Bozhidar Andreev

Bozhidar Andreev
Personal information
NationalityBulgarian
Born (1997-01-17) 17 January 1997 (age 27)
Topolchane, Bulgaria[1]
Weight73.00 kg (161 lb)
Sport
CountryBulgaria
SportWeightlifting
Weight class73 kg
ClubTSV Heinsheim
Coached byIvan Ivanov[2]
Plamen Bratoychev
Achievements and titles
Personal bests
  • Snatch: 163 kg (2019)
  • Clean & Jerk: 198 kg (2019)
  • Total: 361 kg (2019)
Medal record
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2024 Paris –73 kg
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Pattaya –73 kg
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2019 Batumi –73 kg
Gold medal – first place 2024 Sofia –73 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2021 Moscow –73 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Tirana –81 kg
Youth Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2014 Nanjing –69 kg
European Youth Championships
Gold medal – first place 2013 Klaipėda –69 kg
Gold medal – first place 2014 Ciechanów –77 kg
European Junior & U23 Weightlifting Championships
Gold medal – first place 2015 Klaipėda –77 kg
Gold medal – first place 2018 Zamość –77 kg
Gold medal – first place 2019 Bucharest –81 kg

Bozhidar Dimitrov Andreev (Bulgarian: Божидар Димитров Андреев; born 17 January 1997) is a Bulgarian weightlifter. He is an Olympic bronze medallist and two-time European Champion, competing in the 77 kg category until 2018 and 73 kg starting in 2018 after the International Weightlifting Federation reorganized the categories.[3]

Career

Olympic Games

In 2021, he represented Bulgaria at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan. He competed in the men's 73 kg event.[4]

In 2024, he represented Bulgaria at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France. He won the bronze medal in the men's 73 kg event.

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[5][6] finishing in ninth place in the total.

European Championships

In 2019, he competed at the 2019 European Weightlifting Championships in the 73 kg division.[7] 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.[8]

Other competitions

He won the 69 kg class at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics.[9]

Major results

Year Venue Weight Snatch (kg) Clean & Jerk (kg) Total Rank
1 2 3 Rank 1 2 3 Rank
Olympic Games
2021 Tokyo, Japan 73 kg 150 154 154 — 184 189 190 — 338 5
2024 Paris, France 73 kg 148 152 154 — 183 187 190 — 344 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
World Championships
2018 Ashgabat, Turkmenistan 73 kg 145 150 153 8 182 191 191 11 335 9
2019 Pattaya, Thailand 73 kg 149 154 157 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 185 189 192 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 346 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
2022 Bogotá, Colombia 73 kg 150 154 154 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 180 184 190 7 338 4
2023 Riyadh, Saudi Arabia 81 kg 154 158 158 6 190 195 195 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 349 4
European Championships
2016 Førde, Norway 77 kg 145 150 153 5 181 187 191 4 344 4
2019 Batumi, Georgia 73 kg 148 153 157 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 181 187 192 1st place, gold medalist(s) 345 1st place, gold medalist(s)
2021 Moscow, Russia 73 kg 152 156 157 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 182 188 190 4 334 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
2022 Tirana, Albania 81 kg 150 153 153 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 185 190 195 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 343 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
2023 Yerevan, Armenia 73 kg 147 151 154 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 180 180 181 7 332 4
2024 Sofia, Bulgaria 73 kg 150 150 155 1st place, gold medalist(s) 181 185 193
ER		 1st place, gold medalist(s) 348
ER		 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Youth Olympic Games
2014 Nanjing, China 69 kg 125 130 133 — 157 162 167 — 300 1st place, gold medalist(s)
World Youth Championships
2012 Košice, Slovakia 62 kg 110 113 116 5 128 133 133 6 246 6
2013 Lima, Peru 69 kg 120 125 127 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 150 155 155 7 277 6
European Youth Championships
2011 Dublin, Ireland 56 kg 83 87 90 10 102 106 109 7 196 8
2012 Bucharest, Romania 62 kg 108 111 113 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 128 131 133 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 246 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
2013 Klaipėda, Lithuania 69 kg 120 125 130 1st place, gold medalist(s) 150 157 160 1st place, gold medalist(s) 290 1st place, gold medalist(s)
2014 Ciechanów, Poland 77 kg 130 136 138 1st place, gold medalist(s) 158 165 171 1st place, gold medalist(s) 309 1st place, gold medalist(s)
European Junior & U23 Championships
2015 Klaipėda, Lithuania 77 kg 136 141 144 4 174 176 182 1st place, gold medalist(s) 317 1st place, gold medalist(s)
2018 Zamość, Poland 77 kg 144 148 150 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 180 183 188 1st place, gold medalist(s) 338 1st place, gold medalist(s)
2019 Bucharest, Romania 81 kg 155 160 163 1st place, gold medalist(s) 190 196 198 1st place, gold medalist(s) 361 1st place, gold medalist(s)
International Naim Suleymanoglu Tournament
2019 Gaziantep, Turkey 81 kg 152 152 155 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 186 192 197 1st place, gold medalist(s) 352 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Malta International Open
2020 Valletta, Malta 73 kg 147 151 156 1st place, gold medalist(s) 180 187 191 1st place, gold medalist(s) 347 1st place, gold medalist(s)

References

  1. ^ "ANDREEV Bozhidar Dimitrov". Paris 2024. Retrieved 27 September 2024.
  2. ^ "Athlete Profile". IWF.net. Retrieved 17 November 2018.
  3. ^ "PDF listing of 2018 Group A world championship entrants in 73 kg" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 December 2018. Retrieved 9 April 2019.
  4. ^ Oliver, Brian (28 July 2021). "Shi Zhiyong wins weightlifting gold with world record - and bronze for B Group Indonesian". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 28 July 2021.
  5. ^ "IWF Results". IWF.net. Retrieved 17 November 2018.
  6. ^ "2018 World Weightlifting Championships Results". IWF.net. Retrieved 17 November 2018.
  7. ^ "2019 European Championships" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 April 2019. Retrieved 9 April 2019.
  8. ^ "2019 European Championships Results Book" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 April 2019. Retrieved 9 April 2019.
  9. ^ "2014 Youth Olympics 69 kg results". Olympic.org. Retrieved 17 November 2018.