1972 European Weightlifting Championships

The 1972 European Weightlifting Championships were held in Constanţa, Romania from May 13 to May 21, 1972. This was the 51st edition of the event. There were 157 men in action from 27 nations.

1972 European Championships

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Medal summary

Event	Gold		Silver		Bronze
52 kg
Press	Adam Gnatov  Soviet Union	120.0 kg	Zygmunt Smalcerz  Poland	112.5 kg	Lajos Szűcs  Hungary	107.5 kg
Snatch	Zygmunt Smalcerz  Poland	102.5 kg	Ion Hortopan  Romania	95.0 kg	Boleslav Pachol  Czechoslovakia	95.0 kg
Clean & Jerk	Lajos Szűcs  Hungary	127.5 kg	Adam Gnatov  Soviet Union	127.5 kg	Zygmunt Smalcerz  Poland	125.0 kg
Total	Zygmunt Smalcerz  Poland	340.0 kg	Adam Gnatov  Soviet Union	332.5 kg	Lajos Szűcs  Hungary	327.5 kg
56 kg
Press	Rafail Belenkov  Soviet Union	120.0 kg	Waldemar Korcz  Poland	115.0 kg	Georgi Todorov  Bulgaria	115.0 kg
Snatch	Rafail Belenkov  Soviet Union	105.0 kg	Szymon Czyz  Poland	105.0 kg	Georgi Todorov  Bulgaria	102.5 kg
Clean & Jerk	Georgi Todorov  Bulgaria	137.5 kg	Rafail Belenkov  Soviet Union	135.0 kg	Victor Rusu  Romania	135.0 kg
Total	Rafail Belenkov  Soviet Union	360.0 kg	Georgi Todorov  Bulgaria	355.0 kg	Waldemar Korcz  Poland	352.5 kg
60 kg
Press	Henryk Trębicki  Poland	125.0 kg	Ymer Pampuri  Albania	125.0 kg	Dito Shanidze  Soviet Union	122.5 kg
Snatch	Dito Shanidze  Soviet Union	120.0 kg	Norair Nurikyan  Bulgaria	117.5 kg	Wolfgang Zander  East Germany	112.5 kg
Clean & Jerk	Dito Shanidze  Soviet Union	152.5 kg	Norair Nurikyan  Bulgaria	150.0 kg	Mieczysław Nowak  Poland	150.0 kg
Total	Dito Shanidze  Soviet Union	395.0 kg	Norair Nurikyan  Bulgaria	387.5 kg	Mieczysław Nowak  Poland	375.0 kg
67.5 kg
Press	Mladen Kuchev  Bulgaria	155.0 kg	Zbigniew Kaczmarek  Poland	150.0 kg	Pietro Masala  West Germany	142.5 kg
Snatch	Mukharby Kirzhinov  Soviet Union	130.0 kg	Mladen Kuchev  Bulgaria	125.0 kg	Zbigniew Kaczmarek  Poland	125.0 kg
Clean & Jerk	Mladen Kuchev  Bulgaria	167.5 kg	Mukharby Kirzhinov  Soviet Union	167.5 kg	Zbigniew Kaczmarek  Poland	167.5 kg
Total	Mladen Kuchev  Bulgaria	447.5 kg	Zbigniew Kaczmarek  Poland	442.5 kg	Mukharby Kirzhinov  Soviet Union	435.0 kg
75 kg
Press	Viktor Kurentsov  Soviet Union	160.0 kg	Yordan Bikov  Bulgaria	155.0 kg	Anselmo Silvino  Italy	150.0 kg
Snatch	Aimé Terme  France	140.0 kg	Yordan Bikov  Bulgaria	137.5 kg	Frank Zielecke  East Germany	137.5 kg
Clean & Jerk	Yordan Bikov  Bulgaria	185.0 kg	Viktor Kurentsov  Soviet Union	177.5 kg	Anselmo Silvino  Italy	175.0 kg
Total	Yordan Bikov  Bulgaria	477.5 kg	Viktor Kurentsov  Soviet Union	472.5 kg	Anselmo Silvino  Italy	460.0 kg
82.5 kg
Press	Boris Pavlov  Soviet Union	175.0 kg	Leif Jenssen  Norway	170.0 kg	Dino Turcato  Italy	165.0 kg
Snatch	Kaarlo Kangasniemi  Finland	155.0 kg	Leif Jenssen  Norway	150.0 kg	Boris Pavlov  Soviet Union	147.5 kg
Clean & Jerk	Boris Pavlov  Soviet Union	190.0 kg	Juhani Avellan  Finland	187.5 kg	Norbert Ozimek  Poland	185.0 kg
Total	Boris Pavlov  Soviet Union	512.5 kg	Leif Jenssen  Norway	505.0 kg	Kaarlo Kangasniemi  Finland	495.0 kg
90 kg
Press	David Rigert  Soviet Union	185.0 kg	Karl Arnold  East Germany	185.0 kg	Andon Nikolov  Bulgaria	182.5 kg
Snatch	David Rigert  Soviet Union	165.0 kg	Jaakko Kailajärvi  Finland	155.0 kg	Andon Nikolov  Bulgaria	152.5 kg
Clean & Jerk	David Rigert  Soviet Union	207.5 kg	Atanas Shopov  Bulgaria	202.5 kg	Jaakko Kailajärvi  Finland	190.0 kg
Total	David Rigert  Soviet Union	557.5 kg	Atanas Shopov  Bulgaria	527.5 kg	Andon Nikolov  Bulgaria	525.0 kg
110 kg
Press	Jaan Talts  Soviet Union	200.0 kg	Helmut Losch  East Germany	192.5 kg	Stefan Grützner  East Germany	187.5 kg
Snatch	Jaan Talts  Soviet Union	165.0 kg	Kauko Kangasniemi  Finland	160.0 kg	Stefan Grützner  East Germany	157.5 kg
Clean & Jerk	Jaan Talts  Soviet Union	222.5 kg	Stefan Grützner  East Germany	205.0 kg	Kauko Kangasniemi  Finland	200.0 kg
Total	Jaan Talts  Soviet Union	587.5 kg	Stefan Grützner  East Germany	550.0 kg	Kauko Kangasniemi  Finland	540.0 kg
+110 kg
Press	Rudolf Mang  West Germany	230.0 kg	Vasily Alekseyev  Soviet Union	225.0 kg	Serge Reding  Belgium	210.0 kg
Snatch	Rudolf Mang  West Germany	177.5 kg	Vasily Alekseyev  Soviet Union	175.0 kg	Kalevi Lahdenranta  Finland	170.0 kg
Clean & Jerk	Vasily Alekseyev  Soviet Union	232.5 kg	Rudolf Mang  West Germany	222.5 kg	Gerd Bonk  East Germany	215.0 kg
Total	Vasily Alekseyev  Soviet Union	632.5 kg	Rudolf Mang  West Germany	630.0 kg	Gerd Bonk  East Germany	565.0 kg

Medal table

Ranking by Big (Total result) medals

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Soviet Union	6	2	1	9
2	Bulgaria	2	3	1	6
3	Poland	1	1	2	4
4	East Germany	0	1	1	2
5	Norway	0	1	0	1
	West Germany	0	1	0	1
7	Finland	0	0	2	2
8	Hungary	0	0	1	1
	Italy	0	0	1	1
Totals (9 entries)		9	9	9	27

References

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