The 1983 European Weightlifting Championships were held at the Izmailovo Sports Palace in Moscow, Soviet Union from October 22 to October 31, 1983. This was the 62nd edition of the event. There were 123 men in action from 21 nations. This tournament was a part of 1983 World Weightlifting Championships.

Medal summary 52 kgSnatch 115.0 kg 112.5 kg 107.5 kgClean & Jerk 145.0 kg 140.0 kg 137.5 kgTotalNeno Terziyski|BUL|1971}} 260.0 kgWRJacek Gutowski|POL}} 250.0 kgStefan Leletko|POL}} 247.5 kg56 kgSnatch 130.0 kgWR 127.5 kg 120.0 kgClean & Jerk 165.0 kgWR 160.0 kg 160.0 kgTotalOksen Mirzoyan|URS}} 292.5 kgWRNaim Suleymanov|BUL|1971}} 290.0 kgAndreas Letz|GDR}} 280.0 kg60 kgSnatch 137.5 kg 135.0 kg 132.5 kgClean & Jerk 180.0 kgWR 175.0 kg 162.5 kgTotalYurik Sarkisyan|URS}} 312.5 kgWRStefan Topurov|BUL|1971}} 312.5 kgGelu Radu|ROU|1965}} 292.5 kg67.5 kgSnatch 145.0 kg 145.0 kg 145.0 kgClean & Jerk 195.0 kg 192.5 kg 192.5 kgTotalJoachim Kunz|GDR}} 340.0 kgYanko Rusev|BUL|1971}} 337.5 kgAndreas Behm|GDR}} 337.5 kg75 kgSnatch 167.5 kgWR 160.0 kg 157.5 kgClean & Jerk 210.0 kgWR 207.5 kg 202.5 kgTotalAleksandar Varbanov|BUL|1971}} 370.0 kgVladimir Kuznetsov|URS}} 370.0 kgWRZdravko Stoichkov|BUL|1971}} 362.5 kg82.5 kgSnatch 180.0 kg 180.0 kg 165.0 kgClean & Jerk 212.5 kg 210.0 kg 210.0 kgTotalYurik Vardanyan|URS}} 392.5 kgAsen Zlatev|BUL|1971}} 390.0 kgLászló Barsi|HUN}} 370.0 kg90 kgSnatch 190.0 kg 185.0 kg 170.0 kgClean & Jerk 227.5 kg 225.0 kg 212.5 kgTotalBlagoy Blagoev|BUL|1971}} 417.5 kgViktor Solodov|URS}} 410.0 kgAndrzej Piotrowski|POL}} 382.5 kg100 kgSnatch 187.5 kg 182.5 kg 180.0 kgClean & Jerk 240.0 kg 235.0 kg 227.5 kgTotalPavel Kuznetsov|URS}} 422.5 kgAleksandr Popov|URS}} 422.5 kgAndrzej Komar|POL}} 407.5 kg110 kgSnatch 192.5 kg 185.0 kg 182.5 kgClean & Jerk 247.5 kgWR 225.0 kg 220.0 kgTotalVyacheslav Klokov|URS}} 440.0 kgWRJózsef Jacsó|HUN}} 410.0 kgAnton Baraniak|TCH}} 400.0 kg+110 kgSnatch 205.0 kg 205.0 kg 197.5 kgClean & Jerk 245.0 kg 245.0 kg 237.5 kgTotalAnatoly Pisarenko|URS}} 450.0 kgAleksandr Kurlovich|URS}} 450.0 kgAntonio Krastev|BUL|1971}} 427.5 kg

Medal table Ranking by Big (Total result) medals

References Results (Chidlovski.net) Панорама спортивного года 1983 / Сост. А. Н. Корольков — М.: Физкультура и спорт, 1984.