Narek Grigoryan Wins European U20 Weightlifting Title and Sets New Record

Armenian weightlifter Narek Grigoryan (75 kg) claimed three gold medals at the 2026 European Junior (U20) Weightlifting Championships in Durrës, Albania. The Armenian athlete won gold in the snatch, clean and jerk, and overall total, setting a new European junior record in the total.

On October 14, Grigoryan delivered an impressive performance in the men's 75 kg category, recording a 322 kg total (146+176). His achievement secured the European title and brought Armenia its second overall gold medal at the championships in Durrës.

In the snatch, the Armenian weightlifter successfully completed all three attempts, lifting 140, 144, and 146 kg. His best lift earned him first place and the gold medal in the snatch.

Grigoryan also dominated the clean and jerk, successfully lifting 170 and 176 kg. As a result, the Armenian athlete completed the competition with three gold medals.

Another Armenian representative, Hovhannes Hovhannisyan, narrowly missed out on a podium finish. He lifted 134 kg in the snatch and 165 kg in the clean and jerk, finishing fourth overall with a total of 299 kg.

2026 European U20 Weightlifting Championships Results

Men's 75 kg category

1. Narek Grigoryan (Armenia) — 322 kg (146+176)

2. Maksym Berezhnyi (Ukraine) — 311 kg (143+168)

3. Andrii Sklez (Ukraine) — 310 kg (142+168)

4. Hovhannes Hovhannisyan (Armenia) — 299 kg (134+165)

Grigoryan finished 11 kg ahead of his closest rival, Ukraine's Maksym Berezhnyi. Another Ukrainian athlete, Andrii Sklez, secured the bronze medal, finishing just one kilogram behind his compatriot.

Armenia continues its successful campaign at the 2026 European U20 and U23 Weightlifting Championships in Albania. Earlier, Aleksandra Grigoryan (57 kg) claimed the country's first overall gold medal by winning the European U23 women's title.