2004 European Weightlifting Championships | |
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Location | Kyiv, Ukraine |
Dates | 20–25 April |
The 2004 European Weightlifting Championships were held in Kyiv, Ukraine between 20-25 April 2004. It was the 83rd edition of the event.
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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– 56 kg | Sedat Artuç | Vitali Dzerbianiou | László Tancsics |
– 62 kg | Sevdalin Angelov | Adrian Jigău | Asif Malikov |
– 69 kg | Ekrem Celil | Nikolaj Pešalov | Siarhei Laurenau |
– 77 kg | Taner Sağır | Mehmet Yılmaz | Plamen Zhelyazkov |
– 85 kg | İzzet İnce | Zaur Takhushev | Erdal Sunar |
– 94 kg | Milen Dobrev | Eduard Tyukin | Anatoliy Mushyk |
– 105 kg | Alan Tsagaev | Dmitry Berestov | Alexandru Bratan |
+ 105 kg | Velichko Cholakov | Viktors Ščerbatihs | Ronny Weller |
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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– 48 kg | Izabela Dragneva | Svetlana Ulyanova | Rebeca Sires Rodríguez |
– 53 kg | Nurcan Taylan | Marioara Munteanu | Nastassia Novikava |
– 58 kg | Aleksandra Klejnowska | Aylin Daşdelen | Zlatina Atanasova |
– 63 kg | Gergana Kirilova | Dominika Misterska | Anastasia Tsakiri |
– 69 kg | Sibel Şimşek | Tatiana Matveeva | Vanda Maslovska |
– 75 kg | Svetlana Podobedova | Şule Şahbaz | Christina Ioannidi |
+ 75 kg | Agata Wróbel | Viktoriya Shaimardanova | Deriya Acikgöz |
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | Turkey | 6 | 3 | 2 | 11 |
2 | Bulgaria | 6 | 0 | 2 | 8 |
3 | Poland | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
4 | Russia | 1 | 5 | 0 | 6 |
5 | Romania | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
6 | Belarus | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
Ukraine | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
8 | Croatia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Latvia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
10 | Greece | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
11 | Azerbaijan | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Germany | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Hungary | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Moldova | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Spain | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Totals (15 entries) | 15 | 15 | 15 | 45 |
