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The 1981 European Weightlifting Championships were held in Lille, France, from September 13 to September 20, 1981. This was the 60th edition of the event. There were 149 men in action from 25 nations. This tournament was a part of 1981 World Weightlifting Championships.

Medal summary

Event	Gold		Silver		Bronze
52 kg
Snatch	Kanybek Osmonaliyev   Soviet Union	110.0 kg	Jacek Gutowski   Poland	110.0 kg	Bela Olah   Hungary	105.0 kg
Clean & Jerk	Kanybek Osmonaliyev   Soviet Union	137.5 kg	Jacek Gutowski   Poland	130.0 kg	Bela Olah   Hungary	130.0 kg
Total	Kanybek Osmonaliyev   Soviet Union	247.5 kg	Jacek Gutowski   Poland	240.0 kg	Bela Olah   Hungary	235.0 kg
56 kg
Snatch	Andreas Letz   East Germany	120.0 kg	Anton Kodzhabashev   Bulgaria	117.5 kg	Nikolay Zakharov   Soviet Union	117.5 kg
Clean & Jerk	Anton Kodzhabashev   Bulgaria	155.0 kg	Andreas Letz   East Germany	152.5 kg	Nikolay Zakharov   Soviet Union	147.5 kg
Total	Anton Kodzhabashev   Bulgaria	272.5 kg	Andreas Letz   East Germany	272.5 kg	Nikolay Zakharov   Soviet Union	265.0 kg
60 kg
Snatch	Beloslav Manolov   Bulgaria	132.5 kg	Yurik Sarkisyan   Soviet Union	130.0 kg	Wiesław Pawluk   Poland	127.5 kg
Clean & Jerk	Beloslav Manolov   Bulgaria	170.0 kg WR	Yurik Sarkisyan   Soviet Union	165.0 kg	Andreas Behm   East Germany	157.5 kg
Total	Beloslav Manolov   Bulgaria	302.5 kg WR	Yurik Sarkisyan   Soviet Union	295.0 kg	Andreas Behm   East Germany	282.5 kg
67.5 kg
Snatch	Daniel Senet   France	150.0 kg	Joachim Kunz   East Germany	150.0 kg	Mincho Pashov   Bulgaria	147.5 kg
Clean & Jerk	Joachim Kunz   East Germany	190.0 kg	Mincho Pashov   Bulgaria	182.5 kg	Karl-Heinz Radschinsky   West Germany	175.0 kg
Total	Joachim Kunz   East Germany	340.0 kg	Mincho Pashov   Bulgaria	330.0 kg	Daniel Senet   France	320.0 kg
75 kg
Snatch	Yanko Rusev   Bulgaria	157.5 kg	Aleksandr Pervy   Soviet Union	155.0 kg	Jürgen Negwer   West Germany	150.0 kg
Clean & Jerk	Yanko Rusev   Bulgaria	202.5 kg	Aleksandr Pervy   Soviet Union	202.5 kg	Hermann Kubenka   East Germany	190.0 kg
Total	Yanko Rusev   Bulgaria	360.0 kg WR	Aleksandr Pervy   Soviet Union	357.5 kg	Jürgen Negwer   West Germany	340.0 kg
82.5 kg
Snatch	Yurik Vardanyan   Soviet Union	170.0 kg	Asen Zlatev   Bulgaria	170.0 kg	Janusz Alchimowicz   Poland	160.0 kg
Clean & Jerk	Yurik Vardanyan   Soviet Union	222.5 kg	Dušan Poliačik   Czechoslovakia	210.0 kg	Asen Zlatev   Bulgaria	202.5 kg
Total	Yurik Vardanyan   Soviet Union	392.5 kg	Asen Zlatev   Bulgaria	372.5 kg	Dušan Poliačik   Czechoslovakia	367.5 kg
90 kg
Snatch	Blagoy Blagoev   Bulgaria	185.0 kg WR	Yury Zakharevich   Soviet Union	180.0 kg	Andrzej Piotrowski   Poland	167.5 kg
Clean & Jerk	Blagoy Blagoev   Bulgaria	220.0 kg	Yury Zakharevich   Soviet Union	217.5 kg	Lubomir Usherov   Bulgaria	212.5 kg
Total	Blagoy Blagoev   Bulgaria	405.0 kg WR	Yury Zakharevich   Soviet Union	397.5 kg	Lubomir Usherov   Bulgaria	380.0 kg
100 kg
Snatch	Viktor Sots   Soviet Union	182.5 kg	András Hlavati   Hungary	177.5 kg	Bruno Matykiewicz   Czechoslovakia	175.0 kg
Clean & Jerk	Viktor Sots   Soviet Union	225.0 kg	Veselin Osikovski   Bulgaria	217.5 kg	Bruno Matykiewicz   Czechoslovakia	217.5 kg
Total	Viktor Sots   Soviet Union	407.5 kg	Bruno Matykiewicz   Czechoslovakia	392.5 kg	Veselin Osikovski   Bulgaria	387.5 kg
110 kg
Snatch	Vyacheslav Klokov   Soviet Union	185.0 kg	Valery Kravchuk   Soviet Union	180.0 kg	Plamen Asparukhov   Bulgaria	180.0 kg
Clean & Jerk	Valery Kravchuk   Soviet Union	235.0 kg	Anton Baraniak   Czechoslovakia	227.5 kg	Plamen Asparukhov   Bulgaria	225.0 kg
Total	Valery Kravchuk   Soviet Union	415.0 kg	Vyacheslav Klokov   Soviet Union	410.0 kg	Plamen Asparukhov   Bulgaria	405.0 kg
+110 kg
Snatch	Anatoly Pisarenko   Soviet Union	187.5 kg	Rudolf Strejček   Czechoslovakia	187.5 kg	Antonio Krastev   Bulgaria	185.0 kg
Clean & Jerk	Anatoly Pisarenko   Soviet Union	237.5 kg	Senno Salzwedel   East Germany	237.5 kg	Tadeusz Rutkowski   Poland	232.5 kg
Total	Anatoly Pisarenko   Soviet Union	425.0 kg	Senno Salzwedel   East Germany	417.5 kg	Tadeusz Rutkowski   Poland	415.0 kg

Medal table

Ranking by Big (Total result) medals

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Soviet Union (URS)	5	4	1	10
2	Bulgaria (BUL)	4	2	3	9
3	East Germany (GDR)	1	2	1	4
4	Czechoslovakia (TCH)	0	1	1	2
	Poland (POL)	0	1	1	2
6	France (FRA)	0	0	1	1
	Hungary (HUN)	0	0	1	1
	West Germany (FRG)	0	0	1	1
Totals (8 entries)		10	10	10	30

References

• Results (Chidlovski.net)
• М. Л. Аптекарь. «Тяжёлая атлетика. Справочник.» — М.: «Физкультура и спорт», 1983. — 416 с. (in Russian)