1989 European Weightlifting Championships

The 1989 European Weightlifting Championships were held in Athens, Greece from September 16 to September 23, 1989. This was the 68th edition of the event. There were 136 men in action from 23 nations. This tournament was a part of 1989 World Weightlifting Championships. The women competition were held in Manchester, United Kingdom. It was the 2nd event for the women.

1989 European Championships

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Medal summary

Men

Event	Gold		Silver		Bronze
52 kg
Snatch	Ivan Ivanov  Bulgaria	117.5 kg	Traian Cihărean  Romania	115.0 kg	José Luis Martínez  Spain	102.5 kg
Clean & Jerk	Ivan Ivanov  Bulgaria	155.0 kg WR	Traian Cihărean  Romania	145.0 kg	Agron Haxhiyseni  Albania	125.0 kg
Total	Ivan Ivanov  Bulgaria	272.5 kg WR	Traian Cihărean  Romania	260.0 kg	José Luis Martínez  Spain	227.5 kg
56 kg
Snatch	Hafiz Suleymanov  Soviet Union	130.0 kg	Sevdalin Marinov  Bulgaria	125.0 kg	Luan Shabani  Albania	120.0 kg
Clean & Jerk	Hafiz Suleymanov  Soviet Union	157.5 kg	Sevdalin Marinov  Bulgaria	155.0 kg	Laurent Fombertasse  France	140.0 kg
Total	Hafiz Suleymanov  Soviet Union	287.5 kg	Sevdalin Marinov  Bulgaria	280.0 kg	Luan Shabani  Albania	260.0 kg
60 kg
Snatch	Naim Süleymanoğlu  Turkey	145.0 kg	Attila Czanka  Romania	137.5 kg	Nikolay Peshalov  Bulgaria	137.5 kg
Clean & Jerk	Naim Süleymanoğlu  Turkey	172.5 kg	Nikolay Peshalov  Bulgaria	170.0 kg	Attila Czanka  Romania	167.5 kg
Total	Naim Süleymanoğlu  Turkey	317.5 kg	Nikolay Peshalov  Bulgaria	307.5 kg	Attila Czanka  Romania	305.0 kg
67.5 kg
Snatch	Israel Militosyan  Soviet Union	160.0 kg WR	Yoto Yotov  Bulgaria	155.0 kg	Ergün Batmaz  Turkey	147.5 kg
Clean & Jerk	Israel Militosyan  Soviet Union	187.5 kg	Yoto Yotov  Bulgaria	182.5 kg	Andreas Behm  East Germany	182.5 kg
Total	Israel Militosyan  Soviet Union	347.5 kg	Yoto Yotov  Bulgaria	337.5 kg	Andreas Behm  East Germany	325.0 kg
75 kg
Snatch	Altimurat Orazdurdiev  Soviet Union	160.0 kg	Waldemar Kosiński  Poland	155.0 kg	Andrei Socaci  Romania	155.0 kg
Clean & Jerk	Altimurat Orazdurdiev  Soviet Union	202.5 kg	Aleksandar Varbanov  Bulgaria	200.0 kg	Waldemar Kosiński  Poland	190.0 kg
Total	Altimurat Orazdurdiev  Soviet Union	362.5 kg	Aleksandar Varbanov  Bulgaria	350.0 kg	Waldemar Kosiński  Poland	345.0 kg
82.5 kg
Snatch	Kiril Kounev  Bulgaria	172.5 kg	Ingo Steinhöfel  East Germany	170.0 kg	Sergey Li  Soviet Union	170.0 kg
Clean & Jerk	Kiril Kounev  Bulgaria	212.5 kg	Plamen Bratoychev  Bulgaria	210.0 kg	Ingo Steinhöfel  East Germany	207.5 kg
Total	Kiril Kounev  Bulgaria	385.0 kg	Plamen Bratoychev  Bulgaria	380.0 kg	Ingo Steinhöfel  East Germany	377.5 kg
90 kg
Snatch	Sergey Syrtsov  Soviet Union	185.0 kg	Anatoly Khrapaty  Soviet Union	185.0 kg	Ivan Chakarov  Bulgaria	180.0 kg
Clean & Jerk	Anatoly Khrapaty  Soviet Union	230.0 kg	Sergey Syrtsov  Soviet Union	222.5 kg	Ivan Chakarov  Bulgaria	220.0 kg
Total	Anatoly Khrapaty  Soviet Union	415.0 kg	Sergey Syrtsov  Soviet Union	407.5 kg	Ivan Chakarov  Bulgaria	400.0 kg
100 kg
Snatch	Nicu Vlad  Romania	190.0 kg	Petar Stefanov  Bulgaria	187.5 kg	Pavel Kuznetsov  Soviet Union	180.0 kg
Clean & Jerk	Petar Stefanov  Bulgaria	227.5 kg	Udo Guse  East Germany	222.5 kg	Nicu Vlad  Romania	222.5 kg
Total	Petar Stefanov  Bulgaria	415.0 kg	Nicu Vlad  Romania	412.5 kg	Pavel Kuznetsov  Soviet Union	400.0 kg
110 kg
Snatch	Ronny Weller  East Germany	202.5 kg	Yury Zakharevich  Soviet Union	202.5 kg	Andrew Davies  Great Britain	185.0 kg
Clean & Jerk	Stefan Botev  Bulgaria	242.5 kg	Mirosław Dąbrowski  Poland	212.5 kg	Andrew Davies  Great Britain	210.0 kg
Total	Stefan Botev  Bulgaria	427.5 kg	Andrew Davies  Great Britain	395.0 kg	Mirosław Dąbrowski  Poland	382.5 kg
+110 kg
Snatch	Aleksandr Kurlovich  Soviet Union	215.0 kg	Rizvan Geliskhanov  Soviet Union	200.0 kg	Michael Schubert  East Germany	195.0 kg
Clean & Jerk	Aleksandr Kurlovich  Soviet Union	245.0 kg	Manfred Nerlinger  West Germany	242.5 kg	Rizvan Geliskhanov  Soviet Union	232.5 kg
Total	Aleksandr Kurlovich  Soviet Union	460.0 kg	Rizvan Geliskhanov  Soviet Union	432.5 kg	Michael Schubert  East Germany	425.0 kg

Women

See Mistrzostwa Europy Kobiet w Podnoszeniu Ciężarów 1989 on Polish Wikipedia.

Medal table

Ranking by Big (Total result) medals

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Soviet Union (URS)	5	2	1	8
2	Bulgaria (BUL)	4	5	1	10
3	Turkey (TUR)	1	0	0	1
4	Romania (ROU)	0	2	1	3
5	Great Britain (GBR)	0	1	0	1
6	East Germany (GDR)	0	0	3	3
7	Poland (POL)	0	0	2	2
8	Albania (ALB)	0	0	1	1
	Spain (ESP)	0	0	1	1
Totals (9 entries)		10	10	10	30

References

• Results (Chidlovski.net)
• Панорама спортивного года 1989 / Сост. Ю. С. Лукашин — М.: «Физкультура и спорт», 1990. (in Russian)