# 1989 European Weightlifting Championships

The 1989 European Weightlifting Championships were held in Athens, Greece from September 16 to September 23, 1989. This was the 68th edition of the event. There were 136 men in action from 23 nations. This tournament was a part of 1989 World Weightlifting Championships. The women competition were held in Manchester, United Kingdom. It was the 2nd event for the women.

## Medal summary
### Men

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 52 kg |||||||
| Snatch | Ivan Ivanov Bulgaria | 117.5 kg | Traian Cihărean Romania | 115.0 kg | José Luis Martínez Spain | 102.5 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Ivan Ivanov Bulgaria | 155.0 kg WR | Traian Cihărean Romania | 145.0 kg | Agron Haxhiyseni Albania | 125.0 kg |
| Total | Ivan Ivanov Bulgaria | 272.5 kg WR | Traian Cihărean Romania | 260.0 kg | José Luis Martínez Spain | 227.5 kg |
| 56 kg |||||||
| Snatch | Hafiz Suleymanov Soviet Union | 130.0 kg | Sevdalin Marinov Bulgaria | 125.0 kg | Luan Shabani Albania | 120.0 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Hafiz Suleymanov Soviet Union | 157.5 kg | Sevdalin Marinov Bulgaria | 155.0 kg | Laurent Fombertasse France | 140.0 kg |
| Total | Hafiz Suleymanov Soviet Union | 287.5 kg | Sevdalin Marinov Bulgaria | 280.0 kg | Luan Shabani Albania | 260.0 kg |
| 60 kg |||||||
| Snatch | Naim Süleymanoğlu Turkey | 145.0 kg | Attila Czanka Romania | 137.5 kg | Nikolay Peshalov Bulgaria | 137.5 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Naim Süleymanoğlu Turkey | 172.5 kg | Nikolay Peshalov Bulgaria | 170.0 kg | Attila Czanka Romania | 167.5 kg |
| Total | Naim Süleymanoğlu Turkey | 317.5 kg | Nikolay Peshalov Bulgaria | 307.5 kg | Attila Czanka Romania | 305.0 kg |
| 67.5 kg |||||||
| Snatch | Israel Militosyan Soviet Union | 160.0 kg WR | Yoto Yotov Bulgaria | 155.0 kg | Ergün Batmaz Turkey | 147.5 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Israel Militosyan Soviet Union | 187.5 kg | Yoto Yotov Bulgaria | 182.5 kg | Andreas Behm East Germany | 182.5 kg |
| Total | Israel Militosyan Soviet Union | 347.5 kg | Yoto Yotov Bulgaria | 337.5 kg | Andreas Behm East Germany | 325.0 kg |
| 75 kg |||||||
| Snatch | Altimurat Orazdurdiev Soviet Union | 160.0 kg | Waldemar Kosiński Poland | 155.0 kg | Andrei Socaci Romania | 155.0 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Altimurat Orazdurdiev Soviet Union | 202.5 kg | Aleksandar Varbanov Bulgaria | 200.0 kg | Waldemar Kosiński Poland | 190.0 kg |
| Total | Altimurat Orazdurdiev Soviet Union | 362.5 kg | Aleksandar Varbanov Bulgaria | 350.0 kg | Waldemar Kosiński Poland | 345.0 kg |
| 82.5 kg |||||||
| Snatch | Kiril Kounev Bulgaria | 172.5 kg | Ingo Steinhöfel East Germany | 170.0 kg | Sergey Li Soviet Union | 170.0 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Kiril Kounev Bulgaria | 212.5 kg | Plamen Bratoychev Bulgaria | 210.0 kg | Ingo Steinhöfel East Germany | 207.5 kg |
| Total | Kiril Kounev Bulgaria | 385.0 kg | Plamen Bratoychev Bulgaria | 380.0 kg | Ingo Steinhöfel East Germany | 377.5 kg |
| 90 kg |||||||
| Snatch | Sergey Syrtsov Soviet Union | 185.0 kg | Anatoly Khrapaty Soviet Union | 185.0 kg | Ivan Chakarov Bulgaria | 180.0 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Anatoly Khrapaty Soviet Union | 230.0 kg | Sergey Syrtsov Soviet Union | 222.5 kg | Ivan Chakarov Bulgaria | 220.0 kg |
| Total | Anatoly Khrapaty Soviet Union | 415.0 kg | Sergey Syrtsov Soviet Union | 407.5 kg | Ivan Chakarov Bulgaria | 400.0 kg |
| 100 kg |||||||
| Snatch | Nicu Vlad Romania | 190.0 kg | Petar Stefanov Bulgaria | 187.5 kg | Pavel Kuznetsov Soviet Union | 180.0 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Petar Stefanov Bulgaria | 227.5 kg | Udo Guse East Germany | 222.5 kg | Nicu Vlad Romania | 222.5 kg |
| Total | Petar Stefanov Bulgaria | 415.0 kg | Nicu Vlad Romania | 412.5 kg | Pavel Kuznetsov Soviet Union | 400.0 kg |
| 110 kg |||||||
| Snatch | Ronny Weller East Germany | 202.5 kg | Yury Zakharevich Soviet Union | 202.5 kg | Andrew Davies Great Britain | 185.0 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Stefan Botev Bulgaria | 242.5 kg | Mirosław Dąbrowski Poland | 212.5 kg | Andrew Davies Great Britain | 210.0 kg |
| Total | Stefan Botev Bulgaria | 427.5 kg | Andrew Davies Great Britain | 395.0 kg | Mirosław Dąbrowski Poland | 382.5 kg |
| +110 kg |||||||
| Snatch | Aleksandr Kurlovich Soviet Union | 215.0 kg | Rizvan Geliskhanov Soviet Union | 200.0 kg | Michael Schubert East Germany | 195.0 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Aleksandr Kurlovich Soviet Union | 245.0 kg | Manfred Nerlinger West Germany | 242.5 kg | Rizvan Geliskhanov Soviet Union | 232.5 kg |
| Total | Aleksandr Kurlovich Soviet Union | 460.0 kg | Rizvan Geliskhanov Soviet Union | 432.5 kg | Michael Schubert East Germany | 425.0 kg |

### Women

See Mistrzostwa Europy Kobiet w Podnoszeniu Ciężarów 1989 on Polish Wikipedia.

## 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) | 4 | 5 | 1 | 10 |
| 3 | Turkey (TUR) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | Romania (ROU) | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 5 | Great Britain (GBR) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | East Germany (GDR) | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 7 | Poland (POL) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 8 | Albania (ALB) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 8 | Spain (ESP) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (9 entries) | Totals (9 entries) | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 |