2025 Balkan Weightlifting Championships
| 2025 Balkan Weightlifting Championships | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Venue | Grand Blue Fafa Resort |
| Location | Durrës, Albania |
| Dates | 1–4 December |
| Competitors | 69 from 8 nations |
The 2025 Balkan Weightlifting Championships (1st Balkan Senior Weightlifting Championships) took place in Durrës, Albania from 1 to 4 December 2025 by Balkan Weightlifting Federation.[1][2][3]
History
After many years of pause, the Balkan Senior Championship in 2025, the renewed edition of the competition is back. In the distant past, competitions were held in the Balkans. Information about the time and results is not available. However, in the modern era, in 2025, with the participation of 10 countries, the first tournament was held under the name. Balkan Weightlifting Federation was established On October 21, 2024 in Golem, Albania. [4]
Medal table
Ranking by Big (Total result) medals
* Host nation (Albania)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Turkey | 7 | 5 | 1 | 13 |
| 2 |  Romania | 3 | 6 | 3 | 12 |
| 3 |  Albania* | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 |
| 4 |  Bulgaria | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 5 |  Greece | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 6 |  Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Totals (6 entries) | 16 | 15 | 11 | 42 | |
Ranking by all medals: Big (Total result) and Small (Snatch and Clean & Jerk)
* Host nation (Albania)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Turkey | 21 | 13 | 7 | 41 |
| 2 | Romania | 8 | 20 | 8 | 36 |
| 3 | Albania* | 6 | 7 | 9 | 22 |
| 4 | Bulgaria | 6 | 0 | 5 | 11 |
| 5 | Greece | 4 | 6 | 1 | 11 |
| 6 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| Totals (6 entries) | 48 | 46 | 33 | 127 | |
Medal summary
Men
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 60 kg | ||||||
| Snatch | Erdoğan Yiğit (TUR) |
116 kg | Narcis Papolti (ROU) |
115 kg | Marian-Cristian Luca (ROU) |
115 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Narcis Papolti (ROU) |
142 kg | Erdoğan Yiğit (TUR) |
142 kg | Dzhan Zarkov (BUL) |
141 kg |
| Total | Erdoğan Yiğit (TUR) |
258 kg | Narcis Papolti (ROU) |
257 kg | Marian-Cristian Luca (ROU) |
251 kg |
| 65 kg | ||||||
| Snatch | Şahin Çelik (TUR) |
128 kg | Ion Daniel Dorobete (ROU) |
127 kg | Adem Algül (TUR) |
118 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Konstantinos Lampridis (GRE) |
148 kg | Ion Daniel Dorobete (ROU) |
147 kg | Adem Algül (TUR) |
141 kg |
| Total | Ion Daniel Dorobete (ROU) |
274 kg | Şahin Çelik (TUR) |
268 kg | Konstantinos Lampridis (GRE) |
262 kg |
| 71 kg | ||||||
| Snatch | Gabriel Marinov (BUL) |
120 kg | Pirvu Matei Razvan (ROU) |
114 kg | Anıl Gökçen (TUR) |
113 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Gabriel Marinov (BUL) |
158 kg | Anıl Gökçen (TUR) |
142 kg | Pirvu Matei Razvan (ROU) |
136 kg |
| Total | Gabriel Marinov (BUL) |
278 kg | Anıl Gökçen (TUR) |
255 kg | Pirvu Matei Razvan (ROU) |
250 kg |
| 79 kg | ||||||
| Snatch | Briken Calja (ALB) |
150 kg | Ramazan Zeydanlı (TUR) |
140 kg | None awarded | |
| Clean & Jerk | Briken Calja (ALB) |
185 kg | Ramazan Zeydanlı (TUR) |
160 kg | None awarded | |
| Total | Briken Calja (ALB) |
335 kg | Ramazan Zeydanlı (TUR) |
300 kg | None awarded | |
| 88 kg | ||||||
| Snatch | Andranik Karapetyan (BIH) |
168 kg | Mihăiță Tănăsoiu (ROU) |
146 kg | Nicu Vîlcu (ROU) |
144 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Andranik Karapetyan (BIH) |
189 kg | Mihăiță Tănăsoiu (ROU) |
188 kg | Nicu Vîlcu (ROU) |
164 kg |
| Total | Andranik Karapetyan (BIH) |
357 kg | Mihăiță Tănăsoiu (ROU) |
334 kg | Nicu Vîlcu (ROU) |
308 kg |
| 94 kg | ||||||
| Snatch | Ertjan Kofsha (ALB) |
165 kg | Darius Tătaru (ROU) |
130 kg | Zerin Kobilić (BIH) |
120 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Ertjan Kofsha (ALB) |
193 kg | Darius Tătaru (ROU) |
