European Junior & U23 Weightlifting Championships

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European Junior & U23 Weightlifting Championships
StatusActive
GenreSports Event
Date(s)Usually April
FrequencyAnnual
Location(s)Various
Inaugurated 1973
Organised by EWF

European Junior & U23 Weightlifting Championships is an annual event organised by the European Weightlifting Federation (EWF). European Championships in junior category were held from 1973 under the name European Junior Weightlifting Championships (U20). In 2009 the competitions were held in two cities, European Junior Weightlifting Championships in Landskrona and the new European U23 Weightlifting Championships in Wladyslawowo. After that year, the competition took the current name.

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MJWJM23W23YearHost CityHost CountryEventsResults
European Junior Weightlifting Championships
1--- 1973 27
2--- 1974 27
3--- 1975 Marseille Flag of France.svg  France 27
4--- 1976 Gdansk Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 27
5--- 1977 Sofia Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria 30
6--- 1978 Athens Flag of Greece.svg  Greece 30
7--- 1979 Debrecen Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 30
8--- 1980 30
9--- 1981 30
10--- 1982 30
11--- 1983 30
12--- 1984 Lignano Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 30
13--- 1985 Edinburgh Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 30
14--- 1986 Donaueschingen Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 30
15--- 1987 Belgrade Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg  Yugoslavia 30
16--- 1988 Athens Flag of Greece.svg  Greece 30
17--- 1989 Sarajevo Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg  Yugoslavia 30
18--- 1990 Valletta Flag of Malta.svg  Malta 30 [4]
19--- 1991 Varna Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria 30 [5]
20--- 1992 Cardiff Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 30 [6]
21--- 1993 Valencia Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 30
22--- 1994 Rome Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 30
23--- 1995 Beersheba Flag of Israel.svg  Israel 30
24--- 1996 Prague Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic 30
25--- 1997 Seville Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 30
261-- 1998 Sofia Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria 45
272-- 1999 Spała Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 45
283-- 2000 Rijeka Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia 45
294-- 2001 Kalmar Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 45
305-- 2002 Nuoro Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 45
316-- 2003 Valencia Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 45
327-- 2004 Burgas Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria 45
338-- 2005 Trenčín Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia 45
349-- 2006 Palermo Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 45
3510-- 2007 Puerto de la Cruz Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 45
3611-- 2008 Durrës Flag of Albania.svg  Albania 45
European Junior Weightlifting Championships / European U23 Weightlifting Championships
3712-- 2009 Landskrona Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 45
--11 2009 Władysławowo Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 45
European Junior & U23 Weightlifting Championships
381322 2010 Limassol Flag of Cyprus.svg  Cyprus 90
391433 2011 Bucharest Flag of Romania.svg  Romania 90
401544 2012 Eilat Flag of Israel.svg  Israel 90
411655 2013 Tallinn Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia 90
421766 2014 Limassol Flag of Cyprus.svg  Cyprus 90
431877 2015 Klaipėda Flag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania 90
441988 2016 Eilat Flag of Israel.svg  Israel 90
452099 2017 Durrës Flag of Albania.svg  Albania 96
46211010 2018 Zamość Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 96
47221111 2019 Bucharest Flag of Romania.svg  Romania 120
48231212 2021 Rovaniemi Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 120
49241313 2022 Durrës Flag of Albania.svg  Albania 120

Medals (2019 - 2021)

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References

  1. https://www.halteropedia.fr/resultats-internationaux/championnats-d-europe/europe-junior.html
  2. https://www.halteropedia.fr/resultats-internationaux/championnats-d-europe/europe-u23.html
  3. "18th EWF Junior Weightlifting Championships Results". iwrp.net. Retrieved 3 January 2017.
  4. http://iwrp.net/component/cwyniki/?view=contest&id_zawody=626
  5. http://iwrp.net/component/cwyniki/?view=contest&id_zawody=625
  6. http://iwrp.net/component/cwyniki/?view=contest&id_zawody=251