Armenian weightlifter wins gold at European championship 

ArmInfo.Member of the Armenian men's weightlifting team Petros Petrosyan won the gold medal in the  super heavyweight category at the European U-23 Championships in Poland. He showed a result of 384 kg in the combined event. This was reported by the press service of the Ministry of Education, Science,  Culture and Sports (MESC) of Armenia.

"In the snatch, Petrosyan lifted a barbell weighing 166 kg over his  head, which brought him a bronze medal among young men. In the clean  and jerk, he showed the best result, lifting 218 kg and taking first  place," the MESC added.

Another representative of Armenia, Ashot Movsisyan, who competed in  the U-20 category (+109 kg), won the silver medal with a total result  of 359 kg in the combined event. In total, Armenian weightlifters won  13 gold, 5 silver and 4 bronze medals in the combined event at the  European U20 and U23 Championships, which took place in the Polish  city of Raszyn.