1972 European Weightlifting Championships

{{Infobox games

| name = 1972 European Championships

| previous = 1971

| next = 1973

}}

The 1972 European Weightlifting Championships were held in Constanţa, Romania from May 13 to May 21, 1972. This was the 51st edition of the event. There were 157 men in action from 27 nations.

Medal summary

{{MedalistTable\|type=Event\|columns=2\|width=250}}
colspan=7\|52 kg
Press \|{{flagmedalist\|Adam Gnatov\|URS\|1955}}	120.0 kg \|{{flagmedalist\|Zygmunt Smalcerz\|POL}}	112.5 kg \|{{flagmedalist\|Lajos Szűcs\|HUN}}	107.5 kg
Snatch \|{{flagmedalist\|Zygmunt Smalcerz\|POL}}	102.5 kg \|{{flagmedalist\|Ion Hortopan\|ROU\|1965}}	95.0 kg \|{{flagmedalist\|Boleslav Pachol\|TCH}}	95.0 kg
Clean & Jerk \|{{flagmedalist\|Lajos Szűcs\|HUN}}	127.5 kg \|{{flagmedalist\|Adam Gnatov\|URS\|1955}}	127.5 kg \|{{flagmedalist\|Zygmunt Smalcerz\|POL}}	125.0 kg
bgcolor=#dfefff \|Total \|{{flagmedalist\|Zygmunt Smalcerz\|POL}}	340.0 kg \|{{flagmedalist\|Adam Gnatov\|URS\|1955}}	332.5 kg \|{{flagmedalist\|Lajos Szűcs\|HUN}}	327.5 kg
colspan=7\|56 kg
Press \|{{flagmedalist\|Rafail Belenkov\|URS\|1955}}	120.0 kg \|{{flagmedalist\|Waldemar Korcz\|POL}}	115.0 kg \|{{flagmedalist\|Georgi Todorov\|BUL\|1971}}	115.0 kg
Snatch \|{{flagmedalist\|Rafail Belenkov\|URS\|1955}}	105.0 kg \|{{flagmedalist\|Szymon Czyz\|POL}}	105.0 kg \|{{flagmedalist\|Georgi Todorov\|BUL\|1971}}	102.5 kg
Clean & Jerk \|{{flagmedalist\|Georgi Todorov\|BUL\|1971}}	137.5 kg \|{{flagmedalist\|Rafail Belenkov\|URS\|1955}}	135.0 kg \|{{flagmedalist\|Victor Rusu\|ROU\|1965}}	135.0 kg
bgcolor=#dfefff \|Total \|{{flagmedalist\|Rafail Belenkov\|URS\|1955}}	360.0 kg \|{{flagmedalist\|Georgi Todorov\|BUL\|1971}}	355.0 kg \|{{flagmedalist\|Waldemar Korcz\|POL}}	352.5 kg
colspan=7\|60 kg
Press \|{{flagmedalist\|Henryk Trębicki\|POL}}	125.0 kg \|{{flagmedalist\|Ymer Pampuri\|ALB\|1946}}	125.0 kg \|{{flagmedalist\|Dito Shanidze\|URS\|1955}}	122.5 kg
Snatch \|{{flagmedalist\|Dito Shanidze\|URS\|1955}}	120.0 kg \|{{flagmedalist\|Norair Nurikyan\|BUL\|1971}}	117.5 kg \|{{flagmedalist\|Wolfgang Zander\|GDR}}	112.5 kg
Clean & Jerk \|{{flagmedalist\|Dito Shanidze\|URS\|1955}}	152.5 kg \|{{flagmedalist\|Norair Nurikyan\|BUL\|1971}}	150.0 kg \|{{flagmedalist\|Mieczysław Nowak\|POL}}	150.0 kg
bgcolor=#dfefff \|Total \|{{flagmedalist\|Dito Shanidze\|URS\|1955}}	395.0 kg \|{{flagmedalist\|Norair Nurikyan\|BUL\|1971}}	387.5 kg \|{{flagmedalist\|Mieczysław Nowak\|POL}}	375.0 kg
colspan=7\|67.5 kg
Press \|{{flagmedalist\|Mladen Kuchev\|BUL\|1971}}	155.0 kg \|{{flagmedalist\|Zbigniew Kaczmarek\|POL}}	150.0 kg \|{{flagmedalist\|Pietro Masala\|FRG}}	142.5 kg
Snatch \|{{flagmedalist\|Mukharby Kirzhinov\|URS\|1955}}	130.0 kg \|{{flagmedalist\|Mladen Kuchev\|BUL\|1971}}	125.0 kg \|{{flagmedalist\|Zbigniew Kaczmarek\|POL}}	125.0 kg
Clean & Jerk \|{{flagmedalist\|Mladen Kuchev\|BUL\|1971}}	167.5 kg \|{{flagmedalist\|Mukharby Kirzhinov\|URS\|1955}}	167.5 kg \|{{flagmedalist\|Zbigniew Kaczmarek\|POL}}	167.5 kg
bgcolor=#dfefff \|Total \|{{flagmedalist\|Mladen Kuchev\|BUL\|1971}}	447.5 kg \|{{flagmedalist\|Zbigniew Kaczmarek\|POL}}	442.5 kg \|{{flagmedalist\|Mukharby Kirzhinov\|URS\|1955}}	435.0 kg
colspan=7\|75 kg
Press \|{{flagmedalist\|Viktor Kurentsov\|URS\|1955}}	160.0 kg \|{{flagmedalist\|Yordan Bikov\|BUL\|1971}}	155.0 kg \|{{flagmedalist\|Anselmo Silvino\|ITA}}	150.0 kg
