Scheila
Scheila Meister is currently the most successful weightlifter in Swiss weightlifting history. With four appearances at European Championships and World Championships, as well as potential opportunities at the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, she is unlikely to lose her title anytime soon.
Her best placement at a European Championship was achieved in April 2023 in Armenia, where she secured fourth place. She narrowly missed out on the bronze medal by just a few kilograms. In the 2021 World Championship in Uzbekistan, she finished in seventh place.
Her personal best performances, achieved in October 2023, stand at 90 kg in the Snatch and 110 kg in the Clean & Jerk, all while weighing 59 kg.
Constantin
Coach Constantin Urdas has an impressive coaching career, working with athletes such as Loredana Toma, a multiple-time European and World champion, and Yazmin Stevens, a participant in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. Also noteworthy is Scheila Meister, a prominent figure in Swiss weightlifting.
Interestingly, in the 1980s, Constantin Urdas was a weightlifter himself, representing the Romanian National Team. He achieved remarkable numbers with a body weight of 82.5 kg, including a snatch of 185 kg and a clean and jerk of 225 kg.
Today, he serves as the coach of the Mauritanian National Team and successfully coached an athlete in Rio during the 2016 Olympics. Furthermore, he continues to act as the coach for Loredana Toma and Scheila Meister, accompanying them to European Championships, World Championships, and the Olympics.
