European Weightlifting Championships Explained

European Weightlifting Championships
Status:	Active
Genre:	Sports Event
Date:	Usually April
Frequency:	Annual
Location:	Various
First:	1896
Organised:	EWF

European Weightlifting Championships is an annual event organised by the European Weightlifting Federation (EWF). It has been held since 1896. A separate event for women was held from 1988 to 1997, after which both championships have been held as one event.

Format

1896-1924: Different combined events until 1924

1896-1907: No bodyweight categories

Triathlon and Duathlon 1929 - 1992

1929 - 1972 the competed triathlon included the exercises press, snatch and clean & jerk. Except 1933 - left hand snatch, right hand snatch, two hand press, two hand snatch, two hand clean & jerk. From 1973 onwards, it is reduced to a duathlon after deletion of press. Since 1969, there are also European Championship medals awarded in the single exercises.

In 1993, the IWF introduced new bodyweight categories.

Editions

Results:^[1] ^[2] ^[3] ^[4] ^[5]

No. M	No. W	Events
1		1
2		1
3		1
4		1
5		1
6		1
7		1
8		1
9		1
10		1
11		2
12		1
13		2
14		4
15		2
16		4
17		4
18		5
19		5
20		7
21		5
22		5
23		5
24		5
25		5
26		5
27		6
28		6
29		6
30		6
31		7
32		7
33		7
34		7
35		7
36		7
37		7
38		7
39		7
40		7
41		7
42		7
43		7
44		7
45		7
46		7
47		7
48		36
49		36
50		36
51		36
52		27
53		27
54		27
55		27
56		30
57		30
58		30
59		30
60		30
61		30
62		30
63		30
64		30
65		30
66		30
67		30
–	1	27
68		30
–	2	27
69		30
–	3	27
70		30
–	4	27
71		30
–	5	27
72		30
–	6	27
73		30
–	7	27
74		30
–	8	27
75		30
–	9	27
76		30
–	10	27
77	11	45
78	12	45
79	13	45
80	14	45
81	15	45
82	16	45
83	17	45
84	18	45
85	19	45
86	20	45
87	21	45
88	22	45
89	23	45
90	24	45
91	25	45
92	26	45
93	27	45
94	28	45
95	29	45
96	30	48
97	31	48
98	32	60
99	33	60
100	34	60
101	35	60
102	36	60
103	37	60

Team ranking

History - Team ranking system ^[6]
Team ranking was started from 1949
1–7 August 1948 FIH Congress, London : For the team classification 5-3-1 points are distributed for the 1st to the 3rd place.
2–7 November 1957 FIHC Congress, Teheran : For the team classification, there are distributed 10-6-4-3-2-1 points for the first to the sixth place.
3–24 May 1958 Tokyo : For the team classification 7-5-4-3-2-1 points are distributed for the 1st to the 6th place.
4- 1973 : For the team classification 12-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1 points are distributed for the 1st to 10th place (only for the total).
5- 1977 : For the team classification 12-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1 points are distributed for the 1st to 10th place for the individual lifts and the total.
6- 12–14 January 1984 IWF Executive Board Meeting, Herzogenaurach. 27 July, IWF Congress, Los Angeles: For the team classification 16-14-13-12-11-10-9- 8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1 points are distributed for the 1st to 15th place.
7–1 May 1996 IWF Executive Board Meeting, Warsaw : For the team classification 28-25-23-22-21-20-19-18-17-16-15-14-13-12-11-10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1 points are distributed for the 1st to 25th place.
10 and 11 December 1996, IWF Congress, Athens: Two-Year-Suspension for a first doping offence.

Year	Host		Men				Women
Year	Host	width=150	1	width=150	2	width=150	3	width=150	1	width=150	2	width=150	3
	Riesa, Germany	549	530	458	514	471	467
	Seville, Spain	682	608	524	647	586	584
	Sofia, Bulgaria	610	525	464	522	438	343
	Trenčín, Slovakia	538	504	498	492	483	400
	Antalya, Turkey	599	486	368	522	496	466
	Loutraki, Greece	598	553	544	521	501	441
	Kyiv, Ukraine	591	442	416	478	438	436
	Sofia, Bulgaria	519	488	473	567	456	451
	Władysławowo, Poland	486	485	435	483	434	386
	Strasbourg, France	546	523	506	486	459	448
	Lignano, Italy	598	457	427	471	454	449
	Bucharest, Romania					bgcolor=pink
	Minsk, Belarus	538	496	460	498	bgcolor=pink	~~497~~	416
	Kazan, Russia	470	467	431	559	bgcolor=pink	~~517~~	413
	Antalya, Turkey	500	482	bgcolor=pink	~~473~~	530	bgcolor=pink	~~441~~	417
	Tirana, Albania	638	507	355	469	311	310
	Tel Aviv, Israel	bgcolor=pink	~~524~~	535	491	bgcolor=pink	~~539~~	443	443
	Tbilisi, Georgia	478	421	416	478	bgcolor=pink	~~421~~	bgcolor=pink	~~416~~
	Førde, Norway	524	503	501	449	435	bgcolor=pink	~~399~~
	Split, Croatia	501	462	399	bgcolor=pink	~~588~~	492	464
	Bucharest, Romania	575	528	451	512	429	412
	Batumi, Georgia	636	bgcolor=pink	~~634~~	596	736	575	480
	Moscow, Russia	685	620	612	699	616	600
	Tirana, Albania	746	667	647	690	686	381
	Yerevan, Armenia	762	695	587	650	647	554
	Sofia, Bulgaria		696	669	628		654	535	485

