The 1972 European Weightlifting Championships were held in Constanţa, Romania from May 13 to May 21, 1972. This was the 51st edition of the event. There were 157 men in action from 27 nations.
Medal summary 52 kgPress 120.0 kg 112.5 kg 107.5 kgSnatch 102.5 kg 95.0 kg 95.0 kgClean & Jerk 127.5 kg 127.5 kg 125.0 kgTotalZygmunt Smalcerz|POL}} 340.0 kgAdam Gnatov|URS|1955}} 332.5 kgLajos Szűcs|HUN}} 327.5 kg56 kgPress 120.0 kg 115.0 kg 115.0 kgSnatch 105.0 kg 105.0 kg 102.5 kgClean & Jerk 137.5 kg 135.0 kg 135.0 kgTotalRafail Belenkov|URS|1955}} 360.0 kgGeorgi Todorov|BUL|1971}} 355.0 kgWaldemar Korcz|POL}} 352.5 kg60 kgPress 125.0 kg 125.0 kg 122.5 kgSnatch 120.0 kg 117.5 kg 112.5 kgClean & Jerk 152.5 kg 150.0 kg 150.0 kgTotalDito Shanidze|URS|1955}} 395.0 kgNorair Nurikyan|BUL|1971}} 387.5 kgMieczysław Nowak|POL}} 375.0 kg67.5 kgPress 155.0 kg 150.0 kg 142.5 kgSnatch 130.0 kg 125.0 kg 125.0 kgClean & Jerk 167.5 kg 167.5 kg 167.5 kgTotalMladen Kuchev|BUL|1971}} 447.5 kgZbigniew Kaczmarek|POL}} 442.5 kgMukharby Kirzhinov|URS|1955}} 435.0 kg75 kgPress 160.0 kg 155.0 kg 150.0 kgSnatch 140.0 kg 137.5 kg 137.5 kgClean & Jerk 185.0 kg 177.5 kg 175.0 kgTotalYordan Bikov|BUL|1971}} 477.5 kgViktor Kurentsov|URS|1955}} 472.5 kgAnselmo Silvino|ITA}} 460.0 kg82.5 kgPress 175.0 kg 170.0 kg 165.0 kgSnatch 155.0 kg 150.0 kg 147.5 kgClean & Jerk 190.0 kg 187.5 kg 185.0 kgTotalBoris Pavlov|URS|1955}} 512.5 kgLeif Jenssen|NOR}} 505.0 kgKaarlo Kangasniemi|FIN}} 495.0 kg90 kgPress 185.0 kg 185.0 kg 182.5 kgSnatch 165.0 kg 155.0 kg 152.5 kgClean & Jerk 207.5 kg 202.5 kg 190.0 kgTotalDavid Rigert|URS|1955}} 557.5 kgAtanas Shopov|BUL|1971}} 527.5 kgAndon Nikolov|BUL|1971}} 525.0 kg110 kgPress 200.0 kg 192.5 kg 187.5 kgSnatch 165.0 kg 160.0 kg 157.5 kgClean & Jerk 222.5 kg 205.0 kg 200.0 kgTotalJaan Talts|URS|1955}} 587.5 kgStefan Grützner|GDR}} 550.0 kgKauko Kangasniemi|FIN}} 540.0 kg+110 kgPress 230.0 kg 225.0 kg 210.0 kgSnatch 177.5 kg 175.0 kg 170.0 kgClean & Jerk 232.5 kg 222.5 kg 215.0 kgTotalVasily Alekseyev|URS|1955}} 632.5 kgRudolf Mang|FRG}} 630.0 kgGerd Bonk|GDR}} 565.0 kg
Medal table Ranking by Big (Total result) medals
References Results (Chidlovski.net) М. Л. Аптекарь. «Тяжёлая атлетика. Справочник.» — М.: «Физкультура и спорт», 1983. — 416 с.