The 1982 European Weightlifting Championships were held in Hala Tivoli, Ljubljana, SFR Yugoslavia from September 18 to September 26, 1982. This was the 61st edition of the event. There were 138 men in action from 25 nations. This tournament was a part of 1982 World Weightlifting Championships.

Medal summary

Event	Gold		Silver		Bronze
52 kg
Snatch	Jacek Gutowski  Poland	115.0 kg WR	Lubomir Khadzhiev  Bulgaria	107.5 kg	Stefan Leletko  Poland	107.5 kg
Clean & Jerk	Stefan Leletko  Poland	142.5 kg	Yenia Sarandaliev  Bulgaria	137.5 kg	Lubomir Khadzhiev  Bulgaria	135.0 kg
Total	Stefan Leletko  Poland	250.0 kg	Yenia Sarandaliev  Bulgaria	245.0 kg	Jacek Gutowski  Poland	245.0 kg
56 kg
Snatch	Anton Kodzhabashev  Bulgaria	125.0 kg	Frank Mavius  East Germany	120.0 kg	Oksen Mirzoyan  Soviet Union	120.0 kg
Clean & Jerk	Anton Kodzhabashev  Bulgaria	155.0 kg	Oksen Mirzoyan  Soviet Union	152.5 kg	Andreas Letz  East Germany	147.5 kg
Total	Anton Kodzhabashev  Bulgaria	280.0 kg WR	Oksen Mirzoyan  Soviet Union	272.5 kg	Tadeusz Golik  Poland	270.0 kg
60 kg
Snatch	Andreas Behm  East Germany	135.0 kg	Yurik Sarkisyan  Soviet Union	132.5 kg	Wiesław Pawluk  Poland	125.0 kg
Clean & Jerk	Yurik Sarkisyan  Soviet Union	170.0 kg	Andreas Behm  East Germany	165.0 kg	Wiesław Pawluk  Poland	160.0 kg
Total	Yurik Sarkisyan  Soviet Union	302.5 kg	Andreas Behm  East Germany	300.0 kg	Wiesław Pawluk  Poland	285.0 kg
67.5 kg
Snatch	Piotr Mandra  Poland	150.0 kg	Virgil Dociu  Romania	140.0 kg	Gregor Bialowas  Austria	135.0 kg
Clean & Jerk	Joachim Kunz  East Germany	177.5 kg	Piotr Mandra  Poland	175.0 kg	Virgil Dociu  Romania	170.0 kg
Total	Piotr Mandra  Poland	325.0 kg	Virgil Dociu  Romania	310.0 kg	Gregor Bialowas  Austria	292.5 kg
75 kg
Snatch	Yanko Rusev  Bulgaria	157.5 kg	Vladimir Mikhalev  Soviet Union	152.5 kg	Edward Kulis  Poland	150.0 kg
Clean & Jerk	Yanko Rusev  Bulgaria	207.5 kg	Mincho Pashov  Bulgaria	207.5 kg	Karl-Heinz Radschinsky  West Germany	192.5 kg
Total	Yanko Rusev  Bulgaria	365.0 kg WR	Mincho Pashov  Bulgaria	357.5 kg	Vladimir Mikhalev  Soviet Union	345.0 kg
82.5 kg
Snatch	Asen Zlatev  Bulgaria	180.0 kg WR	Aleksandr Pervy  Soviet Union	175.0 kg	Janusz Alchimowicz  Poland	160.0 kg
Clean & Jerk	Asen Zlatev  Bulgaria	220.0 kg	Aleksandr Pervy  Soviet Union	217.5 kg	Horst Appel  East Germany	195.0 kg
Total	Asen Zlatev  Bulgaria	400.0 kg	Aleksandr Pervy  Soviet Union	392.5 kg	Bertalan Mandzák  Hungary	350.0 kg
90 kg
Snatch	Blagoy Blagoev  Bulgaria	192.5 kg WR	Yurik Vardanyan  Soviet Union	185.0 kg	Péter Baczakó  Hungary	170.0 kg
Clean & Jerk	Blagoy Blagoev  Bulgaria	222.5 kg	Andrzej Piotrowski  Poland	212.5 kg	Yurik Vardanyan  Soviet Union	210.0 kg
Total	Blagoy Blagoev  Bulgaria	415.0 kg WR	Yurik Vardanyan  Soviet Union	395.0 kg	Frank Mantek  East Germany	377.5 kg
100 kg
Snatch	Yury Zakharevich  Soviet Union	195.0 kg	Viktor Sots  Soviet Union	190.0 kg	Bruno Matykiewicz  Czechoslovakia	180.0 kg
Clean & Jerk	Viktor Sots  Soviet Union	232.5 kg	Yury Zakharevich  Soviet Union	225.0 kg	Bruno Matykiewicz  Czechoslovakia	217.5 kg
Total	Viktor Sots  Soviet Union	422.5 kg	Yury Zakharevich  Soviet Union	420.0 kg	Bruno Matykiewicz  Czechoslovakia	397.5 kg
110 kg
Snatch	Sergey Arakelov  Soviet Union	190.0 kg	Vyacheslav Klokov  Soviet Union	190.0 kg	Yordan Chalakov  Bulgaria	180.0 kg
Clean & Jerk	Sergey Arakelov  Soviet Union	237.5 kg	Vyacheslav Klokov  Soviet Union	237.5 kg	Anton Baraniak  Czechoslovakia	230.0 kg
Total	Sergey Arakelov  Soviet Union	427.5 kg	Vyacheslav Klokov  Soviet Union	427.5 kg	Anton Baraniak  Czechoslovakia	405.0 kg
+110 kg
Snatch	Antonio Krastev  Bulgaria	200.0 kg	Anatoly Pisarenko  Soviet Union	197.5 kg	Pavel Khek  Czechoslovakia	192.5 kg
Clean & Jerk	Anatoly Pisarenko  Soviet Union	247.5 kg	Antonio Krastev  Bulgaria	242.5 kg	Bohuslav Braum  Czechoslovakia	230.0 kg
Total	Anatoly Pisarenko  Soviet Union	445.0 kg	Antonio Krastev  Bulgaria	442.5 kg	Bohuslav Braum  Czechoslovakia	420.0 kg

Medal table

Ranking by Big (Total result) medals

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Soviet Union (URS)	4	5	1	10
2	Bulgaria (BUL)	4	3	0	7
3	Poland (POL)	2	0	3	5
4	East Germany (GDR)	0	1	1	2
5	Romania (ROU)	0	1	0	1
6	Czechoslovakia (TCH)	0	0	3	3
7	Austria (AUT)	0	0	1	1
	Hungary (HUN)	0	0	1	1
Totals (8 entries)		10	10	10	30