# 1970 European Weightlifting Championships

The 1970 European Weightlifting Championships were held in Szombathely, Hungary from June 20 to June 28, 1970. This was the 49th edition of the event. There were 137 men in action from 21 nations.

## Medal summary

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 52 kg |||||||
| Press | Vladislav Krishchishin Soviet Union | 112.5 kg | Sándor Holczreiter Hungary | 110.0 kg | Zygmunt Smalcerz Poland | 105.0 kg |
| Snatch | Vladimir Smetanin Soviet Union | 100.0 kg | Vladislav Krishchishin Soviet Union | 97.5 kg | Zygmunt Smalcerz Poland | 92.5 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Vladislav Krishchishin Soviet Union | 130.0 kg | Vladimir Smetanin Soviet Union | 125.0 kg | Sándor Holczreiter Hungary | 125.0 kg |
| Total | Vladislav Krishchishin Soviet Union | 340.0 kg | Sándor Holczreiter Hungary | 327.5 kg | Vladimir Smetanin Soviet Union | 325.0 kg |
| 56 kg |||||||
| Press | Imre Földi Hungary | 127.5 kg | Rafail Belenkov Soviet Union | 112.5 kg | Atanas Kirov Bulgaria | 112.5 kg |
| Snatch | Mieczysław Nowak Poland | 110.0 kg | Walter Szołtysek Poland | 107.5 kg | Karel Prohl Czechoslovakia | 107.5 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Mieczysław Nowak Poland | 142.5 kg | Imre Földi Hungary | 140.0 kg | Walter Szołtysek Poland | 135.0 kg |
| Total | Imre Földi Hungary | 372.5 kg | Mieczysław Nowak Poland | 362.5 kg | Walter Szołtysek Poland | 352.5 kg |
| 60 kg |||||||
| Press | Mladen Kuchev Bulgaria | 132.5 kg | Janos Benedek Hungary | 120.0 kg | Heinz Becker East Germany | 120.0 kg |
| Snatch | Jan Wojnowski Poland | 120.0 kg | Janos Benedek Hungary | 115.0 kg | Mladen Kuchev Bulgaria | 107.5 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Henryk Trębicki Poland | 145.0 kg | Giuseppe Tanti Italy | 142.5 kg | Mladen Kuchev Bulgaria | 142.5 kg |
| Total | Mladen Kuchev Bulgaria | 382.5 kg | Jan Wojnowski Poland | 377.5 kg | Janos Benedek Hungary | 375.0 kg |
| 67.5 kg |||||||
| Press | János Bagócs Hungary | 140.0 kg | Zbigniew Kaczmarek Poland | 140.0 kg | Waldemar Baszanowski Poland | 140.0 kg |
| Snatch | Ondrej Hekel Czechoslovakia | 130.0 kg | Waldemar Baszanowski Poland | 130.0 kg | János Bagócs Hungary | 125.0 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | János Bagócs Hungary | 167.5 kg | Zbigniew Kaczmarek Poland | 165.0 kg | Waldemar Baszanowski Poland | 162.5 kg |
| Total | János Bagócs Hungary | 432.5 kg | Waldemar Baszanowski Poland | 432.5 kg | Zbigniew Kaczmarek Poland | 427.5 kg |
| 75 kg |||||||
| Press | Viktor Kurentsov Soviet Union | 152.5 kg | Werner Dittrich East Germany | 150.0 kg | Albert Huser West Germany | 145.0 kg |
| Snatch | Viktor Kurentsov Soviet Union | 137.5 kg | Werner Dittrich East Germany | 135.0 kg | Yevgeny Smirnov Soviet Union | 135.0 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Gábor Szarvas Hungary | 177.5 kg | Viktor Kurentsov Soviet Union | 175.0 kg | Yordan Bikov Bulgaria | 165.0 kg |
| Total | Viktor Kurentsov Soviet Union | 465.0 kg | Gábor Szarvas Hungary | 452.5 kg | Yevgeny Smirnov Soviet Union | 445.0 kg |
| 82.5 kg |||||||
| Press | Gennady Ivanchenko Soviet Union | 162.5 kg | Hans Bettembourg Sweden | 162.5 kg | Norbert Ozimek Poland | 157.5 kg |
| Snatch | Norbert Ozimek Poland | 147.5 kg | Gennady Ivanchenko Soviet Union | 140.0 kg | Stefan Sochanski Poland | 140.0 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Gennady Ivanchenko Soviet Union | 185.0 kg | Juhani Avellan Finland | 185.0 kg | György Horváth Hungary | 182.5 kg |
| Total | Gennady Ivanchenko Soviet Union | 487.5 kg | György Horváth Hungary | 472.5 kg | Stefan Sochanski Poland | 465.0 kg |
| 90 kg |||||||
| Press | Karl Arnold East Germany | 177.5 kg | Bo Johansson Sweden | 177.5 kg | Kaarlo Kangasniemi Finland | 177.5 kg |
| Snatch | Kaarlo Kangasniemi Finland | 160.0 kg | Bo Johansson Sweden | 157.5 kg | Vasily Kolotov Soviet Union | 157.5 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Vasily Kolotov Soviet Union | 200.0 kg | Pierre Gourrier France | 192.5 kg | Kaarlo Kangasniemi Finland | 192.5 kg |
| Total | Kaarlo Kangasniemi Finland | 530.0 kg | Vasily Kolotov Soviet Union | 527.5 kg | Bo Johansson Sweden | 525.0 kg |
| 110 kg |||||||
| Press | Jaan Talts Soviet Union | 195.0 kg | Aleksandar Kraychev Bulgaria | 180.0 kg | Günther Wu West Germany | 180.0 kg |
| Snatch | Kauko Kangasniemi Finland | 160.0 kg | Mauno Lindroos Finland | 155.0 kg | Jaan Talts Soviet Union | 152.5 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Jaan Talts Soviet Union | 215.0 kg WR | Aleksandar Kraychev Bulgaria | 195.0 kg | Mauno Lindroos Finland | 192.5 kg |
| Total | Jaan Talts Soviet Union | 562.5 kg WR | Aleksandar Kraychev Bulgaria | 525.0 kg | Janos Hanzlik Hungary | 517.5 kg |
| +110 kg |||||||
| Press | Vasily Alekseyev Soviet Union | 217.5 kg WR | Manfred Rieger East Germany | 192.5 kg | Kalevi Lahdenranta Finland | 192.5 kg |
| Snatch | Kalevi Lahdenranta Finland | 172.5 kg | Vasily Alekseyev Soviet Union | 170.0 kg | Manfred Rieger East Germany | 162.5 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Vasily Alekseyev Soviet Union | 225.0 kg WR | Kalevi Lahdenranta Finland | 212.5 kg | Manfred Rieger East Germany | 210.0 kg |
| Total | Vasily Alekseyev Soviet Union | 612.5 kg WR | Kalevi Lahdenranta Finland | 577.5 kg | Manfred Rieger East Germany | 565.0 kg |

## Medal table

Ranking by Big (Total result) medals
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | Soviet Union | 5 | 1 | 2 | 8 |
| 2 | Hungary | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 |
| 3 | Bulgaria | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 3 | Finland | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 | Poland | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 6 | East Germany | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 6 | Sweden | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (7 entries) | Totals (7 entries) | 9 | 9 | 9 | 27 |