1978 European Weightlifting Championships

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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.

Medal summary[edit]

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[edit]

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

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