1975 European Weightlifting Championships

1975 European Championships

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The 1975 European Weightlifting Championships were held at the Luzhniki Sports Palace in Moscow, Soviet Union from September 15 to September 23, 1975. This was the 54th edition of the event. There were 123 men in action from 22 nations. This tournament was a part of 1975 World Weightlifting Championships.

Medal summary

Event	Gold		Silver		Bronze
52 kg
Snatch	Zygmunt Smalcerz   Poland	105.0 kg	Lajos Szűcs   Hungary	100.0 kg	Aleksandr Voronin   Soviet Union	100.0 kg
Clean & Jerk	Zygmunt Smalcerz   Poland	132.5 kg	Aleksandr Voronin   Soviet Union	132.5 kg	Lajos Szűcs   Hungary	130.0 kg
Total	Zygmunt Smalcerz   Poland	237.5 kg	Aleksandr Voronin   Soviet Union	232.5 kg	Lajos Szűcs   Hungary	230.0 kg
56 kg
Snatch	Waldemar Korcz   Poland	112.5 kg	Włodzimierz Jakub   Poland	112.5 kg	Karel Prohl   Czechoslovakia	110.0 kg
Clean & Jerk	Atanas Kirov   Bulgaria	145.0 kg	Karel Prohl   Czechoslovakia	140.0 kg	Waldemar Korcz   Poland	140.0 kg
Total	Atanas Kirov   Bulgaria	255.0 kg	Waldemar Korcz   Poland	252.5 kg	Karel Prohl   Czechoslovakia	250.0 kg
60 kg
Snatch	Nikolay Kolesnikov   Soviet Union	125.0 kg	Georgi Todorov   Bulgaria	125.0 kg	Janos Benedek   Hungary	122.5 kg
Clean & Jerk	Georgi Todorov   Bulgaria	160.0 kg	Antoni Pawlak   Poland	155.0 kg	Nikolay Kolesnikov   Soviet Union	152.0 kg
Total	Georgi Todorov   Bulgaria	285.0 kg WR	Nikolay Kolesnikov   Soviet Union	277.5 kg	Antoni Pawlak   Poland	275.0 kg
67.5 kg
Snatch	Zbigniew Kaczmarek   Poland	137.5 kg	Petro Korol   Soviet Union	135.0 kg	Mladen Kuchev   Bulgaria	132.5 kg
Clean & Jerk	Petro Korol   Soviet Union	177.5 kg WR	Zbigniew Kaczmarek   Poland	175.0 kg	Mukharby Kirzhinov   Soviet Union	172.5 kg
Total	Petro Korol   Soviet Union	312.5 kg	Zbigniew Kaczmarek   Poland	312.5 kg	Mladen Kuchev   Bulgaria	302.5 kg
75 kg
Snatch	Yordan Mitkov   Bulgaria	150.0 kg	Nedelcho Kolev   Bulgaria	145.0 kg	Peter Wenzel   East Germany	145.0 kg
Clean & Jerk	Peter Wenzel   East Germany	190.0 kg	Yordan Mitkov   Bulgaria	182.5 kg	Nedelcho Kolev   Bulgaria	180.0 kg
Total	Peter Wenzel   East Germany	335.0 kg	Yordan Mitkov   Bulgaria	332.5 kg	Nedelcho Kolev   Bulgaria	325.0 kg
82.5 kg
Snatch	Valery Shary   Soviet Union	162.5 kg	Trendafil Stoychev   Bulgaria	162.5 kg	Péter Baczakó   Hungary	157.5 kg
Clean & Jerk	Rolf Milser   West Germany	200.0 kg	Valery Shary   Soviet Union	195.0 kg	Trendafil Stoychev   Bulgaria	195.0 kg
Total	Valery Shary   Soviet Union	357.5 kg	Trendafil Stoychev   Bulgaria	357.5 kg	Juhani Avellan   Finland	350.0 kg
90 kg
Snatch	David Rigert   Soviet Union	167.5 kg	Michel Broillet   Switzerland	167.5 kg	Sergey Poltoratsky   Soviet Union	165.0 kg
Clean & Jerk	David Rigert   Soviet Union	210.0 kg	Sergey Poltoratsky   Soviet Union	207.5 kg	Peter Petzold   East Germany	202.5 kg
Total	David Rigert   Soviet Union	377.5 kg	Sergey Poltoratsky   Soviet Union	372.5 kg	Peter Petzold   East Germany	362.5 kg
110 kg
Snatch	Valentin Hristov   Bulgaria	180.0 kg	Vasily Mazheikov   Soviet Union	170.0 kg	Jürgen Ciezki   East Germany	170.0 kg
Clean & Jerk	Valentin Hristov   Bulgaria	237.5 kg	Vasily Mazheikov   Soviet Union	220.0 kg	Jürgen Ciezki   East Germany	220.0 kg
Total	Valentin Hristov   Bulgaria	417.5 kg	Vasily Mazheikov   Soviet Union	390.0 kg	Jürgen Ciezki   East Germany	390.0 kg
+110 kg
Snatch	Hristo Plachkov   Bulgaria	195.0 kg	Vasily Alekseyev   Soviet Union	187.5 kg	Jürgen Heuser   East Germany	180.0 kg
Clean & Jerk	Gerd Bonk   East Germany	242.5 kg	Vasily Alekseyev   Soviet Union	240.0 kg	Jürgen Heuser   East Germany	232.5 kg
Total	Vasily Alekseyev   Soviet Union	427.5 kg	Gerd Bonk   East Germany	422.5 kg	Hristo Plachkov   Bulgaria	420.0 kg

Medal table

Ranking by Big (Total result) medals

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Soviet Union  (URS)	4	4	0	8
2	Bulgaria  (BUL)	3	2	3	8
3	Poland  (POL)	1	2	1	4
4	East Germany  (GDR)	1	1	2	4
5	Czechoslovakia  (TCH)	0	0	1	1
	Finland  (FIN)	0	0	1	1
	Hungary  (HUN)	0	0	1	1
Totals (7 entries)		9	9	9	27

References

• Results (Chidlovski.net)
• М. Л. Аптекарь. «Тяжёлая атлетика. Справочник.» — М.: «Физкультура и спорт», 1983. — 416 с. (in Russian)