1998 EUROPEAN WRESTLING CHAMPIONSHIPS 
  
 as reported on FILA web page 
  
 45TH EUROPEAN GRECO-ROMAN CHAMPIONSHIPS 
  
 at Minsk, Belarus, April 21-23 
  
 54 kg/119 lbs.  - 1st - Boris Ambartsumov (Russia); 2nd - Natig Aivazov (Azerbaijain); 3rd - Marian Sandu (Romania); 4th - Andrej Kalashnikov (Ukraine); 5th - Oleg Koutcherenko (Germany); 6th - Farhat Mageramov (Belarus); 7th - Ercan Yildiz (Turkey); 8th - Zigmunds Jansons (Latvia); 9th - Vahan Jahurian (Armenia); 10th - Ruslan Vartanov (Lithuania) 
  
 58 kg/127.75 lbs. - 1st - Armen Nazarian (Bulgaria); 2nd - Rafik Simonian (Russia); 3rd - Igor Petrenko (Belarus); 4th - Terho Kettunen (Finland); 5th - Constantin Borascu (Romania); 6th - Alfred Ter-Mkrtchyan (Germany); 7th - Vilajet Agajev (Azerbaijan); 8th - Koba Guilaschvili (Georgia); 9th - Istvan Majoras (Hungary); 10th - Karen Mnatsakanian (Armenia) 
  
 63 kg/138.75 lbs. - 1st - Seref Eroglu (Turkey); 2nd - Nikolai Monov (Russia); 3rd - Oleg Litwineko (Ukraine); 4th - Jerzy Szeibinger (Poland); 5th - Emil Budinov (Bulgaria); 6th - Luis Fontes (Portugal); 7th - Akaki Chachua (Georgia); 8th - Leonard Ionel Francu (Romania); 9th - Pavel Panisch (Belarus); 10th - Beat Motzer (Switzerland) 
  
 69 kg/152 lbs. - 1st - Alexander Tretiakov (Russia); 2nd - Vladimir Kopitov (Belarus); 3rd - Adam Juretzko (Germany); 4th - Rustam Adji (Ukraine); 5th - Tariel Melelaschvili (Georgia); 6th - Memet Ender (Romania); 7th - Ivailo Michailov (Bulgaria); 8th - Ryszard Wolny (Poland); 9th - Waginar Galustian (Armenia); 10th - Istvan Gyore (Hungary) 
  
 76 kg/167.5 lbs. - 1st - Murat Kardanov (Russia); 2nd - Kvitscha Binichaschvili (Georgia); 3rd - Namzi Avluca (Turkey); 4th - Yvon Riemer (France); 5th - Andrej Batura (Belarus); 6th - Attila Batky (Slovakia); 7th - Marko Yli-Hannuksela (Finland); 8th - David Manukian (Ukraine); 9th - Tamas Berzicza (Hungary); 10th - Mariusz Pawlowski (Poland) 
  
 85 kg/187.25 lbs. - 1st - Hamza Yerlikaya (Turkey); 2nd - Sergej Tschvir (Russia); 3rd - Martin Lidberg (Sweden); 4th - Thomas Zander (Germany); 5th - Gocha Tsitsiashvili (Israel); 6th - Tomi Rajamaki (Finland); 7th - Levon Gegamian (Armenia); 8th - Alexej Sardarian (Ukraine); 9th - Emzar Makaradse (Georgia); 10th - Janos Kismoni (Hungary) 
  
 97 kg/213.75 lbs. - 1st - Sergei Lischtvan (Belarus); 2nd - Mikael Ljungberg (Sweden); 3rd - Hakki Basar (Turkey); 4th - Taimuraz Edischeraschvili (Russia); 5th - Mindaugas Ezerskis (Lithuania); 6th - Jacek Fafinski (Poland); 7th - Bela Kalo (Hungary); 8th - Zaza Silgadse (Georgia); 9th - Josip Pavisic (Croatia); 10th - Giuseppe Giunta (Italy) 
  
