Garnik Cholakyan

Garnik Cholakyan (born 21 December 2001), is an Armenian weightlifter, and a bronze medalist at the 2025 European Weightlifting Championships.

Biography Cholakyan has been competing in international weightlifting competitions since 2019. At the 2019 European Youth Championships, he became the champion in the 49 kg weight category with a total result of 192 kg.

In 2021, at the European Junior Championships, he won the 55 kg weight category with a total of 230 kg. In May 2022, he became the champion at the World Junior Championships in the 55 kg category with a total result of 240 kg. In 2024, he made his debut at the Senior World Championships, where he placed seventh in the 61 kg weight category with a result of 280 kg.

In April 2025, at the 2025 European Weightlifting Championships held in Chișinău, he won the bronze medal in the 61 kg category with a total result of 275 kg. He also earned a small silver medal in the snatch exercise (124 kg).

Major results Year Venue Weight Snatch (kg) Clean & Jerk (kg) Total Rank 1 2 3 Rank 1 2 3 Rank World Championships 2024 Manama, Bahrain 61 kg 120 125 130 150 155 155 7 280 72025 Førde, Norway 60 kg 123 128 130 8 152 157 — 10 275 10 European Championships2025 Chișinău, Moldova 61 kg 123 124 129 151 151 153 4 275 2026 Batumi, Georgia 60 kg 120 124 124 145 150 156 274