List of Bulgarian records in Olympic weightlifting
The following are the national records in Olympic weightlifting in Bulgaria . Records are maintained in each weight class for the snatch lift, clean and jerk lift, and the total for both lifts by the Bulgarian Weightlifting Federation .
Current records
Men
Event
Record
Athlete
Date
Meet
Place
Ref
55 kg
Snatch
111 kg
Angel Rusev
4 April 2021
European Championships
Moscow , Russia
[ 1]
Clean & Jerk
147 kg
Angel Rusev
4 April 2021
European Championships
Moscow , Russia
[ 2]
Total
258 kg
Angel Rusev
4 April 2021
European Championships
Moscow , Russia
[ 3]
61 kg
Snatch
136 kg
Stilyan Grozdev
4 April 2021
European Championships
Moscow , Russia
[ 4]
Clean & Jerk
163 kg
Gabriel Marinov
6 September 2023
World Championships
Riyadh , Saudi Arabia
[ 5]
Total
296 kg
Stilyan Grozdev
4 April 2021
European Championships
Moscow , Russia
[ 6]
67 kg
Snatch
140 kg
Ivan Dimov
7 December 2023
IWF Grand Prix
Doha , Qatar
[ 7]
Clean & Jerk
177 kg
Valentin Genchev
5 April 2021
European Championships
Moscow , Russia
[ 8]
Total
315 kg
Valentin Genchev
5 April 2021
European Championships
Moscow , Russia
[ 9]
73 kg
Snatch
157 kg
Bozhidar Andreev
21 September 2019
World Championships
Pattaya , Thailand
[ 10]
Clean & Jerk
193 kg
Bozhidar Andreev
15 February 2024
European Championships
Sofia , Bulgaria
[ 11]
Total
348 kg
Bozhidar Andreev
15 February 2024
European Championships
Sofia , Bulgaria
[ 12]
81 kg
Snatch
166 kg
Karlos Nasar
12 December 2021
World Championships
Tashkent , Uzbekistan
[ 13]
Clean & Jerk
208 kg
Karlos Nasar
12 December 2021
World Championships
Tashkent , Uzbekistan
[ 14]
Total
374 kg
Karlos Nasar
12 December 2021
World Championships
Tashkent , Uzbekistan
[ 15]
89 kg
Snatch
181 kg
Karlos Nasar
6 April 2024
World Cup
Phuket , Thailand
[ 16]
Clean & Jerk
224 kg
Karlos Nasar
9 August 2024
Olympic Games
Paris , France
[ 17]
Total
404 kg
Karlos Nasar
9 August 2024
Olympic Games
Paris , France
[ 18]
96 kg
Snatch
Clean & Jerk
Total
102 kg
Snatch
168 kg
David Fischerov
10 April 2021
European Championships
Moscow , Russia
[ 19]
Clean & Jerk
210 kg
David Fischerov
10 April 2021
European Championships
Moscow , Russia
[ 20]
Total
378 kg
David Fischerov
10 April 2021
European Championships
Moscow , Russia
[ 21]
109 kg
Snatch
189 kg
Hristo Hristov
3 August 2021
Olympic Games
Tokyo , Japan
[ 22]
Clean & Jerk
220 kg
Hristo Hristov
10 April 2021
European Championships
Moscow , Russia
[ 23]
Total
408 kg
Hristo Hristov
3 August 2021
Olympic Games
Tokyo , Japan
[ 24]
+109 kg
Snatch
Clean & Jerk
Total
Women
Event
Record
Athlete
Date
Meet
Place
Ref
45 kg
Snatch
72 kg
Nadezhda Nguen
3 April 2021
European Championships
Moscow , Russia
[ 25]
Clean & Jerk
85 kg
Ivana Petrova
3 April 2021
European Championships
Moscow , Russia
[ 26]
Total
155 kg
Nadezhda Nguen
3 April 2021
European Championships
Moscow , Russia
[ 27]
49 kg
Snatch
Clean & Jerk
75 kg
Magdalena Dimitrova
15 April 2023
European Championships
Yerevan , Armenia
[ 28]
Total
55 kg
Snatch
81 kg
Maya Ivanova
4 April 2021
European Championships
Moscow , Russia
[ 29]
Clean & Jerk
106 kg
Maya Ivanova
4 April 2021
European Championships
Moscow , Russia
[ 30]
Total
187 kg
Maya Ivanova
4 April 2021
European Championships
Moscow , Russia
[ 31]
59 kg
Snatch
88 kg
Galya Shatova
17 April 2023
European Championships
Yerevan , Armenia
[ 32]
Clean & Jerk
105 kg
Galya Shatova
17 April 2023
European Championships
Yerevan , Armenia
[ 33]
Total
193 kg
Galya Shatova
17 April 2023
European Championships
Yerevan , Armenia
[ 34]
64 kg
Snatch
Clean & Jerk
Total
71 kg
Snatch
95 kg
Maria Kireva
7 April 2021
European Championships
Moscow , Russia
[ 35]
Clean & Jerk
Total
76 kg
Snatch
Clean & Jerk
Total
81 kg
Snatch
Clean & Jerk
Total
87 kg
Snatch
Clean & Jerk
Total
+87 kg
Snatch
93 kg
Dzhesika Ivanova
23 April 2023
European Championships
Yerevan , Armenia
[ 36]
Clean & Jerk
121 kg
Dzhesika Ivanova
23 April 2023
European Championships
Yerevan , Armenia
[ 37]
Total
214 kg
Dzhesika Ivanova
23 April 2023
European Championships
Yerevan , Armenia
[ 38]
Historical records
Men (1998–2018)
Event
Record
Athlete
Date
Meet
Place
Ref
-56 kg
Snatch
130 kg1
Ivan Ivanov
16 September 2000
Olympic Games
Sydney , Australia