Rank | Athlete | Body weight | Snatch (kg) | Clean & Jerk (kg) | Total | ||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | Rank | 1 | 2 | 3 | Rank | ||||
Sedat Artuç (TUR) | 55.40 | 117.5 | 120.0 | 125.0 | 140 | 145.0 | 155.0 | 280.0 | |||
Vitali Dzerbianiou (BLR) | 55.85 | 120.0 | 127.5 | 145.0 | 152.5 | 280.0 | |||||
László Tancsics (HUN) | 55.50 | 115.0 | 120.0 | 122.5 | 140.0 | 142.5 | 147.5 | 270.0 | |||
4 | Éric Bonnel (FRA) | 55.15 | 110.0 | 5 | 135.0 | 140.0 | 145.0 | 4 | 255.0 | ||
5 | Gulbey Akti (TUR) | 55.55 | 105.0 | 110.0 | 6 | 135.0 | 140.0 | 5 | 250.0 | ||
6 | Marcin Makarski (POL) | 55.75 | 110.0 | 112.5 | 4 | 132.5 | 137.5 | 7 | 250.0 | ||
7 | Róbert Ádám (HUN) | 55.25 | 100.0 | 105.0 | 7 | 125.0 | 130.0 | 9 | 235.0 | ||
8 | Florin Veliciu (ROU) | 55.80 | 102.5 | 8 | 120 | 127.5 | 132.5 | 8 | 235.0 | ||
9 | Petr Slabý (CZE) | 55.85 | 97.5 | 100.0 | 10 | 130.0 | 11 | 230.0 | |||
10 | Medvei Delikian (ISR) | 55.90 | 102.5 | 9 | 122.5 | 127.5 | 13 | 230.0 | |||
11 | Zviadi Samukashvili (GEO) | 55.25 | 92.5 | 97.5 | 11 | 120.0 | 125.0 | 127.5 | 12 | 225.0 | |
12 | Iván Hernández (ESP) | 55.35 | 95.0 | 12 | 120.0 | 125.0 | 14 | 220.0 | |||
13 | Vito Dellino (ITA) | 55.60 | 90.0 | 15 | 125.0 | 130.0 | 10 | 220.0 | |||
14 | Paata Modebadze (GEO) | 55.70 | 95.0 | 13 | 112.5 | 117.5 | 15 | 212.5 | |||
15 | Mario Pichler (AUT) | 55.65 | 92.5 | 14 | 115.0 | 16 | 207.5 | ||||
16 | Arjon Breshanaj (ALB) | 55.75 | 82.5 | 16 | 102.5 | 110.0 | 115.0 | 17 | 197.5 | ||
NR | Naiden Rusev (CYP) | NR | 137.5 | 6 | NM |
Rank | Athlete | Body weight | Snatch (kg) | Clean & Jerk (kg) | Total | ||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | Rank | 1 | 2 | 3 | Rank | ||||
Sevdalin Angelov (BUL) | 61.60 | 130.0 | 135.0 | 137.5 | 160.0 | 165.0 | 302.5 | ||||
Adrian Jigău (ROU) | 61.25 | 125.0 | 130.0 | 132.5 | 160.0 | 165.0 | 297.5 | ||||
Asif Malikov (AZE) | 61.45 | 125.0 | 5 | 155.0 | 280.0 | ||||||
4 | Samson Ndicka-Matam (FRA) | 61.65 | 122.5 | 125.0 | 6 | 152.5 | 4 | 277.5 | |||
5 | Tom Goegebuer (BEL) | 61.10 | 117.5 | 122.5 | 7 | 142.5 | 7 | 265.0 | |||
6 | Yassen Stoyanov (BUL) | 61.65 | 115.0 | 9 | 145.0 | 6 | 260.0 | ||||
7 | Erkand Qerimaj (ALB) | 61.60 | 102.5 | 107.5 | 112.5 | 11 | 135.0 | 142.5 | 145.0 | 5 | 257.5 |
8 | Kamran Panjavi (GBR) | 61.45 | 107.5 | 112.5 | 115.0 | 8 | 135.0 | 140.0 | 9 | 255.0 | |
9 | Zbyněk Dub (CZE) | 61.50 | 107.5 | 110.0 | 12 | 137.5 | 142.5 | 8 | 252.5 | ||
