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Olympic Games

Year	Location	69kg - Total
2016	Rio de Janeiro, BRA	5th (326)
2012	London, GBR	6th (320)

World Championships - Part one

Year	Location	62kg - Total	62kg - Snatch	62kg - C&J	73kg - Total	73kg - Snatch	73kg - C&J
2019	Pattaya, THA	-	-	-	5th (337)	3rd (156)	13th (181)
2018	Ashgabat, TKM	-	-	-	6th (339)	7th (153)	7th (186)
2006	Santo Domingo, DOM	28th (256)	24th (116)	29th (140)	-	-	-

World Championships - Part two

Year	Location	69kg - Total	69kg - Snatch	69kg - C&J
2017	Anaheim, CA, USA	4th (317)	4th (142)	5th (175)
2015	Houston, TX, USA	7th (326)	12th (143)	7th (183)
2011	Paris, FRA	15th (312)	15th (140)	19th (172)
2010	Antalya, TUR	12th (307)	14th (140)	15th (167)

European Championships

Year	Location	69kg - Total	69kg - Snatch	69kg - C&J	73kg - Total	73kg - Snatch	73kg - C&J
2021	Moscow, RUS	-	-	-	3rd (336)	4th (152)	2nd (184)
2019	Batumi, GEO	-	-	-	2nd (339)	1st (156)	2nd (183)
2018	Bucharest, ROU	1st (321)	1st (146)	1st (175)	-	-	-
2017	Split, CRO	(---)	(---)	3rd (175)	-	-	-

Legend
C&J - Clean & Jerk, (---) - no valid result, DSQ - Disqualified

Athlete

Academy of Physical and Sports Education Vojo Kushi, Tirana, ALB

Albanian

Gerald Toska

He began weightlifting at age 11 after joining the Shtermeni weightlifting club in Albania. (portalb.mk, 02 May 2021; Athlete, 24 Jul 2012)

"It was my uncle who introduced me to the sport for the first time. In 2004 I became a national champion and it was my initiative to continue with this sport." (portalb.mk, 02 May 2021)

Greek weightlifters Leonidas Sabanis and Pyrros Dimas. (Athlete, 24 Jul 2012)

"Achieve the best from myself." (Athlete, 24 Jul 2012)

In 2019 he received the Country Honour Award for his sporting achievements in Elbasan, Albania. (shqiptarja.com, 12 Jul 2019)

In 2018 he was honoured with the Knight of the Skanderbeg Order by the president of Albania. (albaniandailynews.com, 07 Dec 2018)

He was named one of the 2015 Best Athletes of the Year by the Albanian National Olympic Committee. (iwf.net, 14 Jan 2016)