# 1976 European Weightlifting Championships

The 1976 European Weightlifting Championships were held at the Werner-Seelenbinder-Halle in Berlin, East Germany from April 3 to April 11, 1976. This was the 55th edition of the event. There were 151 men in action from 21 nations.

## Medal summary

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 52 kg |||||||
| Snatch | Aleksandr Voronin Soviet Union | 107.5 kg | György Kőszegi Hungary | 102.5 kg | Zygmunt Smalcerz Poland | 100.0 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | György Kőszegi Hungary | 132.5 kg | Aleksandr Voronin Soviet Union | 132.5 kg | Lajos Szűcs Hungary | 130.0 kg |
| Total | Aleksandr Voronin Soviet Union | 240.0 kg | György Kőszegi Hungary | 235.0 kg | Lajos Szűcs Hungary | 230.0 kg |
| 56 kg |||||||
| Snatch | Karel Prohl Czechoslovakia | 112.5 kg | Norair Nurikyan Bulgaria | 110.0 kg | Imre Stefanovics Hungary | 107.5 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Norair Nurikyan Bulgaria | 145.0 kg | Leszek Skorupa Poland | 145.0 kg | Imre Stefanovics Hungary | 142.5 kg |
| Total | Norair Nurikyan Bulgaria | 255.0 kg | Leszek Skorupa Poland | 252.5 kg | Karel Prohl Czechoslovakia | 250.0 kg |
| 60 kg |||||||
| Snatch | Todor Todorov Bulgaria | 125.0 kg | Georgi Todorov Bulgaria | 125.0 kg | Nikolay Kolesnikov Soviet Union | 122.5 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Nikolay Kolesnikov Soviet Union | 160.0 kg | Todor Todorov Bulgaria | 155.0 kg | Grzegorz Cziura Poland | 155.0 kg |
| Total | Nikolay Kolesnikov Soviet Union | 282.5 kg | Todor Todorov Bulgaria | 280.0 kg | Georgi Todorov Bulgaria | 277.5 kg |
| 67.5 kg |||||||
| Snatch | Zbigniew Kaczmarek Poland | 135.0 kg | Zahari Todorov Bulgaria | 132.5 kg | Jan Lostowski Poland | 132.5 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Sergey Pevsner Soviet Union | 172.5 kg | Jan Lostowski Poland | 170.0 kg | Zbigniew Kaczmarek Poland | 170.0 kg |
| Total | Zbigniew Kaczmarek Poland | 305.0 kg | Jan Lostowski Poland | 302.5 kg | Sergey Pevsner Soviet Union | 297.5 kg |
| 75 kg |||||||
| Snatch | Peter Wenzel East Germany | 150.0 kg | Vardan Militosyan Soviet Union | 150.0 kg | Yordan Mitkov Bulgaria | 147.5 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Vardan Militosyan Soviet Union | 190.0 kg | Peter Wenzel East Germany | 185.0 kg | Yordan Mitkov Bulgaria | 182.5 kg |
| Total | Vardan Militosyan Soviet Union | 340.0 kg | Peter Wenzel East Germany | 335.0 kg | Yordan Mitkov Bulgaria | 330.0 kg |
| 82.5 kg |||||||
| Snatch | Trendafil Stoychev Bulgaria | 167.5 kg | Valery Shary Soviet Union | 165.0 kg | Blagoy Blagoev Bulgaria | 165.0 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Rolf Milser West Germany | 207.5 kg | Valery Shary Soviet Union | 202.5 kg | Blagoy Blagoev Bulgaria | 200.0 kg |
| Total | Valery Shary Soviet Union | 367.5 kg | Blagoy Blagoev Bulgaria | 365.0 kg | Trendafil Stoychev Bulgaria | 365.0 kg |
| 90 kg |||||||
| Snatch | David Rigert Soviet Union | 177.5 kg | Adam Saydullaev Soviet Union | 160.0 kg | Michel Broillet Switzerland | 160.0 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | David Rigert Soviet Union | 220.0 kg | Adam Saydullaev Soviet Union | 200.0 kg | Christos Iakovou Greece | 195.0 kg |
| Total | David Rigert Soviet Union | 397.5 kg | Adam Saydullaev Soviet Union | 360.0 kg | Peter Petzold East Germany | 350.0 kg |
| 110 kg |||||||
| Snatch | Valentin Hristov Bulgaria | 185.0 kg | Yury Zaitsev Soviet Union | 172.5 kg | Jürgen Ciezki East Germany | 170.0 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Valentin Hristov Bulgaria | 230.0 kg | Yury Zaitsev Soviet Union | 227.5 kg | Jürgen Ciezki East Germany | 225.0 kg |
| Total | Valentin Hristov Bulgaria | 415.0 kg | Yury Zaitsev Soviet Union | 400.0 kg | Jürgen Ciezki East Germany | 395.0 kg |
| +110 kg |||||||
| Snatch | Hristo Plachkov Bulgaria | 195.0 kg | Jürgen Heuser East Germany | 180.0 kg | Gerd Bonk East Germany | 180.0 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Gerd Bonk East Germany | 252.5 kg | Hristo Plachkov Bulgaria | 235.0 kg | Jürgen Heuser East Germany | 230.0 kg |
| Total | Gerd Bonk East Germany | 432.5 kg | Hristo Plachkov Bulgaria | 430.0 kg | Jürgen Heuser East Germany | 410.0 kg |

## Medal table

Ranking by Big (Total result) medals
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | Soviet Union (URS) | 5 | 2 | 1 | 8 |
| 2 | Bulgaria (BUL) | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 |
| 3 | Poland (POL) | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 4 | East Germany (GDR) | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 5 | Hungary (HUN) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 6 | Czechoslovakia (TCH) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (6 entries) | Totals (6 entries) | 9 | 9 | 9 | 27 |