| 1995 | 90 kg | — | European Championships (Fribourg) · World Championships (Atlanta) |
| 1994 | 90 kg | — | World Championships (Istanbul) |
| 1993 | 90 kg | — | World Championships (Toronto) |
| 1992 | 90 kg | — | European Championships (Kaposvar) |
| 1991 | 90 kg | — | World Championships (Varna) · European Championships (Stuttgart) |
| 1990 | 90 kg | — | World Championships (Tokyo) |
| 1989 | 90 kg | — | World Championships (Martigny) |
| 1988 | 90 kg | — | European Championships (Manchester) |
| 1987 | 90 kg | — | World Championships (Clermont-Ferrand) · European Championships (Veliko Tyrnowo) |
| 1986 | 90 kg | — | World Championships (Budapest) |
| 1983 | 87 kg | — | World Championships (Oak Lawn) |
| 1982 | 81 kg | — | World Championships (Colorado Springs) |
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