Antonio Krastev

Olympic medal record
Representing  Bulgaria
Men's weightlifting
World Championships
1982 Ljubljana +110 kg
1983 Moscow +110 kg
1985 Södertälje +110 kg
1986 Sofia +110 kg
1987 Ostrava +110 kg
European Championships
1982 Ljubljana +110 kg
1983 Moscow +110 kg
1984 Vittorio +110 kg
1986 Karl-Marx-Stadt +110 kg
1987 Reims +110 kg
1988 Cardiff +110 kg

Antonio Krastev (born 1961 in Haskovo) is a former Bulgarian superheavyweight weightlifter who is best known for lifting the heaviest snatch ever in IWF competition at 216 kg, although this record is no longer official due to the restructuring of the weight classes.[1] Antonio is a two-time World Weightlifting Championships gold medalist and two time European Weightlifting Championships gold medalist, but never competed in the Olympic Games.

Krastev was originally intended to represent Bulgaria at the 1988 Olympic Games in the superheavyweight category.[2] Two of his teammates who had won gold medals in their weight classes tested positive for banned substances, and the Bulgarian weightlifting federation pulled the rest of the team out of the competition the day before Krastev was scheduled to compete.[2] Mitko Grablev (56 kg) & Angel Guenchev (67.5 kg) were both disqualified after they tested positive for Furosemide.[3] At the time, Krastev was a two-time World champion and two-time European champion, and a heavy favorite for the gold medal.[2]

World records

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 http://www.chidlovski.net/liftup/l_athleteResult.asp?a_id=458
  2. 1 2 3 http://www.nytimes.com/1992/04/22/sports/weight-lifting-an-olympic-dream-is-deferred.html
  3. ↑ http://www.nytimes.com/1988/09/24/sports/the-seoul-olympics-weight-lifting-team-lifted-after-2d-drug-test-is-failed.html
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