Lanzarote Police Officers Win 22 Medals at European Police and Firefighters Games

Officers from Arrecife and Tías won a combined 17 gold and five silver medals at the European Police and Firefighters Games in Vigo.

Two officers representing Lanzarote’s local police forces have returned from the 11th European Police and Firefighters Games with a total of 22 medals, following the competition held in Vigo from October 9 to 18.

Officer J.L.Q. of the Arrecife Local Police and Officer L.F.P. of the Tías Local Police competed against professionals from law enforcement and emergency services in 40 countries. The event brought together around 3,000 participants.

Between them, the two officers secured 17 gold medals and five silver medals across weightlifting, powerlifting, CrossFit and precision shooting.

Both also won gold in the CrossFit RX pairs event, placing the two Lanzarote police forces at the top of the podium.

Arrecife officer wins 10 medals

Officer J.L.Q. of the Arrecife Local Police collected 10 medals, comprising seven gold and three silver.

His results included four gold medals in weightlifting, winning the snatch, clean and jerk, total and open division events.

In powerlifting, he secured gold in the deadlift and silver medals in the squat, bench press and total classifications.

He added two more gold medals in CrossFit, winning both the individual RX and pairs RX events. He also competed in precision shooting with a 9 mm pistol.

Tías officer takes home 12 medals

Officer L.F.P. of the Tías Local Police finished the Games with 12 medals, including 10 gold and two silver.

In weightlifting, she won four gold medals in the snatch, clean and jerk, total and overall categories.

She also claimed four gold medals in powerlifting, taking first place in the squat, bench press, deadlift and total events.

Her CrossFit results included gold medals in both the individual RX and pairs RX competitions.

In precision shooting with a 9 mm pistol, she won silver in the individual event and another silver in the team competition, alongside officers from Frontex and the Mossos d’Esquadra.