| 1992 | 130 kg | — | European Championships (Kaposvar) |
| 1991 | 130 kg | — | World Championships (Varna) · European Championships (Stuttgart) |
| 1990 | 130 kg | — | European Championships (Poznan) |
| 1988 | 130 kg | — | European Championships (Manchester) |
| 1987 | 130 kg | — | World Championships (Clermont-Ferrand) · European Championships (Veliko Tyrnowo) |
| 1986 | 130 kg | — | World Championships (Budapest) · European Championships (Piraeus) |
| 1985 | 130 kg | — | European Championships (Leipzig) |
| 1984 | 100+ kg | — | European Championships (Joenkoeping) |
| 1982 | 100+ kg | — | World Championships (Edmonton) |
| 1980 | 100 kg | — | European Championships (Bursa) |
| 1979 | 100 kg | — | World Championships (Ulan-Baatar) |
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