2025 Youth & Junior World Weightlifting Championships Results

The future of weightlifting happens here — Weightlifting House is proud to present coverage of the 2025 Youth & Junior World Weightlifting Championships. This event runs from Apr. 30 to May 5 in Lima, Peru, and will showcase the best young talent from all over the globe.

• Remind Me: Earlier this year, we learned that Youth & Junior Worlds would be held as a combined IWF event for the first time in the sport's modern history. 

You'll find podium results from all weight class events in Lima below. We're updating our results daily, so check back often to see who lifted their way to the podium. Want to watch the action live? We've got you covered on Weightlifting House TV. 

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Over 500 of the most talented young weightlifters in the world collided in Peru at the Youth & Junior World Weightlifting Championships. But there are only so many medals to go around — here's who walked away from Lima with some hardware.

Youth athletes, aged 13 to 17, competed in the same pool of lifters as Junior competitors barring their unique categories at the lightest and heaviest ends of the weight spectrum. 

40KG

1. Isanelly De Silva (BRA): 134 (57/77)
2. Althea Bacaro (PHI): 130 (58/72)
3. Jyoshna Sabar (IND): 128 (56/72)

Brazil's Isanelly De Silva hit a new Youth clean & jerk world record of 77 kilograms on her final lift.

45KG

1. Ann Diaz (PHI): 152 (70/82)
2. Arianye Echandia (VEN): 151 (69/82)
3. Kateryna Malashchuk (UKR): 150 (69/81)

49KG

1. Kelly Lopez Ponciano (MEX): 169 (73/96)
2. Y Lien (VIE): 168 (74/94)
3. Boyana Kostadinova (BUL): 164 (75/89)

55KG

1. Jhodie Peralta (PHI): 188 (84/104)
2. Y Tho (VIE): 183 (80/103)
3. Nicoleta Cojocaru (MDA): 182 (82/100)

59KG

1. Xeniya Prozodrova (KAZ): 199 (91/108)
2. Marjona Abdumutalova (UZB): 190 (88/102)
3. Polina Pavlovich (AIN): 189 (85/104)

64KG

1. Carja Enkileda (ALB): 213 (98/115)
2. Crystie Femliy (NRU): 202 (92/110)
3. Seyedeh Hosseini (IRI): 197 (86/111)

71KG

1. Lin Jingwei (CHN): 231 (100/131)
2. Darya Kuznetsova (AIN): 210 (93/117)
3. Kira Danilova (KAZ): 209 (94/115)

76KG

1. Varvara Kudzminova (AIN): 235 (108/127)
2. Seine Stowers (SAM): 214 (98/116)
3. Lian Pei-Yu (TPE): 188 (83/105)

Independent athlete Varvara Kudzminova set two Youth snatch world records at 106 and 108 kilograms plus a Youth total record of 235. 

81KG

1. Aparicio Lidysmar Del Valle (VEN): 230 (103/127)
2. Li Xue (CHN): 229 (104/125)
3. Kartika Pertiwi Alyamaulida (INA): 216 (96/120)

+81KG

1. Mohinur Esonboeva (UZB): 225 (98/127)
2. Barbara Mendoza Salazar (VEN): 224 (99/125)
3. Mollie King (NZL): 223 (97/126)

49KG

1. Jay Colonia (PHI): 215 (94/121)
2. Christian Di Maria (ITA): 214 (99/115)
3. Harsabardhan Sahu (IND): 197 (87/110)

Christian Di Maria (ITA) attempted a new Youth world record in the snatch of 101 kilograms, but was denied despite a team challenge due to an elbow re-bend.

Overall winner Jay Colonia (PHI) tried a 126-kilogram Youth world record in the clean & jerk, but couldn't lock the bar out.  

55KG

1. Danu Secrieru (MDA): 239 (107/132)
2. Van The Hung (THA): 236 (105/131)
3. Mohammed Al Ojaian (KSA): 233 (103/130)

61KG

1. Beibarys Yerseit (KAZ): 262 (117/145)
2. Efe Yilmaz (TUR): 261 (108/153)
3. Abubakar Tsakaev (AIN): 252 (113/139)

67KG

1. Luis Alberto Garcia (VEN): 269 (116/153)
2. Dan Dorin Betca (MDA): 268 (122/146)
3. Ali Hussin Alhawar (KSA): 264 (120/144)

73KG

1. Hussein Hamouda Abdelrahman (EGY): 306 (141/165)
2. Kakamyrat Annamyradov (TKM): 290 (130/160)
3. Yernur Myrzakhmet (KAZ): 286 (131/155)

81KG

1. Serhii Kotelevskyi (UKR): 314 (142/172)
2. Didarbek Jumabayev (TKM): 305 (137/168)
3. Maksims Vasilonoks (LAT): 297 (136/161)

89KG

1. William Nehemiah Kida (FIJ): 332 (152/180)
2. Munisbek Davletov (UZB): 319 (140/179)
3. Khuthair Qaiti Mousa (IRQ): 318 (145/173)

96KG

1. Grigor Ghazaryan (ARM): 330 (145/185)
2. Yslam Akmyradov (TKM): 316 (141/175)
3. Parv Chaudhary (IND): 315 (140/175)

102KG

1. Jaba Tkeshelashvili (GEO): 337 (145/192)
2. Saba Chikhladze (GEO): 292 (130/162)
3. Konstantin Balinov (BUL): 286 (126/160)

+102KG

1. Parikhan Yazdani (IRI): 334 (144/190)
2. Hovhannes Hovhannisyan (ARM): 323 (150/173)
3. Volodymr Chmykh (UKR): 323 (143/180)

With the International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) implementing new weight classes in June, Junior Worlds stands as just about the last chance for athletes 15-20 to ink themselves into the record books.

