2008 European Weightlifting Championships
The 2008 European Weightlifting Championships were held in Lignano Sabbiadoro, Italy from 11 April to 20 April 2008. It was the 87th edition of the event, which was first staged in 1896.
Men's events
| Event: | Gold: | Result | Silver: | Result | Bronze: | Result |
| 56 kg Report |
Halil Mutlu  Turkey | 269 (120+149) | Tom Goegebuer .svg.png){kind=small} Belgium | 244 (111+133) | Vladimır Urumov  Bulgaria | 239 (106+133) |
| 62 kg Report |
Sergey Petrosyan  Russia | 302 (135+167) | Erol Bilgin Turkey | 295 (135+160) | Stefan Georgiev Bulgaria | 278 (123+155) |
| 69 kg Report |
Tigran G. Martirosyan  Armenia | 346 (158+188) | Venceslas Dabaya  France | 333 (145+188) | Mehmed Fikretov Bulgaria | 315 (140+175) |
| 77 kg Report |
Oleg Perepetchenov Russia | 362 (164+198) | Ara Khachatryan Armenia | 361 (165+196) | Aleksey Yufkin Russia | 355 (155+200) |
| 85 kg Report |
Tigran V. Martirosyan Armenia | 377 (172+205) | Vasily Polovnikov Russia | 373 (168+205) | Georgi Markov Bulgaria | 362 (167+195) |
| 94 kg Report |
Szymon Kołecki  Poland | 397 (177+220) | Andrey Demanov Russia | 385 (172+213) | Mukhamat Sozaev Russia | 384 (174+210) |
| 105 kg Report |
Dmitry Berestov Russia | 410 (190+220) | Ramūnas Vyšniauskas  Lithuania | 405 (185+220) | Robert Dolega Poland | 395 (177+218) |
| +105 kg Report |
Viktors Ščerbatihs  Latvia | 447 (195+252) | Matthias Steiner  Germany | 446 (200+246) | Evgeny Chigishev Russia | 442 (195+247) |
Women's events
| Event: | Gold: | Result | Silver: | Result | Bronze: | Result |
| 48 kg Report |
Nurcan Taylan Turkey | 196 (87+109) | Sibel Özkan Turkey | 196 (86+110) | Genny Pagliaro  Italy | 194 (88+106) |
| 53 kg Report |
Nataliya Trotsenko  Ukraine | 197 (88+109) | Maria de la Puente  Spain | 190 (86+104) | Julia Rohde Germany | 188 (83+105) |
| 58 kg Report |
Aleksandra Klejnowska Poland | 212 (91+121) | Romela Begaj Albania | 212 (101+111) | Roxana Cocos Romania | 209 (89+120) |
| 63 kg Report |
Meline Daluzyan Armenia | 235 (107+128) | Sibel Şimşek Turkey | 226 (105+121) | Milka Maneva Bulgaria | 223 (100+123) |
| 69 kg Report |
Nazik Avdalyan Armenia | 242 (106+136) | Tatiana Matveeva Russia | 239 (103+136) | Slaveyka Ruzhinska Bulgaria | 219 (95+124) |
| 75 kg Report |
Natalya Zabolotnaya Russia | 264 (123+141) | Lidia Valentín Spain | 245 (115+130) | Yvonne Kranz Germany | 220 (97+123) |
| +75 kg Report |
Olha Korobka Ukraine | 277 (127+150) | Yuliya Dovhal Ukraine | 258 (118+140) | Magdalena Ufnal Poland | 237 (110+127) |
Medals tables
Ranking by all medals: "Big" (Total result) and "Small" (Snatch and Clean&Jerk)
| Rank | Country |  |
 |
 |
Total |
| 1 | Armenia | 13 | 3 | 1 | 17 |
| 2 | Russia | 8 | 13 | 8 | 29 |
| 3 | Ukraine | 6 | 5 | 2 | 13 |
| 4 | Turkey | 5 | 9 | 3 | 17 |
| 5 | Poland | 5 | 1 | 4 | 10 |
| 6 | Latvia | 2 | 2 | ||
| 7 | Germany | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 |
| 8 | Lithuania | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| 9 | Albania | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 9 | France | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 11 | Italy | 1 | 3 | 4 | |
| 12 | Spain | 4 | 2 | 6 | |
| 13 | Bulgaria | 2 | 8 | 10 | |
| 14 | Belgium | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
| 15 | Romania | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| 16 |  Azerbaijan | 2 | 2 | ||
| 17 |  Norway | 1 | 1 | ||
| 17 |  Slovakia | 1 | 1 |
Ranking by "Big" (Total result) medals
| Rank | Country | |
|
|
Total |
| 1 | Russia | 4 | 3 | 3 | 10 |
| 2 | Armenia | 4 | 1 | 5 | |
| 3 | Turkey | 2 | 3 | 5 | |
| 4 | Ukraine | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
| 5 | Poland | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
| 6 | Latvia | 1 | 1 | ||
| 7 | Spain | 2 | 2 | ||
| 8 | Germany | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| 9 | Albania | 1 | 1 | ||
| 9 | Belgium | 1 | 1 | ||
| 9 | France | 1 | 1 | ||
| 9 | Lithuania | 1 | 1 | ||
| 13 | Bulgaria | 6 | 6 | ||
| 14 | Italy | 1 | 1 | ||
| 14 | Romania | 1 | 1 | ||
| Total | 15 | 15 | 15 | 45 |
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