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.

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	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	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	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	215.0 kg	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	Yevgeny Sypko  Soviet Union	445.0 kg	Peter Hudeček  Czechoslovakia	405.0 kg

Medal table

Ranking by Big (Total result) medals

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Bulgaria	7	2	1	10
2	Soviet Union	2	2	4	8
3	Hungary	1	1	0	2
4	Romania	0	3	1	4
5	Czechoslovakia	0	1	1	2
6	Poland	0	1	0	1
7	Albania	0	0	1	1
	East Germany	0	0	1	1
	Finland	0	0	1	1
Total		10	10	10	30

References

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