On April 20, the Moldovan capital Chișinău hosted the eighth and penultimate competition day of the 2025 European Weightlifting Championships. Medals were contested in three weight categories: men’s – up to 102 kg and up to 109 kg, and women’s – up to 87 kg.
Team Armenia added more medals to its tally: Garik Karapetyan won the European title in the 109 kg category. Simon Martirosyan (109 kg) and Liana Gyurjyan (87 kg) earned silver in the total. Additionally, Tatev Hakobyan (87 kg) won a small silver medal in the snatch. Thus, ahead of the final day, Armenia has 3 big and 4 small medals.
In the men’s 102 kg category, Belarusian lifter Yevgeny Tikhontsov dominated by taking gold in all lifts and the total. In the women’s 87 kg division, Olympic champion Solfrid Koanda of Norway secured the win.
Results of Day 8 of the 2025 European Weightlifting Championships (April 20)
Men – up to 102 kg
Snatch:
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Yauheni Tsikhantsou (Belarus) – 181 kg
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Marcos Ruiz Velasco (Spain) – 180 kg
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Tudor Bratu (Moldova) – 176 kg
Clean & Jerk:
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Yevgeny Tikhontsov (Belarus) – 218 kg
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Marcos Ruiz Velasco (Spain) – 217 kg
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Tudor Bratu (Moldova) – 210 kg
Total:
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Yauheni Tsikhantsou (Belarus) – 399 kg
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Marcos Ruiz Velasco (Spain) – 392 kg
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Tudor Bratu (Moldova) – 386 kg
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Ara Aghanyan (Armenia) – 380 kg
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Petros Petrosyan (Armenia) – 370 kg
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Bohdan Buryachek (Ukraine) – 365 kg
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Yevhen Yantsevych (Ukraine) – 361 kg
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Tudor Ciobanu (Moldova) – 356 kg
Men – up to 109 kg
Snatch:
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Garik Karapetyan (Armenia) – 185 kg
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Simon Martirosyan (Armenia) – 181 kg
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Lauret Rodriguez (Romania) – 180 kg
Clean & Jerk:
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Garik Karapetyan (Armenia) – 226 kg
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Simon Martirosyan (Armenia) – 225 kg
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Khas Magomed Balaev (Russia) – 215 kg
Total:
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Garik Karapetyan (Armenia) – 411 kg
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Simon Martirosyan (Armenia) – 406 kg
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Lauret Rodriguez (Romania) – 390 kg
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Khas Magomed Balaev (Russia) – 387 kg
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Sergey Sharankov (Belarus) – 386 kg
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Zaza Lomtatze (Georgia) – 386 kg
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Longinoz Bregvadze (Georgia) – 377 kg
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Mohammed Burun (Turkey) – 377 kg
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Vasil Marinov (Bulgaria) – 373 kg
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Artur Mugurdumov (Israel) – 367 kg
Women – up to 87 kg
Snatch:
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Solfrid Koanda (Norway) – 122 kg
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Tatev Hakobyan (Armenia) – 110 kg
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Anne Jensen (Denmark) – 109 kg
Clean & Jerk:
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Solfrid Koanda (Norway) – 145 kg
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Liana Gyurjyan (Armenia) – 140 kg
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Anastasiia Manievska (Ukraine) – 130 kg
Total:
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Solfrid Koanda (Norway) – 267 kg
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Liana Gyurjyan (Armenia) – 246 kg
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Anastasiia Manievska (Ukraine) – 235 kg
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Tatev Hakobyan (Armenia) – 232 kg
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Anne Jensen (Denmark) – 231 kg
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Tuana Suren (Turkey) – 225 kg
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Darya Kheyzer (Belarus) – 224 kg
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Nikola Senikova (Slovakia) – 218 kg
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Veronika Mityko (Hungary) – 216 kg
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Viktoria Borosh (Hungary) – 197 kg
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Pavlina Seda (Czech Republic) – 195 kg
— Madias Ngake (Great Britain) and Sarah Fischer (Austria) – no result