Snatch \|{{flagmedalist\|Aimé Terme\|FRA}}	140.0 kg \|{{flagmedalist\|Yordan Bikov\|BUL\|1971}}	137.5 kg \|{{flagmedalist\|Frank Zielecke\|GDR}}	137.5 kg
Clean & Jerk \|{{flagmedalist\|Yordan Bikov\|BUL\|1971}}	185.0 kg \|{{flagmedalist\|Viktor Kurentsov\|URS\|1955}}	177.5 kg \|{{flagmedalist\|Anselmo Silvino\|ITA}}	175.0 kg
bgcolor=#dfefff \|Total \|{{flagmedalist\|Yordan Bikov\|BUL\|1971}}	477.5 kg \|{{flagmedalist\|Viktor Kurentsov\|URS\|1955}}	472.5 kg \|{{flagmedalist\|Anselmo Silvino\|ITA}}	460.0 kg
colspan=7\|82.5 kg
Press \|{{flagmedalist\|Boris Pavlov\|URS\|1955}}	175.0 kg \|{{flagmedalist\|Leif Jenssen\|NOR}}	170.0 kg \|{{flagmedalist\|Dino Turcato\|ITA}}	165.0 kg
Snatch \|{{flagmedalist\|Kaarlo Kangasniemi\|FIN}}	155.0 kg \|{{flagmedalist\|Leif Jenssen\|NOR}}	150.0 kg \|{{flagmedalist\|Boris Pavlov\|URS\|1955}}	147.5 kg
Clean & Jerk \|{{flagmedalist\|Boris Pavlov\|URS\|1955}}	190.0 kg \|{{flagmedalist\|Juhani Avellan\|FIN}}	187.5 kg \|{{flagmedalist\|Norbert Ozimek\|POL}}	185.0 kg
bgcolor=#dfefff \|Total \|{{flagmedalist\|Boris Pavlov\|URS\|1955}}	512.5 kg \|{{flagmedalist\|Leif Jenssen\|NOR}}	505.0 kg \|{{flagmedalist\|Kaarlo Kangasniemi\|FIN}}	495.0 kg
colspan=7\|90 kg
Press \|{{flagmedalist\|David Rigert\|URS\|1955}}	185.0 kg \|{{flagmedalist\|Karl Arnold\|GDR}}	185.0 kg \|{{flagmedalist\|Andon Nikolov\|BUL\|1971}}	182.5 kg
Snatch \|{{flagmedalist\|David Rigert\|URS\|1955}}	165.0 kg \|{{flagmedalist\|Jaakko Kailajärvi\|FIN}}	155.0 kg \|{{flagmedalist\|Andon Nikolov\|BUL\|1971}}	152.5 kg
Clean & Jerk \|{{flagmedalist\|David Rigert\|URS\|1955}}	207.5 kg \|{{flagmedalist\|Atanas Shopov\|BUL\|1971}}	202.5 kg \|{{flagmedalist\|Jaakko Kailajärvi\|FIN}}	190.0 kg
bgcolor=#dfefff \|Total \|{{flagmedalist\|David Rigert\|URS\|1955}}	557.5 kg \|{{flagmedalist\|Atanas Shopov\|BUL\|1971}}	527.5 kg \|{{flagmedalist\|Andon Nikolov\|BUL\|1971}}	525.0 kg
colspan=7\|110 kg
Press \|{{flagmedalist\|Jaan Talts\|URS\|1955}}	200.0 kg \|{{flagmedalist\|Helmut Losch\|GDR}}	192.5 kg \|{{flagmedalist\|Stefan Grützner\|GDR}}	187.5 kg
Snatch \|{{flagmedalist\|Jaan Talts\|URS\|1955}}	165.0 kg \|{{flagmedalist\|Kauko Kangasniemi\|FIN}}	160.0 kg \|{{flagmedalist\|Stefan Grützner\|GDR}}	157.5 kg
Clean & Jerk \|{{flagmedalist\|Jaan Talts\|URS\|1955}}	222.5 kg \|{{flagmedalist\|Stefan Grützner\|GDR}}	205.0 kg \|{{flagmedalist\|Kauko Kangasniemi\|FIN}}	200.0 kg
bgcolor=#dfefff \|Total \|{{flagmedalist\|Jaan Talts\|URS\|1955}}	587.5 kg \|{{flagmedalist\|Stefan Grützner\|GDR}}	550.0 kg \|{{flagmedalist\|Kauko Kangasniemi\|FIN}}	540.0 kg
colspan=7\|+110 kg
Press \|{{flagmedalist\|Rudolf Mang\|FRG}}	230.0 kg \|{{flagmedalist\|Vasily Alekseyev\|URS\|1955}}	225.0 kg \|{{flagmedalist\|Serge Reding\|BEL}}	210.0 kg
Snatch \|{{flagmedalist\|Rudolf Mang\|FRG}}	177.5 kg \|{{flagmedalist\|Vasily Alekseyev\|URS\|1955}}	175.0 kg \|{{flagmedalist\|Kalevi Lahdenranta\|FIN}}	170.0 kg
Clean & Jerk \|{{flagmedalist\|Vasily Alekseyev\|URS\|1955}}	232.5 kg \|{{flagmedalist\|Rudolf Mang\|FRG}}	222.5 kg \|{{flagmedalist\|Gerd Bonk\|GDR}}	215.0 kg
bgcolor=#dfefff \|Total \|{{flagmedalist\|Vasily Alekseyev\|URS\|1955}}	632.5 kg \|{{flagmedalist\|Rudolf Mang\|FRG}}	630.0 kg \|{{flagmedalist\|Gerd Bonk\|GDR}}	565.0 kg

