1980 European Weightlifting Championships

The 59th European Men's Weightlifting Championships took place from April 25 to May 4, 1980 in the Yugoslav capital, Belgrade . 170 weightlifters from 27 nations took part in the duel (snatch and push) competitions.

Results

Class up to 52 kg (fly weight)

discipline	gold		silver		bronze
Tear	Alexander Voronin	107.5 kg	Stefan Leletko	102.5 kg	Jacek Gutowski	102.5 kg
Bump	Stefan Leletko	135.0 kg	Alexander Voronin	132.5 kg	Jacek Gutowski	122.5 kg
Duel	Alexander Voronin	240.0 kg	Stefan Leletko	237.5 kg	Jacek Gutowski	225.0 kg

• Voronin managed 112.5 kg in an additional attempt in the snatch.

Class up to 56 kg (bantam weight)

discipline	gold		silver		bronze
Tear	Oleg Karajanidi	117.5 kg	Turgaj Sabriev	115.0 kg	Andreas Letz	110.0 kg
Bump	Andreas Letz	147.5 kg	Oleg Karajanidi	145.0 kg	Frank Mavius	145.0 kg
Duel	Oleg Karajanidi	262.5 kg	Andreas Letz	257.5 kg	Frank Mavius	255.0 kg

Class up to 60 kg (feather weight)

discipline	gold		silver		bronze
Tear	Stefan Dimitrov	127.5 kg	Antoni Pawlak	125.0 kg	Włodzimierz Jakub	125.0 kg
Bump	Jurik Sarkisjan	160.0 kg	Stefan Dimitrov	157.5 kg	Gelu Radu	150.0 kg
Duel	Stefan Dimitrov	285.0 kg	Jurik Sarkisjan	280.0 kg	Antoni Pawlak	275.0 kg

Class up to 67.5 kg (lightweight)

discipline	gold		silver		bronze
Tear	Yanko Russew	147.5 kg 000	Gunter Ambraß	140.0 kg	Daniel Senet	140.0 kg
Bump	Yanko Russew	190.0 kg	Gunter Ambraß	175.0 kg	Karl-Heinz Radschinsky	175.0 kg
Duel	Yanko Russew	337.5 kg	Gunter Ambraß	315.0 kg	Karl-Heinz Radschinsky	312.5 kg

• Russew managed 148.0 kg in the snap , but due to the 2.5 kg rule, 147.5 kg were included in the rating.

Class up to 75 kg (middle weight)

discipline	gold		silver		bronze
Tear	Nedeltscho Kolew	160.0 kg 000	Assen Slatew	157.5 kg	Alexander Pervi	155.0 kg
Bump	Assen Slatew	197.5 kg	Peter Wenzel	192.5 kg	Alexander Pervi	192.5 kg
Duel	Assen Slatew	355.0 kg	Nedeltscho Kolew	347.5 kg	Alexander Pervi	347.5 kg

Class up to 82.5 kg (light-heavy weight)

discipline	gold		silver		bronze
Tear	Jurik Vardanyan	167.5 kg	Janusz Alchimowicz	157.5 kg	Romuald Jazbowiecki	157.5 kg
Bump	Jurik Vardanyan	200.0 kg	Horst Appel	192.5 kg	Norbert Bergmann	192.5 kg
Duel	Jurik Vardanyan	367.5 kg	Detlef Blasche	345.0 kg	Horst Appel	342.5 kg

Class up to 90 kg (medium weight)

discipline	gold		silver		bronze
Tear	Rumen Alexandrov	175.0 kg	Walery Schary	170.0 kg	Gennady Bessonov	167.5 kg
Bump	Rumen Alexandrov	215.0 kg	Gennady Bessonov	215.0 kg	Walery Schary	212.5 kg
Duel	Rumen Alexandrov	390.0 kg	Walery Schary	382.5 kg	Gennady Bessonov	382.5 kg

Class up to 100 kg (1st heavyweight)

discipline	gold		silver		bronze
Tear	David Rigert	177.5 kg	Imre Vegi	172.5 kg	László Varga	170.0 kg
Bump	David Rigert	210.0 kg	Michael Hennig	210.0 kg	Plamen Asparukhov	202.5 kg
Duel	David Rigert	387.5 kg	Michael Hennig	372.5 kg	Plamen Asparukhov	370.0 kg

Class up to 110 kg (2nd heavyweight)

discipline	gold		silver		bronze
Tear	Leonid Taranenko	190.0 kg	Valentin Christow	175.0 kg	Pavel Khek	175.0 kg
Bump	Leonid Taranenko	230.0 kg 000	Valentin Christow	227.5 kg	Jürgen Ciezki	217.5 kg
Duel	Leonid Taranenko	420.0 kg	Valentin Christow	402.5 kg	Jürgen Ciezki	390.0 kg

Class over 110 kg (super heavyweight)

discipline	gold		silver		bronze
Tear	Sultan Rachmanov	190.0 kg	Yevgeny Popov	185.0 kg	Rudolf Strejček	180.0 kg
Bump	Sultan Rachmanov	240.0 kg	Gerd Bonk	232.5 kg	Yevgeny Popov	232.5 kg
Duel	Sultan Rachmanov	430.0 kg	Yevgeny Popov	417.5 kg	Gerd Bonk	407.5 kg

literature

• New Germany . No. 100-105 . Socialist Unity Party of Germany, 1980, ISSN  0323-3375 .
• Manfred Seifert: Sport80. A yearbook of GDR sports . Sportverlag Berlin, 1980, ISSN  0232-203X , p. 243 .