The 1989 European Weightlifting Championships were held in Athens, Greece from September 16 to September 23, 1989. This was the 68th edition of the event. There were 136 men in action from 23 nations. This tournament was a part of 1989 World Weightlifting Championships. The women competition were held in Manchester, United Kingdom. It was the 2nd event for the women.

Medal summary Men 52 kgSnatch 117.5 kg 115.0 kg 102.5 kgClean & Jerk155.0 kgWR145.0 kg125.0 kgTotalIvan Ivanov|BUL|1971}}272.5 kgWRTraian Cihărean|ROU|1965}}260.0 kgJosé Luis Martínez|ESP}} 227.5 kg56 kgSnatch 130.0 kg 125.0 kg 120.0 kgClean & Jerk 157.5 kg 155.0 kg 140.0 kgTotalHafiz Suleymanov|URS}} 287.5 kgSevdalin Marinov|BUL|1971}} 280.0 kgLuan Shabani|ALB|1946}} 260.0 kg60 kgSnatch 145.0 kg 137.5 kg 137.5 kgClean & Jerk 172.5 kg 170.0 kg 167.5 kgTotalNaim Süleymanoğlu|TUR}} 317.5 kgNikolay Peshalov|BUL|1971}} 307.5 kgAttila Czanka|ROU|1965}} 305.0 kg67.5 kgSnatch 160.0 kgWR 155.0 kg 147.5 kgClean & Jerk 187.5 kg 182.5 kg 182.5 kgTotalIsrael Militosyan|URS}} 347.5 kgYoto Yotov|BUL|1971}} 337.5 kgAndreas Behm|GDR}} 325.0 kg75 kgSnatch 160.0 kg 155.0 kg 155.0 kgClean & Jerk 202.5 kg 200.0 kg 190.0 kgTotalAltimurat Orazdurdiev|URS}} 362.5 kgAleksandar Varbanov|BUL|1971}} 350.0 kgWaldemar Kosiński|POL}} 345.0 kg82.5 kgSnatch 172.5 kg 170.0 kg 170.0 kgClean & Jerk 212.5 kg 210.0 kg 207.5 kgTotalKiril Kounev|BUL|1971}} 385.0 kgPlamen Bratoychev|BUL|1971}} 380.0 kgIngo Steinhöfel|GDR}} 377.5 kg90 kgSnatch 185.0 kg 185.0 kg 180.0 kgClean & Jerk 230.0 kg 222.5 kg 220.0 kgTotalAnatoly Khrapaty|URS}} 415.0 kgSergey Syrtsov|URS}} 407.5 kgIvan Chakarov|BUL|1971}} 400.0 kg100 kgSnatch 190.0 kg 187.5 kg 180.0 kgClean & Jerk 227.5 kg 222.5 kg 222.5 kgTotalPetar Stefanov|BUL|1971}} 415.0 kgNicu Vlad|ROU|1965}} 412.5 kgPavel Kuznetsov|URS}} 400.0 kg110 kgSnatch 202.5 kg 202.5 kg 185.0 kgClean & Jerk 242.5 kg 212.5 kg 210.0 kgTotalStefan Botev|BUL|1971}} 427.5 kgAndrew Davies|GBR}} 395.0 kgMirosław Dąbrowski|POL}} 382.5 kg+110 kgSnatch 215.0 kg 200.0 kg 195.0 kgClean & Jerk 245.0 kg 242.5 kg 232.5 kgTotalAleksandr Kurlovich|URS}} 460.0 kgRizvan Geliskhanov|URS}} 432.5 kgMichael Schubert|GDR}} 425.0 kg

Women See Mistrzostwa Europy Kobiet w Podnoszeniu Ciężarów 1989 on Polish Wikipedia.

Medal table Ranking by Big (Total result) medals

References Results (Chidlovski.net) Панорама спортивного года 1989 / Сост. Ю. С. Лукашин — М.: «Физкультура и спорт», 1990.