1976 European Wrestling Championships

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1976 European Wrestling Championships
Host cityFlag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union , Leningrad
Dates16 – 21 April 1976
Champions
FreestyleFlag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
Greco-RomanFlag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
  1975
1977  

The 1976 European Wrestling Championships was held from 16 to 21 April 1976 in Leningrad, Soviet Union. [1] [2]

Contents

Medal table

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 96419
2Flag of Bulgaria (1971-1990).svg  Bulgaria 3429
3Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 2327
4Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 2002
5Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg  Romania 1517
6Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany 1113
7Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czechoslovakia 1012
8Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 1001
9Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany 0156
10Flag of Greece.svg  Greece 0022
11Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 0011
Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 0011
Totals (12 entries)20202060

Medal summary

Men's freestyle

EventGoldSilverBronze
48 kg Anatoly Beloglazov
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
Mihály Gyulai
Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary
Jürgen Möbius
Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany
52 kg Henrik Gál
Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary
Arsen Alakhverdiyev
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
Hartmut Reich
Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany
57 kg Vladimir Yumin
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
László Klinga
Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary
Hans-Dieter Brüchert
Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany
62 kg Sergey Timofeyev
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
Petre Coman
Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg  Romania
Ivan Yankov
Flag of Bulgaria (1971-1990).svg  Bulgaria
68 kg Aleksandr Matveyev
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
Ismail Yuseynov
Flag of Bulgaria (1971-1990).svg  Bulgaria
Eberhard Probst
Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany
74 kg Dan Karabin
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czechoslovakia
Marin Pîrcălabu
Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg  Romania
Fred Hempel
Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany
82 kg Adolf Seger
Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany
Ismail Abilov
Flag of Bulgaria (1971-1990).svg  Bulgaria
Viktor Novozhilov
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
90 kg Levan Tediashvili
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
Peter Neumair
Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany
Stelică Morcov
Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg  Romania
100 kg Ivan Yarygin
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
Dimo Kostov
Flag of Bulgaria (1971-1990).svg  Bulgaria
Mehmet Güçlü
Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey
+100 kg Ladislau Șimon
Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg  Romania
Roland Gehrke
Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany
Boris Bigayev
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union

Men's Greco-Roman

EventGoldSilverBronze
48 kg Aleksey Shumakov
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
Constantin Alexandru
Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg  Romania
Ferenc Seres
Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary
52 kg Petar Kirov
Flag of Bulgaria (1971-1990).svg  Bulgaria
Vladimir Shatunov
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
Charalambos Cholidis
Flag of Greece.svg  Greece
57 kg Farhat Mustafin
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
Mihai Boţilă
Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg  Romania
Josef Krysta
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czechoslovakia
62 kg Kazimierz Lipień
Flag of Poland.svg  Poland
Ion Păun
Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg  Romania
Suren Nalbandyan
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
68 kg Lars-Erik Skiöld
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
Ștefan Rusu
Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg  Romania
Shamil Khisamutdinov
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
74 kg Yanko Shopov
Flag of Bulgaria (1971-1990).svg  Bulgaria
Iosif Berishvili
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
Petros Galaktopoulos
Flag of Greece.svg  Greece
82 kg Csaba Hegedűs
Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary
Vladimir Cheboksarov
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
Ivan Kolev
Flag of Bulgaria (1971-1990).svg  Bulgaria
90 kg Frank Andersson
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
Stoyan Nikolov
Flag of Bulgaria (1971-1990).svg  Bulgaria
Fred Theobald
Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany
100 kg Nikolay Balboshin
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
József Farkas
Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary
Tore Hem
Flag of Norway.svg  Norway
+100 kg Aleksandar Tomov
Flag of Bulgaria (1971-1990).svg  Bulgaria
Aleksandr Kolchinsky
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
József Nagy
Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary

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  2. "Athletes & Results".