2004 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 Kiev

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, Ukraine

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. It was the 83rd edition of the event.

Men

– 56 kg	Sedat Artuç Sedat Artuc Sedat Artuç is a Turkish European champion in weightlifting. He is winner of silver medal in World championship and of bronze medal at the 2004 Olympics....	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....	László Tancsics
– 62 kg	Sevdalin Angelov Sevdalin Minchev Sevdalin Minchev Angelov is a retired male weightlifter from Bulgaria. He competed at 1996 Atlanta Olympics, and won a bronze medal in the men's 56 kg division. Minchev is a four-time Olympian ....	Adrian Jigau	Asif Melikov
– 69 kg	Ekrem Celil Ekrem Celil Ekrem Celil is a Turkish European champion weightlifter competing in the –69 kg and –77 kg divisions.Born in Bulgaria of Turkish descent, he started to perform weightlifting in a local club...	Nikolaj Pešalov	Siarhei Laurenau Sergey Lavrenov Sergey Nikolayevich Lavrenov is a retired male weightlifter from Belarus, who competed in the men's lightweight class weight at the 2000 Summer Olympics and won a bronze medal. He also competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece....
– 77 kg	Taner Sagir Taner Sagir Taner Sağır is a Turkish world and Olympic weightlifting champion. Coming to Athens as holder of all the junior world records, he broke, at age of 19 only, Olympic records in the category –77 kg snatch, clean and jerk and total, and became so the youngest Olympic champion in the...	Mehmet Yilmaz	Plamen Zhelyazkov
– 85 kg	Izzet Ince İzzet İnce İzzet İnce is a Turkish weightlifter competing in the –85 kg division. He is tall.He participated at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece and at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China without achieving a podium result...	Zaur Takhushev	Erdal Sunar Erdal Sunar Erdal Sunar is a Turkish weightlifter competing in the –85 kg division.He studied physical education and sports at the Kütahya Dumlupınar University, and graduated in 2005. Erdal Sunar started with weightlifting in 1994, and is coached since then by Hilmi Pekünlü...
– 94 kg	Milen Dobrev Milen Dobrev Milen Dobrev is a Bulgarian weightlifter. He became Olympic champion in 2004 in the middle heavyweight class. In same year he won the European Championship in Kiev.-References:...	Eduard Tjukin	Anatoliy Mushyk
– 105 kg	Alan Tsagaev Alan Tsagaev Alan Tsagaev is a Bulgarian weightlifter of Ossetian origin who competed in the Men's 105 kg weight class at the 2000 Summer Olympics and won a silver medal, lifting 422.5 kg in total...	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....	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	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...	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....	Ronny Weller Ronny Weller Ronny Weller is a German weightlifter who competed for East Germany and later for Germany....

Women

– 48 kg	Izabela Dragneva Izabela Dragneva Izabela Dragneva is a retired female weightlifter from Bulgaria, who twice competed for her native country at the Summer Olympics: 2000 and 2004...	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...	Rebeca Sires Rodriguez
– 53 kg	Nurcan Taylan Nurcan Taylan Nurcan Taylan is a Turkish Olympic, world and European champion in weightlifting. She holds six European and one world record ....	Marioara Munteanu	Nastassia Novikava Nastassia Novikava Nastassia Novikava is a weightlifter from Belarus.At the 2004 Summer Olympics she ranked fifth in the 53 kg class...
– 58 kg	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....	Aylin Dasdelen Aylin Daşdelen Aylin Daşdelen is a European champion Turkish female weightlifter competing in the Women's 53 kg and 58 kg divisions...	Zlatina Atanasova
– 63 kg	Gergana Kirilova	Dominika Misterska	Anastasia Tsakiri
– 69 kg	Sibel Simsek 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...	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...	Vanda Maslovska
– 75 kg	Svetlana Podobedova Svetlana Podobedova Svetlana Podobedova is a Kazakh weightlifter of Russian descent.-External links:*...	Sule Sahbaz Sule Sahbaz Şule Şahbaz is a Turkish weightlifter competing in the -75 kg division.She won a gold medal at the 2002 Weightlifting Championship, silver medals at the 1999 and 2004 European Championships and a bronze medal at the 2003 World Championships.She was scheduled to compete in the women's 75 kg...	Christina Ioannidi
+ 75 kg	Agata Wróbel Agata Wróbel Agata Wróbel is a Polish weightlifter, and is a world record-breaker in the +75 kg category....	Viktoriya Shaimardanova	Deriya Acikgoz

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