TIGRAN MARTIROSYAN IS EUROPE’S CHAMPION
Tert.am
09:46 09.04.10
Armenian weightlifter Tigran Martirosyan had marvelous performance
in Europe Weightlifting 2010 Championship taking place in Belarus.
Martirosyan (w/c 75kg) won a gold medal by lifting a total of 360 kg.
He lifted 165 kg in the snatch combination, while in the jerk one
Martirosyan lifted 195 kg.
It is noteworthy that in a second attempt during the snatch
combination Martirosyan tried to lift 205 kg that would be a world
record. Unfortunately, he failed to do so. Anyway, he succeeded in
winning both the big gold medal and the two small gold medals.
The championship will go on today, and some other Armenian weightlifter
will take part in it.