Bozhidar Andreev

Bozhidar Dimitrov Andreev (Bulgarian: Божидар Димитров Андреев; born 17 January 1997) is a Bulgarian male weightlifter, and 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
Sliven, Bulgaria
Weight73.00 kg (161 lb)
Sport
CountryBulgaria
SportWeightlifting
Weight class73 kg
ClubKSV Durlach
Coached byIvan Ivanov[1]
Plamen Bratoichev
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)
  • Snatch: 163 kg (2019)
  • Clean & Jerk: 198 kg (2019)
  • Total: 361 kg (2019)

Career

World Championships

In 2018 the IWF restructured the weight classes and he competed in the newly created 73 kg division at the 2018 World Weightlifting Championships[3][4] finishing in ninth place in the total.

European Championships

In 2019 he competed at the 2019 European Weightlifting Championships in the 73 kg division.[5] 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.[6]

Other Competitions

He won the 69 kg class at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics.[7]

Major results

Year Venue Weight Snatch (kg) Clean & Jerk (kg) Total Rank
1 2 3 Rank 1 2 3 Rank
World Championships
2015 Houston, United States77 kg----------
2018 Ashgabat, Turkmenistan73 kg1451501538182191191113359
2019 Pattaya, Thailand73 kg149154157185189192346
European Championships
2016 Førde, Norway77 kg145150153518118719143444
2019 Batumi, Georgia73 kg148153157181187192345
Youth Olympic Games
2014 Nanjing, China69 kg125130133157162167300
European Youth Weightlifting Championships
2014 Ciechanow, Poland77 kg130136138158165171309
European Junior & U23 Weightlifting Championships
2015 Klaipeda, Lithuania77 kg1361411444174176182317
2018 Zamość, Poland77 kg144148150180183188338
2019 Bucharest, Romania81 kg155160163190196198361
International Naim Suleymanoglu Tournament
2019 Gaziantep, Turkey81 kg152152155186192197352
Malta International Open
2020 Valletta, Malta[8]73 kg147151156180187191347

References

  1. "Athlete Profile". IWF.net. Retrieved 17 November 2018.
  2. PDF listing of 2018 Group A world championship entrants in 73 kg
  3. "IWF Results". IWF.net. Retrieved 17 November 2018.
  4. "2018 World Weightlifting Championships Results". IWF.net. Retrieved 17 November 2018.
  5. 2019 European Championships
  6. 2019 European Championships Results Book
  7. "2014 Youth Olympics 69 kg results". Olympic.org. Retrieved 17 November 2018.
  8. "MALTA 2020 INTERNATIONAL OPEN" (PDF). weightliftinghouse.com. Retrieved 12 March 2020.
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