colspan=7|52 kg

Press

|{{flagmedalist|Adam Gnatov|URS|1955}}

120.0 kg

|{{flagmedalist|Zygmunt Smalcerz|POL}}

112.5 kg

|{{flagmedalist|Lajos Szűcs|HUN}}

107.5 kg

Snatch

|{{flagmedalist|Zygmunt Smalcerz|POL}}

102.5 kg

|{{flagmedalist|Ion Hortopan|ROU|1965}}

95.0 kg

|{{flagmedalist|Boleslav Pachol|TCH}}

95.0 kg

Clean & Jerk

|{{flagmedalist|Lajos Szűcs|HUN}}

127.5 kg

|{{flagmedalist|Adam Gnatov|URS|1955}}

127.5 kg

|{{flagmedalist|Zygmunt Smalcerz|POL}}

125.0 kg

bgcolor=#dfefff

|Total

|{{flagmedalist|Zygmunt Smalcerz|POL}}

340.0 kg

|{{flagmedalist|Adam Gnatov|URS|1955}}

332.5 kg

|{{flagmedalist|Lajos Szűcs|HUN}}

327.5 kg

colspan=7|56 kg

Press

|{{flagmedalist|Rafail Belenkov|URS|1955}}

120.0 kg

|{{flagmedalist|Waldemar Korcz|POL}}

115.0 kg

|{{flagmedalist|Georgi Todorov|BUL|1971}}

115.0 kg

Snatch

|{{flagmedalist|Rafail Belenkov|URS|1955}}

105.0 kg

|{{flagmedalist|Szymon Czyz|POL}}

105.0 kg

|{{flagmedalist|Georgi Todorov|BUL|1971}}

102.5 kg

Clean & Jerk

|{{flagmedalist|Georgi Todorov|BUL|1971}}

137.5 kg

|{{flagmedalist|Rafail Belenkov|URS|1955}}

135.0 kg

|{{flagmedalist|Victor Rusu|ROU|1965}}

135.0 kg

bgcolor=#dfefff

|Total

|{{flagmedalist|Rafail Belenkov|URS|1955}}

360.0 kg

|{{flagmedalist|Georgi Todorov|BUL|1971}}

355.0 kg

|{{flagmedalist|Waldemar Korcz|POL}}

352.5 kg

colspan=7|60 kg

Press

|{{flagmedalist|Henryk Trębicki|POL}}

125.0 kg

|{{flagmedalist|Ymer Pampuri|ALB|1946}}

125.0 kg

|{{flagmedalist|Dito Shanidze|URS|1955}}

122.5 kg

Snatch

|{{flagmedalist|Dito Shanidze|URS|1955}}

120.0 kg

|{{flagmedalist|Norair Nurikyan|BUL|1971}}

117.5 kg

|{{flagmedalist|Wolfgang Zander|GDR}}

112.5 kg

Clean & Jerk

|{{flagmedalist|Dito Shanidze|URS|1955}}

152.5 kg

|{{flagmedalist|Norair Nurikyan|BUL|1971}}

150.0 kg

|{{flagmedalist|Mieczysław Nowak|POL}}

150.0 kg

bgcolor=#dfefff

|Total

|{{flagmedalist|Dito Shanidze|URS|1955}}

395.0 kg

|{{flagmedalist|Norair Nurikyan|BUL|1971}}

387.5 kg

|{{flagmedalist|Mieczysław Nowak|POL}}

375.0 kg

colspan=7|67.5 kg

Press

|{{flagmedalist|Mladen Kuchev|BUL|1971}}

155.0 kg

|{{flagmedalist|Zbigniew Kaczmarek|POL}}

150.0 kg

|{{flagmedalist|Pietro Masala|FRG}}

142.5 kg

Snatch

|{{flagmedalist|Mukharby Kirzhinov|URS|1955}}

130.0 kg

|{{flagmedalist|Mladen Kuchev|BUL|1971}}

125.0 kg

|{{flagmedalist|Zbigniew Kaczmarek|POL}}

125.0 kg

Clean & Jerk

