1998 European Weightlifting Championships

1998 European Championships

The 1998 European Weightlifting Championships were held in Riesa, Germany in April 1998. It was the 77th edition of the European Weightlifting Championships. There were a total number of 144 competing athletes from 29 nations.

Medal overview

Men

Event Gold Silver Bronze
– 56 kg
Bulgaria Ivan Ivanov Turkey Sedat Artuç Bulgaria Naiden Russev
– 62 kg
Bulgaria Stefan Georgiev Greece Leonidas Sabanis Turkey Mücahit Yağcı
– 69 kg
Bulgaria Plamen Zhelyazkov Turkey Ergün Batmaz Belarus Sergey Lavrenov
– 77 kg
Bulgaria Zlatan Vanev Georgia (country) Giorgi Asanidze Armenia Khachatur Kyapanaktsyan
– 85 kg
Germany Marc Huster Greece Pyrros Dimas Turkey Dursun Sevinç
– 94 kg
Germany Oliver Caruso Bulgaria Ivan Chakarov Greece Kakhi Kakhiashvili
– 105 kg
Russia Viacheslav Ivanovski Russia Evgeny Chichliannikov Poland Dariusz Osuch
+ 105 kg
Germany Ronny Weller Russia Andrei Chemerkin Armenia Ara Vardanyan

Women

Event Gold Silver Bronze
– 48 kg
Bulgaria Donka Mincheva Bulgaria Siyka Stoyeva Hungary Aniko Ajkai
– 53 kg
Bulgaria Izabela Dragneva Slovakia Dagmar Daneková Greece Anna Stroubou
– 58 kg
Bulgaria Neli Simova Poland Dominika Misterska Greece Maria Christoforidou
– 63 kg
Bulgaria Gergana Kirilova Russia Valentina Popova Spain Josefa Pérez
– 69 kg
Hungary Erzsébet Márkus Russia Svetlana Kabirova Poland Beata Prei
– 75 kg
Hungary Mária Takács Hungary Ilona Danko Spain Mónica Carrio
+ 75 kg
Germany Monique Riesterer Hungary Erika Takács Poland Agata Wróbel

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