# 1980 European Weightlifting Championships

The 1980 European Weightlifting Championships were held at the Pinki Hall in Belgrade, SFR Yugoslavia from April 26 to May 4, 1980. This was the 59th edition of the event. There were 156 men in action from 26 nations.

## Medal summary

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 52 kg |||||||
| Snatch | Aleksandr Voronin Soviet Union | 107.5 kg | Stefan Leletko Poland | 102.5 kg | Jacek Gutowski Poland | 102.5 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Stefan Leletko Poland | 135.0 kg | Aleksandr Voronin Soviet Union | 132.5 kg | Jacek Gutowski Poland | 122.5 kg |
| Total | Aleksandr Voronin Soviet Union | 240.0 kg | Stefan Leletko Poland | 237.5 kg | Jacek Gutowski Poland | 225.0 kg |
| 56 kg |||||||
| Snatch | Oleg Karayanidi Soviet Union | 117.5 kg | Turgay Sabriev Bulgaria | 115.0 kg | Andreas Letz East Germany | 110.0 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Andreas Letz East Germany | 147.5 kg | Oleg Karayanidi Soviet Union | 145.0 kg | Frank Mavius East Germany | 145.0 kg |
| Total | Oleg Karayanidi Soviet Union | 262.5 kg | Andreas Letz East Germany | 257.5 kg | Frank Mavius East Germany | 255.0 kg |
| 60 kg |||||||
| Snatch | Stefan Dimitrov Bulgaria | 127.5 kg | Antoni Pawlak Poland | 125.0 kg | Włodzimierz Jakub Poland | 125.0 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Yurik Sarkisyan Soviet Union | 160.0 kg | Stefan Dimitrov Bulgaria | 157.5 kg | Gelu Radu Romania | 150.0 kg |
| Total | Stefan Dimitrov Bulgaria | 285.0 kg | Yurik Sarkisyan Soviet Union | 280.0 kg | Antoni Pawlak Poland | 275.0 kg |
| 67.5 kg |||||||
| Snatch | Yanko Rusev Bulgaria | 147.5 kg | Günter Ambraß East Germany | 140.0 kg | Daniel Senet France | 140.0 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Yanko Rusev Bulgaria | 190.0 kg WR | Günter Ambraß East Germany | 175.0 kg | Karl-Heinz Radschinsky West Germany | 175.0 kg |
| Total | Yanko Rusev Bulgaria | 337.5 kg WR | Günter Ambraß East Germany | 315.0 kg | Karl-Heinz Radschinsky West Germany | 312.5 kg |
| 75 kg |||||||
| Snatch | Nedelcho Kolev Bulgaria | 160.0 kg | Asen Zlatev Bulgaria | 157.5 kg | Aleksandr Pervy Soviet Union | 155.0 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Asen Zlatev Bulgaria | 197.5 kg WR | Peter Wenzel East Germany | 192.5 kg | Aleksandr Pervy Soviet Union | 192.5 kg |
| Total | Asen Zlatev Bulgaria | 355.0 kg WR | Nedelcho Kolev Bulgaria | 347.5 kg | Aleksandr Pervy Soviet Union | 347.5 kg |
| 82.5 kg |||||||
| Snatch | Yurik Vardanyan Soviet Union | 167.5 kg | Janusz Alchimowicz Poland | 157.5 kg | Romuald Jazbowiecki Poland | 157.5 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Yurik Vardanyan Soviet Union | 200.0 kg | Horst Appel West Germany | 192.5 kg | Norbert Bergmann West Germany | 192.5 kg |
| Total | Yurik Vardanyan Soviet Union | 367.5 kg | Detlef Blasche East Germany | 345.0 kg | Horst Appel West Germany | 342.5 kg |
| 90 kg |||||||
| Snatch | Rumen Aleksandrov Bulgaria | 175.0 kg | Valery Shary Soviet Union | 170.0 kg | Gennady Bessonov Soviet Union | 167.5 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Rumen Aleksandrov Bulgaria | 215.0 kg | Gennady Bessonov Soviet Union | 215.0 kg | Valery Shary Soviet Union | 212.5 kg |
| Total | Rumen Aleksandrov Bulgaria | 390.0 kg | Valery Shary Soviet Union | 382.5 kg | Gennady Bessonov Soviet Union | 382.5 kg |
| 100 kg |||||||
| Snatch | David Rigert Soviet Union | 177.5 kg | Imre Vegi Hungary | 172.5 kg | László Varga Hungary | 170.0 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | David Rigert Soviet Union | 210.0 kg | Michael Hennig East Germany | 210.0 kg | Plamen Asparukhov Bulgaria | 202.5 kg |
| Total | David Rigert Soviet Union | 387.5 kg | Michael Hennig East Germany | 372.5 kg | Plamen Asparukhov Bulgaria | 370.0 kg |
| 110 kg |||||||
| Snatch | Leonid Taranenko Soviet Union | 190.0 kg WR | Valentin Hristov Bulgaria | 175.0 kg | Pavel Khek Czechoslovakia | 175.0 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Leonid Taranenko Soviet Union | 230.0 kg | Valentin Hristov Bulgaria | 227.5 kg | Jürgen Ciezki East Germany | 217.5 kg |
| Total | Leonid Taranenko Soviet Union | 420.0 kg WR | Valentin Hristov Bulgaria | 402.5 kg | Jürgen Ciezki East Germany | 390.0 kg |
| +110 kg |||||||
| Snatch | Sultan Rakhmanov Soviet Union | 190.0 kg | Yevgeni Popov Bulgaria | 185.0 kg | Rudolf Strejček Czechoslovakia | 180.0 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Sultan Rakhmanov Soviet Union | 240.0 kg | Gerd Bonk East Germany | 232.5 kg | Yevgeni Popov Bulgaria | 232.5 kg |
| Total | Sultan Rakhmanov Soviet Union | 430.0 kg | Yevgeni Popov Bulgaria | 417.5 kg | Gerd Bonk East Germany | 407.5 kg |

## Medal table

Ranking by Big (Total result) medals
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | Soviet Union (URS) | 6 | 2 | 2 | 10 |
| 2 | Bulgaria (BUL) | 4 | 3 | 1 | 8 |
| 3 | East Germany (GDR) | 0 | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| 4 | Poland (POL) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 5 | West Germany (FRG) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Totals (5 entries) | Totals (5 entries) | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 |