One kilo off his London Olympics pace was good enough for Intigam Zairov (Azerbaijan) to handily win the gold medal in the total in the 94-kg category at the European Weightlifting Championships tonight in Tirana, Albania.


With this 180-kg snatch, Intigam Zairov (Azerbaijan) pocketed the first of his three gold medals in the 94-kg category at the 2013 European Weightlifting Championships in Tirana, Albania.  IronMind® | Randall J. Strossen photo


Intigam came out of the starting blocks with three successful snatches, ending with 180 kg, which put him a big seven kilos ahead of silver medalist Rinat Kireev (Russia) and eight in front of bronze medalist Zygimantas Stanulis (Lithuania).

Zairov edged Kireev on body weight for the gold medal in the clean and jerk as both men made three good lifts and finished with 216 kg.  Aliaksandr Makaranka (Belarus) nudged Stanulis out of bronze medal position in the clean and jerk—both lifters ended with 200 kg.

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