1979 European Weightlifting Championships
| Host City | Varna |
|---|---|
| Country |  BUL |
| Held | 19 – 27 May 1979 |
| Competitors | 41 |
| Countries | 8 |
Events
| Event | Gender | Held | Status | Competitors | Countries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| -52 kg Snatch | Men | — | Medal | 3 | 2 |
| -52 kg Clean & Jerk | Men | — | Medal | 3 | 3 |
| -52 kg Total | Men | — | Medal | 3 | 3 |
| -56 kg Snatch | Men | — | Medal | 3 | 2 |
| -56 kg Clean & Jerk | Men | — | Medal | 3 | 3 |
| -56 kg Total | Men | — | Medal | 3 | 3 |
| -60 kg Snatch | Men | — | Medal | 3 | 3 |
| -60 kg Clean & Jerk | Men | — | Medal | 3 | 3 |
| -60 kg Total | Men | — | Medal | 3 | 3 |
| -67.5 kg Snatch | Men | — | Medal | 3 | 2 |
| -67.5 kg Clean & Jerk | Men | — | Medal | 3 | 2 |
| -67.5 kg Total | Men | — | Medal | 3 | 2 |
| -75 kg Snatch | Men | — | Medal | 3 | 2 |
| -75 kg Clean & Jerk | Men | — | Medal | 3 | 2 |
| -75 kg Total | Men | — | Medal | 3 | 2 |
| -82.5 kg Snatch | Men | — | Medal | 3 | 3 |
| -82.5 kg Clean & Jerk | Men | — | Medal | 3 | 3 |
| -82.5 kg Total | Men | — | Medal | 3 | 3 |
| -90 kg Snatch | Men | — | Medal | 3 | 2 |
| -90 kg Clean & Jerk | Men | — | Medal | 3 | 3 |
| -90 kg Total | Men | — | Medal | 3 | 3 |
| -100 kg Snatch | Men | — | Medal | 3 | 2 |
| -100 kg Clean & Jerk | Men | — | Medal | 3 | 2 |
| -100 kg Total | Men | — | Medal | 3 | 2 |
| -110 kg Snatch | Men | — | Medal | 3 | 3 |
| -110 kg Clean & Jerk | Men | — | Medal | 3 | 3 |
| -110 kg Total | Men | — | Medal | 3 | 3 |
| +110 kg Snatch | Men | — | Medal | 3 | 3 |
| +110 kg Clean & Jerk | Men | — | Medal | 3 | 2 |
| +110 kg Total | Men | — | Medal | 3 | 2 |
Medal table
| Pos | Country | 🥇 Gold | 🥈 Silver | 🥉 Bronze | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Soviet Union |  URS |
13 | 4 | 3 | 20 |
| 2 | Bulgaria | BUL |
10 | 10 | 2 | 22 |
| 3 | East Germany |  GDR |
2 | 6 | 7 | 15 |
| 4 | Germany |  GER |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 | Poland |  POL |
1 | 6 | 5 | 12 |
| 6 | Hungary |  HUN |
1 | 4 | 6 | 11 |
| 7 | Czechoslovakia |  TCH |
1 | 0 | 4 | 5 |
| 8 | Romania |  ROU |
0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |