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Bozhidar Andreev

Bozhidar Dimitrov Andreev (Bulgarian: Божидар Димитров Андреев; born 17 January 1997) is a Bulgarian male weightlifter.He is a two-time European Champion, competing in the 77 kg category until 2018 and 73 kg starting in 2018 after the International Weightlifting Federation reorganized the categories.[2]

Bozhidar Andreev
Personal information
NationalityBulgarian
Born (1997-01-17) 17 January 1997 (age 27)
Sliven, Bulgaria
Weight73.00 kg (161 lb)
Sport
CountryBulgaria
SportWeightlifting
Weight class73 kg
ClubTSV Heinsheim
Coached byIvan Ivanov[1]
Plamen Bratoichev
Achievements and titles
Personal bests
  • Snatch: 163 kg (2019)
  • Clean & Jerk: 198 kg (2019)
  • Total: 361 kg (2019)
Medal record
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Pattaya –73 kg
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2019 Batumi –73 kg
Gold medal – first place 2024 Sofia –73 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2021 Moscow –73 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Tirana –81 kg
Youth Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2014 Nanjing –69 kg
European Youth Championships
Gold medal – first place 2013 Klaipeda –69 kg
Gold medal – first place 2014 Ciechanow –77 kg
European Junior & U23 Weightlifting Championships
Gold medal – first place 2015 Klaipeda –77 kg
Gold medal – first place 2018 Zamość –77 kg
Gold medal – first place 2019 Bucharest –81 kg

In 2021, he represented Bulgaria at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan. He competed in the men's 73 kg event.[3]

Career edit

World Championships edit

In 2018 the IWF restructured the weight classes and he competed in the newly created 73 kg division at the 2018 World Weightlifting Championships[4][5] finishing in ninth place in the total.

European Championships edit

In 2019 he competed at the 2019 European Weightlifting Championships in the 73 kg division.[6] He won a bronze medal in the snatch and won gold medals in the clean & jerk and total. His total of 345 kg being 6 kg over the reigning European Champion Briken Calja.[7]

Other competitions edit

He won the 69 kg class at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics.[8]

Major results edit

Year Venue Weight Snatch (kg) Clean & Jerk (kg) Total Rank
1 2 3 Rank 1 2 3 Rank
Olympic Games
2020   Tokyo, Japan 73 kg 150 154 154 3 184 189 190 7 338 5 [9]
World Championships
2018   Ashgabat, Turkmenistan 73 kg 145 150 153 8 182 191 191 11 335 9
2019   Pattaya, Thailand 73 kg 149 154 157   185 189 192   346  
2022   Bogota, Colombia 73 kg 150 154 154   180 184 190 7 338 4[10]
2023   Riyadh, Saudi Arabia 81 kg 154 158 158 6 190 195 195   349 4 [11]
European Championships
2016   Førde, Norway 77 kg 145 150 153 5 181 187 191 4 344 4
2019   Batumi, Georgia 73 kg 148 153 157   181 187 192   345  
2021   Moscow, Russia[12] 73 kg 152 156 157   182 188 190 4 334  
2022   Tirana, Albania 81 kg 150 153 153   185 190 195   343  
2023   Yerevan, Armenia 73 kg 147 151 154   180 180 181 7 332 4
2024   Sofia, Bulgaria 73 kg 150 150 155   181 185 193ER   348ER  
Youth Olympic Games
2014   Nanjing, China 69 kg 125 130 133   157 162 167   300  
World Youth Weightlifting Championships
2012   Kosice, Slovakia 62 kg 113 5 133 6 246 6[13]
2013   Lima, Peru 69 kg 127   150 7 277 6 [14]
European Youth Weightlifting Championships
2011   Dublin , Ireland 56 kg 87 9 109 7 196 8[15]
2012   Bucuresti, Romania 62 kg 113   133   246  [16]
2013   Klaipeda, Lithuania 69 kg 130   160   290  [17]
2014   Ciechanow, Poland 77 kg 130 136 138   158 165 171   309  
European Junior & U23 Weightlifting Championships
2015   Klaipeda, Lithuania 77 kg 136 141 144 4 174 176 182   317  
2018   Zamość, Poland 77 kg 144 148 150   180 183 188   338  
2019   Bucharest, Romania 81 kg 155 160 163   190 196 198   361  
International Naim Suleymanoglu Tournament
2019   Gaziantep, Turkey 81 kg 152 152 155   186 192 197   352  
Malta International Open
2020   Valletta, Malta[18] 73 kg 147 151 156   180 187 191   347  

References edit

  1. ^ "Athlete Profile". IWF.net. Retrieved 17 November 2018.
  2. ^ "PDF listing of 2018 Group A world championship entrants in 73 kg" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 December 2018. Retrieved 9 April 2019.
  3. ^ Oliver, Brian (28 July 2021). "Shi Zhiyong wins weightlifting gold with world record - and bronze for B Group Indonesian". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 28 July 2021.
  4. ^ "IWF Results". IWF.net. Retrieved 17 November 2018.
  5. ^ "2018 World Weightlifting Championships Results". IWF.net. Retrieved 17 November 2018.
  6. ^ "2019 European Championships" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 April 2019. Retrieved 9 April 2019.
  7. ^ "2019 European Championships Results Book" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 April 2019. Retrieved 9 April 2019.
  8. ^ "2014 Youth Olympics 69 kg results". Olympic.org. Retrieved 17 November 2018.
  9. ^ "Weightlifting | Men's 73kg | Results" (PDF). TOCOG. 28 July 2021. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 July 2021. Retrieved 31 January 2022.
  10. ^ iwf.net. "2022 World Weightlifting Championships Results". Retrieved 24 March 2023.
  11. ^ iwf.net. "iwf Results". Archived from the original on 5 September 2023. Retrieved 21 September 2023.
  12. ^ "2021 European Weightlifting Championships" (PDF). ewfed.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 April 2021. Retrieved 12 April 2021.
  13. ^ iwf.net. "2012 World Youth Weightlifting Championship". Retrieved 16 December 2022.
  14. ^ iwf.net. "2013 World Youth Weightlifting Championship". Retrieved 16 December 2022.
  15. ^ iwf.net. "2011 European Youth Championships". Retrieved 16 December 2022.
  16. ^ iwf.net. "2012 European Youth Championships". Retrieved 16 December 2022.
  17. ^ iwf.net. "2013 European Youth Championships". Retrieved 16 December 2022.
  18. ^ "MALTA 2020 INTERNATIONAL OPEN" (PDF). weightliftinghouse.com. Retrieved 12 March 2020.

External links edit

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