10 | Irakli Lomtadze (GEO) | 60.95 | 105.0 | 110.0 | 112.5 | 10 | 127.5 | 132.5 | 10 | 245.0 | |
11 | Zaza Abuladze (GEO) | 61.15 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 110.0 | 14 | 122.5 | 130.0 | 132.5 | 11 | 237.5 |
12 | Iván Carcia (ESP) | 61.30 | 100.0 | 107.5 | 13 | 120.0 | 125.0 | 12 | 237.5 | ||
NR | Leonidas Sabanis (GRE) | 61.45 | 135.0 | 137.5 | NR | NM | |||||
NR | Giuliano Cornetta (ITA) | 61.80 | 120.0 | 125.0 | 127.5 | 4 | NR | NM |
Rank | Athlete | Body weight | Snatch (kg) | Clean & Jerk (kg) | Total | ||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | Rank | 1 | 2 | 3 | Rank | ||||
Ekrem Celil (TUR) | 68.20 | 142.5 | 147.5 | 180.0 | 185.0 | 190.0 | 337.5 | ||||
Nikolaj Pešalov (CRO) | 68.40 | 142.5 | 147.5 | 4 | 170.0 | 182.5 | 330.0 | ||||
Siarhei Laurenau (BLR) | 67.60 | 145.0 | 150.0 | 170.0 | 175.0 | 325.0 | |||||
4 | Yasin Arslan (TUR) | 68.00 | 145.0 | 150.0 | 175.0 | 4 | 325.0 | ||||
5 | Andrei Matveev (RUS) | 68.80 | 140.0 | 145.0 | 6 | 175.0 | 6 | 320.0 | |||
6 | Miroslav Janíček (SVK) | 68.90 | 137.5 | 142.5 | 7 | 170.0 | 175.0 | 7 | 317.5 | ||
7 | Romuald Ernault (FRA) | 68.60 | 140.0 | 145.0 | 5 | 165.0 | 170.0 | 12 | 315.0 | ||
8 | Giorgios Tzelilis (GRE) | 68.75 | 140.0 | 9 | 170.0 | 175.0 | 5 | 315.0 | |||
9 | Afgan Bayramov (AZE) | 67.05 | 132.5 | 137.5 | 10 | 170.0 | 9 | 307.5 | |||
10 | Giuseppe Ficco (ITA) | 68.95 | 135.0 | 12 | 172.5 | 8 | 307.5 | ||||
11 | Artur Danielyan (ARM) | 67.90 | 130.0 | 13 | 165.0 | 170.0 | 10 | 300.0 | |||
12 | Valerios Leonidis (GRE) | 67.90 | 130.0 | 14 | 170.0 | 11 | 300.0 | ||||
13 | Stănel Stoica (ROU) | 68.45 | 135.0 | 140.0 | 8 | 160.0 | 15 | 300.0 | |||
14 | Armen Ghazaryan (ARM) | 68.50 | 130.0 | 135.0 | 11 | 165.0 | 13 | 300.0 | |||
15 | Emiliano Kosta (ALB) | 68.60 | 120.0 | 125.0 | 127.5 | 17 | 152.5 | 157.5 | 162.5 | 14 | 290.0 |
16 | Giorgio De Luca (ITA) | 68.30 | 125.0 | 130.0 | 15 | 155.0 | 17 | 285.0 | |||
17 | Taulant Çerepi (ALB) | 68.20 | 117.5 | 122.5 | 125.0 | 18 | 150.0 | 157.0 | 16 | 282.5 | |
18 | Radim Kozel (CZE) | 68.40 | 125.0 | 130.0 | 16 | 145.0 | 150.0 | 19 | 280.0 | ||
19 | Manuel Martín (ESP) | 68.70 | 120.0 | 20 | 155.0 | 18 | 275.0 | ||||
20 | Yvgeny Kosinetz (ISR) | 68.80 | 115.0 | 120.0 | 125.0 | 19 | 145.0 | 150.0 | 20 | 275.0 | |
21 | Miloš Sušanj (CRO) | 68.50 | 100.0 | 21 | 125.0 | 130.0 | 21 | 230.0 |
