 15 Apr 2023 | 1 | 198 | 49 kg | 48.42 | 85 | 90 | 92 | 100 | 103 | 106 |
| 2022 World Weightlifting Championships 5 Dec 2022 | 4 | 194 | 49 kg | 47.3 | 86 | 90 | 104 | |||
| 2022 European Junior Championships 15 Oct 2022 | 1 | 189 | 49 kg | 47.85 | 80 | 85 | 87 | 95 | 100 | 102 |
| 2021 Junior World Weightlifting Championships 23 May 2021 | 2 | 185 | 49 kg | 48.35 | 81 | 84 | 86 | 96 | 99 | |
| 2021 European Championships 3 Apr 2021 | 3 | 180 | 49 kg | 48.24 | 80 | 96 | 100 | |||
| 2019 European Youth Championships 7 Dec 2019 | 1 | 171 | 49 kg | 48.72 | 71 | 74 | 77 | 91 | 94 | |
| 2019 European Junior Championships 17 Oct 2019 | 2 | 170 | 49 kg | 48.9 | 74 | 77 | 93 | |||
| 2019 Youth World Weightlifting Championships 8 Mar 2019 | 2 | 159 | 49 kg | 48.62 | 68 | 70 | 73 | 86 | ||
| 2018 Youth Olympic Games 6 Oct 2018 | 3 | 158 | 48 kg | 47.64 | 67 | 70 | 84 | 88 | ||
| 2018 European Youth Championships 22 Jul 2018 | 1 | 155 | 48 kg | 47.9 | 67 | 85 | 88 | |||
| 2017 Youth World Weightlifting Championships 3 Apr 2017 | 5 | 139 | 44 kg | 43.68 | 60 | 75 | 78 | 79 |
Compare Mihaela Cambei
Best lifts, Sinclair scores, medals and every meeting in the same class, side by side. The first pairs are the rivals Mihaela Cambei met most often; the rest lifted in nearby classes, in any year.