# 1974 European Weightlifting Championships

The 1974 European Weightlifting Championships were held in Verona, Italy from May 27 to June 6, 1974. This was the 53rd edition of the event. There were 162 men in action from 26 nations.

## Medal summary

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 52 kg |||||||
| Snatch | Mustafa Mustafov Bulgaria | 100.0 kg | György Kőszegi Hungary | 97.5 kg | Zygmunt Smalcerz Poland | 97.5 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Zygmunt Smalcerz Poland | 132.5 kg | Lajos Szűcs Hungary | 130.0 kg | Mustafa Mustafov Bulgaria | 127.5 kg |
| Total | Zygmunt Smalcerz Poland | 230.0 kg | Lajos Szűcs Hungary | 227.5 kg | Mustafa Mustafov Bulgaria | 227.5 kg |
| 56 kg |||||||
| Snatch | Vladimir Anikin Soviet Union | 110.0 kg | Atanas Kirov Bulgaria | 110.0 kg | Włodzimierz Jakub Poland | 107.5 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Atanas Kirov Bulgaria | 147.5 kg | Karel Prohl Czechoslovakia | 140.0 kg | Vladimir Anikin Soviet Union | 137.5 kg |
| Total | Atanas Kirov Bulgaria | 257.5 kg | Vladimir Anikin Soviet Union | 247.5 kg | Karel Prohl Czechoslovakia | 245.0 kg |
| 60 kg |||||||
| Snatch | Georgi Todorov Bulgaria | 120.0 kg | János Benedek Hungary | 120.0 kg | Dito Shanidze Soviet Union | 120.0 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Georgi Todorov Bulgaria | 152.5 kg | Dito Shanidze Soviet Union | 152.5 kg | Norair Nurikyan Bulgaria | 150.0 kg |
| Total | Georgi Todorov Bulgaria | 272.5 kg | Dito Shanidze Soviet Union | 272.5 kg | Norair Nurikyan Bulgaria | 265.0 kg |
| 67.5 kg |||||||
| Snatch | Zbigniew Kaczmarek Poland | 132.5 kg | Mukharby Kirzhinov Soviet Union | 127.5 kg | Walter Legel Austria | 125.0 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Mukharby Kirzhinov Soviet Union | 172.5 kg | Zbigniew Kaczmarek Poland | 165.0 kg | Henryk Rum Poland | 160.0 kg |
| Total | Mukharby Kirzhinov Soviet Union | 300.0 kg | Zbigniew Kaczmarek Poland | 297.5 kg | Walter Legel Austria | 280.0 kg |
| 75 kg |||||||
| Snatch | Nedelcho Kolev Bulgaria | 152.5 kg | Peter Wenzel East Germany | 145.0 kg | András Stark Hungary | 142.5 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Nedelcho Kolev Bulgaria | 187.5 kg | Viktor Kurentsov Soviet Union | 185.0 kg | Peter Wenzel East Germany | 182.5 kg |
| Total | Nedelcho Kolev Bulgaria | 340.0 kg | Peter Wenzel East Germany | 327.5 kg | Viktor Kurentsov Soviet Union | 325.0 kg |
| 82.5 kg |||||||
| Snatch | Vladimir Ryzhenkov Soviet Union | 160.0 kg | Rumen Rusev Bulgaria | 157.5 kg | Trendafil Stoychev Bulgaria | 152.5 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Vladimir Ryzhenkov Soviet Union | 197.5 kg | Trendafil Stoychev Bulgaria | 195.0 kg | Rumen Rusev Bulgaria | 187.5 kg |
| Total | Vladimir Ryzhenkov Soviet Union | 357.5 kg | Trendafil Stoychev Bulgaria | 347.5 kg | Rumen Rusev Bulgaria | 345.0 kg |
| 90 kg |||||||
| Snatch | Andon Nikolov Bulgaria | 175.0 kg | David Rigert Soviet Union | 172.5 kg | Sergey Poltoratsky Soviet Union | 162.5 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | David Rigert Soviet Union | 212.5 kg | Andon Nikolov Bulgaria | 210.0 kg | Peter Petzold East Germany | 200.0 kg |
| Total | David Rigert Soviet Union | 385.0 kg | Andon Nikolov Bulgaria | 385.0 kg | Sergey Poltoratsky Soviet Union | 362.5 kg |
| 110 kg |||||||
| Snatch | Valentin Hristov Bulgaria | 167.5 kg | Jürgen Ciezki East Germany | 165.0 kg | Valery Ustyuzhin Soviet Union | 162.5 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Valery Ustyuzhin Soviet Union | 227.5 kg | Valentin Hristov Bulgaria | 220.0 kg | Jürgen Ciezki East Germany | 205.0 kg |
| Total | Valery Ustyuzhin Soviet Union | 390.0 kg | Valentin Hristov Bulgaria | 387.5 kg | Jürgen Ciezki East Germany | 370.0 kg |
| +110 kg |||||||
| Snatch | Vasily Alekseyev Soviet Union | 187.5 kg | Serge Reding Belgium | 175.0 kg | Gerd Bonk East Germany | 167.5 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Gerd Bonk East Germany | 235.0 kg | Vasily Alekseyev Soviet Union | 235.0 kg | Serge Reding Belgium | 225.0 kg |
| Total | Vasily Alekseyev Soviet Union | 422.5 kg | Gerd Bonk East Germany | 402.5 kg | Serge Reding Belgium | 400.0 kg |

## Medal table

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