The 2000 European Weightlifting Championships were held in Sofia, Bulgaria. It was the 79th edition of the event.
| - 56 kg |  Halil Mutlu | Ivan Ivanov |  Adrian Jigau | |
| - 62 kg | Nikolaj Pešalov | Sevdalin Angelov | Naim Suleymanoglu | |
| - 69 kg |  Sergei Lavrenov | Georgi Markov | Yasin Arslan | |
| - 77 kg | Zlatan Vanev | Plamen Zhelyazkov |  Ilirian Suli | |
| - 85 kg |  Giorgi Asanidze | Georgi Gardev |  Yury Myshkovets | |
| - 94 kg |  Szymon Kolecki |  Vadim Vacarciuc | Bünyami Sudaş | |
| - 105 kg | Metin Kadir | Robert Dolega | Evgeny Chichliannikov | |
| + 105 kg |  Ashot Danielyan | Ronny Weller | Viktors Ščerbatihs |
| - 48 kg | Donka Mincheva |  Eva Giganti |  Olena Zinovyeva |
| - 53 kg | Izabela Dragneva |  Estefania Juan | Siyka Stoyeva |
| - 58 kg | Neli Yankova | Aleksandra Klejnowska | Nataliya Skakun |
| - 63 kg | Valentina Popova | Josefa Perez |  Veronika Buronova |
| - 69 kg | Milena Trendafilova | Daniela Kerkelova | Irina Kasimova |
| - 75 kg | Svetlana Khabirova | Venera Mannanova | Beata Prei |
| + 75 kg | Vita Rudenok| Monique Riesterer| Albina Khomich|} |