Badr Salem Nayef

Badr Salem Nayef

Personal information
Born	October 29, 1972
Medal record Men's Weightlifting Competitor for  Bulgaria World Championships 1998 Lahti 77 kg European Championships 1999 A Coruña 77 kg Competitor for  Qatar World Championships 1999 Athens 77 kg Asian Championships 2000 Osaka 77 kg

Badr Salem Nayef (born Petar Tanev; October 29, 1972 in Bulgaria), is a Qatari weightlifter. He is the 1999 world champion.^[1][2]

One of eight Bulgarian weightlifters recruited by the Qatar Olympic Committee for $1,000,000, Badr Salem Nayef became a Qatari citizen to represent the country. His old name, Petar Tanev, was left behind in the process. Qatar has been known for recruiting sportspeople from other countries, the most notable examples being fellow weightlifter Said Saif Asaad (formerly Angel Popov of Bulgaria) and world-class runner Saif Saaeed Shaheen.^[3]

Notes and references

1. "World Championships Men: -77 kg". Sports123.com. Retrieved 2009-01-22.
2. "WEIGHT LIFTING; Qatar Man Wins By a Slim Margin". The New York Times. 2001-11-08. Retrieved 2009-01-22.
3. "Here comes the foreign legion". Aljazeera Magazine. 2006-11-23. Retrieved 2009-01-22.