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The 1983 European Weightlifting Championships were held at the Izmailovo Sports Palace in Moscow, Soviet Union from October 22 to October 31, 1983. This was the 62nd edition of the event. There were 123 men in action from 21 nations. This tournament was a part of 1983 World Weightlifting Championships.

Medal summary

Event	Gold		Silver		Bronze
52 kg
Snatch	Neno Terziyski   Bulgaria	115.0 kg	Jacek Gutowski   Poland	112.5 kg	Béla Oláh   Hungary	107.5 kg
Clean & Jerk	Neno Terziyski   Bulgaria	145.0 kg	Stefan Leletko   Poland	140.0 kg	Jacek Gutowski   Poland	137.5 kg
Total	Neno Terziyski   Bulgaria	260.0 kg WR	Jacek Gutowski   Poland	250.0 kg	Stefan Leletko   Poland	247.5 kg
56 kg
Snatch	Naim Suleymanov   Bulgaria	130.0 kg WR	Oksen Mirzoyan   Soviet Union	127.5 kg	Andreas Letz   East Germany	120.0 kg
Clean & Jerk	Oksen Mirzoyan   Soviet Union	165.0 kg WR	Andreas Letz   East Germany	160.0 kg	Naim Suleymanov   Bulgaria	160.0 kg
Total	Oksen Mirzoyan   Soviet Union	292.5 kg WR	Naim Suleymanov   Bulgaria	290.0 kg	Andreas Letz   East Germany	280.0 kg
60 kg
Snatch	Yurik Sarkisyan   Soviet Union	137.5 kg	Marek Seweryn   Poland	135.0 kg	Stefan Topurov   Bulgaria	132.5 kg
Clean & Jerk	Stefan Topurov   Bulgaria	180.0 kg WR	Yurik Sarkisyan   Soviet Union	175.0 kg	Gelu Radu   Romania	162.5 kg
Total	Yurik Sarkisyan   Soviet Union	312.5 kg WR	Stefan Topurov   Bulgaria	312.5 kg	Gelu Radu   Romania	292.5 kg
67.5 kg
Snatch	Yanko Rusev   Bulgaria	145.0 kg	Andreas Behm   East Germany	145.0 kg	Joachim Kunz   East Germany	145.0 kg
Clean & Jerk	Joachim Kunz   East Germany	195.0 kg	Yanko Rusev   Bulgaria	192.5 kg	Andreas Behm   East Germany	192.5 kg
Total	Joachim Kunz   East Germany	340.0 kg	Yanko Rusev   Bulgaria	337.5 kg	Andreas Behm   East Germany	337.5 kg
75 kg
Snatch	Vladimir Kuznetsov   Soviet Union	167.5 kg WR	Aleksandar Varbanov   Bulgaria	160.0 kg	Dragomir Cioroslan   Romania	157.5 kg
Clean & Jerk	Aleksandar Varbanov   Bulgaria	210.0 kg WR	Zdravko Stoichkov   Bulgaria	207.5 kg	Vladimir Kuznetsov   Soviet Union	202.5 kg
Total	Aleksandar Varbanov   Bulgaria	370.0 kg	Vladimir Kuznetsov   Soviet Union	370.0 kg WR	Zdravko Stoichkov   Bulgaria	362.5 kg
82.5 kg
Snatch	Asen Zlatev   Bulgaria	180.0 kg	Yurik Vardanyan   Soviet Union	180.0 kg	László Barsi   Hungary	165.0 kg
Clean & Jerk	Yurik Vardanyan   Soviet Union	212.5 kg	Asen Zlatev   Bulgaria	210.0 kg	Lubomír Vymazal   Czechoslovakia	210.0 kg
Total	Yurik Vardanyan   Soviet Union	392.5 kg	Asen Zlatev   Bulgaria	390.0 kg	László Barsi   Hungary	370.0 kg
90 kg
Snatch	Blagoy Blagoev   Bulgaria	190.0 kg	Viktor Solodov   Soviet Union	185.0 kg	Andrzej Piotrowski   Poland	170.0 kg
Clean & Jerk	Blagoy Blagoev   Bulgaria	227.5 kg	Viktor Solodov   Soviet Union	225.0 kg	Andrzej Piotrowski   Poland	212.5 kg
Total	Blagoy Blagoev   Bulgaria	417.5 kg	Viktor Solodov   Soviet Union	410.0 kg	Andrzej Piotrowski   Poland	382.5 kg
100 kg
Snatch	Aleksandr Popov   Soviet Union	187.5 kg	Pavel Kuznetsov   Soviet Union	182.5 kg	Vasile Groapă   Romania	180.0 kg
Clean & Jerk	Pavel Kuznetsov   Soviet Union	240.0 kg	Aleksandr Popov   Soviet Union	235.0 kg	Andrzej Komar   Poland	227.5 kg
Total	Pavel Kuznetsov   Soviet Union	422.5 kg	Aleksandr Popov   Soviet Union	422.5 kg	Andrzej Komar   Poland	407.5 kg
110 kg
Snatch	Vyacheslav Klokov   Soviet Union	192.5 kg	József Jacsó   Hungary	185.0 kg	Ștefan Tașnadi   Romania	182.5 kg
Clean & Jerk	Vyacheslav Klokov   Soviet Union	247.5 kg WR	József Jacsó   Hungary	225.0 kg	Anton Baraniak   Czechoslovakia	220.0 kg
Total	Vyacheslav Klokov   Soviet Union	440.0 kg WR	József Jacsó   Hungary	410.0 kg	Anton Baraniak   Czechoslovakia	400.0 kg
+110 kg
Snatch	Anatoly Pisarenko   Soviet Union	205.0 kg	Aleksandr Kurlovich   Soviet Union	205.0 kg	Pavel Khek   Czechoslovakia	197.5 kg
Clean & Jerk	Anatoly Pisarenko   Soviet Union	245.0 kg	Aleksandr Kurlovich   Soviet Union	245.0 kg	Antonio Krastev   Bulgaria	237.5 kg
Total	Anatoly Pisarenko   Soviet Union	450.0 kg	Aleksandr Kurlovich   Soviet Union	450.0 kg	Antonio Krastev   Bulgaria	427.5 kg

Medal table

Ranking by Big (Total result) medals

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Soviet Union (URS)	6	4	0	10
2	Bulgaria (BUL)	3	4	2	9
3	East Germany (GDR)	1	0	2	3
4	Poland (POL)	0	1	3	4
5	Hungary (HUN)	0	1	1	2
6	Czechoslovakia (TCH)	0	0	1	1
	Romania (ROU)	0	0	1	1
Totals (7 entries)		10	10	10	30

References

• Results (Chidlovski.net)
• Панорама спортивного года 1983 / Сост. А. Н. Корольков — М.: Физкультура и спорт, 1984. (in Russian)