|{{flagmedalist|Mladen Kuchev|BUL|1971}}

167.5 kg

|{{flagmedalist|Mukharby Kirzhinov|URS|1955}}

167.5 kg

|{{flagmedalist|Zbigniew Kaczmarek|POL}}

167.5 kg

bgcolor=#dfefff

|Total

|{{flagmedalist|Mladen Kuchev|BUL|1971}}

447.5 kg

|{{flagmedalist|Zbigniew Kaczmarek|POL}}

442.5 kg

|{{flagmedalist|Mukharby Kirzhinov|URS|1955}}

435.0 kg

colspan=7|75 kg

Press

|{{flagmedalist|Viktor Kurentsov|URS|1955}}

160.0 kg

|{{flagmedalist|Yordan Bikov|BUL|1971}}

155.0 kg

|{{flagmedalist|Anselmo Silvino|ITA}}

150.0 kg

Snatch

|{{flagmedalist|Aimé Terme|FRA}}

140.0 kg

|{{flagmedalist|Yordan Bikov|BUL|1971}}

137.5 kg

|{{flagmedalist|Frank Zielecke|GDR}}

137.5 kg

Clean & Jerk

|{{flagmedalist|Yordan Bikov|BUL|1971}}

185.0 kg

|{{flagmedalist|Viktor Kurentsov|URS|1955}}

177.5 kg

|{{flagmedalist|Anselmo Silvino|ITA}}

175.0 kg

bgcolor=#dfefff

|Total

|{{flagmedalist|Yordan Bikov|BUL|1971}}

477.5 kg

|{{flagmedalist|Viktor Kurentsov|URS|1955}}

472.5 kg

|{{flagmedalist|Anselmo Silvino|ITA}}

460.0 kg

colspan=7|82.5 kg

Press

|{{flagmedalist|Boris Pavlov|URS|1955}}

175.0 kg

|{{flagmedalist|Leif Jenssen|NOR}}

170.0 kg

|{{flagmedalist|Dino Turcato|ITA}}

165.0 kg

Snatch

|{{flagmedalist|Kaarlo Kangasniemi|FIN}}

155.0 kg

|{{flagmedalist|Leif Jenssen|NOR}}

150.0 kg

|{{flagmedalist|Boris Pavlov|URS|1955}}

147.5 kg

Clean & Jerk

|{{flagmedalist|Boris Pavlov|URS|1955}}

190.0 kg

|{{flagmedalist|Juhani Avellan|FIN}}

187.5 kg

|{{flagmedalist|Norbert Ozimek|POL}}

185.0 kg

bgcolor=#dfefff

|Total

|{{flagmedalist|Boris Pavlov|URS|1955}}

512.5 kg

|{{flagmedalist|Leif Jenssen|NOR}}

505.0 kg

|{{flagmedalist|Kaarlo Kangasniemi|FIN}}

495.0 kg

colspan=7|90 kg

Press

|{{flagmedalist|David Rigert|URS|1955}}

185.0 kg

|{{flagmedalist|Karl Arnold|GDR}}

185.0 kg

|{{flagmedalist|Andon Nikolov|BUL|1971}}

182.5 kg

Snatch

|{{flagmedalist|David Rigert|URS|1955}}

165.0 kg

|{{flagmedalist|Jaakko Kailajärvi|FIN}}

155.0 kg

|{{flagmedalist|Andon Nikolov|BUL|1971}}

152.5 kg

Clean & Jerk

|{{flagmedalist|David Rigert|URS|1955}}

207.5 kg

|{{flagmedalist|Atanas Shopov|BUL|1971}}

202.5 kg

|{{flagmedalist|Jaakko Kailajärvi|FIN}}

190.0 kg

bgcolor=#dfefff

|Total

|{{flagmedalist|David Rigert|URS|1955}}

557.5 kg

|{{flagmedalist|Atanas Shopov|BUL|1971}}

527.5 kg

|{{flagmedalist|Andon Nikolov|BUL|1971}}

525.0 kg

colspan=7|110 kg

