# 1969 European Weightlifting Championships

The 1969 European Weightlifting Championships were held at the Torwar Hall in Warsaw, Poland from September 20 to September 28, 1969. This was the 48th edition of the event. There were 108 men in action from 19 nations. This tournament was a part of 1969 World Weightlifting Championships.

## Medal summary

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 52 kg |||||||
| Press | Vladislav Krishchishin Soviet Union | 112.5 kg | Sándor Holczreiter Hungary | 110.0 kg | Zygmunt Smalcerz Poland | 105.0 kg |
| Snatch | Vladimir Smetanin Soviet Union | 102.5 kg | Walter Szołtysek Poland | 100.0 kg | Vladislav Krishchishin Soviet Union | 97.5 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Vladimir Smetanin Soviet Union | 130.0 kg | Walter Szołtysek Poland | 130.0 kg | Vladislav Krishchishin Soviet Union | 127.5 kg |
| Total | Vladislav Krishchishin Soviet Union | 337.5 kg WR | Vladimir Smetanin Soviet Union | 337.5 kg | Walter Szołtysek Poland | 335.0 kg |
| 56 kg |||||||
| Press | Imre Földi Hungary | 125.0 kg | Henryk Trębicki Poland | 112.5 kg | Atanas Kirov Bulgaria | 107.5 kg |
| Snatch | Henryk Trębicki Poland | 107.5 kg | Imre Földi Hungary | 105.0 kg | Atanas Kirov Bulgaria | 102.5 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Atanas Kirov Bulgaria | 137.5 kg | Zoltan Fiat Romania | 127.5 kg | Norair Nurikyan Bulgaria | 125.0 kg |
| Total | Atanas Kirov Bulgaria | 347.5 kg | Zoltan Fiat Romania | 330.0 kg | Norair Nurikyan Bulgaria | 317.5 kg |
| 60 kg |||||||
| Press | Mladen Kuchev Bulgaria | 130.0 kg | Jan Wojnowski Poland | 122.5 kg | János Benedek Hungary | 120.0 kg |
| Snatch | Dito Shanidze Soviet Union | 115.0 kg | János Benedek Hungary | 115.0 kg | Mladen Kuchev Bulgaria | 112.5 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Dito Shanidze Soviet Union | 150.0 kg | János Benedek Hungary | 145.0 kg | Mieczysław Nowak Poland | 145.0 kg |
| Total | Mladen Kuchev Bulgaria | 385.0 kg | Dito Shanidze Soviet Union | 380.0 kg | János Benedek Hungary | 380.0 kg |
| 67.5 kg |||||||
| Press | Zbigniew Kaczmarek Poland | 140.0 kg | Waldemar Baszanowski Poland | 140.0 kg | János Bagócs Hungary | 135.0 kg |
| Snatch | Waldemar Baszanowski Poland | 135.0 kg | Ondrej Hekel Czechoslovakia | 130.0 kg | János Bagócs Hungary | 127.5 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Waldemar Baszanowski Poland | 170.0 kg | János Bagócs Hungary | 167.5 kg | Ondrej Hekel Czechoslovakia | 162.5 kg |
| Total | Waldemar Baszanowski Poland | 445.0 kg WR | János Bagócs Hungary | 430.0 kg | Zbigniew Kaczmarek Poland | 425.0 kg |
| 75 kg |||||||
| Press | Viktor Kurentsov Soviet Union | 152.5 kg | Juhani Mursu Finland | 145.0 kg | Leif Jenssen Norway | 142.5 kg |
| Snatch | Aimé Terme France | 140.0 kg | Viktor Kurentsov Soviet Union | 137.5 kg | Gábor Szarvas Hungary | 135.0 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Viktor Kurentsov Soviet Union | 177.5 kg | Gábor Szarvas Hungary | 175.0 kg | Juhani Mursu Finland | 165.0 kg |
| Total | Viktor Kurentsov Soviet Union | 467.5 kg | Gábor Szarvas Hungary | 440.0 kg | Juhani Mursu Finland | 437.5 kg |
| 82.5 kg |||||||
| Press | Hans Bettembourg Sweden | 162.5 kg | Boris Selitsky Soviet Union | 160.0 kg | Károly Bakos Hungary | 160.0 kg |
| Snatch | Norbert Ozimek Poland | 145.0 kg | Valery Shary Soviet Union | 142.5 kg | Károly Bakos Hungary | 142.5 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Károly Bakos Hungary | 185.0 kg | Valery Shary Soviet Union | 182.5 kg | Boris Selitsky Soviet Union | 182.5 kg |
| Total | Károly Bakos Hungary | 487.5 kg | Boris Selitsky Soviet Union | 482.5 kg | Norbert Ozimek Poland | 475.0 kg |
| 90 kg |||||||
| Press | Kaarlo Kangasniemi Finland | 175.0 kg | Karl Arnold East Germany | 170.0 kg | Bo Johansson Sweden | 165.0 kg |
| Snatch | Bo Johansson Sweden | 150.0 kg | Kaarlo Kangasniemi Finland | 150.0 kg | Géza Tóth Hungary | 145.0 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Géza Tóth Hungary | 190.0 kg | Kaarlo Kangasniemi Finland | 190.0 kg | Bo Johansson Sweden | 185.0 kg |
| Total | Kaarlo Kangasniemi Finland | 515.0 kg | Bo Johansson Sweden | 500.0 kg | Géza Tóth Hungary | 495.0 kg |
| 110 kg |||||||
| Press | Jaan Talts Soviet Union | 180.0 kg | Eivind Rekustad Norway | 175.0 kg | Aleksandar Kraychev Bulgaria | 172.5 kg |
| Snatch | Jaan Talts Soviet Union | 155.0 kg | Kauko Kangasniemi Finland | 155.0 kg | Jean-Paul Fouletier France | 150.0 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Jaan Talts Soviet Union | 212.5 kg WR | Kauko Kangasniemi Finland | 190.0 kg | Robert Wójcik Poland | 190.0 kg |
| Total | Jaan Talts Soviet Union | 547.5 kg | Kauko Kangasniemi Finland | 507.5 kg | Robert Wójcik Poland | 500.0 kg |
| +110 kg |||||||
| Press | Serge Reding Belgium | 202.5 kg | Stanislav Batishchev Soviet Union | 192.5 kg | Ivan Atanasov Bulgaria | 192.5 kg |
| Snatch | Stanislav Batishchev Soviet Union | 165.0 kg | Leonid Zhabotinsky Soviet Union | 162.5 kg | Rudolf Mang West Germany | 155.0 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Serge Reding Belgium | 215.0 kg | Stanislav Batishchev Soviet Union | 212.5 kg | Manfred Rieger East Germany | 205.0 kg |
| Total | Serge Reding Belgium | 570.0 kg | Stanislav Batishchev Soviet Union | 570.0 kg | Manfred Rieger East Germany | 537.5 kg |

## Medal table

Ranking by Big (Total result) medals
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | Soviet Union (URS) | 3 | 4 | 0 | 7 |
| 2 | Bulgaria (BUL) | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 3 | Hungary (HUN) | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| 4 | Finland (FIN) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 5 | Poland (POL) | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 |
| 6 | Belgium (BEL) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | Romania (ROU) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | Sweden (SWE) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | East Germany (GDR) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (9 entries) | Totals (9 entries) | 9 | 9 | 9 | 27 |