| 1989 | 100 kg | — | World Championships (Martigny) |
| 1988 | 100 kg | 5–2 | Summer Olympics · European Championships (Manchester) |
| 1986 | 100 kg | — | European Championships (Piraeus) |
| 1985 | 100 kg | — | European Championships (Leipzig) · World Championships (Budapest) |
| 1984 | 100 kg | — | European Championships (Joenkoeping) |
| 1983 | 90 kg | — | European Championships · World Championships (Kiev) |
| 1982 | 100 kg | — | European Championships (Varna) · World Championships (Edmonton) |
| 1981 | 90 kg | — | European Championships (Lodz) · World Championships (Skopje) |
| 1980 | 90 kg | 6–1 | Summer Olympics · European Championships (Prievidza) |
| 1979 | 90 kg | — | European Championships · World Championships (San Diego) |
| 1978 | 90 kg | — | World Championships (Mexico-City) · European Championships (Sofia) |
| 1977 | 90 kg | — | World Championships (Lausanne) |
