# 1973 European Weightlifting Championships

The 1973 European Weightlifting Championships were held in Madrid, Spain from June 10 to June 18, 1973. This was the 52nd edition of the event. There were 130 men in action from 23 nations.

## Medal summary

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 52 kg |||||||
| Snatch | Lajos Szűcs Hungary | 97.5 kg | György Kőszegi Hungary | 90.0 kg | Ion Hortopan Romania | 90.0 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Lajos Szűcs Hungary | 127.5 kg | György Kőszegi Hungary | 127.5 kg | Arkadiusz Lipa Poland | 125.0 kg |
| Total | Lajos Szűcs Hungary | 225.0 kg | György Kőszegi Hungary | 217.5 kg | Boleslav Pachol Czechoslovakia | 210.0 kg |
| 56 kg |||||||
| Snatch | Imre Földi Hungary | 110.0 kg | Georgi Todorov Bulgaria | 110.0 kg | Karel Prohl Czechoslovakia | 107.5 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Atanas Kirov Bulgaria | 147.5 kg | Georgi Todorov Bulgaria | 142.5 kg | Karel Prohl Czechoslovakia | 142.5 kg |
| Total | Atanas Kirov Bulgaria | 255.0 kg | Georgi Todorov Bulgaria | 252.5 kg | Karel Prohl Czechoslovakia | 250.0 kg |
| 60 kg |||||||
| Snatch | Norair Nurikyan Bulgaria | 122.5 kg | János Benedek Hungary | 122.5 kg | Dito Shanidze Soviet Union | 120.0 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Dito Shanidze Soviet Union | 152.5 kg | Norair Nurikyan Bulgaria | 147.5 kg | Jan Wojnowski Poland | 147.5 kg |
| Total | Dito Shanidze Soviet Union | 272.5 kg | Norair Nurikyan Bulgaria | 270.0 kg | János Benedek Hungary | 267.5 kg |
| 67.5 kg |||||||
| Snatch | Mukharby Kirzhinov Soviet Union | 130.0 kg | Mladen Kuchev Bulgaria | 127.5 kg | Jenö Ambrozi Hungary | 125.0 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Mukharby Kirzhinov Soviet Union | 172.5 kg | Mladen Kuchev Bulgaria | 167.5 kg | Zbigniew Kaczmarek Poland | 167.5 kg |
| Total | Mukharby Kirzhinov Soviet Union | 302.5 kg | Mladen Kuchev Bulgaria | 295.0 kg | Zbigniew Kaczmarek Poland | 292.5 kg |
| 75 kg |||||||
| Snatch | Leif Jenssen Norway | 147.5 kg | Nedelcho Kolev Bulgaria | 145.0 kg | Valentin Mikhailov Soviet Union | 142.5 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Nedelcho Kolev Bulgaria | 185.0 kg | Yordan Bikov Bulgaria | 180.0 kg | Valentin Mikhailov Soviet Union | 177.5 kg |
| Total | Nedelcho Kolev Bulgaria | 330.0 kg | Yordan Bikov Bulgaria | 322.5 kg | Valentin Mikhailov Soviet Union | 320.0 kg |
| 82.5 kg |||||||
| Snatch | Vladimir Ryzhenkov Soviet Union | 157.5 kg | Rumen Rusev Bulgaria | 150.0 kg | Frank Zielecke East Germany | 145.0 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Vladimir Ryzhenkov Soviet Union | 195.0 kg | Rolf Milser West Germany | 190.0 kg | György Horváth Hungary | 190.0 kg |
| Total | Vladimir Ryzhenkov Soviet Union | 352.5 kg | Rumen Rusev Bulgaria | 335.0 kg | Frank Zielecke East Germany | 332.5 kg |
| 90 kg |||||||
| Snatch | David Rigert Soviet Union | 165.0 kg | Andon Nikolov Bulgaria | 155.0 kg | Bo Johansson Sweden | 155.0 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | David Rigert Soviet Union | 202.5 kg | Atanas Shopov Bulgaria | 200.0 kg | Vasily Kolotov Soviet Union | 200.0 kg |
| Total | David Rigert Soviet Union | 367.5 kg | Andon Nikolov Bulgaria | 352.5 kg | Atanas Shopov Bulgaria | 350.0 kg |
| 110 kg |||||||
| Snatch | Pavel Pervushin Soviet Union | 177.5 kg | Taito Haara Finland | 162.5 kg | Helmut Losch East Germany | 157.5 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Pavel Pervushin Soviet Union | 222.5 kg | Helmut Losch East Germany | 205.0 kg | Dieter Westphal West Germany | 200.0 kg |
| Total | Pavel Pervushin Soviet Union | 400.0 kg | Helmut Losch East Germany | 362.5 kg | Dieter Westphal West Germany | 355.0 kg |
| +110 kg |||||||
| Snatch | Vasily Alekseyev Soviet Union | 177.5 kg | Rudolf Mang West Germany | 172.5 kg | Kalevi Lahdenranta Finland | 170.0 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Vasily Alekseyev Soviet Union | 240.0 kg | Stanislav Batishchev Soviet Union | 225.0 kg | Rudolf Mang West Germany | 215.0 kg |
| Total | Vasily Alekseyev Soviet Union | 417.5 kg | Stanislav Batishchev Soviet Union | 395.0 kg | Rudolf Mang West Germany | 387.5 kg |

## Medal table

Ranking by Big (Total result) medals
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | Soviet Union | 6 | 1 | 1 | 8 |
| 2 | Bulgaria | 2 | 6 | 1 | 9 |
| 3 | Hungary | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 4 | East Germany | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 5 | Czechoslovakia | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 5 | West Germany | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 7 | Poland | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (7 entries) | Totals (7 entries) | 9 | 9 | 9 | 27 |