2008 European Weightlifting Championships
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The 2008
European Weightlifting Championships
were held in Lignano Sabbiadoro
, Italy
from 11 April to 20 April 2008. It was the 87th edition of the event, which was first staged in 1896.
Ranking by "Big" (Total result) medals
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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 Lignano Sabbiadoro
Lignano Sabbiadoro
Lignano Sabbiadoro is a village and comune within the province of Udine, in the Friuli-Venezia Giulia region . It is one of the main summer resorts in northern Italy and in the Adriatic Sea coast.-History:...
, Italy
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from 11 April to 20 April 2008. It was the 87th edition of the event, which was first staged in 1896.
Men's events
| Event: | Gold: | Result | Silver: | Result | Bronze: | Result |
| 56 kg Report |
Halil Mutlu Halil Mutlu Halil Mutlu is a professional Turkish weightlifter with several World and Olympic championships. Mutlu is one of the four weightlifters achieving three consecutive gold medals at the Olympic Games... |
269 (120+149) | Tom Goegebuer Tom Goegebuer Tom Goegebuer is a Belgian weightlifter competing in the 62 kg and 56 kg category.He is 164 cm tall... |
244 (111+133) | Vladimır Urumov |
239 (106+133) |
| 62 kg Report |
Sergey Petrosyan Sergey Petrosyan Sergey Petrosyan is an Armenian weightlifter representing Russia.Petrosyan participated in the European Weightlifting Championships of 2007 and 2008, and winning gold in both years.Since 2007 Jun till now Sergey Petrosyan is director of Linus in Armenia... |
302 (135+167) | Erol Bilgin Erol Bilgin Erol Bilgin is a Turkish European champion in weightlifting competing in the 62 kg division.He was born in the western Anatolian city of Kütahya. Bilgin started weightlifting in 1998 at the Kütahya Gençlik Merkezi S.K. Two years later, he transferred to Tarım Kredi S.K. He is coached by Hilmi... |
295 (135+160) | Stefan Georgiev Stefan Georgiev Stefan Georgiev is an alpine skier from Bulgaria. He competed at the 1998 Winter Olympics, 2002 Winter Olympics, 2006 Winter Olympics and the 2010 Winter Olympics. His best result was a 16th place in the combined in 2002.-External links:... |
278 (123+155) |
| 69 kg Report |
Tigran G. Martirosyan |
346 (158+188) | Venceslas Dabaya Venceslas Dabaya Vencelas Dabaya is a French weightlifter.At the 2004 Summer Olympics he represented Cameroon, and was flag bearer of the Cameroonian team at the opening ceremony. In the Olympic tournament he ranked 5th in the 69 kg category, with a total of 327.5 kg... |
333 (145+188) | Mehmed Fikretov |
315 (140+175) |
| 77 kg Report |
Oleg Perepetchenov Oleg Perepetchenov Oleg Perepetchenov is a Russian weightlifter.In the 2001 and 2002 World Weightlifting Championships, he won the silver medal in the Men's 77 kg weight category.... |
362 (164+198) | Ara Khachatryan Ara Khachatryan Ara Khachatryan is an Armenian weightlifter.Khachatryan participated in the men's -77 kg class at the 2006 World Weightlifting Championships and won the bronze medal, finishing behind Taner Sagir and Li Hongli... |
361 (165+196) | Aleksey Yufkin Aleksey Yufkin Aleksey Yufkin is a Russian weightlifter.-External links:**... |
355 (155+200) |
| 85 kg Report |
Tigran V. Martirosyan |
377 (172+205) | Vasily Polovnikov |
373 (168+205) | 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... |
362 (167+195) |
| 94 kg Report |
Szymon Kołecki |
397 (177+220) | Andrey Demanov |
385 (172+213) | Mukhamat Sozaev |
384 (174+210) |
| 105 kg Report |
Dmitry Berestov Dmitry Berestov Dmitry Vladimirovitch Berestov is a Russian weightlifter who won the gold medal in the 105 kg class at the 2004 Summer Olympics. He is 186 cm/6 ft 1 tall and weighs 105 kg/231 lb.... |
410 (190+220) | Ramūnas Vyšniauskas Ramunas Vyšniauskas Ramūnas Vyšniauskas is a weightlifter from Lithuania. He competes in the 105 kg class.-Results:-References:... |
405 (185+220) | Robert Dolega |
395 (177+218) |
Report |
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.... |
