1998 European Weightlifting Championships

The 1998 European Weightlifting Championships were held in Riesa, Germany in April 1998. It was the 77th edition of the European Weightlifting Championships. There were a total number of 144 competing athletes from 29 nations.

Medal overview

Men

Event Gold Silver Bronze
56 kg
Bulgaria Ivan Ivanov Turkey Sedat Artuç Bulgaria Naiden Russev
62 kg
Bulgaria Stefan Georgiev Greece Leonidas Sabanis Turkey Mücahit Yağcı
69 kg
Bulgaria Plamen Jeliazkov Turkey Ergün Batmaz Belarus Sergey Lavrenov
77 kg
Bulgaria Zlatan Vanev Georgia (country) Giorgi Asanidze Armenia Khachatur Kyapanaktsyan
85 kg
Germany Marc Huster Greece Pyrros Dimas Turkey Dursun Sevinç
94 kg
Germany Oliver Caruso Bulgaria Ivan Chakarov Greece Akakios Kakiasvilis
105 kg
Russia Viacheslav Ivanovski Russia Yevgeni Chichliannikov Poland Dariusz Osuch
+ 105 kg
Germany Ronny Weller Russia Andrei Chemerkin Armenia Ara Vardanyan

Women

Event Gold Silver Bronze
48 kg
Bulgaria Donka Mincheva Bulgaria Siyka Stoyeva Hungary Aniko Ajkai
53 kg
Bulgaria Izabela Dragneva Slovakia Dagmar Deneková Greece Anna Stroubou
58 kg
Bulgaria Neli Simova Poland Dominika Misterska Greece Maria Christoforidou
63 kg
Bulgaria Gergana Kirilova Russia Valentina Popova Spain Josefa Pérez
69 kg
Hungary Erzsébet Márkus Russia Svetlana Kabirova Poland Beata Prej
75 kg
Hungary Mária Takács Hungary Ilona Danko Spain Mónica Carrio
+ 75 kg
Germany Monique Riesterer Hungary Erika Takács Poland Agata Wróbel

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