Rank | Athlete | Body weight | Snatch (kg) | Clean & Jerk (kg) | Total | ||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | Rank | 1 | 2 | 3 | Rank | ||||
Taner Sağır (TUR) | 76.65 | 160.0 | 165.0 | 167.5 | 192.5 | 197.5 | 200.0 | 367.5 | |||
Mehmet Yılmaz (TUR) | 76.15 | 157.5 | 162.5 | 185.0 | 192.5 | 197.5 | 360.0 | ||||
Plamen Zhelyazkov (BUL) | 76.75 | 160.0 | 165.0 | 190.0 | 195.0 | 360.0 | |||||
4 | Sebastian Dogariu (ROU) | 76.60 | 155.0 | 160.0 | 4 | 185.0 | 190.0 | 192.5 | 4 | 352.5 | |
5 | Krzysztof Szramiak (POL) | 76.60 | 152.5 | 157.5 | 5 | 182.5 | 180.0 | 7 | 342.5 | ||
6 | Victor Mitrou (GRE) | 76.10 | 150.0 | 9 | 185.0 | 190.0 | 5 | 340.0 | |||
7 | René Hoch (GER) | 76.60 | 147.5 | 150.0 | 10 | 182.5 | 187.5 | 190.0 | 6 | 340.0 | |
8 | Georg Aleksanyan (ARM) | 76.80 | 150.0 | 155.0 | 8 | 185.0 | 8 | 340.0 | |||
9 | Theoharis Trasha (ALB) | 76.45 | 150.0 | 155.0 | 6 | 172.5 | 180.0 | 182.5 | 10 | 337.5 | |
10 | Arsen Melikyan (ARM) | 76.60 | 155.0 | 7 | 182.5 | 11 | 337.5 | ||||
11 | Janusz Czaban (FRA) | 76.25 | 145.0 | 13 | 175.0 | 180.0 | 182.5 | 9 | 327.5 | ||
12 | Ali El-Moujoud (FRA) | 76.40 | 137.5 | 142.5 | 17 | 175.0 | 12 | 317.5 | |||
13 | Konstantin Gerasimov (LTU) | 74.45 | 135.0 | 140.0 | 145.0 | 12 | 170.0 | 14 | 315.0 | ||
14 | Angelo Mannironi (ITA) | 76.90 | 140.0 | 145.0 | 14 | 170.0 | 16 | 315.0 | |||
15 | David Pavliashvili (GEO) | 75.80 | 135.0 | 22 | 165.0 | 170.0 | 15 | 305.0 | |||
16 | Armiche Arvelo (ESP) | 76.75 | 132.5 | 137.5 | 20 | 167.5 | 17 | 305.0 | |||
17 | Sergio Martínez (ESP) | 74.60 | 137.5 | 142.5 | 16 | 160.0 | 19 | 302.5 | |||
18 | Pavol Svrček (SVK) | 76.65 | 142.5 | 18 | 160.0 | 21 | 302.5 | ||||
19 | Pavel Kolossovsky (ISR) | 76.80 | 130.0 | 137.5 | 15 | 160.0 | 165.0 | 18 | 302.5 | ||
20 | Temuri Chkeheidze (GEO) | 76.90 | 135.0 | 140.0 | 145.0 | 15 | 155.0 | 23 | 300.0 | ||
21 | Endri Haxhihyseni (ALB) | 76.60 | 135.0 | 140.0 | 19 | 155.0 | 22 | 295.0 | |||
22 | Jonis Stonas (LTU) | 76.50 | 127.5 | 23 | 160.0 | 20 | 287.5 | ||||
23 | Adam Travis (GBR) | 75.80 | 120.0 | 125.0 | 24 | 152.5 | 24 | 277.5 | |||
NR | Vasile Hegheduș (ROU) | 76.85 | 150.0 | 11 | NR | NM | |||||
NR | Zoltán Sumegi (HUN) | 76.40 | NR | 175.0 | 13 | NM |
Rank | Athlete | Body weight | Snatch (kg) | Clean & Jerk (kg) | Total | ||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | Rank | 1 | 2 | 3 | Rank | ||||
İzzet İnce (TUR) | 84.20 | 170.0 | 175.0 | 200.0 | 205.0 | 380.0 | |||||
