On April 17, the fifth competition day of the 2025 European Weightlifting Championships took place in Chișinău, the capital of Moldova. On this day, medals were contested in two weight categories — men's up to 81 kg and women's up to 71 kg.
Athletes from Italy and Iceland claimed the gold medals. Italian Oscar Reyes became European champion for the third time in a row, while 23-year-old Icelandic lifter Eygló Fanndal Sturludóttir won her first title at the senior continental level — previously, she had twice won the European U23 Championships.
The silver medal in the men's 81 kg category went to Rafik Harutyunyan, representing the Armenian national team.
2025 European Weightlifting Championships — Day 5 Results
Men, up to 81 kg
Snatch:
Oscar Reyes (Italy) – 159 kg
Rafik Harutyunyan (Armenia) – 158 kg
Andrey Frolov (Belarus) – 153 kg
Clean & Jerk:
Oscar Reyes (Italy) – 190 kg
Dmytro Kondratiuk (Ukraine) – 187 kg
Kristi Ramadani (Albania) – 186 kg
Rafik Harutyunyan (Armenia) – 185 kg
Total:
- Oscar Reyes (Italy) – 349 kg
- Rafik Harutyunyan (Armenia) – 343 kg
- Kristi Ramadani (Albania) – 337 kg
- Erkand Qerimaj (Albania) – 333 kg
- Andrey Frolov (Belarus) – 333 kg
- Vadim Likhard (Belarus) – 332 kg
- Dmytro Kondratiuk (Ukraine) – 330 kg
- Archil Malakamadze (Georgia) – 325 kg
- Victor Morozanu (Moldova) – 323 kg
- Christopher Murray (Great Britain) – 322 kg
Women, up to 71 kg
Snatch:
Zarina Gusalova (Russia) – 110 kg
Eygló Sturludóttir (Iceland) – 109 kg
Lisa Marie Schweizer (Germany) – 108 kg
Clean & Jerk:
Eygló Sturludóttir (Iceland) – 135 kg
Suzanna Valodka (Belarus) – 134 kg
Zarina Gusalova (Russia) – 131 kg
Total:
- Eygló Sturludóttir (Iceland) – 244 kg
- Zarina Gusalova (Russia) – 241 kg
- Suzanna Valodka (Belarus) – 236 kg
- Jeanette Ilisoini (Finland) – 232 kg
- Lisa Marie Schweizer (Germany) – 230 kg
Medal table after five competition days:
Big and small medals
