Английская Википедия:Blagoy Blagoev
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Blagoy Blagoev (Шаблон:Lang-bg; born 4 December 1956) is a retired Bulgarian weightlifter. Between 1976 and 1984 he claimed seven gold and five silver medals at the Summer Olympics and World and European championships.[1] He set 18 world records. 13 of them were in the snatch. His last snatch world record was 195.5 kg in the 90 kg weight class, set on 1 May 1983 in Varna and remains the heaviest weight ever snatched by a middle heavyweight. Blagoev was twice declared the Best Weightlifter in the World by the International Weightlifting Federation - in 1982 and 1983. Blagoev was named Sportsperson of the Year in Bulgaria for 1982.
Blagoev was a two time Olympian. He represented his native country Bulgaria at the Summer Olympics in Montreal (1976) and in Moscow (1980). He won a silver Olympic medal in the light heavyweight 1980. Blagoy Blagoev competed in the 82.5 kg and 90 kg weight classes. He was a 3x World Champion (1981, 1982, 1983) in the middle heavyweight. He won 4 gold European medals – as a light heavyweight in 1979 and as a middle heavyweight in 1981-1983. Blagoev also won three consecutive World Cups in Varna, Bulgaria in 1982-1984 and 5 Bulgarian Championships (1979, 1981-1984).[2] He later coached the Australian Paralympic Powerlifting Team in the 1990s to early 2000s.[3]
Weightlifting achievements
- Silver medalist in Olympic Games (1980);[4][5]
- Senior World champion (1981,1982,1983);
- Silver medalist World Championships 1979,1980
- IWF Weightlifter of the Year 1982 and 1983
- World Cup Winner 1982 and 1983
- Sportsperson of the year Bulgaria 1982
- Athlete of the Balkans 1983
- 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);
- Best Sinclair lift of all times 195.5 kg in the Snatch at 90 kg bodyweight.
- Set 49 junior and senior ratified world records in 1975–1983.[5]
- Master of Sports (Bulgaria) 1974
- Honored Master of Sports (Bulgaria) 1979
- Honored Coach (Bulgaria) 1987
Career bests
82.5 kg class:
- Snatch 175 1979 Bulgaria, 1980 Moscow
- Clean and Jerk 210 1979 Bulgaria
- Total 385 1979 Bulgaria
90 kg class:
- 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.[5]
- World Championships Best:
82.5 kg 175+197.5 Moscow 1980, 90 kg 190+227.5 Moscow 1983
- European Championships Best-
82.5 kg 172.5+207.5 Varna 1979, 90 kg 190+227.5 Moscow 1983, 192.5+225 Vittorio, Spain.1984
- World Cup Best
90 kg Halmstad 195+217.5 1982
References
External links
Шаблон:Footer World Champions Weightlifting – Men Middle heavyweight Шаблон:Bulgarian Sportsperson Шаблон:BTA Best Balkan Athlete of the Year
- ↑ Шаблон:Cite Sports-Reference
- ↑ Шаблон:Cite web
- ↑ Annual Report 2002–2003. Australian Paralympic Committee
- ↑ Шаблон:Cite web
- ↑ 5,0 5,1 5,2 Шаблон:Cite web
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