Garik Karapetyan won the third gold medal for Armenia at European Weightlifting Championships in Yerevan and set a European youth record.

The representative of Armenia Garik Karapetyan (102 kg) took the total weight of 392 kg (178+214) and became the European champion, passing a Georgian athlete by 5 kg.

The representative of Georgia Irakli Chkheidze became the Vice-Champion of Europe with 387 kg (173+214). The third place was taken by Tudor Bratun from Moldova – 374 kg (170+204).