The 1982 European Weightlifting Championships were held in Hala Tivoli, Ljubljana, SFR Yugoslavia from September 18 to September 26, 1982. This was the 61st edition of the event. There were 138 men in action from 25 nations. This tournament was a part of 1982 World Weightlifting Championships.

Medal summary 52 kgSnatch 115.0 kgWR 107.5 kg 107.5 kgClean & Jerk 142.5 kg 137.5 kg 135.0 kgTotalStefan Leletko|POL}} 250.0 kgYenia Sarandaliev|BUL|1971}} 245.0 kgJacek Gutowski|POL}} 245.0 kg56 kgSnatch 125.0 kg 120.0 kg 120.0 kgClean & Jerk 155.0 kg 152.5 kg 147.5 kgTotalAnton Kodzhabashev|BUL|1971}} 280.0 kgWROksen Mirzoyan|URS}} 272.5 kgTadeusz Golik|POL}} 270.0 kg60 kgSnatch 135.0 kg 132.5 kg 125.0 kgClean & Jerk 170.0 kg 165.0 kg 160.0 kgTotalYurik Sarkisyan|URS}} 302.5 kgAndreas Behm|GDR}} 300.0 kgWiesław Pawluk|POL}} 285.0 kg67.5 kgSnatch 150.0 kg 140.0 kg 135.0 kgClean & Jerk 177.5 kg 175.0 kg 170.0 kgTotalPiotr Mandra|POL}} 325.0 kgVirgil Dociu|ROU|1965}} 310.0 kgGregor Bialowas|AUT}} 292.5 kg75 kgSnatch 157.5 kg 152.5 kg 150.0 kgClean & Jerk 207.5 kg 207.5 kg 192.5 kgTotalYanko Rusev|BUL|1971}} 365.0 kgWRMincho Pashov|BUL|1971}} 357.5 kgVladimir Mikhalev|URS}} 345.0 kg82.5 kgSnatch 180.0 kgWR 175.0 kg 160.0 kgClean & Jerk 220.0 kg 217.5 kg 195.0 kgTotalAsen Zlatev|BUL|1971}} 400.0 kgAleksandr Pervy|URS}} 392.5 kgBertalan Mandzák|HUN}} 350.0 kg90 kgSnatch 192.5 kgWR 185.0 kg 170.0 kgClean & Jerk 222.5 kg 212.5 kg 210.0 kgTotalBlagoy Blagoev|BUL|1971}} 415.0 kgWRYurik Vardanyan|URS}} 395.0 kgFrank Mantek|GDR}} 377.5 kg100 kgSnatch 195.0 kg 190.0 kg 180.0 kgClean & Jerk 232.5 kg 225.0 kg 217.5 kgTotalViktor Sots|URS}} 422.5 kgYury Zakharevich|URS}} 420.0 kgBruno Matykiewicz|TCH}} 397.5 kg110 kgSnatch 190.0 kg 190.0 kg 180.0 kgClean & Jerk 237.5 kg 237.5 kg 230.0 kgTotalSergey Arakelov|URS}} 427.5 kgVyacheslav Klokov|URS}} 427.5 kgAnton Baraniak|TCH}} 405.0 kg+110 kgSnatch 200.0 kg 197.5 kg 192.5 kgClean & Jerk 247.5 kg 242.5 kg 230.0 kgTotalAnatoly Pisarenko|URS}} 445.0 kgAntonio Krastev|BUL|1971}} 442.5 kgBohuslav Braum|TCH}} 420.0 kg

Medal table Ranking by Big (Total result) medals

References Results (Chidlovski.net) Панорама спортивного года 1982 / Сост. А. Н. Корольков — М.: Физкультура и спорт, 1983.