Clean and jerk
162 kg1
Ivan Ivanov
16 September 2000
Olympic Games
Sydney , Australia
Total
292 kg1
Ivan Ivanov
16 September 2000
Olympic Games
Sydney , Australia
-62 kg
Snatch
145 kg
Sevdalin Minchev
26 April 2000
European Championships
Sofia , Bulgaria
Clean and jerk
177 kg
Sevdalin Minchev
26 April 2000
European Championships
Sofia , Bulgaria
Total
322 kg
Sevdalin Minchev
26 April 2000
European Championships
Sofia , Bulgaria
-69 kg
Snatch
165 kg
Georgi Markov
20 September 2000
Olympic Games
Sydney , Australia
Clean and jerk
196 kg
Galabin Boevski
20 September 2000
Olympic Games
Sydney , Australia
Total
359 kg2
Galabin Boevski
20 September 2000
Olympic Games
Sydney , Australia
-77 kg
Snatch
172 kg
Plamen Zhelyazkov
26 March 2002
Qatar Grand Prix
Doha , Qatar
Clean and jerk
207 kg
Zlatan Vanev
28 April 2000
European Championships
Sofia , Bulgaria
Total
377 kg
Plamen Zhelyazkov
26 March 2002
Qatar Grand Prix
Doha , Qatar
-85 kg
Snatch
180 kg
Georgi Gardev
17 April 1999
European Championships
A Coruña , Spain
Clean and jerk
220 kg
Ivan Markov
June 2008
Stara Zagora , Bulgaria
Total
395 kg
Ivan Markov
June 2008
Stara Zagora , Bulgaria
-94 kg
Snatch
187 kg
Milen Dobrev
23 August 2004
Olympic Games
Athens , Greece
Clean and jerk
222 kg
Milen Dobrev
19 April 2003
European Championships
Loutraki , Greece
Total
407 kg
Milen Dobrev
23 August 2004
Olympic Games
Athens , Greece
-105 kg
Snatch
190 kg
Alan Tsagaev
5 October 2002
Hungary Grand Prix
Kazincbarcika , Hungary
Clean and jerk
237 kg
Alan Tsagaev
25 April 2004
European Championships
Kyiv , Ukraine
Total
422 kg
Alan Tsagaev
25 September 2000
Olympic Games
Sydney , Australia
+105 kg
Snatch
207 kg
Damian Damianov
2001
Asenovgrad , Bulgaria
Clean and jerk
250 kg
Velichko Cholakov
2003
Haskovo , Bulgaria
Total
451 kg
Velichko Cholakov
June 2008
Stara Zagora , Bulgaria
Women (1998–2018)
Event
Record
Athlete
Date
Meet
Place
Ref
-48 kg
Snatch
85 kg
Donka Mincheva
25 April 2000
European Championships
Sofia , Bulgaria
Clean and jerk
113 kg
Donka Mincheva
21 November 1999
World Championships
Athens , Greece
Total
192 kg
Donka Mincheva
21 November 1999
World Championships
Athens , Greece
-53 kg
Snatch
93 kg
Izabela Dragneva
15 April 2003
European Championships
Loutraki , Greece
Clean and jerk
113 kg
Izabela Dragneva
15 April 2003
European Championships
Loutraki , Greece
Total
205 kg
Izabela Dragneva
15 April 2003
European Championships
Loutraki , Greece
-58 kg
Snatch
92 kg
Donka Mincheva
2002
Shumen , Bulgaria
Clean and jerk
122 kg
Zlatina Atanasova
21 April 2004
European Championships
Kyiv , Ukraine
Total
215 kg
Zlatina Atanasova
21 April 2004
European Championships
Kyiv , Ukraine
-63 kg
Snatch
105 kg
Gergana Kirilova
18 November 2003
World Championships
Vancouver , Canada
Clean and jerk
131 kg
Milka Maneva
31 July 2012
Olympic Games
London , United Kingdom
Total
235 kg
Gergana Kirilova
18 November 2003
World Championships
Vancouver , Canada
-69 kg
Snatch
115 kg
Slaveyka Ruzhinska
19 August 2004
Olympic Games
Athens , Greece
Clean and jerk
141 kg
Milka Maneva
June 2008
Stara Zagora , Bulgaria
Total
252 kg
Milka Maneva
June 2008
Stara Zagora , Bulgaria
-75 kg
Snatch
115 kg
Rumyana Petkova
June 2004
Haskovo , Bulgaria
Clean and jerk
140 kg
Slaveyka Ruzhinska
20 November 2003
World Championships
Vancouver , Canada
Total
252 kg
Slaveyka Ruzhinska
20 November 2003
World Championships
Vancouver , Canada
–90 kg
Snatch
90 kg
Rumyana Stancheva
31 March 2018
European Championships
Bucharest , Romania
Clean and jerk
107 kg
Rumyana Stancheva
31 March 2018
European Championships
Bucharest , Romania
Total
197 kg
Rumyana Stancheva
31 March 2018
European Championships
Bucharest , Romania
+90 kg
Snatch
115 kg
Rumyana Petkova
June 2006
Haskovo , Bulgaria
Clean and jerk
140 kg
Yordanka Apostolova
21 November 2003
World Championships
Vancouver , Canada
Total
251 kg
Rumyana Petkova
June 2006
Haskovo , Bulgaria
^1 Ivanov failed the competition doping test and the IOC & IWF canceled the results, the BWF however still lists them as records.
^2 Before 2005, the scores in the snatch and the clean and jerk were rounded down to the nearest 2.5 kg. Thus, Boevski's total was recorded as 357.5 kg.
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