Armenia Wins the Medal Standings at the 2026 European Weightlifting Championships

On April 26, the 2026 European Weightlifting Championships concluded in Batumi (Georgia). Following the results of the tournament, Armenia’s men’s national team took first place in the medal standings, while the women’s team finished third.

Confident Victory for the Men

The Armenian men’s national team demonstrated a high level of performance, winning 2 major gold medals (6 in total) and scoring 567 ranking points. This allowed them to surpass the teams of Bulgaria and Turkey.

Men’s Team Ranking:

• Armenia — 567 points
• Bulgaria — 540
• Turkey — 539
• Romania — 406
• Georgia — 359
• Moldova — 340

Women’s Team Among the Top Three

The Armenian women’s team also performed достойно (strongly), finishing in third place with one major gold and one major silver medal.

Women’s Team Ranking:

• Turkey — 442
• Ukraine — 436
• Armenia — 424
• Romania — 415
• Great Britain — 350
• Italy — 311

It is worth recalling that last year Armenia won the team standings in both men’s and women’s competitions.

Overall Medal Standings (Big and Small Medals)

By the total number of big and small medals, Armenia also finished first:

• Armenia — 9 gold, 8 silver, 7 bronze
• Bulgaria — 6 gold, 5 silver, 3 bronze
• Turkey — 4 gold, 3 silver, 9 bronze
• Great Britain — 4 gold, 1 silver, 2 bronze
• Ukraine — 3 gold, 2 silver, 7 bronze

Athletes from Russia and Belarus competed under neutral status and won 5 gold, 12 silver, and 10 bronze medals.

Results of the Armenian National Team

Men

Up to 60 kg — Garnik Cholakyan

• Silver (total — 274 kg)
• Silver (snatch — 124 kg)
• Bronze (clean & jerk — 150 kg)

Up to 71 kg — Gor Sahakyan

• Silver (total — 330 kg)
• Gold (snatch — 150 kg)
• Bronze (clean & jerk — 180 kg)

Up to 79 kg — Martin Poghosyan

• Bronze (total — 338 kg)
• Silver (clean & jerk — 186 kg)

Up to 88 kg — Rafik Harutyunyan

• 7th place (total — 355 kg)

Up to 94 kg — Ara Aghanyan

• Silver (total — 381 kg)
• Silver (snatch — 175 kg)
• Bronze (clean & jerk — 207 kg)

Up to 110 kg — Simon Martirosyan

• 6th place (total — 398 kg)

Up to 110 kg — Garik Karapetyan

• Gold (total — 415 kg)
• Gold (clean & jerk — 226 kg)
• Bronze (snatch — 189 kg)

Over 110 kg — Varazdat Lalayan

• Absolute Champion:
  • Gold (total — 451 kg)
  • Gold (snatch — 210 kg)
  • Gold (clean & jerk — 241 kg)

Women

Up to 53 kg — Tanzela Grigoryan

• 6th place (total — 179 kg)

Up to 53 kg — Isabella Yaylyan

• 9th place (total — 175 kg)

Up to 58 kg — Alexandra Grigoryan

• Silver (total — 210 kg)
• Bronze (clean & jerk — 119 kg)

Up to 77 kg — Alina Sukiasyan

• 14th place (total — 220 kg)

Up to 77 kg — Anna Amroyan

• No result in total and snatch
• Gold (clean & jerk — 136 kg)

Up to 86 kg — Liana Gyurdjyan

• 5th place (total — 236 kg)
• Silver (clean & jerk — 135 kg)

Up to 86 kg — Emma Poghosyan

• Gold (total — 248 kg)
• Gold (clean & jerk — 141 kg)
• Bronze (snatch — 107 kg)

Over 86 kg — Tatev Hakobyan

• 12th place (total — 231 kg)

After the tournament, she announced the end of her career.