The 2001 European Weightlifting Championships were held in Trenčín, Slovakia. It was the 80th edition of the event.
| - 56 kg |  Halil Mutlu |  Adrian Jigau |  Vitaly Derbenev | |
| - 62 kg | Nikolaj Pešalov |  Elkhan Suleymanov |  Vladimir Popov | |
| - 69 kg | Ekrem Celil |  Andrey Matveev | Turan Mirzayev | |
| - 77 kg | Oleg Perepetchenov |  Hovannes Amreyan |  Attila Feri | |
| - 85 kg |  Giorgi Asanidze | Georgi Gardev | Sergey Zhukov | |
| - 94 kg | Nizami Pashayev | Nikola Stoyanov | Hakob Pilosyan | |
| - 105 kg | Evgeny Chigishev |  Szymon Kolecki | Zoltán Kovács | |
| + 105 kg | Viktors Ščerbatihs | Paweł Najdek | Grzegorz Kleszcz |
| - 48 kg |  Gema Peris | Snezhana Popova | Maria Jose Tocino |
| - 53 kg | Emine Bilgin |  Dagmar Danekova | Estefania Juan |
| - 58 kg | Aleksandra Klejnowska | Marieta Gotfryd | Dondu Ay |
| - 63 kg | Valentina Popova | Dominika Misterska |  Nataliya Skakun |
| - 69 kg | Vanda Maslovska | Milena Trendafilova | Kleanthi Milona |
| - 75 kg | Gyöngyi Likerecz | Ilona Dankó |  Karoliina Lundahl |
| + 75 kg | Albina Khomich| Viktória Varga| Viktoriya Shaimardanova|}References
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