Zaur Takhushev (RUS) | 83.90 | 170.0 | 175.0 | 177.5 | 195.0 | 200.0 | 8 | 377.5 | |||
Erdal Sunar (TUR) | 84.50 | 172.5 | 4 | 195.0 | 202.5 | 205.0 | 4 | 377.5 | |||
4 | Georgios Markoulas (GRE) | 84.60 | 162.5 | 167.5 | 8 | 202.5 | 207.5 | 375.0 | |||
5 | Pyrros Dimas (GRE) | 84.70 | 165.0 | 170.0 | 6 | 200.0 | 205.0 | 5 | 375.0 | ||
6 | Oleksandr Lahodny (UKR) | 84.80 | 162.5 | 167.5 | 9 | 195.0 | 200.0 | 9 | 367.5 | ||
7 | Volodymyr Bondar (UKR) | 83.80 | 160.0 | 165.0 | 10 | 195.0 | 200.0 | 7 | 365.0 | ||
8 | Andrei Rybakou (BLR) | 84.50 | 175.0 | 190.0 | 17 | 365.0 | |||||
9 | Ilir Kafarani (ALB) | 84.75 | 155.0 | 160.0 | 15 | 195.0 | 202.5 | 6 | 362.5 | ||
10 | Tigran Martirosyan (ARM) | 81.65 | 155.0 | 162.5 | 12 | 197.5 | 11 | 360.0 | |||
11 | Mariusz Rytkowski (POL) | 84.35 | 162.5 | 13 | 197.5 | 11 | 360.0 | ||||
12 | Georgi Asanidze (GEO) | 84.80 | 162.5 | 167.5 | 170.0 | 7 | 190.0 | 18 | 360.0 | ||
13 | David Matam (FRA) | 84.80 | 157.5 | 162.5 | 165.0 | 11 | 185.0 | 190.0 | 195.0 | 15 | 360.0 |
14 | Ondrej Kutlík (SVK) | 84.70 | 150.0 | 155.0 | 160.0 | 14 | 190.0 | 197.5 | 13 | 357.5 | |
15 | Yoto Yotov (CRO) | 84.40 | 145.0 | 150.0 | 155.0 | 19 | 185.0 | 192.5 | 195.0 | 14 | 350.0 |
16 | José Juan Navarro (ESP) | 82.85 | 150.0 | 155.0 | 18 | 185.0 | 192.5 | 16 | 347.5 | ||
17 | Petr Hrubý (CZE) | 83.80 | 152.5 | 20 | 182.5 | 19 | 335.0 | ||||
18 | Deniss Žuļins (LAT) | 84.85 | 145.0 | 150.0 | 22 | 175.0 | 180.0 | 21 | 330.0 | ||
19 | Mikk Kasemaa (EST) | 84.35 | 135.0 | 142.5 | 23 | 172.5 | 180.0 | 20 | 322.5 | ||
20 | Bradley Burrowes (GBR) | 83.30 | 140.0 | 24 | 170.0 | 22 | 310.0 | ||||
21 | Jesper Joergensen (DEN) | 83.80 | 127.5 | 132.5 | 25 | 160.0 | 23 | 292.5 | |||
NR | Aliaksandr Anishchanka (BLR) | 84.55 | NR | 207.5 | NM | ||||||
NR | Aslanbek Ediev (RUS) | 84.70 | 167.5 | 172.5 | 5 | NR | NM | ||||
NR | Norbert Cser (HUN) | 84.50 | NR | 190.0 | 197.5 | 12 | NM | ||||
NR | Donatas Anuskeviucius (LTU) | 84.60 | 157.5 | 16 | NR | NM | |||||
NR | Zbyněk Vacurá (CZE) | 79.60 | 155.0 | 17 | NR | NM | |||||
NR | Francesco De Tommaso (ITA) | 84.55 | 152.5 | 21 | NR | NM | |||||
NR | Natig Hasanov (AZE) | 84.60 | NR | NR | NM |
Rank | Athlete | Body weight | Snatch (kg) | Clean & Jerk (kg) | Total | ||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | Rank | 1 | 2 | 3 | Rank | ||||
Milen Dobrev (BUL) | 92.75 | 180.0 | 182.5 | 185.0 | 215.0 | 217.5 | 402.5 | ||||
