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1970 European Weightlifting Championships

1970 European Championships
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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 Silver 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

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Soviet Union5128
2 Hungary2327
3 Bulgaria1102
 Finland1102
5 Poland0336
6 East Germany0011
 Sweden0011
Totals (7 entries)99927

References