# 1979 European Weightlifting Championships

The 1979 European Weightlifting Championships were held in Varna, Bulgaria from May 19 to May 27, 1979. This was the 58th edition of the event. There were 140 men in action from 24 nations.

## Medal summary

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 52 kg |||||||
| Snatch | Aleksandr Voronin Soviet Union | 110.0 kg | Stefan Leletko Poland | 102.5 kg | Tadeusz Golik Poland | 100.0 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Aleksandr Voronin Soviet Union | 135.0 kg | Béla Oláh Hungary | 132.5 kg | Stefan Leletko Poland | 130.0 kg |
| Total | Aleksandr Voronin Soviet Union | 245.0 kg | Stefan Leletko Poland | 232.5 kg | Béla Oláh Hungary | 232.5 kg |
| 56 kg |||||||
| Snatch | Tadeusz Dembończyk Poland | 115.0 kg | Anton Kodzhabashev Bulgaria | 115.0 kg | Leszek Skorupa Poland | 110.0 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Anton Kodzhabashev Bulgaria | 147.5 kg | Tadeusz Dembończyk Poland | 145.0 kg | Imre Stefanovics Hungary | 142.5 kg |
| Total | Anton Kodzhabashev Bulgaria | 262.5 kg | Tadeusz Dembończyk Poland | 260.0 kg | Imre Stefanovics Hungary | 252.5 kg |
| 60 kg |||||||
| Snatch | Nikolay Kolesnikov Soviet Union | 127.5 kg | Georgi Todorov Bulgaria | 125.0 kg | Marek Seweryn Poland | 122.5 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Nikolay Kolesnikov Soviet Union | 165.0 kg | László Száraz Hungary | 152.5 kg | Marian Grigoras Romania | 150.0 kg |
| Total | Nikolay Kolesnikov Soviet Union | 292.5 kg WR | Georgi Todorov Bulgaria | 272.5 kg | Marian Grigoras Romania | 270.0 kg |
| 67.5 kg |||||||
| Snatch | Yanko Rusev Bulgaria | 145.0 kg | Joachim Kunz East Germany | 140.0 kg | Günter Ambraß East Germany | 137.5 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Yanko Rusev Bulgaria | 177.5 kg | Günter Ambraß East Germany | 175.0 kg | Joachim Kunz East Germany | 175.0 kg |
| Total | Yanko Rusev Bulgaria | 322.5 kg WR | Joachim Kunz East Germany | 315.0 kg | Günter Ambraß East Germany | 312.5 kg |
| 75 kg |||||||
| Snatch | Yordan Mitkov Bulgaria | 155.0 kg | Nedelcho Kolev Bulgaria | 150.0 kg | Peter Wenzel East Germany | 150.0 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Yordan Mitkov Bulgaria | 190.0 kg | Nedelcho Kolev Bulgaria | 187.5 kg | Dragomir Cioroslan Romania | 185.0 kg |
| Total | Yordan Mitkov Bulgaria | 345.0 kg | Nedelcho Kolev Bulgaria | 337.5 kg | Peter Wenzel East Germany | 332.5 kg |
| 82.5 kg |||||||
| Snatch | Blagoy Blagoev Bulgaria | 172.5 kg WR | Paweł Rabczewski Poland | 155.0 kg | András Stark Hungary | 150.0 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Yurik Vardanyan Soviet Union | 207.5 kg | Blagoy Blagoev Bulgaria | 207.5 kg | Paweł Rabczewski Poland | 197.5 kg |
| Total | Blagoy Blagoev Bulgaria | 380.0 kg WR | Paweł Rabczewski Poland | 352.5 kg | Dušan Poliačik Czechoslovakia | 340.0 kg |
| 90 kg |||||||
| Snatch | Péter Baczakó Hungary | 165.0 kg | Valery Shary Soviet Union | 165.0 kg | Ferenc Antalovics Hungary | 160.0 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Rolf Milser West Germany | 222.5 kg WR | Péter Baczakó Hungary | 205.0 kg | Valery Shary Soviet Union | 205.0 kg |
| Total | Rolf Milser West Germany | 382.5 kg | Péter Baczakó Hungary | 370.0 kg | Valery Shary Soviet Union | 370.0 kg |
| 100 kg |||||||
| Snatch | David Rigert Soviet Union | 180.0 kg WR | Pavel Syrchin Soviet Union | 172.5 kg | Plamen Asparukhov Bulgaria | 170.0 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | David Rigert Soviet Union | 222.5 kg | Pavel Syrchin Soviet Union | 220.0 kg | János Sólyomvári Hungary | 205.0 kg |
| Total | David Rigert Soviet Union | 402.5 kg WR | Pavel Syrchin Soviet Union | 392.5 kg | Plamen Asparukhov Bulgaria | 375.0 kg |
| 110 kg |||||||
| Snatch | Pavel Khek Czechoslovakia | 175.0 kg | Krasimir Drandarov Bulgaria | 172.5 kg | Yury Zaitsev Soviet Union | 172.5 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Yury Zaitsev Soviet Union | 227.5 kg | Krasimir Drandarov Bulgaria | 217.5 kg | Peter Käks East Germany | 215.0 kg |
| Total | Yury Zaitsev Soviet Union | 400.0 kg | Krasimir Drandarov Bulgaria | 390.0 kg | Peter Käks East Germany | 385.0 kg |
| +110 kg |||||||
| Snatch | Sultan Rakhmanov Soviet Union | 195.0 kg | Gerd Bonk East Germany | 185.0 kg | Rudolf Strejček Czechoslovakia | 180.0 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Jürgen Heuser East Germany | 242.5 kg | Gerd Bonk East Germany | 242.5 kg | Rudolf Strejček Czechoslovakia | 210.0 kg |
| Total | Gerd Bonk East Germany | 427.5 kg | Jürgen Heuser East Germany | 422.5 kg | Rudolf Strejček Czechoslovakia | 390.0 kg |

## Medal table

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