Eduard Tyukin (RUS) | 93.25 | 175.0 | 180.0 | 212.5 | 217.5 | 397.5 | |||||
Anatoliy Mushyk (UKR) | 92.80 | 170.0 | 175.0 | 177.5 | 5 | 207.5 | 212.5 | 217.5 | 395.0 | ||
4 | Akakios Kakiasvilis (GRE) | 93.40 | 172.5 | 177.5 | 6 | 215.0 | 4 | 392.5 | |||
5 | Sergey Zhukov (RUS) | 93.45 | 172.5 | 177.5 | 4 | 212.5 | 6 | 392.5 | |||
6 | Nikolay Kolev (BUL) | 93.80 | 175.0 | 7 | 215.0 | 5 | 390.0 | ||||
7 | Bartłomiej Bonk (POL) | 93.35 | 167.5 | 172.5 | 8 | 200.0 | 210.0 | 8 | 382.5 | ||
8 | Pavel Harkavy (BLR) | 93.85 | 170.0 | 177.5 | 182.5 | 190.0 | 200.0 | 12 | 382.5 | ||
9 | Nikolaos Kourtidis (GRE) | 92.90 | 160.0 | 165.0 | 170.0 | 10 | 205.0 | 210.0 | 7 | 380.0 | |
10 | Egidijus Remėza (LTU) | 93.35 | 165.0 | 170.0 | 11 | 205.0 | 210.0 | 9 | 380.0 | ||
11 | Santiago Martínez (ESP) | 93.90 | 167.5 | 172.5 | 9 | 200.0 | 205.0 | 11 | 377.5 | ||
12 | Tadeusz Drzazga (POL) | 93.90 | 170.0 | 12 | 205.0 | 10 | 375.0 | ||||
13 | Istvan Dioszegi (ROU) | 93.00 | 152.5 | 157.5 | 160.0 | 16 | 185.0 | 190.0 | 195.0 | 14 | 355.0 |
14 | Gábor Vaspöri (HUN) | 93.95 | 155.0 | 160.0 | 17 | 195.0 | 15 | 355.0 | |||
15 | Alphonse Matam (FRA) | 93.40 | 157.5 | 19 | 190.0 | 19 | 347.5 | ||||
16 | Jürgen Spieß (GER) | 90.85 | 150.0 | 155.0 | 20 | 185.0 | 190.0 | 17 | 345.0 | ||
17 | György Ehrlich (HUN) | 91.85 | 160.0 | 14 | 185.0 | 21 | 345.0 | ||||
18 | Andrus Utsar (EST) | 93.20 | 155.0 | 21 | 190.0 | 18 | 345.0 | ||||
19 | Benjamin Pirkkiö (FIN) | 93.95 | 152.5 | 22 | 182.5 | 187.5 | 192.5 | 16 | 345.0 | ||
20 | Gia Machavariani (GEO) | 92.70 | 150.0 | 155.0 | 160.0 | 15 | 175.0 | 180.0 | 182.5 | 22 | 342.5 |
21 | Kala Adem (NED) | 93.65 | 150.0 | 25 | 190.0 | 20 | 340.0 | ||||
22 | Marco Di Marzio (ITA) | 91.50 | 152.5 | 157.5 | 18 | 180.0 | 24 | 337.5 | |||
23 | Karl Grant (GBR) | 93.70 | 145.0 | 26 | 182.5 | 23 | 327.5 | ||||
24 | Tomas Anuškevičius (LTU) | 92.50 | 150.0 | 24 | 170.0 | 175.0 | 25 | 325.0 | |||
25 | Paul Supple (GBR) | 93.70 | 145.0 | 27 | 175.0 | 26 | 320.0 | ||||
26 | Can Osman (CYP) | 88.95 | 115.0 | 120.0 | 125.0 | 28 | 145.0 | 150.0 | 27 | 275.0 | |
NR | Eugen Bratan (MDA) | 93.95 | 170.0 | 13 | NR | NM | |||||
NR | Peter Havlicek (SVK) | 88.40 | 145.0 | 150.0 | 23 | NR | NM | ||||
NR | Alibek Samedov (AZE) | 94.00 | NR | 200.0 | 13 | NM | |||||
NR | Božo Krišto (CRO) | 91.80 | NR | NR | NM |
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