BULGARIA WITH GOLD AT EUROPEAN WEIGHTLIFTING CHAMPIONSHIP

Sports | April 26, 2002, Friday // 00:00

Olympic gold medalist Galabin Boevski ranked first in the European Weightlifting Championship in Antalya, Turkey. He dominated the men's 69 kilogram weight-class both in the snatch and in the clean-and-jerk. Boevski swept the men's 69 kilogram (151.8 pounds) weight-class by pumping 160.0 kilograms (352 pounds) in the snatch and 190 kilograms (418 pounds) in the clean-and-jerk. He made five of his six lifts, only missing an attempt to add half a kilogram (1 pound) to the 196.5 kilogram (432.3 pound) clean-and-jerk world record he set in 1999. Georgios Tzelilis of Greece took second in men's competitions, lifting a combined total of 332.5 kilograms (731.5 pounds) for second place overall. Reyhan Arabacioglu of Turkey placed third with a combined score of 330.0 (726 pounds) kilograms. Following are the results from the third day of the European Weightlifting Championships:

Men

69 kg

1. Galabin Boevski, Bulgaria, 350.0 kilograms (snatch 160.0, clean-and-jerk 190.0).
2. Georgios Tzelilis, Greece, 332.5 kg (150.0-182.5).
3. Reyhan Arabacioglu, Turkey, 330.0 kg (150.0-180.0).
4. Turan Mirzoev, Azerbaijan, 330.0 kg (150.0-180.0).
5. Zoltan Kecskes, Hungary, 327.5 kg (147.5-180.0).
6. Ekrem Djelil, Turkey, 325.0 kg (145.0-180.0).

Women

69 kg

1. Valentina Popova, Russia, 252.5 kilograms (snatch 112.5, clean-and-jerk 140.0).
2. Svetlana Habirova, Russia, 247.5 kg (107.5-140.0).
3. Maria Tatsi, Greece, 212.5 kg (90.0-122.5).
4. Slaveyka Nikolova, Bulgaria, 210.0 kg (90.0-120.0).
5. Rumyana Rumenova, 202.5 kg (92.5-110.0).
6. Hanna Keranen, Finland, 202.5 kg (90.0-102.5).

Women

75 kg

1. Sule Sahbaz, Turkey, 245.0 kilograms (snatch 112.5, clean-and-jerk 132.5).
2. Aysel Ozgur, Turkey, 240.0 kg (110.0-130.0).
3. Ilona Danko, Hungary, 235.0 kg (107.5-127.5).
4. Lioudmila Arefieva, Russia, 230 kg (107.5-122.5).
5. Venera Mannanova, Russia, 230.0 kg (110.0-120).
6. Katalin Laczi, Hungary, 222.5 kg (97.5-125.0).

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