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World weightlifting, Nov 4 finals: Davit Hovhannisyan finishes 17th

Armenia’s Davit Hovhannisyan finished 17th with 360 kg in the men’s 95 kg competition on 4 November. Sportaran reports that Bulgaria’s Karlos Nasar won with a world-record 415 kg, setting records of 185 kg in the snatch and 230 kg in the clean and jerk; Kazakhstan’s Nurgissa Adiletuly finished second with 399 kg and Iran’s Ali Alipour third with 396 kg.

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Armenia’s Davit Hovhannisyan finished 17th with a 360 kg total in the men’s 95 kg competition at the World Weightlifting Championships in Ningbo, China, on 4 November.

Before Hovhannisyan competed, Armenia’s Aleksandra Grigoryan had won a clean-and-jerk bronze medal at the championships.

Men’s 95 kg results

Bulgaria’s Karlos Nasar won gold in both lifts and the overall title, with world records in each, Sportaran said. The snatch is a single movement from the floor to overhead; in the clean and jerk, the lifter first brings the bar to the shoulders, then raises it overhead.

Men’s 95 kg overall results and lifts
Place and lifterSnatchClean and jerkTotal
1. Karlos Nasar, Bulgaria185 kg230 kg415 kg
2. Nurgissa Adiletuly, Kazakhstan182 kg217 kg399 kg
3. Ali Alipour, Iran181 kg215 kg396 kg

Hovhannisyan competed in Group B and made one successful attempt in each lift: 165 kg in the snatch and 195 kg in the clean and jerk.

The Ningbo championships are the first qualifying competition for the Los Angeles 2028 Olympic Games. They continue until 8 November.

In the Sports daily for 4 November 2026

2026 World Weightlifting Championships