1998 European Wrestling Championships
# 1998 European Wrestling Championships

The 1998 European Wrestling Championships were held in the Greco-Romane style in Minsk 7 – 10 May 1998; the men's and the women's Freestyle style in Bratislava 23 – 25 April 1998.

## Medal table

| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Russia | 7 | 4 | 4 | 15 |
| 2 | Turkey | 4 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 3 | Germany | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| 4 | Bulgaria | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 5 | Georgia | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 6 | Ukraine | 1 | 4 | 3 | 8 |
| 7 | Belarus | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
| 8 | Poland | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 9 | France | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 10 | Austria | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | Sweden | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 12 | Norway | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 12 | Slovakia | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 14 | Armenia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 14 | Azerbaijan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 16 | Greece | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 17 | Italy | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 17 | Romania | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (18 entries) | Totals (18 entries) | 22 | 22 | 22 | 66 |

## Medal summary

### Men's freestyle

| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| - | - | - | - |
| 54 kg | Oleksandr Zakharuk Ukraine | Herman Kantoyeu Belarus | Amiran Kardanov Greece |
| 58 kg | David Pogosian Georgia | Murad Umakhanov Russia | Yevhen Buslovych Ukraine |
| 63 kg | Serafim Barzakov Bulgaria | Sergey Smal Belarus | Elbrus Tedeyev Ukraine |
| 69 kg | Yüksel Şanlı Turkey | Zaza Zazirov Ukraine | Velijan Alajverdiyev Russia |
| 76 kg | Alexander Leipold Germany | Arayik Gevorgyan Armenia | Adam Saitiev Russia |
| 85 kg | Buvaisar Saitiev Russia | Davyd Bichinashvili Ukraine | Jozef Lohyňa Slovakia |
| 97 kg | Eldar Kurtanidze Georgia | Marek Garmulewicz Poland | Aftantil Xanthopoulos Greece |
| 130 kg | Aydın Polatçı Turkey | Milan Mazáč Slovakia | David Musulbes Russia |

### Men's Greco-Roman

| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| - | - | - | - |
| 54 kg | Boris Ambartsumov Russia | Natig Eyvazov Azerbaijan | Marian Sandu Romania |
| 58 kg | Armen Nazaryan Bulgaria | Rafik Simonian Russia | Igor Petrenko Belarus |
| 63 kg | Şeref Eroğlu Turkey | Nikolai Monov Russia | Oleh Lytvynenko Ukraine |
| 69 kg | Aleksandr Tretyakov Russia | Vladimir Kopytov Belarus | Adam Juretzko Germany |
| 76 kg | Murat Kardanov Russia | Xviça Biçinaşvili Georgia | Nazmi Avluca Turkey |
| 85 kg | Hamza Yerlikaya Turkey | Sergey Tsvir Russia | Martin Lidberg Sweden |
| 97 kg | Sergey Lishtvan Belarus | Mikael Ljungberg Sweden | Hakkı Başar Turkey |
| 130 kg | Aleksandr Karelin Russia | Georgiy Saldadze Ukraine | Sergei Mureiko Bulgaria |

### Women's freestyle

| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| - | - | - | - |
| 46 kg | Inga Karamchakova Russia | Mette Barlie Norway | Farah Touchi France |
| 51 kg | Yelena Yegoshina Russia | Tanja Sauter Germany | Angélique Berthenet France |
| 56 kg | Anna Gomis France | Sara Eriksson Sweden | Diletta Giampiccolo Italy |
| 62 kg | Nikola Hartmann Austria | Stéphanie Groß Germany | Lene Aanes Norway |
| 68 kg | Ewelina Pruszko Poland | Galina Ivanova Bulgaria | Elmira Kurbanova Russia |
| 75 kg | Nina Englich Germany | Tetyana Komarnytska Ukraine | Monika Kowalska Poland |
