The 1987 European Weightlifting Championships were held in Reims, France from May 3 to May 9, 1987. This was the 66th edition of the event. There were 160 men in action.

Medal summary 52 kgSnatch 115.0 kg 102.5 kg 100.0 kgClean & Jerk 145.0 kg 130.0 kg 127.5 kgTotalSevdalin Marinov|BUL|1971}}260.0 kgBernard Piekorz|POL}} 232.5 kgAgron Haxhihyseni|ALB|1946}}222.5 kg56 kgSnatch 130.0 kg 105.0 kg 105.0 kgClean & Jerk 165.0 kg 140.0 kg 132.5 kgTotalMitko Grablev|BUL|1971}} 295.0 kgImrich Rusniak|TCH}} 245.0 kgArvo Ojalehto|FIN}} 237.5 kg60 kgSnatch 140.0 kg 137.5 kg 137.5 kgClean & Jerk 170.0 kg 170.0 kg 170.0 kgTotalStefan Topurov|BUL|1971}} 310.0 kgAttila Czanka|ROU|1965}} 307.5 kgMuhady Sedaev|URS}} 307.5 kg67.5 kgSnatch 157.5 kg 150.0 kg 147.5 kgClean & Jerk 190.0 kg 185.0 kg 185.0 kgTotalMikhail Petrov|BUL|1971}} 347.5 kgIsrael Militosyan|URS}} 335.0 kgJoachim Kunz|GDR}} 332.5 kg75 kgSnatch 165.0 kg 165.0 kg 160.0 kgClean & Jerk 210.0 kg 202.5 kg 202.5 kgTotalAleksandar Varbanov|BUL|1971}} 370.0 kgAndrei Socaci|ROU|1965}} 367.5 kgBorislav Gidikov|BUL|1971}} 367.5 kg82.5 kgSnatch 177.5 kg 170.0 kg 167.5 kgClean & Jerk 215.0 kg 210.0 kg 207.5 kgTotalAsen Zlatev|BUL|1971}} 392.5 kgLászló Barsi|HUN}} 372.5 kgPetre Becheru|ROU|1965}} 367.5 kg90 kgSnatch 185.0 kg 185.0 kg 182.5 kgClean & Jerk 230.0 kg 230.0 kg 220.0 kgTotalAnatoly Khrapaty|URS}} 415.0 kgRumen Teodosiev|BUL|1971}} 410.0 kgViktor Tregubov|URS}} 405.0 kg100 kgSnatch 195.0 kg 190.0 kg 182.5 kgClean & Jerk 232.5 kg 227.5 kg 227.5 kgTotalAndor Szanyi|HUN}} 422.5 kgNicu Vlad|ROU|1965}} 422.5 kgPavel Kuznetsov|URS}} 410.0 kg110 kgSnatch 202.5 kg 195.0 kg 187.5 kgClean & Jerk 242.5 kg 237.5 kg 235.0 kgTotalYury Zakharevich|URS}} 440.0 kgStefan Botev|BUL|1971}} 430.0 kgArtur Akoyev|URS}} 430.0 kg+110 kgSnatch 215.5 kg 200.0 kg 185.0 kgClean & Jerk 252.5 kg 245.0 kg 240.0 kgTotalAntonio Krastev|BUL|1971}} 467.5 kgYevgeny Sypko|URS}} 445.0 kgPetr Hudeček|TCH}} 405.0 kg

Medal table Ranking by Big (Total result) medals

References Results (Chidlovski.net) Панорама спортивного года 1987 / Сост. Ю. С. Лукашин — М.: Физкультура и спорт, 1988.