1979 European Weightlifting Championships

The 1979 European Weightlifting Championships were held in Varna, Bulgaria from May 19 to May 27, 1979. This was the 58th edition of the event. There were 140 men in action from 24 nations.

Medal summary 52 kgSnatch 110.0 kg 102.5 kg 100.0 kgClean & Jerk 135.0 kg 132.5 kg 130.0 kgTotalAleksandr Voronin|URS|1955}} 245.0 kgStefan Leletko|POL}} 232.5 kgBéla Oláh|HUN}} 232.5 kg56 kgSnatch 115.0 kg 115.0 kg 110.0 kgClean & Jerk 147.5 kg 145.0 kg 142.5 kgTotalAnton Kodzhabashev|BUL|1971}} 262.5 kgTadeusz Dembończyk|POL}} 260.0 kgImre Stefanovics|HUN}} 252.5 kg60 kgSnatch 127.5 kg 125.0 kg 122.5 kgClean & Jerk 165.0 kg 152.5 kg 150.0 kgTotalNikolay Kolesnikov|URS|1955}} 292.5 kgWRGeorgi Todorov|BUL|1971}} 272.5 kgMarian Grigoras|ROU|1965}} 270.0 kg67.5 kgSnatch 145.0 kg 140.0 kg 137.5 kgClean & Jerk 177.5 kg 175.0 kg 175.0 kgTotalYanko Rusev|BUL|1971}} 322.5 kgWRJoachim Kunz|GDR}} 315.0 kgGünter Ambraß|GDR}} 312.5 kg75 kgSnatch 155.0 kg 150.0 kg 150.0 kgClean & Jerk 190.0 kg 187.5 kg 185.0 kgTotalYordan Mitkov|BUL|1971}} 345.0 kgNedelcho Kolev|BUL|1971}} 337.5 kgPeter Wenzel|GDR}} 332.5 kg82.5 kgSnatch 172.5 kgWR 155.0 kg 150.0 kgClean & Jerk 207.5 kg 207.5 kg 197.5 kgTotalBlagoy Blagoev|BUL|1971}} 380.0 kgWRPaweł Rabczewski|POL}} 352.5 kgDušan Poliačik|TCH}} 340.0 kg90 kgSnatch 165.0 kg 165.0 kg 160.0 kgClean & Jerk 222.5 kgWR 205.0 kg 205.0 kgTotalRolf Milser|FRG}} 382.5 kgPéter Baczakó|HUN}} 370.0 kgValery Shary|URS|1955}} 370.0 kg100 kgSnatch 180.0 kgWR 172.5 kg 170.0 kgClean & Jerk 222.5 kg 220.0 kg 205.0 kgTotalDavid Rigert|URS|1955}} 402.5 kgWRPavel Syrchin|URS|1955}} 392.5 kgPlamen Asparukhov|BUL|1971}} 375.0 kg110 kgSnatch 175.0 kg 172.5 kg 172.5 kgClean & Jerk 227.5 kg 217.5 kg 215.0 kgTotalYury Zaitsev|URS|1955}} 400.0 kgKrasimir Drandarov|BUL|1971}} 390.0 kgPeter Käks|GDR}} 385.0 kg+110 kgSnatch 195.0 kg 185.0 kg 180.0 kgClean & Jerk 242.5 kg 242.5 kg 210.0 kgTotalGerd Bonk|GDR}} 427.5 kgJürgen Heuser|GDR}} 422.5 kgRudolf Strejček|TCH}} 390.0 kg

Medal table Ranking by Big (Total result) medals

References Results (Chidlovski.net) М. Л. Аптекарь. «Тяжёлая атлетика. Справочник.» — М.: «Физкультура и спорт», 1983. — 416 с.