Harutyun Hovhannisyan claimed a silver medal at the 2025 Youth World Weightlifting Championships in the over 102 kg weight category, held in Lima, Peru, for athletes under 17.
The Armenian athlete confidently secured a small gold medal in the snatch with a result of 150 kg and totaled 323 kg in the combined lifts, earning the silver medal overall. He was only bested by Iran’s Parihan Yazdani (334 kg), while surpassing Ukraine’s Vladimir Chmykh (323 kg) for bronze based on additional criteria.
Results in +102 kg, U17:
This was the final performance for Team Armenia at the tournament. In total, the Armenian team won three medals: one gold, one silver, and one bronze.
Earlier, Grigor Kazaryan (96 kg) had become world champion, while Alexandra Grigoryan (55 kg) secured the bronze medal.