1970 European Weightlifting Championships

The 1970 Men's European Weightlifting Championships were held in Szombathely, Hungary. This was the 24th edition of the event.

Medal summary

Event	Gold		Silver		Bronze
52 kg
Press	Vladislav Krishchishin Soviet Union	112.5 kg	Sándor Holczreiter Hungary	110.0 kg	Vladimir Smetanin Soviet Union	100.0 kg
Snatch	Vladimir Smetanin Soviet Union	100.0 kg	Vladislav Krishchishin Soviet Union	97.5 kg	Walter Szołtysek Poland	92.5 kg
Clean & Jerk	Vladislav Krishchishin Soviet Union	130 kg	Sándor Holczreiter Hungary	125 kg	Vladimir Smetanin Soviet Union	125 kg
Total	Vladislav Krishchishin Soviet Union	340 kg	Sándor Holczreiter Hungary	327.5 kg	Vladimir Smetanin Soviet Union	325 kg
56 kg
Press	Imre Földi Hungary	127.5 kg	Mieczlaw Nowak Poland	110 kg	Walter Szotysek Poland	110 kg
Snatch	Mieczlaw Nowak Poland	110 kg	Walter Szotysek Poland	107.5 kg	Imre Földi Hungary	100 kg
Clean & Jerk	Mieczlaw Nowak Poland	142.5 kg	Imre Földi Hungary	140 kg	Walter Szotysek Poland	135 kg
Total	Imre Földi Hungary	372.5 kg	Mieczlaw Nowak Poland	362.5 kg	Walter Szotysek Poland	352.5 kg
60 kg
Press	Mladen Kuchev Bulgaria	132.5 kg	Janos Benedek Hungary	120 kg	Jan Wojnowski Poland	115 kg
Snatch	Jan Wojnowski Poland	120 kg	Janos Benedek Hungary	115 kg	Mladen Kuchev Bulgaria	107.5 kg
Clean & Jerk	Mladen Kuchev Bulgaria	142.5 kg	Jan Wojnowski Poland	142.5 kg	Janos Benedek Hungary	140 kg
Total	Mladen Kuchev Bulgaria	382.5 kg	Jan Wojnowski Poland	377.5 kg	Janos Benedek Hungary	375 kg
67.5 kg
Press	János Bagócs Hungary	140 kg	Waldemar Baszanowski Poland	140 kg	Zbigniew Kaczmarek Poland	140 kg
Snatch	Waldemar Baszanowski Poland	130 kg	János Bagócs Hungary	125 kg	Zbigniew Kaczmarek Poland	122.5 kg
Clean & Jerk	János Bagócs Hungary	167.5 kg	Waldemar Baszanowski Poland	162.5 kg	Zbigniew Kaczmarek Poland	155 kg
Total	János Bagócs Hungary	432.5 kg	Waldemar Baszanowski Poland	432.5 kg	Zbigniew Kaczmarek Poland	427.5 kg
75 kg
Press	Viktor Kurentsov Soviet Union	152.5 kg	Yevgeny Smirnov Soviet Union	145 kg	Gábor Szarvas Hungary	140 kg
Snatch	Viktor Kurentsov Soviet Union	137.5 kg	Gábor Szarvas Hungary	135 kg	Yevgeny Smirnov Soviet Union	135 kg
Clean & Jerk	Gábor Szarvas Hungary	177.5 kg	Viktor Kurentsov Soviet Union	175 kg	Yevgeny Smirnov Soviet Union	165 kg
Total	Viktor Kurentsov Soviet Union	465 kg	Gábor Szarvas Hungary	452.5 kg	Yevgeny Smirnov Soviet Union	445 kg
82.5 kg
Press	Gennady Ivanchenko Soviet Union	162.5 kg	György Horváth Hungary	155 kg	Stefan Sochanski Poland	150 kg
Snatch	Gennady Ivanchenko Soviet Union	140 kg	Stefan Sochanski Poland	140 kg	György Horváth Hungary	135 kg
Clean & Jerk	Gennady Ivanchenko Soviet Union	185 kg	György Horváth Hungary	182.5 kg	Stefan Sochanski Poland	175 kg
Total	Gennady Ivanchenko Soviet Union	487.5 kg	György Horváth Hungary	472.5 kg	Stefan Sochanski Poland	465 kg
90 kg
Press	Kaarlo Kangasniemi Finland	177.5 kg	Bo Johansson Sweden	177.5 kg	Vasily Kolotov Soviet Union	170 kg
Snatch	Kaarlo Kangasniemi Finland	160 kg	Vasily Kolotov Soviet Union	157.5 kg	Bo Johansson Sweden	157.5 kg
Clean & Jerk	Vasily Kolotov Soviet Union	200 kg	Kaarlo Kangasniemi Finland	192.5 kg	Bo Johansson Sweden	190 kg
Total	Kaarlo Kangasniemi Finland	530 kg	Vasily Kolotov Soviet Union	527.5 kg	Bo Johansson Sweden	525 kg
110 kg
Press	Jaan Talts Soviet Union	195 kg	Aleksandar Kraychev Bulgaria	180 kg	Janos Hanzlik Hungary	177.5 kg
Snatch	Jaan Talts Soviet Union	152 kg	Aleksandar Kraychev Bulgaria	150 kg	Janos Hanzlik Hungary	150 kg
Clean & Jerk	Jaan Talts Soviet Union	215 kg WR	Aleksandar Kraychev Bulgaria	195 kg	Janos Hanzlik Hungary	190 kg
Total	Jaan Talts Soviet Union	562.5 kg WR	Aleksandar Kraychev Bulgaria	525 kg	Janos Hanzlik Hungary	517.5 kg
+110 kg
Press	Vasily Alekseyev Soviet Union	217.5 kg WR	Kalevi Lahdenranta Finland	192.5 kg	Manfred Rieger East Germany	192.5 kg
Snatch	Kalevi Lahdenranta Finland	172.5 kg	Vasily Alekseyev Soviet Union	170 kg	Manfred Rieger East Germany	162.5 kg
Clean & Jerk	Vasily Alekseyev Soviet Union	225 kg WR	Kalevi Lahdenranta Finland	212.5 kg	Manfred Rieger East Germany	210 kg
Total	Vasily Alekseyev Soviet Union	612.5 kg WR	Kalevi Lahdenranta Finland	577.5 kg	Manfred Rieger East Germany	565 kg