Angel Rusev (weightlifter) explained

Angel Rusev
Fullname:	Angel Hriskov Rusev
Native Name:	Ангел Хрисков Русев
Birth Date:	13 July 2001
Nationality:	Bulgarian
Weight:	54.98 kg
Sport:	Weightlifting
Weight Class:	–55 kg

Angel Hriskov Rusev (Bulgarian: Ангел Хрисков Русев; born 13 July 2001) is a Bulgarian weightlifter.

Career

World Championships

He competed at the 2018 World Weightlifting Championships in the newly created 55 kg category.^{[1] [2]} At the competition he set the youth world records in the snatch and total^[3] for the 55 kg weight class. In 2021 he competed at the 2021 World Weightlifting Championships in the 55 kg category,^[4] winning the gold medal in the clean & jerk portion and a bronze medal in the total.

European Championships

He competed at the 2019 European Weightlifting Championships in the 55 kg category,^[5] winning the gold medal in the clean & jerk portion and a silver medal in the total.^[6]

In 2021, he competed at the European Weightlifting Championships in the 55 kg category,^[7] winning the bronze in the snatch and the gold medal in the clean & jerk portion and in the total with new European Junior record.

Major results

Year	Venue	Weight	Snatch (kg)				Clean & Jerk (kg)				Total	Rank
width=60	1	width=60	2	width=60	3	width=45	Rank	width=60	1	width=60	2	width=60	3	width=45	Rank
World Championships
			103	108	-	7	130	135	140		248	6
			106	110	112	7	140	144	147		254
		55 kg	106	110	110	9	141	145	145	5	247	6^[8]
European Championships
	align=left		56 kg	100	103	105	6	125	125	128	5	233	5
	align=left		55 kg	105	110	112	4	136	138	146 EJR		256 EJR
2021	Moscow, Russia	55 kg	105	105	111		140	147	147 EJR		258 EJR
2022	Tirana, Albania	55 kg	108	111	113		140	144	148		257
2023	Yerevan, Armenia	55 kg	105	108	109	4	135	141	—		250
2024	Sofia, Bulgaria	55 kg	105	109	111		135	140	—		244
European Youth Weightlifting Championships
2017	Pristina, Kosovo	56 kg	95	100	100	6	120	126	128		221
2018	San Donato Milanese, Italy	56 kg	95	100	102		130	133	138		240
European Junior & U23 Weightlifting Championships
2019	Bucharest, Romania	55 kg	100	105	107		132	136	147		243
2021	Rovaniemi, Finland	61 kg	105	105	-	6	145	150	153		258	5 ^[9]
2022	Tirana, Albania	61 kg	107	108	108	-	139	146	151		-	-
International Fajr Cup
2020	align=left		61 kg	105	110	113		135	143	147		257

Notes and References

1. Web site: IWF Results . IWF.net . . 17 November 2018 . 5 June 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200605195159/https://www.iwf.net/new_bw/athletes_newbw/?athlete=rusev-angel-hriskov-2001-07-13&id=14016 . live.
2. Web site: 2018 World Weightlifting Championships Results . IWF.net . . 17 November 2018 . 3 November 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20181103210213/https://www.iwf.net/new_bw/results_by_events/?event=441 . live.
3. Web site: Six Medallists in the men's 55kg . IWF.net . 2 November 2018 . . 17 November 2018 . 18 November 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20181118081538/https://www.iwf.net/2018/11/02/six-medallists-mens-55kg/ . live.
4. Web site: 2021 World Championships Start Book . IWF.sport . . https://web.archive.org/web/20211207113157/https://iwf.sport/wp-content/uploads/downloads/2021/12/2021_IWF_WORLD_CHAMPIONSHIPS_v1_1.pdf . 7 December 2021.
5. Web site: 2019 European Championships Start Book . EWFed.com . . 6 April 2019 . 6 April 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190406114713/http://ewfed.com/2019/Batumi/StartBookGEO2019.pdf . live.
6. Web site: European Championships 2019 Mens Results . EWFed.com . . 6 April 2019 . 6 April 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190406163848/http://www.ewfed.com/2019/Batumi/Results/MaleResults.pdf . live.
7. Web site: 2021 European Championships Start Book . EWFed.com . . 4 April 2021 . 7 April 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210407012701/http://www.ewfed.com/2021/Moscow/Start_Book_Eu_Senior_2021.pdf . live.
8. Web site: 2022 World Weightlifting Championships Results. iwf.net. 24 March 2023.
9. Web site: 2021 European Junior & U23 Weightlifting Championships Result Book . EWFed.com . . 25 September 2021 . 4 October 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211004142147/https://www.ewfed.com/2021/Junior/Resultbook.pdf . live.