 130 kg/286 lbs. - 1st - Alexander Karelin (Russia); 2nd - Georgi Soldadze (Ukraine); 3rd - Sergej Murieko (Bulgaria); 4th - Mihaly Deak (Hungary); 5th - Dimitri Dibelka (Belarus); 6th - Yuri Ewsejtschik (Israel); 7th - Juha Ahokas (Finland); 8th - Mirian Giorgadse (Georgia); 9th - Helger Hallik (Estonia); 10th - Rene Schiekel (Germany) 
  
 41ST EUROPEAN FREESTYLE CHAMPIONSHIPS 
  
 at Bratislava, Slovakia, May 5-7 
  
 54 kg/119 lbs. - 1st - Alexander Zakharuk (Ukraine); 2nd - German Kontoev (Belarus); 3rd - Amiran Kartano (Greece); 4th - Murad Ramazanov (Russia); 5th - Armen Mkrtchyan (Armenia); 6th - Wassili Zeiher (Germany); 7th - Melvana Kulac (Turkey); 8th - Stanislav Surdyka (Poland); 9th - Gheorghe Corduneanu (Romania); 10th - Namik Abdullajev (Azerbaijan) 
  
 58 kg/127.75 lbs. - 1st - David Pogosian (Georgia); 2nd - Murat Umakhanov (Russia); 3rd - Yevgueni Buslovitch (Ukraine); 4th - Alexander Gouzov (Belarus); 5th - Andrian Stratu (Romania); 6th - Othmar Kuhner (Germany); 7th - Octavian Cuciuc (Moldova); 8th - Harun Dogan (Turkey); 9th - Tadeusz Kowalski (Poland); 10th - Arif Abdullajev (Azerbaijan) 
  
 63 kg/138.75 lbs. - 1st - Serafim Barzakov (Bulgaria); 2nd - Sergei Smal (Belarus); 3rd - Elbrus Tedeev (Ukraine); 4th - Serban-Florian Mumjiev (Romania); 5th - Giorgios Moustopolous (Greece); 6th - Stefan Fernyak (Slovkia); 7th - Alexej Solowjew (Russia); 8th - Lucjan Gralak (Poland); 9th - Faruk Guzel (Turkey); 10th - Giovanni Schillaci (Italy) 
  
 69 kg/152 lbs. - 1st - Yuksel Sanli (Turkey); 2nd - Zaza Zazirov (Ukraine); 3rd - Velichan Allachverdiev (Russia); 4th - Emzari Bedeniischvili (Georgia); 5th - Dima Andronic (Romania); 6th - Mehmet Ahmet Edjevit (Bulgaria); 7th - Janos Forizs (Hungary); 8th - Jens Hundling (Germany); 9th - Ivan Diaconu (Moldova); 10th - Elchad Allachverdiev (Azerbaijan) 
  
 76 kg/167.5 lbs. - 1st - Alexander Leipold (Germany); 2nd - Araik Gevorikian (Armenia); 3rd - Adam Saitiev (Russia); 4th - Arpad Ritter (Hungary); 5th - Miroslav Gotchev (Bulgaria); 6th - Radion Kertanti (Slovakia); 7th - Nuri Zengin (Turkey); 8th - Viktor Peicov (Moldova); 9th - Akbar Ismailov (Azerbaijan); 10th - Kullo Koiv (Estonia) 
  
 85 kg/187.25 lbs. - 1st - Bouvaisa Saitiev (Russia); 2nd - David Bininachvili (Ukraine); 3rd - Jozef Lohyna (Slovakia); 4th - Ali Ozen (Turkey); 5th - Gabor Kapuvari (Hungary); 6th - Plamen Penev (Bulgaria); 7th - Michal Stanislawski (Poland); 8th - Andre Backhaus (Germany); 9th - Nikolos Begaschvili (Georgia); 10th - Sergej Bortschenko (Belarus) 
  
