Weightlifter Gor Minasyan – silver medalist of the European Weightlifting Championships

20:35 - 16 Apr, 2016

Armenian’s weightlifting team member Gor Minasyan became a silver medalist at the European Championships.

The men’s 105+kg competition had brought together weightlifters from Georgia, Czech Republic, Ukraine, Russia, Hungary, Estonia and Armenia.

In the snatch Gor Minasyan lifted 195kg, 200kg and 205kg in all three attempts. In this exercise Minasyan conceded the first place only to a Georgian athlete and won a small silver medal.

In the clean and jerk the Armenian weightlifter lifted 231kg and 237kg and came in fourth. Gor Minasyan became a silver medalist with a total result of 442kg.

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Norway, Forde

ANOC press service

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