# 1988 European Weightlifting Championships

The 1988 European Weightlifting Championships were held in Cardiff, United Kingdom from 26 April to 3 May 1988. This was the 67th edition of the event. There were 175 men in action from 25 nations. The women competition were held in City of San Marino, San Marino. It was the 1st event for the women.

## Medal summary
### Men

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 52 kg |||||||
| Snatch | Sevdalin Marinov Bulgaria | 115.0 kg | Traian Cihărean Romania | 110.0 kg | Bela Olah Hungary | 105.0 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Sevdalin Marinov Bulgaria | 145.0 kg | Traian Cihărean Romania | 140.0 kg | Bela Olah Hungary | 127.5 kg |
| Total | Sevdalin Marinov Bulgaria | 260.0 kg | Traian Cihărean Romania | 250.0 kg | Bela Olah Hungary | 232.5 kg |
| 56 kg |||||||
| Snatch | Mitko Grablev Bulgaria | 120.0 kg | Neno Terziyski Bulgaria | 120.0 kg | Dimitru Negreanu Romania | 115.0 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Mitko Grablev Bulgaria | 167.5 kg | Neno Terziyski Bulgaria | 167.5 kg | Andreas Letz East Germany | 145.0 kg |
| Total | Mitko Grablev Bulgaria | 287.5 kg | Neno Terziyski Bulgaria | 287.5 kg | Dimitru Negreanu Romania | 257.5 kg |
| 60 kg |||||||
| Snatch | Naim Süleymanoğlu Turkey | 150.0 kg WR | Stefan Topurov Bulgaria | 145.0 kg | Attila Czanka Romania | 140.0 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Naim Süleymanoğlu Turkey | 180.0 kg | Stefan Topurov Bulgaria | 177.5 kg | Attila Czanka Romania | 175.0 kg |
| Total | Naim Süleymanoğlu Turkey | 330.0 kg | Stefan Topurov Bulgaria | 322.5 kg | Attila Czanka Romania | 315.0 kg |
| 67.5 kg |||||||
| Snatch | Valery Yurov Soviet Union | 147.5 kg | Joachim Kunz East Germany | 142.5 kg | Bogdan Bakula Poland | 137.5 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Valery Yurov Soviet Union | 180.0 kg | Joachim Kunz East Germany | 177.5 kg | Reijo Kiiskilä Finland | 165.0 kg |
| Total | Valery Yurov Soviet Union | 327.5 kg | Joachim Kunz East Germany | 320.0 kg | Bogdan Bakula Poland | 302.5 kg |
| 75 kg |||||||
| Snatch | Angel Genchev Bulgaria | 162.5 kg | Andrei Socaci Romania | 160.0 kg | Waldemar Kosiński Poland | 157.5 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Angel Genchev Bulgaria | 210.0 kg | Andrei Socaci Romania | 190.0 kg | Waldemar Kosiński Poland | 185.0 kg |
| Total | Angel Genchev Bulgaria | 372.5 kg | Andrei Socaci Romania | 350.0 kg | Waldemar Kosiński Poland | 342.5 kg |
| 82.5 kg |||||||
| Snatch | Sergey Li Soviet Union | 175.0 kg | Constantin Urdas Romania | 172.5 kg | Alexander Gusakov Soviet Union | 170.0 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Constantin Urdas Romania | 215.0 kg | Sergey Li Soviet Union | 210.0 kg | Alexander Gusakov Soviet Union | 205.0 kg |
| Total | Constantin Urdas Romania | 387.5 kg | Sergey Li Soviet Union | 385.0 kg | Alexander Gusakov Soviet Union | 375.0 kg |
| 90 kg |||||||
| Snatch | Ivan Chakarov Bulgaria | 187.5 kg | Anatoly Khrapaty Soviet Union | 185.0 kg | Rumen Teodosiev Bulgaria | 180.0 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Anatoly Khrapaty Soviet Union | 235.0 kg WR | Ivan Chakarov Bulgaria | 230.0 kg | Rumen Teodosiev Bulgaria | 220.0 kg |
| Total | Anatoly Khrapaty Soviet Union | 420.0 kg | Ivan Chakarov Bulgaria | 417.5 kg | Rumen Teodosiev Bulgaria | 400.0 kg |
| 100 kg |||||||
| Snatch | Andor Szanyi Hungary | 185.0 kg | Aleksandr Popov Soviet Union | 185.0 kg | Detelin Petrov Bulgaria | 185.0 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Detelin Petrov Bulgaria | 240.0 kg | Aleksandr Popov Soviet Union | 237.5 kg | Andor Szanyi Hungary | 235.0 kg |
| Total | Detelin Petrov Bulgaria | 425.0 kg | Aleksandr Popov Soviet Union | 422.5 kg | Andor Szanyi Hungary | 420.0 kg |
| 110 kg |||||||
| Snatch | Yury Zakharevich Soviet Union | 203.5 kg WR | Norberto Oberburger Italy | 195.0 kg | Ronny Weller East Germany | 192.5 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Yury Zakharevich Soviet Union | 250.5 kg WR | Stefan Botev Bulgaria | 247.5 kg | Ronny Weller East Germany | 242.5 kg |
| Total | Yury Zakharevich Soviet Union | 452.5 kg WR | Stefan Botev Bulgaria | 437.5 kg | Ronny Weller East Germany | 435.0 kg |
| +110 kg |||||||
| Snatch | Aleksander Levandovski Soviet Union | 210.0 kg | Leonid Taranenko Soviet Union | 207.5 kg | Antonio Krastev Bulgaria | 202.5 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Manfred Nerlinger West Germany | 257.5 kg | Leonid Taranenko Soviet Union | 255.0 kg | Antonio Krastev Bulgaria | 245.0 kg |
| Total | Leonid Taranenko Soviet Union | 462.5 kg | Antonio Krastev Bulgaria | 447.5 kg | Manfred Nerlinger West Germany | 442.5 kg |

### Women

See Mistrzostwa Europy Kobiet w Podnoszeniu Ciężarów 1988 on Polish Wikipedia.

## Medal table

Ranking by Big (Total result) medals
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | Bulgaria (BUL) | 4 | 5 | 1 | 10 |
| 2 | Soviet Union (URS) | 4 | 2 | 1 | 7 |
| 3 | Romania (ROU) | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| 4 | Turkey (TUR) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | East Germany (GDR) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 6 | Hungary (HUN) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 6 | Poland (POL) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 8 | West Germany (FRG) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (8 entries) | Totals (8 entries) | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 |