1978 European Weightlifting Championships

The 1978 European Weightlifting Championships were held in Havířov, Czechoslovakia from June 10 to June 18, 1978. This was the 57th edition of the event. There were 128 men in action from 25 nations.

1978 European Championships
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Medal summary

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Event Gold Silver Bronze
52 kg
Snatch Kanybek Osmonaliyev
  Soviet Union
105.0 kg Béla Oláh
  Hungary
105.0 kg György Kőszegi
  Hungary
105.0 kg
Clean & Jerk Kanybek Osmonaliyev
  Soviet Union
132.5 kg György Kőszegi
  Hungary
132.5 kg Béla Oláh
  Hungary
130.0 kg
Total Kanybek Osmonaliyev
  Soviet Union
237.5 kg György Kőszegi
  Hungary
237.5 kg Béla Oláh
  Hungary
235.0 kg
56 kg
Snatch Marek Seweryn
  Poland
117.5 kg Karel Prohl
  Czechoslovakia
115.0 kg Stefan Dimitrov
  Bulgaria
115.0 kg
Clean & Jerk Karel Prohl
  Czechoslovakia
142.5 kg Marek Seweryn
  Poland
142.5 kg Stefan Dimitrov
  Bulgaria
140.0 kg
Total Marek Seweryn
  Poland
260.0 kg Karel Prohl
  Czechoslovakia
257.5 kg Stefan Dimitrov
  Bulgaria
255.0 kg
60 kg
Snatch Nikolay Kolesnikov
  Soviet Union
125.0 kg László Száraz
  Hungary
125.0 kg Grzegorz Cziura
  Poland
120.0 kg
Clean & Jerk Nikolay Kolesnikov
  Soviet Union
165.0 kg Valentin Todorov
  Bulgaria
155.0 kg Marek Sachmaciński
  Poland
152.5 kg
Total Nikolay Kolesnikov
  Soviet Union
290.0 kg László Száraz
  Hungary
275.0 kg Valentin Todorov
  Bulgaria
270.0 kg
67.5 kg
Snatch Yanko Rusev
  Bulgaria
137.5 kg Ioan Buta
  Romania
135.0 kg Jaroslav Rutter
  Czechoslovakia
132.5 kg
Clean & Jerk Yanko Rusev
  Bulgaria
175.0 kg Zbigniew Kaczmarek
  Poland
172.5 kg Ioan Buta
  Romania
170.0 kg
Total Yanko Rusev
  Bulgaria
312.5 kg Ioan Buta
  Romania
305.0 kg Zbigniew Kaczmarek
  Poland
302.5 kg
75 kg
Snatch András Stark
  Hungary
150.0 kg Vardan Militosyan
  Soviet Union
147.5 kg Zahari Todorov
  Bulgaria
145.0 kg
Clean & Jerk Vardan Militosyan
  Soviet Union
195.0 kg Zahari Todorov
  Bulgaria
185.0 kg Peter Wenzel
  East Germany
182.5 kg
Total Vardan Militosyan
  Soviet Union
342.5 kg Zahari Todorov
  Bulgaria
330.0 kg András Stark
  Hungary
330.0 kg
82.5 kg
Snatch Yurik Vardanyan
  Soviet Union
170.0 kg Péter Baczakó
  Hungary
157.5 kg Krasimir Drandarov
  Bulgaria
150.0 kg
Clean & Jerk Yurik Vardanyan
  Soviet Union
202.5 kg Péter Baczakó
  Hungary
200.0 kg Krasimir Drandarov
  Bulgaria
190.0 kg
Total Yurik Vardanyan
  Soviet Union
372.5 kg Péter Baczakó
  Hungary
357.5 kg Krasimir Drandarov
  Bulgaria
340.0 kg
90 kg
Snatch David Rigert
  Soviet Union
180.0 kg Andon Nikolov
  Bulgaria
167.5 kg György Rehus-Uzor
  Hungary
160.0 kg
Clean & Jerk David Rigert
  Soviet Union
217.5 kg Rolf Milser
  West Germany
215.0 kg Nikolaos Iliadis
  Greece
192.5 kg
Total David Rigert
  Soviet Union
397.5 kg Rolf Milser
  West Germany
375.0 kg Andon Nikolov
  Bulgaria
352.5 kg
100 kg
Snatch Sergey Arakelov
  Soviet Union
177.5 kg Michel Broillet
  Switzerland
165.0 kg Igor Nikitin
  Soviet Union
162.5 kg
Clean & Jerk Sergey Arakelov
  Soviet Union
210.0 kg Igor Nikitin
  Soviet Union
200.0 kg Pierre Gourrier
  France
197.5 kg
Total Sergey Arakelov
  Soviet Union
387.5 kg Igor Nikitin
  Soviet Union
362.5 kg Michel Broillet
  Switzerland
355.0 kg
110 kg
Snatch Yury Zaitsev
  Soviet Union
177.5 kg Jürgen Ciezki
  East Germany
170.0 kg Leif Nilsson
  Sweden
165.0 kg
Clean & Jerk Yury Zaitsev
  Soviet Union
225.0 kg György Szalai
  Hungary
215.0 kg Jürgen Ciezki
  East Germany
210.0 kg
Total Yury Zaitsev
  Soviet Union
402.5 kg Jürgen Ciezki
  East Germany
380.0 kg Leif Nilsson
  Sweden
375.0 kg
+110 kg
Snatch Vasily Alekseyev
  Soviet Union
180.0 kg Rudolf Strejček
  Czechoslovakia
177.5 kg Jürgen Heuser
  East Germany
175.0 kg
Clean & Jerk Vasily Alekseyev
  Soviet Union
235.0 kg Jürgen Heuser
  East Germany
232.5 kg Gerd Bonk
  East Germany
230.0 kg
Total Vasily Alekseyev
  Soviet Union
415.0 kg Jürgen Heuser
  East Germany
407.5 kg Gerd Bonk
  East Germany
402.5 kg

Medal table

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Ranking by Big (Total result) medals

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1  Soviet Union (URS)8109
2  Bulgaria (BUL)1146
3  Poland (POL)1012
4  Hungary (HUN)0325
5  East Germany (GDR)0213
6  Czechoslovakia (TCH)0101
  Romania (ROU)0101
  West Germany (FRG)0101
9  Sweden (SWE)0011
  Switzerland (SUI)0011
Totals (10 entries)10101030

References

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