1976 European Weightlifting Championships

The 1976 European Weightlifting Championships were held at the Werner-Seelenbinder-Halle in Berlin, East Germany from April 3 to April 11, 1976. This was the 55th edition of the event. There were 151 men in action from 21 nations.

1976 European Championships
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Medal summary edit

Event Gold Silver Bronze
52 kg
Snatch Aleksandr Voronin
  Soviet Union
107.5 kg György Kőszegi
  Hungary
102.5 kg Zygmunt Smalcerz
  Poland
100.0 kg
Clean & Jerk György Kőszegi
  Hungary
132.5 kg Aleksandr Voronin
  Soviet Union
132.5 kg Lajos Szűcs
  Hungary
130.0 kg
Total Aleksandr Voronin
  Soviet Union
240.0 kg György Kőszegi
  Hungary
235.0 kg Lajos Szűcs
  Hungary
230.0 kg
56 kg
Snatch Karel Prohl
  Czechoslovakia
112.5 kg Norair Nurikyan
  Bulgaria
110.0 kg Imre Stefanovics
  Hungary
107.5 kg
Clean & Jerk Norair Nurikyan
  Bulgaria
145.0 kg Leszek Skorupa
  Poland
145.0 kg Imre Stefanovics
  Hungary
142.5 kg
Total Norair Nurikyan
  Bulgaria
255.0 kg Leszek Skorupa
  Poland
252.5 kg Karel Prohl
  Czechoslovakia
250.0 kg
60 kg
Snatch Todor Todorov
  Bulgaria
125.0 kg Georgi Todorov
  Bulgaria
125.0 kg Nikolay Kolesnikov
  Soviet Union
122.5 kg
Clean & Jerk Nikolay Kolesnikov
  Soviet Union
160.0 kg Todor Todorov
  Bulgaria
155.0 kg Grzegorz Cziura
  Poland
155.0 kg
Total Nikolay Kolesnikov
  Soviet Union
282.5 kg Todor Todorov
  Bulgaria
280.0 kg Georgi Todorov
  Bulgaria
277.5 kg
67.5 kg
Snatch Zbigniew Kaczmarek
  Poland
135.0 kg Zahari Todorov
  Bulgaria
132.5 kg Jan Lostowski
  Poland
132.5 kg
Clean & Jerk Sergey Pevsner
  Soviet Union
172.5 kg Jan Lostowski
  Poland
170.0 kg Zbigniew Kaczmarek
  Poland
170.0 kg
Total Zbigniew Kaczmarek
  Poland
305.0 kg Jan Lostowski
  Poland
302.5 kg Sergey Pevsner
  Soviet Union
297.5 kg
75 kg
Snatch Peter Wenzel
  East Germany
150.0 kg Vardan Militosyan
  Soviet Union
150.0 kg Yordan Mitkov
  Bulgaria
147.5 kg
Clean & Jerk Vardan Militosyan
  Soviet Union
190.0 kg Peter Wenzel
  East Germany
185.0 kg Yordan Mitkov
  Bulgaria
182.5 kg
Total Vardan Militosyan
  Soviet Union
340.0 kg Peter Wenzel
  East Germany
335.0 kg Yordan Mitkov
  Bulgaria
330.0 kg
82.5 kg
Snatch Trendafil Stoychev
  Bulgaria
167.5 kg Valery Shary
  Soviet Union
165.0 kg Blagoy Blagoev
  Bulgaria
165.0 kg
Clean & Jerk Rolf Milser
  West Germany
207.5 kg Valery Shary
  Soviet Union
202.5 kg Blagoy Blagoev
  Bulgaria
200.0 kg
Total Valery Shary
  Soviet Union
367.5 kg Blagoy Blagoev
  Bulgaria
365.0 kg Trendafil Stoychev
  Bulgaria
365.0 kg
90 kg
Snatch David Rigert
  Soviet Union
177.5 kg Adam Saydullaev
  Soviet Union
160.0 kg Michel Broillet
  Switzerland
160.0 kg
Clean & Jerk David Rigert
  Soviet Union
220.0 kg Adam Saydullaev
  Soviet Union
200.0 kg Christos Iakovou
  Greece
195.0 kg
Total David Rigert
  Soviet Union
397.5 kg Adam Saydullaev
  Soviet Union
360.0 kg Peter Petzold
  East Germany
350.0 kg
110 kg
Snatch Valentin Hristov
  Bulgaria
185.0 kg Yury Zaitsev
  Soviet Union
172.5 kg Jürgen Ciezki
  East Germany
170.0 kg
Clean & Jerk Valentin Hristov
  Bulgaria
230.0 kg Yury Zaitsev
  Soviet Union
227.5 kg Jürgen Ciezki
  East Germany
225.0 kg
Total Valentin Hristov
  Bulgaria
415.0 kg Yury Zaitsev
  Soviet Union
400.0 kg Jürgen Ciezki
  East Germany
395.0 kg
+110 kg
Snatch Hristo Plachkov
  Bulgaria
195.0 kg Jürgen Heuser
  East Germany
180.0 kg Gerd Bonk
  East Germany
180.0 kg
Clean & Jerk Gerd Bonk
  East Germany
252.5 kg Hristo Plachkov
  Bulgaria
235.0 kg Jürgen Heuser
  East Germany
230.0 kg
Total Gerd Bonk
  East Germany
432.5 kg Hristo Plachkov
  Bulgaria
430.0 kg Jürgen Heuser
  East Germany
410.0 kg

Medal table edit

Ranking by Big (Total result) medals

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1  Soviet Union (URS)5218
2  Bulgaria (BUL)2338
3  Poland (POL)1203
4  East Germany (GDR)1135
5  Hungary (HUN)0112
6  Czechoslovakia (TCH)0011
Totals (6 entries)99927

References edit