1980 European Weightlifting Championships

The 1980 European Weightlifting Championships were held at the Pinki Hall in Belgrade, SFR Yugoslavia from April 26 to May 4, 1980. This was the 59th edition of the event. There were 156 men in action from 26 nations.

1980 European Championships
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Medal summary

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Event Gold Silver Bronze
52 kg
Snatch Aleksandr Voronin
  Soviet Union
107.5 kg Stefan Leletko
  Poland
102.5 kg Jacek Gutowski
  Poland
102.5 kg
Clean & Jerk Stefan Leletko
  Poland
135.0 kg Aleksandr Voronin
  Soviet Union
132.5 kg Jacek Gutowski
  Poland
122.5 kg
Total Aleksandr Voronin
  Soviet Union
240.0 kg Stefan Leletko
  Poland
237.5 kg Jacek Gutowski
  Poland
225.0 kg
56 kg
Snatch Oleg Karayanidi
  Soviet Union
117.5 kg Turgay Sabriev
  Bulgaria
115.0 kg Andreas Letz
  East Germany
110.0 kg
Clean & Jerk Andreas Letz
  East Germany
147.5 kg Oleg Karayanidi
  Soviet Union
145.0 kg Frank Mavius
  East Germany
145.0 kg
Total Oleg Karayanidi
  Soviet Union
262.5 kg Andreas Letz
  East Germany
257.5 kg Frank Mavius
  East Germany
255.0 kg
60 kg
Snatch Stefan Dimitrov
  Bulgaria
127.5 kg Antoni Pawlak
  Poland
125.0 kg Włodzimierz Jakub
  Poland
125.0 kg
Clean & Jerk Yurik Sarkisyan
  Soviet Union
160.0 kg Stefan Dimitrov
  Bulgaria
157.5 kg Gelu Radu
  Romania
150.0 kg
Total Stefan Dimitrov
  Bulgaria
285.0 kg Yurik Sarkisyan
  Soviet Union
280.0 kg Antoni Pawlak
  Poland
275.0 kg
67.5 kg
Snatch Yanko Rusev
  Bulgaria
147.5 kg Günter Ambraß
  East Germany
140.0 kg Daniel Senet
  France
140.0 kg
Clean & Jerk Yanko Rusev
  Bulgaria
190.0 kg
WR
Günter Ambraß
  East Germany
175.0 kg Karl-Heinz Radschinsky
  West Germany
175.0 kg
Total Yanko Rusev
  Bulgaria
337.5 kg
WR
Günter Ambraß
  East Germany
315.0 kg Karl-Heinz Radschinsky
  West Germany
312.5 kg
75 kg
Snatch Nedelcho Kolev
  Bulgaria
160.0 kg Asen Zlatev
  Bulgaria
157.5 kg Aleksandr Pervy
  Soviet Union
155.0 kg
Clean & Jerk Asen Zlatev
  Bulgaria
197.5 kg
WR
Peter Wenzel
  East Germany
192.5 kg Aleksandr Pervy
  Soviet Union
192.5 kg
Total Asen Zlatev
  Bulgaria
355.0 kg
WR
Nedelcho Kolev
  Bulgaria
347.5 kg Aleksandr Pervy
  Soviet Union
347.5 kg
82.5 kg
Snatch Yurik Vardanyan
  Soviet Union
167.5 kg Janusz Alchimowicz
  Poland
157.5 kg Romuald Jazbowiecki
  Poland
157.5 kg
Clean & Jerk Yurik Vardanyan
  Soviet Union
200.0 kg Horst Appel
  West Germany
192.5 kg Norbert Bergmann
  West Germany
192.5 kg
Total Yurik Vardanyan
  Soviet Union
367.5 kg Detlef Blasche
  East Germany
345.0 kg Horst Appel
  West Germany
342.5 kg
90 kg
Snatch Rumen Aleksandrov
  Bulgaria
175.0 kg Valery Shary
  Soviet Union
170.0 kg Gennady Bessonov
  Soviet Union
167.5 kg
Clean & Jerk Rumen Aleksandrov
  Bulgaria
215.0 kg Gennady Bessonov
  Soviet Union
215.0 kg Valery Shary
  Soviet Union
212.5 kg
Total Rumen Aleksandrov
  Bulgaria
390.0 kg Valery Shary
  Soviet Union
382.5 kg Gennady Bessonov
  Soviet Union
382.5 kg
100 kg
Snatch David Rigert
  Soviet Union
177.5 kg Imre Vegi
  Hungary
172.5 kg László Varga
  Hungary
170.0 kg
Clean & Jerk David Rigert
  Soviet Union
210.0 kg Michael Hennig
  East Germany
210.0 kg Plamen Asparukhov
  Bulgaria
202.5 kg
Total David Rigert
  Soviet Union
387.5 kg Michael Hennig
  East Germany
372.5 kg Plamen Asparukhov
  Bulgaria
370.0 kg
110 kg
Snatch Leonid Taranenko
  Soviet Union
190.0 kg
WR
Valentin Hristov
  Bulgaria
175.0 kg Pavel Khek
  Czechoslovakia
175.0 kg
Clean & Jerk Leonid Taranenko
  Soviet Union
230.0 kg Valentin Hristov
  Bulgaria
227.5 kg Jürgen Ciezki
  East Germany
217.5 kg
Total Leonid Taranenko
  Soviet Union
420.0 kg
WR
Valentin Hristov
  Bulgaria
402.5 kg Jürgen Ciezki
  East Germany
390.0 kg
+110 kg
Snatch Sultan Rakhmanov
  Soviet Union
190.0 kg Yevgeni Popov
  Bulgaria
185.0 kg Rudolf Strejček
  Czechoslovakia
180.0 kg
Clean & Jerk Sultan Rakhmanov
  Soviet Union
240.0 kg Gerd Bonk
  East Germany
232.5 kg Yevgeni Popov
  Bulgaria
232.5 kg
Total Sultan Rakhmanov
  Soviet Union
430.0 kg Yevgeni Popov
  Bulgaria
417.5 kg Gerd Bonk
  East Germany
407.5 kg

Medal table

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Ranking by Big (Total result) medals

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1  Soviet Union (URS)62210
2  Bulgaria (BUL)4318
3  East Germany (GDR)0437
4  Poland (POL)0123
5  West Germany (FRG)0022
Totals (5 entries)10101030

References

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