Armenian weightlifter Varazdat Lalayan (+109 kg) has become a two-time European champion, winning gold at the 2025 European Championships held in Chișinău, Moldova.
Following the retirement of Georgian lifter Lasha Talakhadze and Simon Martirosyan's move to a lighter weight category, Lalayan faced no serious competition at the European stage. The 25-year-old Armenian confidently dominated both the snatch and clean & jerk, securing three gold medals — two small ones and one big for the total.
In the snatch, Lalayan lifted 210 kg, surpassing his closest rival, Bohdan Khoza of Ukraine, by 20 kg.
In the clean & jerk, the Olympic silver medalist again faced no resistance, lifting 240 kg — 5 kg ahead of Estonia’s Mart Seim.
In total, Lalayan reached 450 kg, finishing 35 kg ahead of Seim.
Thus, Lalayan, who was crowned both European and World Champion in 2024, adds another gold medal to his collection.
Results in the +109 kg category (Men):
Snatch:
- Varazdat Lalayan (Armenia) — 210 kg
- Bohdan Khoza (Ukraine) — 190 kg
- Bakari Turmanidze (Georgia) — 183 kg
Clean & Jerk:
- Varazdat Lalayan (Armenia) — 240 kg
- Mart Seim (Estonia) — 235 kg
- Vladyslav Prylipko (Ukraine) — 220 kg
Total:
- Varazdat Lalayan (Armenia) — 450 kg
- Mart Seim (Estonia) — 415 kg
- Bohdan Khoza (Ukraine) — 406 kg
- Bakari Turmanidze (Georgia) — 402 kg
- Vladyslav Prylipko (Ukraine) — 390 kg
The Armenian national team finishes the 2025 European Weightlifting Championships with 9 big medals: 2 gold, 6 silver, and 1 bronze. In total (including small and big medals), the Armenian athletes earned 27 medals: 7 gold, 13 silver, and 7 bronze. Armenia leads the tournament in total medal count but ranks third in gold medals, behind Bulgaria and Turkey.
EWC 2025 Weightlifting Medal Table: Big and Small Medals
