1972 European Championships

The 1972 European Weightlifting Championships were held in Constanţa, Romania from May 13 to May 21, 1972. This was the 51st edition of the event. There were 157 men in action from 27 nations.

Medal summary

Event Gold Silver Bronze
52 kg
Press Adam Gnatov
 Soviet Union
120.0 kg Zygmunt Smalcerz
 Poland
112.5 kg Lajos Szűcs
 Hungary
107.5 kg
Snatch Zygmunt Smalcerz
 Poland
102.5 kg Ion Hortopan
 Romania
95.0 kg Boleslav Pachol
 Czechoslovakia
95.0 kg
Clean & Jerk Lajos Szűcs
 Hungary
127.5 kg Adam Gnatov
 Soviet Union
127.5 kg Zygmunt Smalcerz
 Poland
125.0 kg
Total Zygmunt Smalcerz
 Poland
340.0 kg Adam Gnatov
 Soviet Union
332.5 kg Lajos Szűcs
 Hungary
327.5 kg
56 kg
Press Rafail Belenkov
 Soviet Union
120.0 kg Waldemar Korcz
 Poland
115.0 kg Georgi Todorov
 Bulgaria
115.0 kg
Snatch Rafail Belenkov
 Soviet Union
105.0 kg Szymon Czyz
 Poland
105.0 kg Georgi Todorov
 Bulgaria
102.5 kg
Clean & Jerk Georgi Todorov
 Bulgaria
137.5 kg Rafail Belenkov
 Soviet Union
135.0 kg Victor Rusu
 Romania
135.0 kg
Total Rafail Belenkov
 Soviet Union
360.0 kg Georgi Todorov
 Bulgaria
355.0 kg Waldemar Korcz
 Poland
352.5 kg
60 kg
Press Henryk Trębicki
 Poland
125.0 kg Ymer Pampuri
 Albania
125.0 kg Dito Shanidze
 Soviet Union
122.5 kg
Snatch Dito Shanidze
 Soviet Union
120.0 kg Norair Nurikyan
 Bulgaria
117.5 kg Wolfgang Zander
 East Germany
112.5 kg
Clean & Jerk Dito Shanidze
 Soviet Union
152.5 kg Norair Nurikyan
 Bulgaria
150.0 kg Mieczysław Nowak
 Poland
150.0 kg
Total Dito Shanidze
 Soviet Union
395.0 kg Norair Nurikyan
 Bulgaria
387.5 kg Mieczysław Nowak
 Poland
375.0 kg
67.5 kg
Press Mladen Kuchev
 Bulgaria
155.0 kg Zbigniew Kaczmarek
 Poland
150.0 kg Pietro Masala
 West Germany
142.5 kg
Snatch Mukharby Kirzhinov
 Soviet Union
130.0 kg Mladen Kuchev
 Bulgaria
125.0 kg Zbigniew Kaczmarek
 Poland
125.0 kg
Clean & Jerk Mladen Kuchev
 Bulgaria
167.5 kg Mukharby Kirzhinov
 Soviet Union
167.5 kg Zbigniew Kaczmarek
 Poland
167.5 kg
Total Mladen Kuchev
 Bulgaria
447.5 kg Zbigniew Kaczmarek
 Poland
442.5 kg Mukharby Kirzhinov
 Soviet Union
435.0 kg
75 kg
Press Viktor Kurentsov
 Soviet Union
160.0 kg Yordan Bikov
 Bulgaria
155.0 kg Anselmo Silvino
 Italy
150.0 kg
Snatch Aimé Terme
 France
140.0 kg Yordan Bikov
 Bulgaria
137.5 kg Frank Zielecke
 East Germany
137.5 kg
Clean & Jerk Yordan Bikov
 Bulgaria
185.0 kg Viktor Kurentsov
 Soviet Union
177.5 kg Anselmo Silvino
 Italy
175.0 kg
Total Yordan Bikov
 Bulgaria
477.5 kg Viktor Kurentsov
 Soviet Union
472.5 kg Anselmo Silvino
 Italy
460.0 kg
82.5 kg
Press Boris Pavlov
 Soviet Union
175.0 kg Leif Jenssen
 Norway
170.0 kg Dino Turcato
 Italy
165.0 kg
Snatch Kaarlo Kangasniemi
 Finland
155.0 kg Leif Jenssen
 Norway
150.0 kg Boris Pavlov
 Soviet Union
147.5 kg
Clean & Jerk Boris Pavlov
 Soviet Union
190.0 kg Juhani Avellan
 Finland
187.5 kg Norbert Ozimek
 Poland
185.0 kg
Total Boris Pavlov
 Soviet Union
512.5 kg Leif Jenssen
 Norway
505.0 kg Kaarlo Kangasniemi
 Finland
495.0 kg
90 kg
Press David Rigert
 Soviet Union
185.0 kg Karl Arnold
 East Germany
185.0 kg Andon Nikolov
 Bulgaria
182.5 kg
Snatch David Rigert
 Soviet Union
165.0 kg Jaakko Kailajärvi
 Finland
155.0 kg Andon Nikolov
 Bulgaria
152.5 kg
Clean & Jerk David Rigert
 Soviet Union
207.5 kg Atanas Shopov
 Bulgaria
202.5 kg Jaakko Kailajärvi
 Finland
190.0 kg
Total David Rigert
 Soviet Union
557.5 kg Atanas Shopov
 Bulgaria
527.5 kg Andon Nikolov
 Bulgaria
525.0 kg
110 kg
Press Jaan Talts
 Soviet Union
200.0 kg Helmut Losch
 East Germany
192.5 kg Stefan Grützner
 East Germany
187.5 kg
Snatch Jaan Talts
 Soviet Union
165.0 kg Kauko Kangasniemi
 Finland
160.0 kg Stefan Grützner
 East Germany
157.5 kg
Clean & Jerk Jaan Talts
 Soviet Union
222.5 kg Stefan Grützner
 East Germany
205.0 kg Kauko Kangasniemi
 Finland
200.0 kg
Total Jaan Talts
 Soviet Union
587.5 kg Stefan Grützner
 East Germany
550.0 kg Kauko Kangasniemi
 Finland
540.0 kg
+110 kg
Press Rudolf Mang
 West Germany
230.0 kg Vasily Alekseyev
 Soviet Union
225.0 kg Serge Reding
 Belgium
210.0 kg
Snatch Rudolf Mang
 West Germany
177.5 kg Vasily Alekseyev
 Soviet Union
175.0 kg Kalevi Lahdenranta
 Finland
170.0 kg
Clean & Jerk Vasily Alekseyev
 Soviet Union
232.5 kg Rudolf Mang
 West Germany
222.5 kg Gerd Bonk
 East Germany
215.0 kg
Total Vasily Alekseyev
 Soviet Union
632.5 kg Rudolf Mang
 West Germany
630.0 kg Gerd Bonk
 East Germany
565.0 kg

Medal table

Ranking by Big (Total result) medals

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Soviet Union6219
2 Bulgaria2316
3 Poland1124
4 East Germany0112
5 Norway0101
 West Germany0101
7 Finland0022
8 Hungary0011
 Italy0011
Totals (9 entries)99927

References

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