1971 European Weightlifting Championships

The 1971 Men's European Weightlifting Championships were held in Sofia, Bulgaria. This was the 25th edition of the event.

Medal summary

Event	Gold		Silver		Bronze
52 kg
Press	Sándor Holczreiter Hungary	112.5 kg	Zygmunt Smalcerz Poland	110 kg	Mustar Mustafov Bulgaria	92.5 kg
Snatch	Zygmunt Smalcerz Poland	97.5 kg	Sándor Holczreiter Hungary	95 kg	Mustar Mustafov Bulgaria	92.5 kg
Clean & Jerk	Zygmunt Smalcerz Poland	125 kg	Sándor Holczreiter Hungary	120 kg	Mustar Mustafov Bulgaria	120 kg
Total	Zygmunt Smalcerz Poland	332.5 kg	Sándor Holczreiter Hungary	327.5 kg	Mustar Mustafov Bulgaria	305 kg
56 kg
Press	Imre Földi Hungary	125 kg	Gennedt Chetin Soviet Union	17.5 kg	Walter Szotysek Poland	110 kg
Snatch	Imre Földi Hungary	105 kg	Gennedt Chetin Soviet Union	105 kg	Walter Szotysek Poland	105 kg
Clean & Jerk	Imre Földi Hungary	137.5 kg	Walter Szotysek Poland	135 kg	Gennedt Chetin Soviet Union	132.5 kg
Total	Imre Földi Hungary	367.5 kg	Gennedt Chetin Soviet Union	355 kg	Walter Szotysek Poland	350 kg
60 kg
Press
Snatch
Clean & Jerk
Total
67.5 kg
Press
Snatch
Clean & Jerk
Total
75 kg
Press
Snatch
Clean & Jerk
Total
82.5 kg
Press
Snatch
Clean & Jerk
Total
90 kg
Press	Bo Johansson Sweden	182.5 kg	David Rigert Soviet Union	172.5 kg	Atanas Shopov Bulgaria	172.5 kg
Snatch	David Rigert Soviet Union	160 kg	Bo Johansson Sweden	155 kg	Atanas Shopov Bulgaria	145 kg
Clean & Jerk	David Rigert Soviet Union	205 kg WR	Bo Johansson Sweden	200 kg	Atanas Shopov Bulgaria	195 kg
Total	David Rigert Soviet Union	537.5 kg	Bo Johansson Sweden	537.5 kg	Atanas Shopov Bulgaria	512.5 kg
110 kg
Press	Valery Yabukovski Soviet Union	190 kg	Aleksandar Kraychev Bulgaria	192.5 kg	Karl Utsar Soviet Union	187.5 kg
Snatch	Karl Utsar Soviet Union	162.5 kg	Valery Yabukovski Soviet Union	160 kg	Aleksandar Kraychev Bulgaria	160 kg
Clean & Jerk	Valery Yabukovski Soviet Union	210 kg	Aleksandar Kraychev Bulgaria	205 kg	Karl Utsar Soviet Union	195 kg
Total	Valery Yabukovski Soviet Union	560 kg	Aleksandar Kraychev Bulgaria	557.5 kg	Karl Utsar Soviet Union	545 kg
+110 kg
Press	Vasily Alekseyev Soviet Union	225 kg WR	Stanislav Batischev Soviet Union	217.5 kg	Rudolf Mang West Germany	212.5 kg
Snatch	Rudolf Mang West Germany	175 kg	Vasily Alekseyev Soviet Union	172.5 kg	Stanislav Batischev Soviet Union	170 kg
Clean & Jerk	Vasily Alekseyev Soviet Union	232.5 kg WR	Stanislav Batischev Soviet Union	220 kg	Rudolf Mang West Germany	215 kg
Total	Vasily Alekseyev Soviet Union	630 kg WR	Stanislav Batischev Soviet Union	607.5 kg	Rudolf Mang West Germany	602.5 kg