Day 5 Recap. 2025 European Weightlifting Championships

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:

1. Oscar Reyes (Italy) – 349 kg
2. Rafik Harutyunyan (Armenia) – 343 kg
3. Kristi Ramadani (Albania) – 337 kg
4. Erkand Qerimaj (Albania) – 333 kg
5. Andrey Frolov (Belarus) – 333 kg
6. Vadim Likhard (Belarus) – 332 kg
7. Dmytro Kondratiuk (Ukraine) – 330 kg
8. Archil Malakamadze (Georgia) – 325 kg
9. Victor Morozanu (Moldova) – 323 kg
10. 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:

1. Eygló Sturludóttir (Iceland) – 244 kg
2. Zarina Gusalova (Russia) – 241 kg
3. Suzanna Valodka (Belarus) – 236 kg
4. Jeanette Ilisoini (Finland) – 232 kg
5. Lisa Marie Schweizer (Germany) – 230 kg

Medal table after five competition days:
Big and small medals