Press

|{{flagmedalist|Jaan Talts|URS|1955}}

200.0 kg

|{{flagmedalist|Helmut Losch|GDR}}

192.5 kg

|{{flagmedalist|Stefan Grützner|GDR}}

187.5 kg

Snatch

|{{flagmedalist|Jaan Talts|URS|1955}}

165.0 kg

|{{flagmedalist|Kauko Kangasniemi|FIN}}

160.0 kg

|{{flagmedalist|Stefan Grützner|GDR}}

157.5 kg

Clean & Jerk

|{{flagmedalist|Jaan Talts|URS|1955}}

222.5 kg

|{{flagmedalist|Stefan Grützner|GDR}}

205.0 kg

|{{flagmedalist|Kauko Kangasniemi|FIN}}

200.0 kg

bgcolor=#dfefff

|Total

|{{flagmedalist|Jaan Talts|URS|1955}}

587.5 kg

|{{flagmedalist|Stefan Grützner|GDR}}

550.0 kg

|{{flagmedalist|Kauko Kangasniemi|FIN}}

540.0 kg

colspan=7|+110 kg

Press

|{{flagmedalist|Rudolf Mang|FRG}}

230.0 kg

|{{flagmedalist|Vasily Alekseyev|URS|1955}}

225.0 kg

|{{flagmedalist|Serge Reding|BEL}}

210.0 kg

Snatch

|{{flagmedalist|Rudolf Mang|FRG}}

177.5 kg

|{{flagmedalist|Vasily Alekseyev|URS|1955}}

175.0 kg

|{{flagmedalist|Kalevi Lahdenranta|FIN}}

170.0 kg

Clean & Jerk

|{{flagmedalist|Vasily Alekseyev|URS|1955}}

232.5 kg

|{{flagmedalist|Rudolf Mang|FRG}}

222.5 kg

|{{flagmedalist|Gerd Bonk|GDR}}

215.0 kg

bgcolor=#dfefff

|Total

|{{flagmedalist|Vasily Alekseyev|URS|1955}}

632.5 kg

|{{flagmedalist|Rudolf Mang|FRG}}

630.0 kg

|{{flagmedalist|Gerd Bonk|GDR}}

565.0 kg

Medal table

Ranking by Big (Total result) medals

{{Medals table

| caption =

| host =

| flag_template = flagcountry

| event = 1971

| team =

| gold_URS = 6 | silver_URS = 2 | bronze_URS = 1

| gold_BUL = 2 | silver_BUL = 3 | bronze_BUL = 1

| gold_POL = 1 | silver_POL = 1 | bronze_POL = 2

| gold_GDR = 0 | silver_GDR = 1 | bronze_GDR = 1

| gold_NOR = 0 | silver_NOR = 1 | bronze_NOR = 0

| gold_FRG = 0 | silver_FRG = 1 | bronze_FRG = 0

| gold_FIN = 0 | silver_FIN = 0 | bronze_FIN = 2

| gold_HUN = 0 | silver_HUN = 0 | bronze_HUN = 1

| gold_ITA = 0 | silver_ITA = 0 | bronze_ITA = 1

}}

References

[http://www.chidlovski.net/liftup/l_tournamentResult_listing_y.asp?tflag=ce&wyearq=1972 Results] (Chidlovski.net)
М. Л. Аптекарь. [https://books.google.com/books?id=uET_AgAAQBAJ «Тяжёлая атлетика. Справочник.»] — М.: «Физкультура и спорт», 1983. — 416 с. {{in lang|ru}}

Category:European Weightlifting Championships

European Weightlifting Championships

Category:International weightlifting competitions hosted by Romania

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