1987 European Weightlifting Championships

The 1987 European Weightlifting Championships were held in Reims, France from May 3 to May 9, 1987. This was the 66th edition of the event. There were 160 men in action.

1987 European Championships

Medal summary

Event	Gold		Silver		Bronze
52 kg
Snatch	Sevdalin Marinov Bulgaria	115.0 kg	Bernard Piekorz Poland	102.5 kg	Teodor Jakob Romania	100.0 kg
Clean & Jerk	Sevdalin Marinov Bulgaria	145.0 kg	Bernard Piekorz Poland	130.0 kg	Agron Haxhihyseni Albania	127.5 kg
Total	Sevdalin Marinov Bulgaria	260.0 kg	Bernard Piekorz Poland	232.5 kg	Agron Haxhihyseni Albania	222.5 kg
56 kg
Snatch	Mitko Grablev Bulgaria	130.0 kg	Arvo Ojalehto Finland	105.0 kg	Giovanni Scarantino Italy	105.0 kg
Clean & Jerk	Mitko Grablev Bulgaria	165.0 kg	Imrich Rusniak Czechoslovakia	140.0 kg	Arvo Ojalehto Finland	132.5 kg
Total	Mitko Grablev Bulgaria	295.0 kg	Imrich Rusniak Czechoslovakia	245.0 kg	Arvo Ojalehto Finland	237.5 kg
60 kg
Snatch	Stefan Topurov Bulgaria	140.0 kg	Attila Czanka Romania	137.5 kg	Muhady Sedaev Soviet Union	137.5 kg
Clean & Jerk	Attila Czanka Romania	170.0 kg	Stefan Topurov Bulgaria	170.0 kg	Muhady Sedaev Soviet Union	170.0 kg
Total	Stefan Topurov Bulgaria	310.0 kg	Attila Czanka Romania	307.5 kg	Muhady Sedaev Soviet Union	307.5 kg
67.5 kg
Snatch	Mikhail Petrov Bulgaria	157.5 kg WR	Israel Militosyan Soviet Union	150.0 kg	Joachim Kunz East Germany	147.5 kg
Clean & Jerk	Mikhail Petrov Bulgaria	190.0 kg	Israel Militosyan Soviet Union	185.0 kg	Joachim Kunz East Germany	185.0 kg
Total	Mikhail Petrov Bulgaria	347.5 kg WR	Israel Militosyan Soviet Union	335.0 kg	Joachim Kunz East Germany	332.5 kg
75 kg
Snatch	Andrei Socaci Romania	165.0 kg	Borislav Gidikov Bulgaria	165.0 kg	Aleksandar Varbanov Bulgaria	160.0 kg
Clean & Jerk	Aleksandar Varbanov Bulgaria	210.0 kg	Andrei Socaci Romania	202.5 kg	Borislav Gidikov Bulgaria	202.5 kg
Total	Aleksandar Varbanov Bulgaria	370.0 kg	Andrei Socaci Romania	367.5 kg	Borislav Gidikov Bulgaria	367.5 kg
82.5 kg
Snatch	Asen Zlatev Bulgaria	177.5 kg	Israil Arsamakov Soviet Union	170.0 kg	László Barsi Hungary	167.5 kg
Clean & Jerk	Asen Zlatev Bulgaria	215.0 kg	Constantin Urdas Romania	210.0 kg	Petre Becheru Romania	207.5 kg
Total	Asen Zlatev Bulgaria	392.5 kg	László Barsi Hungary	372.5 kg	Petre Becheru Romania	367.5 kg
90 kg
Snatch	Anatoly Khrapaty Soviet Union	185.0 kg	Viktor Tregubov Soviet Union	185.0 kg	Sławomir Zawada Poland	182.5 kg
Clean & Jerk	Anatoly Khrapaty Soviet Union	230.0 kg	Rumen Teodosiev Bulgaria	230.0 kg	Viktor Tregubov Soviet Union	220.0 kg
Total	Anatoly Khrapaty Soviet Union	415.0 kg	Rumen Teodosiev Bulgaria	410.0 kg	Viktor Tregubov Soviet Union	405.0 kg
100 kg
Snatch	Nicu Vlad Romania	195.0 kg	Andor Szanyi Hungary	190.0 kg	Pavel Kuznetsov Soviet Union	182.5 kg
Clean & Jerk	Andor Szanyi Hungary	232.5 kg	Pavel Kuznetsov Soviet Union	227.5 kg	Nicu Vlad Romania	227.5 kg
Total	Andor Szanyi Hungary	422.5 kg	Nicu Vlad Romania	422.5 kg	Pavel Kuznetsov Soviet Union	410.0 kg
110 kg
Snatch	Yury Zakharevich Soviet Union	202.5 kg WR	Artur Akoyev Soviet Union	195.0 kg	Stefan Botev Bulgaria	187.5 kg
Clean & Jerk	Stefan Botev Bulgaria	242.5 kg	Yury Zakharevich Soviet Union	237.5 kg	Artur Akoyev Soviet Union	235.0 kg
Total	Yury Zakharevich Soviet Union	440.0 kg	Stefan Botev Bulgaria	430.0 kg	Artur Akoyev Soviet Union	430.0 kg
+110 kg
Snatch	Antonio Krastev Bulgaria	215.5 kg WR	Yevgeny Sypko Soviet Union	200.0 kg	Istvan Kovacs Hungary	185.0 kg
Clean & Jerk	Antonio Krastev Bulgaria	252.5 kg	Yevgeny Sypko Soviet Union	245.0 kg	Anatoly Pisarenko Soviet Union	240.0 kg
Total	Antonio Krastev Bulgaria	467.5 kg WR	Yevgeny Sypko Soviet Union	445.0 kg	Petr Hudeček Czechoslovakia	405.0 kg

Medal table

Ranking by Big (Total result) medals

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Bulgaria (BUL)	7	2	1	10
2	Soviet Union (URS)	2	2	4	8
3	Hungary (HUN)	1	1	0	2
4	Romania (ROU)	0	3	1	4
5	Czechoslovakia (TCH)	0	1	1	2
6	Poland (POL)	0	1	0	1
7	Albania (ALB)	0	0	1	1
	East Germany (GDR)	0	0	1	1
	Finland (FIN)	0	0	1	1
Totals (9 entries)		10	10	10	30

References

• Results (Chidlovski.net)
• Панорама спортивного года 1987 / Сост. Ю. С. Лукашин — М.: Физкультура и спорт, 1988. (in Russian)