1997 European Weightlifting Championships
Event Gold Silver Bronze
- 46 kg details Estefania Juan Lyubov Averianova Donka Mincheva
- 50 kg details Esma Can Izabela Dragneva Rebeca Sires Rodriguez
- 54 kg details Neli Yankova Neshlian Demiroz Dagmar Danekova
- 59 kg details Fatma Kabadayi Maria Christoforidou Josefa Perez
- 64 kg details Ioanna Chatziioannou Erzsébet Márkus Tatyana Tesikova
- 70 kg details Sule Sahbaz Irina Kasimova Ilona Dankó
- 76 kg details Aysel Özgür Mária Takács Monica Carrio
- 83 kg details Deriya Acikgöz Albina Khomich Monique Riesterer
+ 83 kg details Nurcihan Gonul Stamatia Bontozi Katarina Sederholm
Medal overview -- Women
The 1997 European Weightlifting Championships were held in Rijeka, Croatia for the men. The women competition were held in Sevilla, Spain. It was the 76th edition of the men event, and the 10th for the women.