# 1977 European Weightlifting Championships

The 1977 European Weightlifting Championships were held in Stuttgart, West Germany from September 17 to September 25, 1977. This was the 56th edition of the event. There were 128 men in action from 24 nations. This tournament was a part of 1977 World Weightlifting Championships.

## Medal summary

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 52 kg |||||||
| Snatch | Aleksandr Voronin Soviet Union | 107.5 kg | György Kőszegi Hungary | 102.5 kg | Zygmunt Smalcerz Poland | 102.5 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Aleksandr Voronin Soviet Union | 140.0 kg | György Kőszegi Hungary | 132.5 kg | Bela Olah Hungary | 127.5 kg |
| Total | Aleksandr Voronin Soviet Union | 247.5 kg WR | György Kőszegi Hungary | 235.0 kg | Bela Olah Hungary | 230.0 kg |
| 56 kg |||||||
| Snatch | Georgi Todorov Bulgaria | 110.0 kg | Tadeusz Dembończyk Poland | 110.0 kg | Leszek Skorupa Poland | 105.0 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Frank Mavius East Germany | 140.0 kg | Georgi Todorov Bulgaria | 137.5 kg | Tadeusz Dembończyk Poland | 135.0 kg |
| Total | Georgi Todorov Bulgaria | 247.5 kg | Tadeusz Dembończyk Poland | 245.0 kg | Frank Mavius East Germany | 240.0 kg |
| 60 kg |||||||
| Snatch | Nikolay Kolesnikov Soviet Union | 122.5 kg | Grzegorz Cziura Poland | 122.5 kg | Yanko Rusev Bulgaria | 122.5 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Nikolay Kolesnikov Soviet Union | 157.5 kg | Yanko Rusev Bulgaria | 155.0 kg | Ioan Buta Romania | 150.0 kg |
| Total | Nikolay Kolesnikov Soviet Union | 280.0 kg | Yanko Rusev Bulgaria | 277.5 kg | Grzegorz Cziura Poland | 270.0 kg |
| 67.5 kg |||||||
| Snatch | Daniel Senet France | 135.0 kg | Werner Schraut West Germany | 132.5 kg | Kazimierz Czarnecki Poland | 130.0 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Sergey Pevsner Soviet Union | 172.5 kg | Zbigniew Kaczmarek Poland | 170.0 kg | Günter Ambraß East Germany | 165.0 kg |
| Total | Sergey Pevsner Soviet Union | 302.5 kg | Zbigniew Kaczmarek Poland | 297.5 kg | Werner Schraut West Germany | 292.5 kg |
| 75 kg |||||||
| Snatch | Yurik Vardanyan Soviet Union | 152.5 kg | Peter Wenzel East Germany | 150.0 kg | András Stark Hungary | 150.0 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Yurik Vardanyan Soviet Union | 192.5 kg | Günter Schliwka East Germany | 190.0 kg | Peter Wenzel East Germany | 187.5 kg |
| Total | Yurik Vardanyan Soviet Union | 345.0 kg | Peter Wenzel East Germany | 337.5 kg | Günter Schliwka East Germany | 330.0 kg |
| 82.5 kg |||||||
| Snatch | Gennady Bessonov Soviet Union | 157.5 kg | Blagoy Blagoev Bulgaria | 155.0 kg | Péter Baczakó Hungary | 152.5 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Gennady Bessonov Soviet Union | 195.0 kg | Paweł Rabczewski Poland | 192.5 kg | Péter Baczakó Hungary | 192.5 kg |
| Total | Gennady Bessonov Soviet Union | 352.5 kg | Péter Baczakó Hungary | 345.0 kg | Paweł Rabczewski Poland | 337.5 kg |
| 90 kg |||||||
| Snatch | Sergey Poltoratsky Soviet Union | 167.5 kg | Rolf Milser West Germany | 162.5 kg | Ferenc Antalovics Hungary | 157.5 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Rolf Milser West Germany | 207.5 kg | Sergey Poltoratsky Soviet Union | 207.5 kg | György Rehus-Uzor Hungary | 190.0 kg |
| Total | Sergey Poltoratsky Soviet Union | 375.0 kg | Rolf Milser West Germany | 370.0 kg | György Rehus-Uzor Hungary | 347.5 kg |
| 100 kg |||||||
| Snatch | Michel Broillet Switzerland | 170.0 kg | Anatoly Kozlov Soviet Union | 162.5 kg | Helmut Losch East Germany | 162.5 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Anatoly Kozlov Soviet Union | 205.0 kg | Helmut Losch East Germany | 205.0 kg | Lennart Dahlgren Sweden | 202.5 kg |
| Total | Anatoly Kozlov Soviet Union | 367.5 kg | Helmut Losch East Germany | 367.5 kg | Michel Broillet Switzerland | 365.0 kg |
| 110 kg |||||||
| Snatch | Valentin Hristov Bulgaria | 180.0 kg | Jürgen Ciezki East Germany | 172.5 kg | Yury Zaitsev Soviet Union | 170.0 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Yury Zaitsev Soviet Union | 225.0 kg | Valentin Hristov Bulgaria | 225.0 kg | Leif Nilsson Sweden | 220.0 kg |
| Total | Valentin Hristov Bulgaria | 405.0 kg | Yury Zaitsev Soviet Union | 395.0 kg | Jürgen Ciezki East Germany | 390.0 kg |
| +110 kg |||||||
| Snatch | Vasily Alekseyev Soviet Union | 185.0 kg | Jürgen Heuser East Germany | 182.5 kg | Aslanbek Yenaldiev Soviet Union | 182.5 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Vasily Alekseyev Soviet Union | 245.0 kg | Aslanbek Yenaldiev Soviet Union | 240.0 kg | Jürgen Heuser East Germany | 237.5 kg |
| Total | Vasily Alekseyev Soviet Union | 430.0 kg | Aslanbek Yenaldiev Soviet Union | 422.5 kg | Jürgen Heuser East Germany | 420.0 kg |

## Medal table

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