 97 kg/213.75 lbs. - 1st - Eldar Kurtanidze (Georgia); 2nd - Marek Garmulewicz (Poland); 3rd - Avtandil Xantopoulos (Greece); 4th - Vadim Tosoev (Ukraine); 5th - Andrej Jeremenko (Belarus); 6th - Heiko Balz (Germany); 7th - Adrian Stanciu (Romania); 8th - Ricardas Pauliukonis (Lithuania); 9th - Ahmet Dogu (Turkey); 10th - Rolf Scherer (Switzerland) 
  
 130 kg/286 lbs. - 1st - Aydin Polatci (Turkey); 2nd - Milan Mazac (Slovakia); 3rd - David Musulbes (Russia); 4th -Sven Thiele (Germany); 5th - Alexander Modebadse (Georgia); 6th - Alexej Medvedev (Belarus); 7th - Tomasz Szewczyk (Poland); 8th - Yuri Chobitko (Ukraine); 9th - Krassimir Kotschev (Bulgaria); 10th - Esfathios Topalisis (Greece) 
  
 5TH EUROPEAN WOMEN¹S CHAMPIONSHIPS 
  
 at Bratislava, Slovakia, May 9 
  
 46 kg/101.25 lbs. - 1st - Inga Karamtschakova (Russia); 2nd - Mette Barlie (Norway); 3rd - Farah Touchi (France); 4th - Julia Wojtowa (Ukraine); 5th - Fani Psatha (Greece); 6th - Wladislawa Petrova (Bulgaria); 7th - Igiz Sevgi (Turkey); 8th - Ludmila Benkova (Slovakia) 
  
 51 kg/112.25 lbs. - 1st - Jelena Egoschina (Russia); 2nd - Tanja Sauter (Germany); 3rd - Angelique Hidalgo (France); 4th - Katerina Tsibanakou (Greece); 5th - Inna Rebar (Ukraine); 6th - Ida Hellstrom (Sweden); 7th - Agnieska Pajak (Poland); 8th - Olga Orlovska (Czech Rep.); 9th - Svelena Peneva (Bulgaria); 10th - Diana Diatschenko (Latvia) 
  
 56 kg/123.25 lbs. - 1st - Anna Gomis (France); 2nd - Sara Eriksson (Sweden); 3rd - Diletta Giampiccola (Italy); 4th - Natalia Ivaschko (Russia); 5th - Ine Barlie (Norway); 6th - Sofia Kabanari (Greece); 7th - Evelina Tswetkova (Bulgaria); 8th - Karolina Pastuchow (Poland); 9th - Sabrina Helbring (Germany); 10th - Michaela Megova (Slovakia) 
  
 62 kg/136.5 lbs. - 1st - Nikola Hartmann (Austria); 2nd - Stephanie Gross (Germany); 3rd - Lene Aanes (Norway); 4th - Lise Golliot (France); 5th - Iliana Slenicka (Bulgaria); 6th - Malgorzata Bassa (Poland); 7th - Natalja Vinogradova (Russia); 8th - Stavroula Zigouri (Greece); 9th - Lotta Andersson (Sweden); 10th - Ljudmila Golowschenko (Ukraine) 
  
 68 kg/149.75 lbs. - 1st - Ewelina Pruszko (Poland); 2nd - Galina Ivanova (Bulgaria); 3rd - Jelmira Kurbanova (Russia); 4th - Nina Stasser (Austria); 5th - Anita Schatzle (Germany); 6th - Sandrine Bellot (France); 7th - Natalja Bodnarez (Ukraine); 8th - Aldona Homica (Latvia); 9th - Yasemin Ocal (Turkey); 10th - Jana Kozelova (Slovakia) 
  
 75 kg/165.25 lbs. - 1st - Nina Englich (Germany); 2nd - Tatiana Komarnickaya (Ukraine); 3rd - Monika Kowalska (Poland); 4th - Sumrud Kurbangadschiewa (Russia); 5th - Franziska Lacher (Switzerland); 6th - Helene Karlsson (Sweden); 7th - Elvira Barriga (Austria); 8th - Vera Bazantova (Czech Rep.); 9th - Valentina Raitschewa (Bulgaria)