447 (195+252) | Matthias Steiner Matthias Steiner Matthias Steiner is an Austrian-German weightlifter, and Olympic gold medalist. He is 183 cm tall.As a native Austrian, he competed for Austria internationally from 1998 to 2005, in European Championships, World Championships, and the 2004 Summer Olympics... |
446 (200+246) | Evgeny Chigishev Evgeny Chigishev Evgeny Alexandrovich Chigishev is a Russian weightlifter competing in the +105 kg category. He is 187 cm tall.At the 2000 Summer Olympics he competed in the 105 kg category, ranking 5th.... |
442 (195+247) |
Women's events
| Event: | Gold: | Result | Silver: | Result | Bronze: | Result |
| 48 kg Report |
Nurcan Taylan Nurcan Taylan Nurcan Taylan is a Turkish Olympic, world and European champion in weightlifting. She holds six European and one world record .... |
196 (87+109) | Sibel Özkan Sibel Özkan Sibel Özkan Öz is a Turkish Olympic medalist weightlifter competing in the Women's 48 kg division. She is tall and weighs .-Personal life:... |
196 (86+110) | Genny Caterina Pagliaro |
194 (88+106) |
| 53 kg Report |
Nataliya Trotsenko |
197 (88+109) | Maria de la Puente |
190 (86+104) | Julia Rohde |
188 (83+105) |
| 58 kg Report |
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.... |
212 (91+121) | Romela Begaj Romela Begaj Romela Begaj is a female Albanian weightlifter, who represented Albania at the 2008 European Weightlifting Championships where she took home the silver medal. She also represented Albania at 2008 Olympic Games in China where she got the 6th position overall.2008 olympics games in Beijing-External... |
212 (101+111) | Roxana Cocos |
209 (89+120) |
| 63 kg Report |
Meline Daluzyan Meline Daluzyan Meline Daluzyan is an Armenian weightlifter.Daluzyan participated in the women's under 63 kg class at the 2006 World Weightlifting Championships and won the bronze medal, finishing behind Quyang Xiaofang and Svetlana Shimkova... |
235 (107+128) | Sibel Şimşek Sibel Şimşek Sibel Şimşek is a European champion Turkish female weightlifter competing in the Women's 63 kg division. She is tall and weighs .Sibel Şimşek is a member of the Kocaeli Büyükşehir Belediyesi Kağıt Spor Kulübü... |
226 (105+121) | Milka Maneva |
223 (100+123) |
| 69 kg Report |
Nazik Avdalyan |
242 (106+136) | 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... |
239 (103+136) | Slaveyka Ruzhinska |
219 (95+124) |
| 75 kg Report |
Natalya Zabolotnaya |
264 (123+141) | Lidia Valentín Lidia Valentín Lidia Valentín Pérez is a Spanish weightlifter competing mainly in the Women's 75 kg category.She was born in Ponferrada, León.... |
245 (115+130) | Yvonne Kranz |
220 (97+123) |
Report |
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.... |
277 (127+150) | Yuliya Dovhal |
258 (118+140) | Magdalena Ufnal |
237 (110+127) |
Medals tables
Ranking by all medals: "Big" (Total result) and "Small" (Snatch and Clean&Jerk)| Rank | Country |  |
 |
 |
Total |
| 1 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 17 | |
| 2 | 8 | 13 | 8 | 29 | |
| 3 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 13 | |
| 4 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 17 | |
| 5 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 10 | |
| 6 | 2 | 2 | |||
| 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | |
| 8 | 1 | 2 | 3 | ||
| 9 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
| 9 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
| 11 | 1 | 3 | 4 | ||
| 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | ||
| 13 | 2 | 8 | 10 | ||
| 14 | 2 | 1 | 3 | ||
| 15 | 1 | 2 | 3 | ||
| 16 | 2 | 2 | |||
| 17 | 1 | 1 | |||
| 17 | 1 | 1 |
Ranking by "Big" (Total result) medals
| Rank | Country | |
|
|
Total |
| 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 10 | |
| 2 | 4 | 1 | 5 | ||
| 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | ||
| 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | ||
| 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | ||
| 6 | 1 | 1 | |||
| 7 | 2 | 2 | |||
| 8 | 1 | 2 | 3 | ||
| 9 | 1 | 1 | |||
| 9 | 1 | 1 | |||
| 9 | 1 | 1 | |||
| 9 | 1 | 1 | |||
| 13 | 6 | 6 | |||
| 14 | 1 | 1 | |||
| 14 | 1 | 1 | |||
| Total | 15 | 15 | 15 | 45 |
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