# 1971 European Weightlifting Championships

The 1971 European Weightlifting Championships were held at the Universiada Hall in Sofia, Bulgaria from June 19 to June 27, 1971. This was the 50th edition of the event. There were 123 men in action from 23 nations.

## Medal summary

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 52 kg |||||||
| Press | Sándor Holczreiter Hungary | 112.5 kg | Zygmunt Smalcerz Poland | 110.0 kg | Zoltan Fiat Romania | 97.5 kg |
| Snatch | Zygmunt Smalcerz Poland | 97.5 kg | Sándor Holczreiter Hungary | 95.0 kg | Mustafa Mustafov Bulgaria | 92.5 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Zygmunt Smalcerz Poland | 125.0 kg | Mustafa Mustafov Bulgaria | 120.0 kg | Sándor Holczreiter Hungary | 120.0 kg |
| Total | Zygmunt Smalcerz Poland | 332.5 kg | Sándor Holczreiter Hungary | 327.5 kg | Mustafa Mustafov Bulgaria | 305.0 kg |
| 56 kg |||||||
| Press | Imre Földi Hungary | 125.0 kg | Gennady Chetin Soviet Union | 117.5 kg | Atanas Kirov Bulgaria | 112.5 kg |
| Snatch | Gennady Chetin Soviet Union | 105.0 kg | Imre Földi Hungary | 105.0 kg | Walter Szołtysek Poland | 105.0 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Imre Földi Hungary | 137.5 kg | Walter Szołtysek Poland | 135.0 kg | Gennady Chetin Soviet Union | 132.5 kg |
| Total | Imre Földi Hungary | 367.5 kg | Gennady Chetin Soviet Union | 355.0 kg | Walter Szołtysek Poland | 350.0 kg |
| 60 kg |||||||
| Press | Mladen Kuchev Bulgaria | 130.0 kg | Kazimierz Czarnecki Poland | 125.0 kg | Dito Shanidze Soviet Union | 122.5 kg |
| Snatch | Jan Wojnowski Poland | 122.5 kg | Dito Shanidze Soviet Union | 120.0 kg | János Benedek Hungary | 120.0 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Jan Wojnowski Poland | 155.0 kg | Dito Shanidze Soviet Union | 152.5 kg | Mladen Kuchev Bulgaria | 147.5 kg |
| Total | Jan Wojnowski Poland | 397.5 kg | Dito Shanidze Soviet Union | 395.0 kg | János Benedek Hungary | 390.0 kg |
| 67.5 kg |||||||
| Press | Waldemar Baszanowski Poland | 145.0 kg | József Máthé Hungary | 145.0 kg | Zbigniew Kaczmarek Poland | 140.0 kg |
| Snatch | Waldemar Baszanowski Poland | 137.5 kg | Zbigniew Kaczmarek Poland | 125.0 kg | Stefan Tsonchev Bulgaria | 120.0 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Zbigniew Kaczmarek Poland | 170 kg | Waldemar Baszanowski Poland | 167.5 kg | József Máthé Hungary | 157.5 kg |
| Total | Waldemar Baszanowski Poland | 450.0 kg | Zbigniew Kaczmarek Poland | 435.0 kg | József Máthé Hungary | 412.5 kg |
| 75 kg |||||||
| Press | János Bagócs Hungary | 147.5 kg | Viktor Kurentsov Soviet Union | 147.5 kg | Ondrej Hekel Czechoslovakia | 145.0 kg |
| Snatch | Ondrej Hekel Czechoslovakia | 140.0 kg | Gábor Szarvas Hungary | 140.0 kg | Aimé Terme France | 137.5 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Viktor Kurentsov Soviet Union | 180.0 kg | Gábor Szarvas Hungary | 177.5 kg | János Bagócs Hungary | 167.5 kg |
| Total | Viktor Kurentsov Soviet Union | 462.5 kg | Gábor Szarvas Hungary | 460.0 kg | Ondrej Hekel Czechoslovakia | 452.5 kg |
| 82.5 kg |||||||
| Press | Gennady Ivanchenko Soviet Union | 165.0 kg | György Horváth Hungary | 162.5 kg | Dino Turcato Italy | 160.0 kg |
| Snatch | Gennady Ivanchenko Soviet Union | 147.5 kg | Dimitar Slavov Bulgaria | 142.5 kg | György Horváth Hungary | 140.0 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Gennady Ivanchenko Soviet Union | 187.5 kg | György Horváth Hungary | 187.5 kg | Juhani Avellan Finland | 180.0 kg |
| Total | Gennady Ivanchenko Soviet Union | 500.0 kg | György Horváth Hungary | 490.0 kg | Dino Turcato Italy | 465.0 kg |
| 90 kg |||||||
| Press | Hans Bettembourg Sweden | 190.0 kg | Bo Johansson Sweden | 182.5 kg | David Rigert Soviet Union | 172.5 kg |
| Snatch | David Rigert Soviet Union | 160.0 kg | Bo Johansson Sweden | 155.0 kg | Stanisław Kordyka Poland | 145.0 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | David Rigert Soviet Union | 205.0 kg WR | Bo Johansson Sweden | 200.0 kg | Atanas Shopov Bulgaria | 195.0 kg |
| Total | David Rigert Soviet Union | 537.5 kg | Bo Johansson Sweden | 537.5 kg | Atanas Shopov Bulgaria | 512.5 kg |
| 110 kg |||||||
| Press | Aleksandar Kraychev Bulgaria | 192.5 kg | Valery Yakubovski Soviet Union | 190.0 kg | Karl Utsar Soviet Union | 187.5 kg |
| Snatch | Karl Utsar Soviet Union | 162.5 kg | Kauko Kangasniemi Finland | 160.0 kg | Aleksandar Kraychev Bulgaria | 160.0 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Valery Yakubovski Soviet Union | 210.0 kg | Aleksandar Kraychev Bulgaria | 205.0 kg | Helmut Losch East Germany | 200.0 kg |
| Total | Valery Yakubovski Soviet Union | 560.0 kg | Aleksandar Kraychev Bulgaria | 557.5 kg | Karl Utsar Soviet Union | 545.0 kg |
| +110 kg |||||||
| Press | Vasily Alekseyev Soviet Union | 225.0 kg WR | Stanislav Batishchev Soviet Union | 217.5 kg | Rudolf Mang West Germany | 212.5 kg |
| Snatch | Rudolf Mang West Germany | 175.0 kg | Vasily Alekseyev Soviet Union | 172.5 kg | Stanislav Batishchev Soviet Union | 170.0 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Vasily Alekseyev Soviet Union | 232.5 kg WR | Stanislav Batishchev Soviet Union | 220.0 kg | Rudolf Mang West Germany | 215.0 kg |
| Total | Vasily Alekseyev Soviet Union | 630.0 kg WR | Stanislav Batishchev Soviet Union | 607.5 kg | Rudolf Mang West Germany | 602.5 kg |

## Medal table

Ranking by Big (Total result) medals
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | Soviet Union | 5 | 3 | 1 | 9 |
| 2 | Poland | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 3 | Hungary | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 |
| 4 | Bulgaria | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 5 | Sweden | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | Czechoslovakia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 6 | Italy | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 6 | West Germany | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (8 entries) | Totals (8 entries) | 9 | 9 | 9 | 27 |