# 1988 European Wrestling Championships

The 1988 European Wrestling Championships were held in the men's Freestyle style in Manchester 13 – 16 April 1988; the Greco-Romane style in Kolbotn 10 – 13 May 1988; the women's Freestyle style in Dijon 14 – 17 July 1988.

## Medal table

| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | Soviet Union | 15 | 2 | 2 | 19 |
| 2 | France | 8 | 4 | 3 | 15 |
| 3 | Bulgaria | 2 | 4 | 8 | 14 |
| 4 | Hungary | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 |
| 5 | Norway | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 |
| 6 | East Germany | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 7 | Romania | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 7 | Turkey | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 9 | Finland | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 9 | Yugoslavia | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 11 | Belgium | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | Czechoslovakia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | Denmark | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | Great Britain | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 15 | Sweden | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 16 | Netherlands | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 16 | West Germany | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (17 entries) | Totals (17 entries) | 29 | 28 | 27 | 84 |

## Medal summary
### Men's freestyle

| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 48 kg | Vasili Gogolev Soviet Union | Romica Rașovan Romania | Marian Nedkov Bulgaria |
| 52 kg | Valentin Yordanov Bulgaria | Vladimir Toguzov Soviet Union | Shaban Tërstena Yugoslavia |
| 57 kg | Sergei Beloglazov Soviet Union | Ahmet Ak Turkey | Stefan Ivanov Bulgaria |
| 62 kg | Stepan Sarkisyan Soviet Union | Karsten Polky East Germany | Simeon Shterev Sr. Bulgaria |
| 68 kg | Arsen Fadzaev Soviet Union | Attila Podolszki Hungary | Bejshchet Selimov Bulgaria |
| 74 kg | Adlan Varayev Soviet Union | Pekka Rauhala Finland | Rahmat Sofiadi Bulgaria |
| 82 kg | Yuri Vorobiov Soviet Union | Hans Gstöttner East Germany | Aleksandar Nanev Bulgaria |
| 90 kg | Makharbek Khadartsev Soviet Union | Mehmet Türkkaya Turkey | Gábor Tóth Hungary |
| 100 kg | Leri Khabelov Soviet Union | Noel Loban Great Britain | Uwe Neupert East Germany |
| 130 kg | Aslan Khadartsev Soviet Union | Atanas Atanasov Bulgaria | Andreas Schröder East Germany |

### Men's Greco-Roman

| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 48 kg | Lars Rønningen Norway | Sergey Suvorov Soviet Union | Bratan Tsenov Bulgaria |
| 52 kg | Aleksandr Ignatenko Soviet Union | Jon Rønningen Norway | Valentin Krumov Bulgaria |
| 57 kg | Aleksandr Shestakov Soviet Union | Stoyan Balov Bulgaria | András Sike Hungary |
| 62 kg | Jenő Bódi Hungary | Nencho Nenchev Bulgaria | Arutik Rubenian Soviet Union |
| 68 kg | Attila Repka Hungary | Petrică Cărare Romania | Lars Lagerborg Sweden |
| 74 kg | Bisolt Detsiyev Soviet Union | Jaroslav Zeman Czechoslovakia | János Takács Hungary |
| 82 kg | Mikhail Mamiashvili Soviet Union | Tibor Komáromi Hungary | Timo Niemi Finland |
| 90 kg | Ivaylo Yordanov Bulgaria | Sándor Major Hungary | Pavel Potapov Soviet Union |
| 100 kg | Anatoli Fedorenko Soviet Union | Jožef Tertei Yugoslavia | Gerhard Himmel West Germany |
| 130 kg | Alexandr Karelin Soviet Union | Krasimir Radoev Bulgaria | Tomas Johansson Sweden |

### Women's freestyle

| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 44 kg | Valérie Delvaux France | Brigitte Weigert Belgium | Isabelle Poomarts France |
| 47 kg | Ferouzia Cheufri France | Nadia Saïdi France | Lynie van der Holst Netherlands |
| 50 kg | Martine Poupon France | Anne Marie Halvorsen Norway | Eve Joly France |
| 53 kg | Sylvie van Gucht France | Sandrine Laroza France | Thinka Bergh Sweden |
| 57 kg | Jocelyne Sagon France | Isabelle Dourthe France | Runi Rodal Norway |
| 61 kg | Brigitte Siffert France | Christelle Rieu France | Ine Barlie Norway |
| 65 kg | Heidi Kleven Norway | Dörthe Pedersen Denmark | Marie-Line Meurisse France |
| 70 kg | Georgette Jean France | Kirsten Borgen Norway | None Awarded |
| 75 kg | Patricia Rossignol France | None Awarded | None Awarded |