# 1987 European Weightlifting Championships

The 1987 European Weightlifting Championships were held in Reims, France from May 3 to May 9, 1987. This was the 66th edition of the event. There were 160 men in action.

## Medal summary

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 52 kg |||||||
| Snatch | Sevdalin Marinov Bulgaria | 115.0 kg | Bernard Piekorz Poland | 102.5 kg | Teodor Jakob Romania | 100.0 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Sevdalin Marinov Bulgaria | 145.0 kg | Bernard Piekorz Poland | 130.0 kg | Agron Haxhihyseni Albania | 127.5 kg |
| Total | Sevdalin Marinov Bulgaria | 260.0 kg | Bernard Piekorz Poland | 232.5 kg | Agron Haxhihyseni Albania | 222.5 kg |
| 56 kg |||||||
| Snatch | Mitko Grablev Bulgaria | 130.0 kg | Arvo Ojalehto Finland | 105.0 kg | Giovanni Scarantino Italy | 105.0 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Mitko Grablev Bulgaria | 165.0 kg | Imrich Rusniak Czechoslovakia | 140.0 kg | Arvo Ojalehto Finland | 132.5 kg |
| Total | Mitko Grablev Bulgaria | 295.0 kg | Imrich Rusniak Czechoslovakia | 245.0 kg | Arvo Ojalehto Finland | 237.5 kg |
| 60 kg |||||||
| Snatch | Stefan Topurov Bulgaria | 140.0 kg | Attila Czanka Romania | 137.5 kg | Muhady Sedaev Soviet Union | 137.5 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Attila Czanka Romania | 170.0 kg | Stefan Topurov Bulgaria | 170.0 kg | Muhady Sedaev Soviet Union | 170.0 kg |
| Total | Stefan Topurov Bulgaria | 310.0 kg | Attila Czanka Romania | 307.5 kg | Muhady Sedaev Soviet Union | 307.5 kg |
| 67.5 kg |||||||
| Snatch | Mikhail Petrov Bulgaria | 157.5 kg WR | Israel Militosyan Soviet Union | 150.0 kg | Joachim Kunz East Germany | 147.5 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Mikhail Petrov Bulgaria | 190.0 kg | Israel Militosyan Soviet Union | 185.0 kg | Joachim Kunz East Germany | 185.0 kg |
| Total | Mikhail Petrov Bulgaria | 347.5 kg WR | Israel Militosyan Soviet Union | 335.0 kg | Joachim Kunz East Germany | 332.5 kg |
| 75 kg |||||||
| Snatch | Andrei Socaci Romania | 165.0 kg | Borislav Gidikov Bulgaria | 165.0 kg | Aleksandar Varbanov Bulgaria | 160.0 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Aleksandar Varbanov Bulgaria | 210.0 kg | Andrei Socaci Romania | 202.5 kg | Borislav Gidikov Bulgaria | 202.5 kg |
| Total | Aleksandar Varbanov Bulgaria | 370.0 kg | Andrei Socaci Romania | 367.5 kg | Borislav Gidikov Bulgaria | 367.5 kg |
| 82.5 kg |||||||
| Snatch | Asen Zlatev Bulgaria | 177.5 kg | Israil Arsamakov Soviet Union | 170.0 kg | László Barsi Hungary | 167.5 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Asen Zlatev Bulgaria | 215.0 kg | Constantin Urdas Romania | 210.0 kg | Petre Becheru Romania | 207.5 kg |
| Total | Asen Zlatev Bulgaria | 392.5 kg | László Barsi Hungary | 372.5 kg | Petre Becheru Romania | 367.5 kg |
| 90 kg |||||||
| Snatch | Anatoly Khrapaty Soviet Union | 185.0 kg | Viktor Tregubov Soviet Union | 185.0 kg | Sławomir Zawada Poland | 182.5 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Anatoly Khrapaty Soviet Union | 230.0 kg | Rumen Teodosiev Bulgaria | 230.0 kg | Viktor Tregubov Soviet Union | 220.0 kg |
| Total | Anatoly Khrapaty Soviet Union | 415.0 kg | Rumen Teodosiev Bulgaria | 410.0 kg | Viktor Tregubov Soviet Union | 405.0 kg |
| 100 kg |||||||
| Snatch | Nicu Vlad Romania | 195.0 kg | Andor Szanyi Hungary | 190.0 kg | Pavel Kuznetsov Soviet Union | 182.5 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Andor Szanyi Hungary | 232.5 kg | Pavel Kuznetsov Soviet Union | 227.5 kg | Nicu Vlad Romania | 227.5 kg |
| Total | Andor Szanyi Hungary | 422.5 kg | Nicu Vlad Romania | 422.5 kg | Pavel Kuznetsov Soviet Union | 410.0 kg |
| 110 kg |||||||
| Snatch | Yury Zakharevich Soviet Union | 202.5 kg WR | Artur Akoyev Soviet Union | 195.0 kg | Stefan Botev Bulgaria | 187.5 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Stefan Botev Bulgaria | 242.5 kg | Yury Zakharevich Soviet Union | 237.5 kg | Artur Akoyev Soviet Union | 235.0 kg |
| Total | Yury Zakharevich Soviet Union | 440.0 kg | Stefan Botev Bulgaria | 430.0 kg | Artur Akoyev Soviet Union | 430.0 kg |
| +110 kg |||||||
| Snatch | Antonio Krastev Bulgaria | 215.5 kg WR | Yevgeny Sypko Soviet Union | 200.0 kg | Istvan Kovacs Hungary | 185.0 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Antonio Krastev Bulgaria | 252.5 kg | Yevgeny Sypko Soviet Union | 245.0 kg | Anatoly Pisarenko Soviet Union | 240.0 kg |
| Total | Antonio Krastev Bulgaria | 467.5 kg WR | Yevgeny Sypko Soviet Union | 445.0 kg | Petr Hudeček Czechoslovakia | 405.0 kg |

## Medal table

Ranking by Big (Total result) medals
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | Bulgaria (BUL) | 7 | 2 | 1 | 10 |
| 2 | Soviet Union (URS) | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 |
| 3 | Hungary (HUN) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 4 | Romania (ROU) | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 5 | Czechoslovakia (TCH) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 6 | Poland (POL) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | Albania (ALB) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 7 | East Germany (GDR) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 7 | Finland (FIN) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (9 entries) | Totals (9 entries) | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 |