List of Bulgarian records in Olympic weightlifting explained

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

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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

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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)

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colspan="8"	-56 kg
Snatch	130 kg	Ivan Ivanov	16 September 2000	Olympic Games	Sydney, Australia
Clean and jerk	162 kg	Ivan Ivanov	16 September 2000	Olympic Games	Sydney, Australia
Total	292 kg	Ivan Ivanov	16 September 2000	Olympic Games	Sydney, Australia
colspan="8"	-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
colspan="8"	-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 kg	Galabin Boevski	20 September 2000	Olympic Games	Sydney, Australia
colspan="8"	-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
colspan="8"	-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
colspan="8"	-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
colspan="8"	-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)

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colspan="7"	-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
colspan="7"	-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
colspan="7"	-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
colspan="7"	-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
colspan="7"	-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
colspan="7"	-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

• Ivanov failed the competition doping test and the IOC & IWF canceled the results, the BWF however still lists them as records.
• 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.

References

• Web site: ДЪРЖАВНИ РЕКОРДИ ЗА МЪЖЕ КЪМ 01.10.2014 г. [State records for men to 01.10.2014]]. 13 March 2017. bg.
• Web site: ДЪРЖАВНИ РЕКОРДИ ЗА ЖЕНИ КЪМ 01.10.2014 г. [State records for women to 01.10.2014]]. 13 March 2017. bg.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Men's 55kg Group A Results. easywl.com. 4 April 2021. 18 May 2021.
2. Web site: Men's 55kg Group A Results. easywl.com. 4 April 2021. 18 May 2021.
3. Web site: Men's 55kg Group A Results. easywl.com. 4 April 2021. 18 May 2021.
4. Web site: Men's 61kg Group A Results. easywl.com. 4 April 2021. 18 May 2021.
5. Web site: 2023 IWF World Championships Results. IWF. 6 September 2023.
6. Web site: Men's 61kg Group A Results. easywl.com. 4 April 2021. 18 May 2021.
7. Web site: IWF Grand Prix II Results. IWF. 5 March 2024.
8. Web site: Men's 67kg Group A Results. easywl.com. 5 April 2021. 18 May 2021.
9. Web site: Men's 67kg Group A Results. easywl.com. 5 April 2021. 18 May 2021.
10. Web site: 2019 IWF World Championships Results. IWF. 21 September 2019. 7 October 2019.
11. Web site: 2024 EWF European Championships – Men 73 kg. easywl.com. 16 February 2024.
12. Web site: 2024 EWF European Championships – Men 73 kg. easywl.com. 16 February 2024.
13. Web site: 2021 IWF World Championships. IWF. 12 December 2021.
14. Web site: 2021 IWF World Championships. IWF. 12 December 2021.
15. Web site: 2021 IWF World Championships. IWF. 12 December 2021.
16. Web site: IWF World Cup – Paris 2024. Qual. Event. IWF. 10 April 2024.
17. Web site: Weightlifting – Men's 89kg – Results. olympics.com . COJOP2024. 9 August 202. 15 August 2024.
18. Web site: Weightlifting – Men's 89kg – Results. olympics.com . COJOP2024. 9 August 202. 15 August 2024.
19. Web site: Men's 102kg Group A Results. easywl.com. 10 April 2021. 18 May 2021.
20. Web site: Men's 102kg Group A Results. easywl.com. 10 April 2021. 18 May 2021.
21. Web site: Men's 102kg Group A Results. easywl.com. 10 April 2021. 18 May 2021.
22. Web site: XXXII Olympic Games Results. IWF. 13 December 2021.
23. Web site: Men's 109kg Group A Results. easywl.com. 10 April 2021. 18 May 2021.
24. Web site: XXXII Olympic Games Results. IWF. 13 December 2021.
25. Web site: Women's 45kg Group A Results. easywl.com. 3 April 2021. 20 May 2021.
26. Web site: Women's 45kg Group A Results. easywl.com. 3 April 2021. 20 May 2021.
27. Web site: Women's 45kg Group A Results. easywl.com. 3 April 2021. 20 May 2021.
28. Web site: Women's 45–49kg Group B Results. easywl.com. 15 April 2023. 8 May 2023.
29. Web site: Women's 55kg Group B Results. easywl.com. 4 April 2021. 20 May 2021.
30. Web site: Women's 55kg Group B Results. easywl.com. 4 April 2021. 20 May 2021.
31. Web site: Women's 55kg Group B Results. easywl.com. 4 April 2021. 20 May 2021.
32. Web site: Women's 59kg Group A Results. easywl.com. 17 April 2023. 8 May 2023.
33. Web site: Women's 59kg Group A Results. easywl.com. 17 April 2023. 8 May 2023.
34. Web site: Women's 59kg Group A Results. easywl.com. 17 April 2023. 8 May 2023.
35. Web site: Women's 71kg Group A Results. easywl.com. 7 April 2021. 20 May 2021.
36. Web site: Women's +87kg Group A Results. easywl.com. 23 April 2023. 8 May 2023.
37. Web site: Women's +87kg Group A Results. easywl.com. 23 April 2023. 8 May 2023.
38. Web site: Women's +87kg Group A Results. easywl.com. 23 April 2023. 8 May 2023.