2006 European Weightlifting Championships

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European Weightlifting Championships
European Weightlifting Championships
European Weightlifting Championships is an annual event organised by the European Weightlifting Federation . 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....

were held in Władysławowo

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, Poland

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from 29 April to 7 May 2006. It was the 85th edition of the event, which was first staged in 1896.

Men

– 56 kg	Vitali Dzerbianiou Vitali Dzerbianiou Vitali Dzerbianiou is a Belarussian weightlifter.His personal best combined lift is 280 kg.He competed in Weightlifting at the 2008 Summer Olympics in the 56 kg division but failed to pass the heats....	Igor Grabucea Igor Grabucea Igor Grabucea is a Moldovan weightlifter. His personal best is 267.5 kg.He competed in Weightlifting at the 2008 Summer Olympics in the 56 kg division finishing fourteenth with 239 kg....	László Tancsics
– 62 kg	Dmitry Voronin	Adrian Jigău	Henadzy Makhveyenia Henadzy Makhveyenia Henadzy Makhveyenia is a Belarusian weightlifter. His personal best combined total is 290 kg.At the 2006 and 2007 European Weightlifting Championships he won overall silver in the 62 kg category, both times winning gold medals in the snatch.He competed in Weightlifting at the 2008 Summer...
– 69 kg	Demir Demirev Demir Demirev Demir Demirev is a Bulgarian weightlifter. He is of Turkish ethnicity. He participated in the men's -69 kg class at the 2006 World Weightlifting Championships and won the bronze medal, finishing behind Vencelas Dabaya and Shi Zhiyong...	Vencelas Dabaya	Armen Ghazaryan Armen Ghazaryan Armen Ghazaryan may refer to:Armen Ghazaryan , Armenian professional football defenderArmen Ghazaryan , Armenian weightlifter...
– 77 kg	Gevorg Davtyan Gevorg Davtyan Gevorg Davtyan is an Armenian weightlifter. He is 165 cm tall.He won the silver medal in the 77 kg category at the 2007 World Weightlifting Championships....	Vladislav Lukanin	Georgi Markov Georgi Markov (weightlifter) Georgi Markov is a retired male weightlifter from Bulgaria. He won the silver medal in the men's lightweight division at the 2000 Summer Olympics, behind compatriot Galabin Boevski...
– 85 kg	Andrei Rybakou Andrei Rybakou Andrei Rybakou is a Belarusian weightlifter who won silver medals in Men's 85 kg at the 2004 and 2008 Summer Olympics.In April 2006 he won the European Championship...	Yury Myshkovets	Zaur Takhushev
– 94 kg	Nizami Pashayev Nizami Pashayev Nizami Pashayev is an Azerbaijani athlete in weightlifting. He won two World Weightlifting Championships titles and one European Weightlifting Championships title, when he hauled 402 kilograms in total to take the overall gold in the men's 94 kg category.Pashayev totalled 402 kg on...	Szymon Kołecki	Andrey Demanov
– 105 kg	Marcin Dołęga	Vladimir Smorchkov Vladimir Smorchkov Vladimir Smorchkov is a Russian weightlifter.-External links:*...	Alexandru Bratan Alexandru Bratan Alexandru Bratan is a male weightlifter from Moldova. He twice competed for his native Eastern European country at the Summer Olympics: 2000 and 2004. He is best known for winning the silver medal in the men's heavyweight division at the 2005 World Weightlifting Championships. His brother is...
+ 105 kg	Viktors Ščerbatihs Viktors Scerbatihs TotalTotalViktors Ščerbatihs is a Latvian weightlifter and politician and a three-time Olympian for his native country. He is 181 cm tall....	Ashot Danielyan Ashot Danielyan Ashot Danielyan is an Armenian weightlifter. The 1999 and 2000 European Champion, he initially won a bronze medal in the men's super heavyweight weight class at the 2000 Summer Olympics, but was stripped of the medal and suspended following a positive drug test...	Velichko Cholakov Velichko Cholakov TotalTotalVelichko Cholakov is a Bulgarian weightlifter.He competed in the over 105 kg class at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, his first Olympics, winning an Olympic bronze medal...

Women

– 48 kg	Estefania Juan	Svetlana Ulyanova Svetlana Ulyanova Svetlana Ulyanova is a Russian weightlifter.Ulyanova participated in the women's -48 kg class at the 2006 World Weightlifting Championships, but did not win a medal; however finished on an equal amount of lifted weight at the end of the competition alongside the silver and bronze medal...	Genny Caterina Pagliaro
– 53 kg	Marioara Munteanu	Nataliya Trotsenko	Virginie Lachaume
– 58 kg	Marina Shainova Marina Shainova Marina Vladimirovna Shainova is a Russian weightlifter.Shainova won the Junior World Championships twice, 2005 in the 58 kg category, and 2006 in the 63 kg category....	Fetie Kasaj	Aleksandra Klejnowska Aleksandra Klejnowska Aleksandra Klejnowska is a Polish weightlifter.She represented Poland at the 2000 Summer Olympics, ranking fifth in the 58 kg category, with a total of 202.5 kg....
– 63 kg	Svetlana Shimkova Svetlana Shimkova Svetlana Shimkova is a Russian weightlifter.At the 2005 World Weightlifting Championships she won the silver medal in the 63 kg category, with a world record clean and jerk of 139 kg, which was surpassed in the same contest by Pawina Thongsuk with 140 kg.She won gold in the...	Hanna Batsiushka Hanna Batsiushka Hanna Batsiushka is a Belarusian weightlifter.She competed in the Women's 63 kg weight class at the 2004 Summer Olympics and won the silver medal, lifting 242.5 kg in total....	Vanda Maslovska
– 69 kg	Tatiana Matveeva Tatiana Matveeva Tatiana Matveeva is a Russian weightlifter.Matveeva participated in the women's -69 kg class at the 2006 World Weightlifting Championships and won the silver medal, finishing behind Oxana Slivenko...	Natalya Davydova Natalya Davydova Natalya Davydova is a Ukrainian weightlifter.She won the bronze medal in the 69 kg category at the 2005 Junior World Championships, with a total of 233 kg....	Dominika Misterska
– 75 kg	Natalya Zabolotnaya	Valentina Popova Valentina Popova Valentina Vadimovna Popova is a Russian weightlifter who won two olympic medals: the silver medal in the 63 kg class at the 2000 Summer Olympics and the bronze medal in the 75 kg class at the 2004 Summer Olympics.-External links:*...	Hripsime Khurshudyan
+ 75 kg	Olha Korobka Olha Korobka Olha Korobka Olha Korobka Olha Korobka (born December 7, 1985 Bobrovytsia, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union. is a female Ukrainian weightlifter who was European record holder in the snatch with 133 kg, and in the clean and jerk with 164 kg....	Natalia Gagarina	Yordanka Apostolova

Medal table

	Total	15	15	15	45
1	Russia	5	6	2	13
2	Belarus	3	1	1	5
3	Ukraine	1	2	1	4
4	Poland	1	1	2	4
5	Armenia	1	0	2	3
6	Romania	1	1	0	2
7	Azerbaijan	1	0	0	1
	Latvia	1	0	0	1
	Spain	1	0	0	1
10	Bulgaria	0	1	3	4
11	Moldova	0	1	1	2
12	Albania	0	1	0	1
13	France	0	0	2	2
14	Hungary	0	0	1	1
14	Italy	0	0	1	1

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