170 kg | Zerin Kobilić (BIH) |
150 kg |
| Total | Ertjan Kofsha (ALB) |
358 kg | Darius Tătaru (ROU) |
300 kg | Zerin Kobilić (BIH) |
270 kg |
| 110 kg | ||||||
| Snatch | Ömer Gürmeriç (TUR) |
144 kg | Ermand Tabaku (ALB) |
143 kg | Emirhan Özer (TUR) |
135 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Ömer Gürmeriç (TUR) |
185 kg | Emirhan Özer (TUR) |
181 kg | Ermand Tabaku (ALB) |
170 kg |
| Total | Ömer Gürmeriç (TUR) |
329 kg | Emirhan Özer (TUR) |
316 kg | Ermand Tabaku (ALB) |
313 kg |
| +110 kg | ||||||
| Snatch | Dimitar Dimitrov (BUL) |
157 kg | Ioannis Athanasiou (GRE) |
156 kg | Franko Ferra (ALB) |
146 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Dimitar Dimitrov (BUL) |
210 kg | Ioannis Athanasiou (GRE) |
196 kg | Franko Ferra (ALB) |
195 kg |
| Total | Dimitar Dimitrov (BUL) |
367 kg | Ioannis Athanasiou (GRE) |
352 kg | Franko Ferra (ALB) |
341 kg |
Women
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 48 kg | ||||||
| Snatch | Ezgi Kılıç (TUR) |
75 kg | Yağmur Melek Şahin (TUR) |
71 kg | None awarded | |
| Clean & Jerk | Ezgi Kılıç (TUR) |
90 kg | None awarded | None awarded | ||
| Total | Ezgi Kılıç (TUR) |
74 kg | None awarded | None awarded | ||
| 53 kg | ||||||
| Snatch | Alexia Sipos (ROU) |
79 kg | Cosmina Adriana Pană (ROU) |
76 kg | Boyana Kostadinova (BUL) |
74 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Cosmina Adriana Pană (ROU) |
95 kg | Alexia Sipos (ROU) |
95 kg | Koni Desjana (ALB) |
90 kg |
| Total | Alexia Sipos (ROU) |
174 kg | Cosmina Adriana Pană (ROU) |
171 kg | Koni Desjana (ALB) |
164 kg |
| 58 kg | ||||||
| Snatch | Maria Kardara (GRE) |
89 kg | Dana Berchi (ROU) |
88 kg | Merve İlden (TUR) |
80 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Maria Kardara (GRE) |
106 kg | Dana Berchi (ROU) |
105 kg | Merve İlden (TUR) |
100 kg |
| Total | Maria Kardara (GRE) |
195 kg | Dana Berchi (ROU) |
193 kg | Merve İlden (TUR) |
180 kg |
| 63 kg | ||||||
| Snatch | Hatice Karagöz (TUR) |
85 kg | Paraskevi Karathanasi (GRE) |
85 kg | Maria Naydenova (BUL) |
70 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Hatice Karagöz (TUR) |
108 kg | Paraskevi Karathanasi (GRE) |
105 kg | Maria Naydenova (BUL) |
93 kg |
| Total | Hatice Karagöz (TUR) |
193 kg | Paraskevi Karathanasi (GRE) |
190 kg | Maria Naydenova (BUL) |
163 kg |
| 69 kg | ||||||
| Snatch | Nuray Güngör (TUR) |
100 kg | Gea Dokollari (ALB) |
70 kg | None awarded | |
| Clean & Jerk | Nuray Güngör (TUR) |
120 kg | Gea Dokollari (ALB) |
85 kg | None awarded | |
| Total | Nuray Güngör (TUR) |
220 kg | Gea Dokollari (ALB) |
155 kg | None awarded | |
| 77 kg | ||||||
| Snatch | Alexandra Alexe (ROU) |
97 kg | Medine Saime Balaban (TUR) |
96 kg | Cristina Ionita (ROU) |
84 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Alexandra Alexe (ROU) |
117 kg | Medine Saime Balaban (TUR) |
116 kg | Maida Lozi (ALB) |
103 kg |
| Total | Alexandra Alexe (ROU) |
214 kg | Medine Saime Balaban (TUR) |
212 kg | Maida Lozi (ALB) |
186 kg |
| 86 kg | ||||||
| Snatch | Tuana Süren (TUR) |
100 kg | Ecaterina Cismanescu (ROU) |
83 kg | None awarded | |
| Clean & Jerk | Tuana Süren (TUR) |
115 kg | Ecaterina Cismanescu (ROU) |
107 kg | None awarded | |
| Total | Tuana Süren (TUR) |
215 kg | Ecaterina Cismanescu (ROU) |
190 kg | None awarded | |
| +86 kg | ||||||
| Snatch | Sudenaz Yılmaz (TUR) |
88 kg | Arjeta Rade (ALB) |
75 kg | None awarded | |
| Clean & Jerk | Sudenaz Yılmaz (TUR) |
115 kg | Arjeta Rade (ALB) |
95 kg | None awarded | |
| Total | Sudenaz Yılmaz (TUR) |
203 kg | Arjeta Rade (ALB) |
170 kg | None awarded | |
References
- ^ "Balkan Senior Weightlifting Championships to Be Held in Durrës". Retrieved 1 December 2025.
- ^ "1st Balkan Senior Weightlifting Championships" (PDF). Retrieved 1 December 2025.
- ^ "Calender". Retrieved 1 December 2025.
- ^ "Elez Gjoza announced the inaugural Balkan Junior Championships for June 2025". Retrieved 1 December 2025.