All-time medal table (1914–2024)

Ranking by Big (Total result) medals:

Notes and References

Web site: HALTEROPEDIA - Championnats d'Europe - Europe Senior . 4 April 2022 . 24 May 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210524152102/https://www.halteropedia.fr/resultats-internationaux/championnats-d-europe/europe-senior.html . dead .
Web site: European Championships From 1907 to Today @ Lift Up: Search. www.chidlovski.net.
https://sport-record.de/schwerathletik/schwerathletik-overview.html
https://sport-record.de/gewichtheben/weightlifting-ewf-comp-h.html
https://sport-record.de/gewichtheben/weightlifting-ewf-comp.html
Web site: History - International Weightlifting FederationInternational Weightlifting Federation . Iwf.net . 2020-03-16.

European Weightlifting Championships Explained

Format

Editions

Team ranking

All-time medal table (1914–2024)

See also

External links

Notes and References

No. M	No. W	Events
1		1
2		1
3		1
4		1
5		1
6		1
7		1
8		1
9		1
10		1
11		2
12		1
13		2
14		4
15		2
16		4
17		4
18		5
19		5
20		7
21		5
22		5
23		5
24		5
25		5
26		5
27		6
28		6
29		6
30		6
31		7
32		7
33		7
34		7
35		7
36		7
37		7
38		7
39		7
40		7
41		7
42		7
43		7
44		7
45		7
46		7
47		7
48		36
49		36
50		36
51		36
52		27
53		27
54		27
55		27
56		30
57		30
58		30
59		30
60		30
61		30
62		30
63		30
64		30
65		30
66		30
67		30
–	1	27
68		30
–	2	27
69		30
–	3	27
70		30
–	4	27
71		30
–	5	27
72		30
–	6	27
73		30
–	7	27
74		30
–	8	27
75		30
–	9	27
76		30
–	10	27
77	11	45
78	12	45
79	13	45
80	14	45
81	15	45
82	16	45
83	17	45
84	18	45
85	19	45
86	20	45
87	21	45
88	22	45
89	23	45
90	24	45
91	25	45
92	26	45
93	27	45
94	28	45
95	29	45
96	30	48
97	31	48
98	32	60
99	33	60
100	34	60
101	35	60
102	36	60
103	37	60

No. M	No. W	Events
1		1
2		1
3		1
4		1
5		1
6		1
7		1
8		1
9		1
10		1
11		2
12		1
13		2
14		4
15		2
16		4
17		4
18		5
19		5
20		7
21		5
22		5
23		5
24		5
25		5
26		5
27		6
28		6
29		6
30		6
31		7
32		7
33		7
34		7
35		7
36		7
37		7
38		7
39		7
40		7
41		7
42		7
43		7
44		7
45		7
46		7
47		7
48		36
49		36
50		36
51		36
52		27
53		27
54		27
55		27
56		30
57		30
58		30
59		30
60		30
61		30
62		30
63		30
64		30
65		30
66		30
67		30
–	1	27
68		30
–	2	27
69		30
–	3	27
70		30
–	4	27
71		30
–	5	27
72		30
–	6	27
73		30
–	7	27
74		30
–	8	27
75		30
–	9	27
76		30
–	10	27
77	11	45
78	12	45
79	13	45
80	14	45
81	15	45
82	16	45
83	17	45
84	18	45
85	19	45
86	20	45
87	21	45
88	22	45
89	23	45
90	24	45
91	25	45
92	26	45
93	27	45
94	28	45
95	29	45
96	30	48
97	31	48
98	32	60
99	33	60
100	34	60
101	35	60
102	36	60
103	37	60

No. M	No. W	Events
1		1
2		1
3		1
4		1
5		1
6		1
7		1
8		1
9		1
10		1
11		2
12		1
13		2
14		4
15		2
16		4
17		4
18		5
19		5
20		7
21		5
22		5
23		5
24		5
25		5
26		5
27		6
28		6
29		6
30		6
31		7
32		7
33		7
34		7
35		7
36		7
37		7
38		7
39		7
40		7
41		7
42		7
43		7
44		7
45		7
46		7
47		7
48		36
49		36
50		36
51		36
52		27
53		27
54		27
55		27
56		30
57		30
58		30
59		30
60		30
61		30
62		30
63		30
64		30
65		30
66		30
67		30
–	1	27
68		30
–	2	27
69		30
–	3	27
70		30
–	4	27
71		30
–	5	27
72		30
–	6	27
73		30
–	7	27
74		30
–	8	27
75		30
–	9	27
76		30
–	10	27
77	11	45
78	12	45
79	13	45
80	14	45
81	15	45
82	16	45
83	17	45
84	18	45
85	19	45
86	20	45
87	21	45
88	22	45
89	23	45
90	24	45
91	25	45
92	26	45
93	27	45
94	28	45
95	29	45
96	30	48
97	31	48
98	32	60
99	33	60
100	34	60
101	35	60
102	36	60
103	37	60