1978 European Weightlifting Championships

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The 1978 European Weightlifting Championships were held in Havířov, Czechoslovakia from June 10 to June 18, 1978. This was the 57th edition of the event. There were 128 men in action from 25 nations.

## Medal summary

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Event  | Gold  | Silver  | Bronze

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52 kg
Snatch  | Kanybek Osmonaliyev
Soviet Union | 105.0 kg  | Béla Oláh
Hungary | 105.0 kg  | György Kőszegi
Hungary | 105.0 kg
Clean & Jerk  | Kanybek Osmonaliyev
Soviet Union | 132.5 kg  | György Kőszegi
Hungary | 132.5 kg  | Béla Oláh
Hungary | 130.0 kg
Total | Kanybek Osmonaliyev
Soviet Union | 237.5 kg | György Kőszegi
Hungary | 237.5 kg | Béla Oláh
Hungary | 235.0 kg
56 kg
Snatch  | Marek Seweryn
Poland | 117.5 kg  | Karel Prohl
Czechoslovakia | 115.0 kg  | Stefan Dimitrov
Bulgaria | 115.0 kg
Clean & Jerk  | Karel Prohl
Czechoslovakia | 142.5 kg  | Marek Seweryn
Poland | 142.5 kg  | Stefan Dimitrov
Bulgaria | 140.0 kg
Total | Marek Seweryn
Poland | 260.0 kg | Karel Prohl
Czechoslovakia | 257.5 kg | Stefan Dimitrov
Bulgaria | 255.0 kg
60 kg
Snatch  | Nikolay Kolesnikov
Soviet Union | 125.0 kg  | László Száraz
Hungary | 125.0 kg  | Grzegorz Cziura
Poland | 120.0 kg
Clean & Jerk  | Nikolay Kolesnikov
Soviet Union | 165.0 kg  | Valentin Todorov
Bulgaria | 155.0 kg  | Marek Sachmaciński
Poland | 152.5 kg
Total | Nikolay Kolesnikov
Soviet Union | 290.0 kg | László Száraz
Hungary | 275.0 kg | Valentin Todorov
Bulgaria | 270.0 kg
67.5 kg
Snatch  | Yanko Rusev
Bulgaria | 137.5 kg  | Ioan Buta
Romania | 135.0 kg  | Jaroslav Rutter
Czechoslovakia | 132.5 kg
Clean & Jerk  | Yanko Rusev
Bulgaria | 175.0 kg  | Zbigniew Kaczmarek
Poland | 172.5 kg  | Ioan Buta
Romania | 170.0 kg
Total | Yanko Rusev
Bulgaria | 312.5 kg | Ioan Buta
Romania | 305.0 kg | Zbigniew Kaczmarek
Poland | 302.5 kg
75 kg
Snatch  | András Stark
Hungary | 150.0 kg  | Vardan Militosyan
Soviet Union | 147.5 kg  | Zahari Todorov
Bulgaria | 145.0 kg
Clean & Jerk  | Vardan Militosyan
Soviet Union | 195.0 kg  | Zahari Todorov
Bulgaria | 185.0 kg  | Peter Wenzel
East Germany | 182.5 kg
Total | Vardan Militosyan
Soviet Union | 342.5 kg | Zahari Todorov
Bulgaria | 330.0 kg | András Stark
Hungary | 330.0 kg
82.5 kg
Snatch  | Yurik Vardanyan
Soviet Union | 170.0 kg  | Péter Baczakó
Hungary | 157.5 kg  | Krasimir Drandarov
Bulgaria | 150.0 kg
Clean & Jerk  | Yurik Vardanyan
Soviet Union | 202.5 kg  | Péter Baczakó
Hungary | 200.0 kg  | Krasimir Drandarov
Bulgaria | 190.0 kg
Total | Yurik Vardanyan
Soviet Union | 372.5 kg | Péter Baczakó
Hungary | 357.5 kg | Krasimir Drandarov
Bulgaria | 340.0 kg
90 kg
Snatch  | David Rigert
Soviet Union | 180.0 kg  | Andon Nikolov
Bulgaria | 167.5 kg  | György Rehus-Uzor
Hungary | 160.0 kg
Clean & Jerk  | David Rigert
Soviet Union | 217.5 kg  | Rolf Milser
West Germany | 215.0 kg  | Nikolaos Iliadis
Greece | 192.5 kg
Total | David Rigert
Soviet Union | 397.5 kg | Rolf Milser
West Germany | 375.0 kg | Andon Nikolov
Bulgaria | 352.5 kg
100 kg
Snatch  | Sergey Arakelov
Soviet Union | 177.5 kg  | Michel Broillet
Switzerland | 165.0 kg  | Igor Nikitin
Soviet Union | 162.5 kg
Clean & Jerk  | Sergey Arakelov
Soviet Union | 210.0 kg  | Igor Nikitin
Soviet Union | 200.0 kg  | Pierre Gourrier
France | 197.5 kg
Total | Sergey Arakelov
Soviet Union | 387.5 kg | Igor Nikitin
Soviet Union | 362.5 kg | Michel Broillet
Switzerland | 355.0 kg
110 kg
Snatch  | Yury Zaitsev
Soviet Union | 177.5 kg  | Jürgen Ciezki
East Germany | 170.0 kg  | Leif Nilsson
Sweden | 165.0 kg
Clean & Jerk  | Yury Zaitsev
Soviet Union | 225.0 kg  | György Szalai
Hungary | 215.0 kg  | Jürgen Ciezki
East Germany | 210.0 kg
Total | Yury Zaitsev
Soviet Union | 402.5 kg | Jürgen Ciezki
East Germany | 380.0 kg | Leif Nilsson
Sweden | 375.0 kg
+110 kg
Snatch  | Vasily Alekseyev
Soviet Union | 180.0 kg  | Rudolf Strejček
Czechoslovakia | 177.5 kg  | Jürgen Heuser
East Germany | 175.0 kg
Clean & Jerk  | Vasily Alekseyev
Soviet Union | 235.0 kg  | Jürgen Heuser
East Germany | 232.5 kg  | Gerd Bonk
East Germany | 230.0 kg
Total | Vasily Alekseyev
Soviet Union | 415.0 kg | Jürgen Heuser
East Germany | 407.5 kg | Gerd Bonk
East Germany | 402.5 kg

## Medal table

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Ranking by Big (Total result) medals

Rank| Nation| Gold| Silver| Bronze| Total

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1|  Soviet Union (URS)| 8| 1| 0| 9
2|  Bulgaria (BUL)| 1| 1| 4| 6
3|  Poland (POL)| 1| 0| 1| 2
4|  Hungary (HUN)| 0| 3| 2| 5
5|  East Germany (GDR)| 0| 2| 1| 3
6|  Czechoslovakia (TCH)| 0| 1| 0| 1
Romania (ROU)| 0| 1| 0| 1
West Germany (FRG)| 0| 1| 0| 1
9|  Sweden (SWE)| 0| 0| 1| 1
Switzerland (SUI)| 0| 0| 1| 1
Totals (10 entries)| 10| 10| 10| 30

## References

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

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