# 1985 European Weightlifting Championships

The 1985 European Weightlifting Championships were held in Katowice, Poland from May 21 to May 26, 1985. This was the 64th edition of the event. There were 120 men in action from 22 nations.

## Medal summary

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 52 kg |||||||
| Snatch | Sevdalin Marinov Bulgaria | 110.0 kg | Teodor Jakob Romania | 105.0 kg | Istvan Barbaczi Hungary | 100.0 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Sevdalin Marinov Bulgaria | 140.0 kg | Bernard Piekorz Poland | 130.0 kg | Istvan Barbaczi Hungary | 127.5 kg |
| Total | Sevdalin Marinov Bulgaria | 250.0 kg | Istvan Barbaczi Hungary | 227.5 kg | Teodor Jakob Romania | 225.0 kg |
| 56 kg |||||||
| Snatch | Frank Mavius East Germany | 122.5 kg | Neno Terziyski Bulgaria | 120.0 kg | Oksen Mirzoyan Soviet Union | 117.5 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Neno Terziyski Bulgaria | 160.0 kg | Oksen Mirzoyan Soviet Union | 152.5 kg | Frank Mavius East Germany | 147.5 kg |
| Total | Neno Terziyski Bulgaria | 280.0 kg | Oksen Mirzoyan Soviet Union | 270.0 kg | Frank Mavius East Germany | 270.0 kg |
| 60 kg |||||||
| Snatch | Naum Shalamanov Bulgaria | 140.0 kg | Yurik Sarkisyan Soviet Union | 130.0 kg | Constantin Chiru Romania | 120.0 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Naum Shalamanov Bulgaria | 172.5 kg | Yurik Sarkisyan Soviet Union | 167.5 kg | Andreas Letz East Germany | 167.5 kg |
| Total | Naum Shalamanov Bulgaria | 312.5 kg | Yurik Sarkisyan Soviet Union | 297.5 kg | Andreas Letz East Germany | 287.5 kg |
| 67.5 kg |||||||
| Snatch | Marek Seweryn Poland | 150.0 kg | Andreas Behm East Germany | 150.0 kg | Veselin Galabarov Bulgaria | 147.5 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Mikhail Petrov Bulgaria | 195.0 kg | Andreas Behm East Germany | 195.0 kg | Hermann Kubenka East Germany | 182.5 kg |
| Total | Andreas Behm East Germany | 345.0 kg | Mikhail Petrov Bulgaria | 342.5 kg | Marek Seweryn Poland | 330.0 kg |
| 75 kg |||||||
| Snatch | Aleksandar Varbanov Bulgaria | 157.5 kg | Joachim Kunz East Germany | 155.0 kg | Sergey Li Soviet Union | 155.0 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Aleksandar Varbanov Bulgaria | 202.5 kg | Joachim Kunz East Germany | 195.0 kg | Sergey Li Soviet Union | 190.0 kg |
| Total | Aleksandar Varbanov Bulgaria | 360.0 kg | Joachim Kunz East Germany | 350.0 kg | Sergey Li Soviet Union | 345.0 kg |
| 82.5 kg |||||||
| Snatch | Asen Zlatev Bulgaria | 177.5 kg | Anatoly Khrapaty Soviet Union | 170.0 kg | Laszlo Kiraly Hungary | 170.0 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Asen Zlatev Bulgaria | 215.0 kg | Zdravko Stoichkov Bulgaria | 215.0 kg | Anatoly Khrapaty Soviet Union | 210.0 kg |
| Total | Asen Zlatev Bulgaria | 392.5 kg | Zdravko Stoichkov Bulgaria | 382.5 kg | Anatoly Khrapaty Soviet Union | 380.0 kg |
| 90 kg |||||||
| Snatch | Viktor Solodov Soviet Union | 180.0 kg | Rumen Teodosiev Bulgaria | 177.5 kg | Andrzej Piotrowski Poland | 175.0 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Rumen Teodosiev Bulgaria | 222.5 kg | Viktor Solodov Soviet Union | 222.5 kg | Piotr Krukowski Poland | 215.0 kg |
| Total | Viktor Solodov Soviet Union | 402.5 kg | Rumen Teodosiev Bulgaria | 400.0 kg | Piotr Krukowski Poland | 390.0 kg |
| 100 kg |||||||
| Snatch | Nicu Vlad Romania | 185.0 kg | Viktor Shevchik Soviet Union | 185.0 kg | Andor Szanyi Hungary | 172.5 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Andor Szanyi Hungary | 217.5 kg | Nicu Vlad Romania | 215.0 kg | René Wyßuwa East Germany | 215.0 kg |
| Total | Nicu Vlad Romania | 400.0 kg | Viktor Shevchik Soviet Union | 392.5 kg | Andor Szanyi Hungary | 390.0 kg |
| 110 kg |||||||
| Snatch | Yury Zakharevich Soviet Union | 185.0 kg | Anton Baraniak Czechoslovakia | 180.0 kg | Milos Ciernik Czechoslovakia | 177.5 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Yury Zakharevich Soviet Union | 222.5 kg | Anton Baraniak Czechoslovakia | 222.5 kg | Milos Ciernik Czechoslovakia | 217.5 kg |
| Total | Yury Zakharevich Soviet Union | 407.5 kg | Anton Baraniak Czechoslovakia | 402.5 kg | Milos Ciernik Czechoslovakia | 395.0 kg |
| +110 kg |||||||
| Snatch | Aleksandr Gunyashev Soviet Union | 192.5 kg | Robert Skolimowski Poland | 190.0 kg | Senno Salzwedel East Germany | 187.5 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Leonid Taranenko Soviet Union | 230.0 kg | Senno Salzwedel East Germany | 227.5 kg | Aleksandr Gunyashev Soviet Union | 225.0 kg |
| Total | Aleksandr Gunyashev Soviet Union | 417.5 kg | Leonid Taranenko Soviet Union | 415.0 kg | Senno Salzwedel East Germany | 415.0 kg |

## Medal table

Ranking by Big (Total result) medals
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | Bulgaria (BUL) | 5 | 3 | 0 | 8 |
| 2 | Soviet Union (URS) | 3 | 4 | 2 | 9 |
| 3 | East Germany (GDR) | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 4 | Romania (ROU) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 5 | Czechoslovakia (TCH) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 5 | Hungary (HUN) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 7 | Poland (POL) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Totals (7 entries) | Totals (7 entries) | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 |