1997 European Weightlifting Championships
The 1997 European Weightlifting Championships were held in Rijeka, Croatia for the men.[1] The women competition were held in Sevilla, Spain. It was the 76th edition of the men event, and the 10th for the women.[2]
Medal overview
Men
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| – 54 kg |
Halil Mutlu | Sevdalin Angelov | Mikhail Shevchenko |
| – 59 kg |
Nikolay Peshalov | Leonidas Sabanis | Stefan Georgiev |
| – 64 kg |
Hafız Süleymanoğlu | Zoltán Farkas | Marian-Nicolae Dodita |
| – 70 kg |
Ergün Batmaz | Zlatan Vanev | Plamen Zhelyazkov |
| – 76 kg |
Yoto Yotov | Ingo Steinhoefel | Ruslan Savchenko |
| – 83 kg |
Marc Huster | Dursun Sevinc | Yury Myshkovets |
| – 91 kg |
Sunay Bulut | Oliver Caruso | Oleh Chumak |
| – 99 kg |
Stanislav Rybalchenko | Dmitry Smirnov | Martin Tesovic |
| – 108 kg |
Denys Hotfrid | Evgeny Chichliannikov | Viktors Ščerbatihs |
| + 108 kg |
Tibor Stark | Raimonds Bergmanis | Stian Grimseth |
Women
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| – 46 kg |
Estefania Juan | Lyubov Averianova | Donka Mincheva |
| – 50 kg |
Esma Can | Izabela Dragneva | Rebeca Sires Rodriguez |
| – 54 kg |
Neli Yankova | Neshlian Demiroz | Dagmar Danekova |
| – 59 kg |
Fatma Kabadayi | Maria Christoforidou | Josefa Perez |
| – 64 kg |
Ioanna Chatziioannou | Erzsébet Márkus | Tatyana Tesikova |
| – 70 kg |
Sule Sahbaz | Irina Kasimova | Ilona Dankó |
| – 76 kg |
Aysel Özgür | Mária Takács | Monica Carrio |
| – 83 kg |
Deriya Acikgöz | Albina Khomich | Monique Riesterer |
| + 83 kg |
Nurcihan Gonul | Stamatia Bontozi | Katarina Sederholm |
References
- ^ "1997 European Weightlifting Championships". Results of European Weightlifting Championships. Retrieved 2025-10-25.
- ^ "SWIMNEWS ONLINE: September 1997 Magazine Articles". www.swimnews.com. Retrieved 2025-10-25.