# 1978 European Weightlifting Championships

The 1978 European Weightlifting Championships were held in Havířov, Czechoslovakia from June 10 to June 18, 1978. This was the 57th edition of the event. There were 128 men in action from 25 nations.

## Medal summary

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 52 kg |||||||
| Snatch | Kanybek Osmonaliyev Soviet Union | 105.0 kg | Béla Oláh Hungary | 105.0 kg | György Kőszegi Hungary | 105.0 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Kanybek Osmonaliyev Soviet Union | 132.5 kg | György Kőszegi Hungary | 132.5 kg | Béla Oláh Hungary | 130.0 kg |
| Total | Kanybek Osmonaliyev Soviet Union | 237.5 kg | György Kőszegi Hungary | 237.5 kg | Béla Oláh Hungary | 235.0 kg |
| 56 kg |||||||
| Snatch | Marek Seweryn Poland | 117.5 kg | Karel Prohl Czechoslovakia | 115.0 kg | Stefan Dimitrov Bulgaria | 115.0 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Karel Prohl Czechoslovakia | 142.5 kg | Marek Seweryn Poland | 142.5 kg | Stefan Dimitrov Bulgaria | 140.0 kg |
| Total | Marek Seweryn Poland | 260.0 kg | Karel Prohl Czechoslovakia | 257.5 kg | Stefan Dimitrov Bulgaria | 255.0 kg |
| 60 kg |||||||
| Snatch | Nikolay Kolesnikov Soviet Union | 125.0 kg | László Száraz Hungary | 125.0 kg | Grzegorz Cziura Poland | 120.0 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Nikolay Kolesnikov Soviet Union | 165.0 kg | Valentin Todorov Bulgaria | 155.0 kg | Marek Sachmaciński Poland | 152.5 kg |
| Total | Nikolay Kolesnikov Soviet Union | 290.0 kg | László Száraz Hungary | 275.0 kg | Valentin Todorov Bulgaria | 270.0 kg |
| 67.5 kg |||||||
| Snatch | Yanko Rusev Bulgaria | 137.5 kg | Ioan Buta Romania | 135.0 kg | Jaroslav Rutter Czechoslovakia | 132.5 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Yanko Rusev Bulgaria | 175.0 kg | Zbigniew Kaczmarek Poland | 172.5 kg | Ioan Buta Romania | 170.0 kg |
| Total | Yanko Rusev Bulgaria | 312.5 kg | Ioan Buta Romania | 305.0 kg | Zbigniew Kaczmarek Poland | 302.5 kg |
| 75 kg |||||||
| Snatch | András Stark Hungary | 150.0 kg | Vardan Militosyan Soviet Union | 147.5 kg | Zahari Todorov Bulgaria | 145.0 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Vardan Militosyan Soviet Union | 195.0 kg | Zahari Todorov Bulgaria | 185.0 kg | Peter Wenzel East Germany | 182.5 kg |
| Total | Vardan Militosyan Soviet Union | 342.5 kg | Zahari Todorov Bulgaria | 330.0 kg | András Stark Hungary | 330.0 kg |
| 82.5 kg |||||||
| Snatch | Yurik Vardanyan Soviet Union | 170.0 kg | Péter Baczakó Hungary | 157.5 kg | Krasimir Drandarov Bulgaria | 150.0 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Yurik Vardanyan Soviet Union | 202.5 kg | Péter Baczakó Hungary | 200.0 kg | Krasimir Drandarov Bulgaria | 190.0 kg |
| Total | Yurik Vardanyan Soviet Union | 372.5 kg | Péter Baczakó Hungary | 357.5 kg | Krasimir Drandarov Bulgaria | 340.0 kg |
| 90 kg |||||||
| Snatch | David Rigert Soviet Union | 180.0 kg | Andon Nikolov Bulgaria | 167.5 kg | György Rehus-Uzor Hungary | 160.0 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | David Rigert Soviet Union | 217.5 kg | Rolf Milser West Germany | 215.0 kg | Nikolaos Iliadis Greece | 192.5 kg |
| Total | David Rigert Soviet Union | 397.5 kg | Rolf Milser West Germany | 375.0 kg | Andon Nikolov Bulgaria | 352.5 kg |
| 100 kg |||||||
| Snatch | Sergey Arakelov Soviet Union | 177.5 kg | Michel Broillet Switzerland | 165.0 kg | Igor Nikitin Soviet Union | 162.5 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Sergey Arakelov Soviet Union | 210.0 kg | Igor Nikitin Soviet Union | 200.0 kg | Pierre Gourrier France | 197.5 kg |
| Total | Sergey Arakelov Soviet Union | 387.5 kg | Igor Nikitin Soviet Union | 362.5 kg | Michel Broillet Switzerland | 355.0 kg |
| 110 kg |||||||
| Snatch | Yury Zaitsev Soviet Union | 177.5 kg | Jürgen Ciezki East Germany | 170.0 kg | Leif Nilsson Sweden | 165.0 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Yury Zaitsev Soviet Union | 225.0 kg | György Szalai Hungary | 215.0 kg | Jürgen Ciezki East Germany | 210.0 kg |
| Total | Yury Zaitsev Soviet Union | 402.5 kg | Jürgen Ciezki East Germany | 380.0 kg | Leif Nilsson Sweden | 375.0 kg |
| +110 kg |||||||
| Snatch | Vasily Alekseyev Soviet Union | 180.0 kg | Rudolf Strejček Czechoslovakia | 177.5 kg | Jürgen Heuser East Germany | 175.0 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Vasily Alekseyev Soviet Union | 235.0 kg | Jürgen Heuser East Germany | 232.5 kg | Gerd Bonk East Germany | 230.0 kg |
| Total | Vasily Alekseyev Soviet Union | 415.0 kg | Jürgen Heuser East Germany | 407.5 kg | Gerd Bonk East Germany | 402.5 kg |

## Medal table

Ranking by Big (Total result) medals
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | Soviet Union (URS) | 8 | 1 | 0 | 9 |
| 2 | Bulgaria (BUL) | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 |
| 3 | Poland (POL) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 4 | Hungary (HUN) | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 5 | East Germany (GDR) | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 6 | Czechoslovakia (TCH) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | Romania (ROU) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | West Germany (FRG) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | Sweden (SWE) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 9 | Switzerland (SUI) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (10 entries) | Totals (10 entries) | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 |