Leonard Toska
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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Albanian |
| Born | 26 October 1961 |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Weightlifting |
| Team | Shtermeni Weightlifting Team |
Leonard Toska (born 26 October 1961, Shtërmen, Albania) is an Albanian weightlifting coach and former competitor, best known for developing one of Albania's most successful youth and national weightlifting programs. Over a coaching career spanning more than three decades, his athletes have won hundreds of national and international medals.
Leonard Toska was born on 26 October 1961 in the Albanian village of Shtërmen in the Municipality of Cërrik. He began involvement in weightlifting in the 1970s as an athlete with the weightlifting club in Elbasan. After competing at a modest level, he transitioned to coaching and sport development.[1]
Coaching career
In 1995, Toska founded the weightlifting team in his home village of Shtërmen, which grew over time into one of Albania's most prolific training centers for youth and national-level competitors. Under his guidance, athletes from Shtërmen reportedly won more than 750 national medals in domestic competitions and 87 international medals in European, Balkan, Mediterranean, and world events.[2]