1976 European Weightlifting Championships

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1976 European Championships
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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.

Medal summary

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

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