1986 European Weightlifting Championships

The 1986 European Weightlifting Championships were held in Karl-Marx-Stadt, East Germany from May 6 to May 11, 1986. This was the 65th edition of the event. There were 127 men in action from 22 nations.

1986 European Championships

Medal summary

Event	Gold		Silver		Bronze
52 kg
Snatch	Jacek Gutowski Poland	110.0 kg	Sevdalin Marinov Bulgaria	110.0 kg	Teodor Jakob Romania	107.5 kg
Clean & Jerk	Sevdalin Marinov Bulgaria	135.0 kg	Jacek Gutowski Poland	132.5 kg	Bernard Piekorz Poland	125.0 kg
Total	Sevdalin Marinov Bulgaria	245.0 kg	Jacek Gutowski Poland	242.5 kg	Bernard Piekorz Poland	230.0 kg
56 kg
Snatch	Neno Terziyski Bulgaria	122.5 kg	Oksen Mirzoyan Soviet Union	120.0 kg	Mitko Grablev Bulgaria	117.5 kg
Clean & Jerk	Neno Terziyski Bulgaria	162.5 kg	Oksen Mirzoyan Soviet Union	160.0 kg	Mitko Grablev Bulgaria	157.5 kg
Total	Neno Terziyski Bulgaria	285.0 kg	Oksen Mirzoyan Soviet Union	280.0 kg	Mitko Grablev Bulgaria	275.0 kg
60 kg
Snatch	Naum Shalamanov Bulgaria	145.5 kg WR	Yurik Sarkisyan Soviet Union	130.0 kg	Andreas Letz East Germany	127.5 kg
Clean & Jerk	Naum Shalamanov Bulgaria	187.5 kg WR	Yurik Sarkisyan Soviet Union	165.0 kg	Andreas Letz East Germany	155.0 kg
Total	Naum Shalamanov Bulgaria	332.5 kg WR	Yurik Sarkisyan Soviet Union	295.0 kg	Andreas Letz East Germany	282.5 kg
67.5 kg
Snatch	Andreas Behm East Germany	152.5 kg	Mikhail Petrov Bulgaria	152.5 kg	Joachim Kunz East Germany	142.5 kg
Clean & Jerk	Andreas Behm East Germany	195.0 kg	Mikhail Petrov Bulgaria	192.5 kg	Joachim Kunz East Germany	187.5 kg
Total	Andreas Behm East Germany	347.5 kg	Mikhail Petrov Bulgaria	345.0 kg	Joachim Kunz East Germany	330.0 kg
75 kg
Snatch	Andrei Socaci Romania	160.0 kg	Aleksandar Varbanov Bulgaria	160.0 kg	Borislav Gidikov Bulgaria	157.5 kg
Clean & Jerk	Aleksandar Varbanov Bulgaria	212.5 kg WR	Borislav Gidikov Bulgaria	200.0 kg	Andrei Socaci Romania	190.0 kg
Total	Aleksandar Varbanov Bulgaria	372.5 kg	Borislav Gidikov Bulgaria	357.5 kg	Andrei Socaci Romania	350.0 kg
82.5 kg
Snatch	Israil Arsamakov Soviet Union	170.0 kg	Asen Zlatev Bulgaria	167.5 kg	Constantin Urdas Romania	165.0 kg
Clean & Jerk	Israil Arsamakov Soviet Union	212.5 kg	Asen Zlatev Bulgaria	207.5 kg	Constantin Urdas Romania	205.0 kg
Total	Israil Arsamakov Soviet Union	382.5 kg	Asen Zlatev Bulgaria	375.0 kg	Constantin Urdas Romania	370.0 kg
90 kg
Snatch	Anatoly Khrapaty Soviet Union	180.0 kg	Zoltan Balazsfi Hungary	180.0 kg	Viktor Solodov Soviet Union	175.0 kg
Clean & Jerk	Anatoly Khrapaty Soviet Union	230.0 kg	Rumen Teodosiev Bulgaria	220.0 kg	Viktor Solodov Soviet Union	220.0 kg
Total	Anatoly Khrapaty Soviet Union	410.0 kg	Viktor Solodov Soviet Union	395.0 kg	Rumen Teodosiev Bulgaria	392.5 kg
100 kg
Snatch	Nicu Vlad Romania	187.5 kg	Aleksandr Popov Soviet Union	175.0 kg	René Wyßuwa East Germany	175.0 kg
Clean & Jerk	Nicu Vlad Romania	230.0 kg	Aleksandr Popov Soviet Union	222.5 kg	Janos Bökfi Hungary	210.0 kg
Total	Nicu Vlad Romania	417.5 kg	Aleksandr Popov Soviet Union	397.5 kg	René Wyßuwa East Germany	385.0 kg
110 kg
Snatch	Yury Zakharevich Soviet Union	195.0 kg	Sergey Nagirny Soviet Union	185.0 kg	Norberto Oberburger Italy	180.0 kg
Clean & Jerk	Yury Zakharevich Soviet Union	235.0 kg	Sergey Nagirny Soviet Union	225.0 kg	Norberto Oberburger Italy	220.0 kg
Total	Yury Zakharevich Soviet Union	430.0 kg	Sergey Nagirny Soviet Union	410.0 kg	Norberto Oberburger Italy	400.0 kg
+110 kg
Snatch	Antonio Krastev Bulgaria	207.5 kg	Leonid Taranenko Soviet Union	195.0 kg	Senno Salzwedel East Germany	185.0 kg
Clean & Jerk	Leonid Taranenko Soviet Union	242.5 kg	Antonio Krastev Bulgaria	242.5 kg	Senno Salzwedel East Germany	235.0 kg
Total	Antonio Krastev Bulgaria	450.0 kg	Leonid Taranenko Soviet Union	437.5 kg	Senno Salzwedel East Germany	420.0 kg

Medal table

Ranking by Big (Total result) medals

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Bulgaria (BUL)	5	3	2	10
2	Soviet Union (URS)	3	6	0	9
3	East Germany (GDR)	1	0	4	5
4	Romania (ROU)	1	0	2	3
5	Poland (POL)	0	1	1	2
6	Italy (ITA)	0	0	1	1
Totals (6 entries)		10	10	10	30

References

• Results (Chidlovski.net)
• Панорама спортивного года 1986 / Сост. В. М. Андрианов — М.: Физкультура и спорт, 1987. (in Russian)