Weightlifting Championship in Norway
2016 European Weightlifting Championship came to an end in Norway.
In the light of recent meldonium related scandals in the world of Olympic sports, it was interesting how it will affect performance of the weightlifters, the usual suspects for doping related disqualifications in the last decades. It’s too early for comments but I don’t remember Russia being represented by such a young team practically in all weight classes.
Come on… When was the last time you saw Russian athletes competing in men’s bamtam or featherweight classes? And, on the other hand, when was the last time the Russians were out of medals among the super heavyweights?
Something obviously is “cooking” prior to the big and heavy lifting in Rio this year.
Weight | Class | Name | Total (kg) | |
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56 | Bantamweight | Mirco SCARANTINO, Italy | 264 | |
62 | Featherweight | Hursit ATAK, Turkey | 296 | |
69 | Lightweight | Daniyar ISMAYILOV, Turkey | 333 | |
77 | Middleweight | Andranik KARAPETYAN, Armenia | 367 | |
85 | Light Heavyweight | Alexander PELESHENKO, Ukraine | 372 | |
94 | Middle Heavyweight | Tomasz ZIELINSKI, Poland | 387 | |
105 | Heavyweight | Arturs PLESNIEKS, Latvia | 403 | |
105+ | Super Heavyweight | Lasha TALAKHADZE, Georgia | 463 |
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Is this first EU championship in modern era without Russian male winner?
Good question. Looks like no gold medals for men’s Team Russia last year in Tbilisi, Georgia…
Here is a quick look on Team Russia (men) # of gold medals @ European Championship since 2000:
Year – Gold
2016 – 0
2015 – 0
2014 – 3
2013 – 5
2012 – 2
2011 – 4
2010 – 1
2009 – 2
2008 – 3
2007 – 1
2006 – 1
2005 – 1
2004 – 0
2003 – 1
2002 – 1
2001 – 2
2000 – 0