1978 European Wrestling Championships
# 1978 European Wrestling Championships

The 1978 European Wrestling Championshipswere held in the men's Freestyle style in Sofia Bulgaria 5 – 7 May 1979; the Greco-Romane style in Oslo Norway 8 – 11 April 1981.

## Medal table

| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Soviet Union | 7 | 5 | 1 | 13 |
| 2 | Bulgaria | 5 | 4 | 4 | 13 |
| 3 | Romania | 4 | 5 | 4 | 13 |
| 4 | Hungary | 1 | 2 | 6 | 9 |
| 5 | Poland | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 6 | East Germany | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 7 | Sweden | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | Turkey | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 9 | Finland | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | West Germany | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Totals (10 entries) | Totals (10 entries) | 20 | 20 | 20 | 60 |

## Medal summary

### Men's freestyle

| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| - | - | - | - |
| 48 kg | Stoyan Stoyanov Bulgaria | Gheorghe Rașovan Romania | Mihály Gyulai Hungary |
| 52 kg | Nermedin Selimov Bulgaria | Telman Pashayev Soviet Union | Władysław Stecyk Poland |
| 57 kg | Buzai Ibraguimov Soviet Union | Aurel Neagu Romania | Ivan Tsochev Bulgaria |
| 62 kg | Miho Dukov Bulgaria | Saypulla Absaidov Soviet Union | Zoltán Szalontai Hungary |
| 68 kg | Ivan Yankov Bulgaria | Ijaku Gaidarbekov Soviet Union | Dariusz Czichowski Poland |
| 74 kg | Pyotr Marta Soviet Union | Marin Pîrcălabu Romania | Reşit Karabacak Turkey |
| 82 kg | Shukri Ajmedov Bulgaria | Adolf Seger West Germany | Tiberiu Seregelyi Romania |
| 90 kg | Uwe Neupert East Germany | Ivan Guinov Bulgaria | Vladimir Batnia Soviet Union |
| 100 kg | Levan Tediashvili Soviet Union | Mehmet Güçlü Turkey | Vasile Pușcașu Romania |
| +100 kg | Boris Bigayev Soviet Union | József Balla Hungary | Marin Guerchev Bulgaria |

### Men's Greco-Roman

| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| - | - | - | - |
| 48 kg | Constantin Alexandru Romania | Anatoli Bozin Soviet Union | Dietmar Hinz East Germany |
| 52 kg | Vajtang Blaguidze Soviet Union | Lajos Rácz Hungary | Nicu Gingă Romania |
| 57 kg | Vladimir Pogudin Soviet Union | Mihai Boţilă Romania | Józef Lipień Poland |
| 62 kg | Kazimierz Lipień Poland | Ion Păun Romania | Tamás Tóth Hungary |
| 68 kg | Ștefan Rusu Romania | Nikolai Dimov Bulgaria | Károly Gaál Hungary |
| 74 kg | Ferenc Kocsis Hungary | Anatoly Bykov Soviet Union | Yanko Shopov Bulgaria |
| 82 kg | Ion Draica Romania | Jan Dołgowicz Poland | Savo Jristov Bulgaria |
| 90 kg | Frank Andersson Sweden | Keijo Manni Finland | Petre Dicu Romania |
| 100 kg | Nikolay Balboshin Soviet Union | Georgi Raykov Bulgaria | József Farkas Hungary |
| +100 kg | Roman Codreanu Romania | Aleksandar Tomov Bulgaria | József Nagy Hungary |
