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.
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.
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Riesa, Germany
Bulgaria 549
Russia 530
Hungary 514
Seville, Spain
Turkey 682
Greece 586
Ukraine 343
Trenčín, Slovakia
Poland 498
Belarus 486
Strasbourg, France
Lignano Sabbiadoro, Italy
Azerbaijan 427
Bucharest, Romania
Armenia 496
Moldova 431
Tirana, Albania
Tel Aviv, Israel
Tbilisi, Georgia
Førde, Norway
Split, Croatia
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Great Britain (GBR)
Austria (AUT)
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Sweden (SWE)
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Egypt (EGY)
Czechoslovakia
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Portugal (POR)
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Estonia (EST)
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