Armenia’s Harutyun Hovhannisyan wins gold at European youth weightlifting championship

Armenia’s Harutyun Hovhannisyan has won gold in the +94kg category at the 2025 EWF European Youth and U15 Weightlifting Championships in Madrid, Spain. 

The athlete successfully lifted 150kg, 156kg and 160kg in snatch.  He set a new European youth record with his final performance, the Armenian weightlifting federation said. 

Hovhannisyan came in second in clean and jerk with 180kg and 186kg, securing the title of champion with a total result of 346kg.