Israeli Weightlifter Yan Margulis Crowned European U20 Silver Medalist
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Israeli weightlifter Yan Margulis, 20, won the silver medal at the U20 European Championships in Albania in the 110kg category. He set five new Israeli records during the competition. Margulis lifted 172kg in the snatch to secure second place, while also finishing fourth overall in the combined total with 354kg. This follows his bronze medal win two years prior.
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- Yan Margulis won the U20 European Weightlifting silver medal in Albania.
- Margulis set five new Israeli records in snatch and combined total.
- He lifted 172kg in the snatch to secure second place.
- The Polish competitor Marcin Zielkowski won the gold medal.
- Margulis previously won a bronze medal at the U20 European Championships.
Israeli weightlifter Yan Margulis, 20, secured the silver medal in the U20 European Weightlifting Championships held in Albania. Competing in the 110kg category, Margulis lifted 172kg in the snatch to finish second overall. He also set five new Israeli records during the competition: in the snatch across three age categories up to 20, and in the combined total for U20 and U23.
Margulis's coach is Michal Chayut. The gold medal went to Poland's Marcin Zielkowski, who lifted 176kg, while Russia's Artyom Grudinin took bronze with 170kg.
In the clean and jerk, Margulis lifted 182kg, placing eighth. His combined total across both lifts was 354kg, earning him fourth place overall in that discipline. Zielkowski won the combined event with 377kg, followed by Grudinin with 372kg and Germany's Alessandro Schwazer with 359kg.
This achievement marks a significant milestone for Margulis, who previously won a bronze medal in the snatch at the U20 European Championships two years ago in Poland.
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