Novikau wins gold at European weightlifting championships

Novikau wins gold at European weightlifting championships

AP Worldstream
Apr 23, 2005

Ruslan Novikau of Belarus won the gold medal Saturday in the men’s
85-kilogram category at the European Weightlifting Championships.

Novikau took the title with a combined result of 375 kg, lifting 170
kg in the snatch and 205 kg in the clean and jerk.

Valeriu Calancea of Romania won the silver medal with a total 367.5 kg
(162.5-205), while Armenia’s Arsen Melikyan took bronze with a
combined lift of 362.5 kg (165-197.5).