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.