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The 1983 European Weightlifting Championships were held at the Izmailovo Sports Palace in Moscow, Soviet Union from October 22 to October 31, 1983. This was the 62nd edition of the event. There were 123 men in action from 21 nations. This tournament was a part of 1983 World Weightlifting Championships.

Event	Gold		Silver		Bronze
52 kg
Snatch	Neno Terziyski  Bulgaria	115.0 kg	Jacek Gutowski  Poland	112.5 kg	Béla Oláh  Hungary	107.5 kg
Clean & Jerk	Neno Terziyski  Bulgaria	145.0 kg	Stefan Leletko  Poland	140.0 kg	Jacek Gutowski  Poland	137.5 kg
Total	Neno Terziyski  Bulgaria	260.0 kg WR	Jacek Gutowski  Poland	250.0 kg	Stefan Leletko  Poland	247.5 kg
56 kg
Snatch	Naim Suleymanov  Bulgaria	130.0 kg WR	Oksen Mirzoyan  Soviet Union	127.5 kg	Andreas Letz  East Germany	120.0 kg
Clean & Jerk	Oksen Mirzoyan  Soviet Union	165.0 kg WR	Andreas Letz  East Germany	160.0 kg	Naim Suleymanov  Bulgaria	160.0 kg
Total	Oksen Mirzoyan  Soviet Union	292.5 kg WR	Naim Suleymanov  Bulgaria	290.0 kg	Andreas Letz  East Germany	280.0 kg
60 kg
Snatch	Yurik Sarkisyan  Soviet Union	137.5 kg	Marek Seweryn  Poland	135.0 kg	Stefan Topurov  Bulgaria	132.5 kg
Clean & Jerk	Stefan Topurov  Bulgaria	180.0 kg WR	Yurik Sarkisyan  Soviet Union	175.0 kg	Gelu Radu  Romania	162.5 kg
Total	Yurik Sarkisyan  Soviet Union	312.5 kg WR	Stefan Topurov  Bulgaria	312.5 kg	Gelu Radu  Romania	292.5 kg
67.5 kg
Snatch	Yanko Rusev  Bulgaria	145.0 kg	Andreas Behm  East Germany	145.0 kg	Joachim Kunz  East Germany	145.0 kg
Clean & Jerk	Joachim Kunz  East Germany	195.0 kg	Yanko Rusev  Bulgaria	192.5 kg	Andreas Behm  East Germany	192.5 kg
Total	Joachim Kunz  East Germany	340.0 kg	Yanko Rusev  Bulgaria	337.5 kg	Andreas Behm  East Germany	337.5 kg
75 kg
Snatch	Vladimir Kuznetsov  Soviet Union	167.5 kg WR	Aleksandar Varbanov  Bulgaria	160.0 kg	Dragomir Cioroslan  Romania	157.5 kg
Clean & Jerk	Aleksandar Varbanov  Bulgaria	210.0 kg WR	Zdravko Stoichkov  Bulgaria	207.5 kg	Vladimir Kuznetsov  Soviet Union	202.5 kg
Total	Aleksandar Varbanov  Bulgaria	370.0 kg	Vladimir Kuznetsov  Soviet Union	370.0 kg WR	Zdravko Stoichkov  Bulgaria	362.5 kg
82.5 kg
Snatch	Asen Zlatev  Bulgaria	180.0 kg	Yurik Vardanyan  Soviet Union	180.0 kg	László Barsi  Hungary	165.0 kg
Clean & Jerk	Yurik Vardanyan  Soviet Union	212.5 kg	Asen Zlatev  Bulgaria	210.0 kg	Lubomír Vymazal  Czechoslovakia	210.0 kg
Total	Yurik Vardanyan  Soviet Union	392.5 kg	Asen Zlatev  Bulgaria	390.0 kg	László Barsi  Hungary	370.0 kg
90 kg
Snatch	Blagoy Blagoev  Bulgaria	190.0 kg	Viktor Solodov  Soviet Union	185.0 kg	Andrzej Piotrowski  Poland	170.0 kg
Clean & Jerk	Blagoy Blagoev  Bulgaria	227.5 kg	Viktor Solodov  Soviet Union	225.0 kg	Andrzej Piotrowski  Poland	212.5 kg
Total	Blagoy Blagoev  Bulgaria	417.5 kg	Viktor Solodov  Soviet Union	410.0 kg	Andrzej Piotrowski  Poland	382.5 kg
100 kg
Snatch	Aleksandr Popov  Soviet Union	187.5 kg	Pavel Kuznetsov  Soviet Union	182.5 kg	Vasile Groapă  Romania	180.0 kg
Clean & Jerk	Pavel Kuznetsov  Soviet Union	240.0 kg	Aleksandr Popov  Soviet Union	235.0 kg	Andrzej Komar  Poland	227.5 kg
Total	Pavel Kuznetsov  Soviet Union	422.5 kg	Aleksandr Popov  Soviet Union	422.5 kg	Andrzej Komar  Poland	407.5 kg
110 kg
Snatch	Vyacheslav Klokov  Soviet Union	192.5 kg	József Jacsó  Hungary	185.0 kg	Ștefan Tașnadi  Romania	182.5 kg
Clean & Jerk	Vyacheslav Klokov  Soviet Union	247.5 kg WR	József Jacsó  Hungary	225.0 kg	Anton Baraniak  Czechoslovakia	220.0 kg
Total	Vyacheslav Klokov  Soviet Union	440.0 kg WR	József Jacsó  Hungary	410.0 kg	Anton Baraniak  Czechoslovakia	400.0 kg
+110 kg
Snatch	Anatoly Pisarenko  Soviet Union	205.0 kg	Aleksandr Kurlovich  Soviet Union	205.0 kg	Pavel Khek  Czechoslovakia	197.5 kg
Clean & Jerk	Anatoly Pisarenko  Soviet Union	245.0 kg	Aleksandr Kurlovich  Soviet Union	245.0 kg	Antonio Krastev  Bulgaria	237.5 kg
Total	Anatoly Pisarenko  Soviet Union	450.0 kg	Aleksandr Kurlovich  Soviet Union	450.0 kg	Antonio Krastev  Bulgaria	427.5 kg

Ranking by Big (Total result) medals

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Soviet Union (URS)	6	4	0	10
2	Bulgaria (BUL)	3	4	2	9
3	East Germany (GDR)	1	0	2	3
4	Poland (POL)	0	1	3	4
5	Hungary (HUN)	0	1	1	2
6	Czechoslovakia (TCH)	0	0	1	1
	Romania (ROU)	0	0	1	1
Totals (7 entries)		10	10	10	30

• Results (Chidlovski.net)
• Панорама спортивного года 1983 / Сост. А. Н. Корольков — М.: Физкультура и спорт, 1984. (in Russian)