Blagoy Blagoev

Blagoy Blagoev

Blagoev in 2000
Personal information
Born	December 4, 1956 (age 59)
Height	168 cm (5 ft 6 in)
Sport
Sport	Weightlifting
Medal record Representing  Bulgaria Olympic Games Disqualified 1976 Montreal -82.5 kg 1980 Moscow -82.5 kg World Championships 1979 Saloniki -82.5 kg 1980 Moscow -82.5 kg 1981 Lille -90 kg 1982 Ljubljana -90 kg 1983 Moscow -90 kg European Championships 1976 East Berlin -82.5 kg 1979 Varna -82.5 kg 1981 Lille -90 kg 1982 Ljubljana -90 kg 1983 Moscow -90 kg 1984 Vittorio -90 kg

Blagoy Blagoev (Bulgarian: Благой Благоев, born December 4, 1956) is a retired Bulgarian weightlifter. Between 1976 and 1984 he won seven gold and five silver medals at the Summer Olympics and world and European championships.^[1] He later coached the Australian Paralympic Powerlifting Team in the 1990s to early 2000s.^[2]

Weightlifting achievements

• Silver medalist in Olympic Games (1980);^[3][4]
• Senior world champion (1981–1983);
• Weightlifter of the Year 1982 and 1983
• World Cup Winner 1982 and 1983
• Silver medalist in Senior World Championships (1976 and 1984);
• Senior European champion (1979, 1981, 1982 and 1983);
• Silver medalist in Senior European Championships (1976 and 1984);
• All-time senior world record holder in snatch (195.5 kg, competing at 90 kg);
• Set 18 ratified world records in 1976–1983.^[4]

Career bests

• Snatch: 195.5 kg in 1983 in Varna.
• Clean and jerk: 228.5 kg in 1983 in Varna.
• Total: 420.0 kg in 1983 in Varna.^[4]

References

1. "Blagoy Blagoev". www.sports-reference.com. Retrieved May 21, 2011.
2. Annual Report 2002–2003. Australian Paralympic Committee
3. "Blagoi Blagoev". databaseolympics.com. Retrieved January 29, 2010.
4. "Blagoy Blagoev". Lift Up. Retrieved January 29, 2010.