45KG

1. Hu Yuhuan (CHN): 170 (74/96)
2. Khemika Kamnoedsri (THA): 161 (72/89)
3. Angeline Colonia (PHI): 160 (72/88)

49KG

1. Yan Qihui (CHN): 179 (79/100)
2. Kerlys Montilla Madrid (VEN): 176 (77/99)
3. Lucia Gonzalez Borrego (ESP): 175 (80/95)

55KG

1. Wei Tingna (CHN): 209 (94/115)
2. Ludovica Delia (ITA): 205 (91/114)
3. Aleksandra Grigoryan (ARM): 204 (88/116)

59KG

1. Saetia Thanaporn (THA): 211 (96/115)
2. Gelen Torres Gomez (COL): 206 (93/113)
3. Maria Paz Casadevall (ARG): 204 (91/113)

64KG

1. Lang Liuyue (CHN): 236 (106/130)
2. Jiang Yanfang (CHN): 231 (105/126)
3. Sophie Shaft (USA): 223 (97/126)

71KG

1. Charlotte Simoneau (CAN): 245 (111/134)
2. Olivia Selemaia (NZL): 235 (106/129)
3. Wang Mengting (CHN): 231 (101/130)

China's Lin Jingwei hit a new Youth world record in the clean & jerk at 131 kilograms. She attempted 135 for a new Youth total record, but was unsuccessful.

76KG

1. Ella Nicholson (USA): 236 (106/130)
2. Varvara Kudzminova (AIN): 235 (108/127)
3. Jeon Heesoo (KOR): 225 (102/123)

Varvara Kudzminova was ranked in both the Youth and Junior divisions.

81KG

1. Kim Yong Ju (PRK): 252 (110/142)
2. Xu Qianran (CHN): 247 (106/141)
3. Aparicio Lidysmar Del Valle (VEN): 230 (103/127)

87KG

1. Anamjan Rustamova (TKM): 249 (108/141)
2. Mairyn Hernandez Lizarraga (MEX): 244 (109/135)
3. Mariia Gruzdova (AIN): 242 (108/134)

+87KG

1. Fatmagul Cevik (TUR): 245 (110/135)
2. Yairan Tysforod Rivas (COL): 242 (111/131)
3. Lee Haeun (KOR): 241 (106/135)

55KG

1. Tomari Kotaro (JPN): 266 (123/143)
2. K Duong (VIE): 257 (113/144)
3. Zhang Weiqiang (CHN): 247 (111/136)

Japan's Tomari Kotaro beat the existing world standard snatch of 122 by one kilogram on his final attempt. He set a new Junior record in the total as well, 266, with his 143-kilogram squat jerk. 

61KG

1. Aly Elsayed Elaraby (EGY): 282 (122/160)
2. Jose Gonzalez Marmolejo (COL): 273 (125/148)
3. Giga Odikadze (GEO): 270 (123/147)

67KG

1. Albert Delos Santos (PHI): 309 (134/175)
2. Yang Jinwen (CHN): 307 (140/167)
3. Diyorbek Ruzmetov (UZB): 302 (139/163)

73KG

1. Ju Hyeon Park (KOR): 324 (147/177)
2. Tiberiu Donose (ROU): 321 (145/176)
3. Mohammed Al Marzouq (KSA): 316 (146/170)

81KG

1. Chen Shunnan (CHN): 346 (156/190)
2. Rakuei Azuma (JPN): 340 (155/185)
3. Yerasyl Saulebekov (KAZ): 340 (150/190)

89KG

1. Goga Jajvani (GEO): 360 (162/198)
2. Angel Rodriguez Meneses (VEN): 359 (164/195)
3. David Cuesta Angel (COL): 359 (163/196)

96KG

1. Mohamed Elbasyouni (EGY): 366 (166/200)
2. Amirhosein Sepah Ajerlou (IRI): 364 (165/199)
3. Ihnatsi Pauliukavets (AIN): 363 (167/196)

102KG

1. Malheus De Souza (BRA): 395 (175/220)
2. Abolfazl Zare (IRI): 386 (176/210)
3. Mahmoud Hassan (EGY): 371 (168/203)

Malheus De Souza hit a new Junior world record clean & jerk of 220 kilograms.

109KG

1. Alireza Nasiri (IRI): 400 (180/220)
2. Farhad Gholizadeh (IRI): 370 (165/205)
3. Andrii Borovskyi (UKR): 366 (165/201)

+109KG

1. Hamidreza Mohammaditanha (IRI): 394 (181/213)
2. Taha Nemati Moghaddam (IRI): 392 (180/212)
3. Georgii Myand (AIN): 382 (175/207)