Hristo Hristov Explained

Hristo Hristov
Full Name:	Hristo Dimitrov Hristov
Nationality:	Bulgarian
Birth Date:	27 April 2001
Birth Place:	Varna, Bulgaria
Weight:	109.00 kg
Country:	Bulgaria
Sport:	Weightlifting
Weight Class:	109 kg
Club:	Titan Varna
Coach:	Ivan Ivanov Zhivko Nikolov

Hristo Hristov (Bulgarian: Христо Христов; born 27 April 2001) is a Bulgarian male weightlifter.

Career

Olympics

In 2021 he competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics in the 109 kg category. He could have won a bronze medal, but referees rejected his successful last attempt on 222 kg clean and jerk.

Major results

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Venue	Weight	Snatch (kg)				Clean & Jerk (kg)				Total	Rank
1		2	3	Rank	1	2	3	Rank
Olympic Games
	align=left			185	189	192	3	213	219	222	6	408	5
World Championships
			170	176	178	5	200	206	210	6	388	4
		109 kg	176	181	184		205	211	215	8	392	4 ^[2]
European Championships
2021	Moscow, Russia	109 kg	181	186 EJR	190		214	220	220 EJR	4	406 EJR
2022	Tirana, Albania	109 kg	175	180	182		206	206	211		391
2024	Sofia, Bulgaria	109 kg	170	173	175		202	205	208	4	380
Youth Olympic Games
2018	Buenos Aires, Argentina	+85 kg	165	170	173		196	202	206		379
World Junior Weightlifting Championships
2019	Suva, Fiji	109 kg	166	171	175		200	200	–	–	NM	–
2021	Tashkent, Uzbekistan	109 kg	180	186	187		211	216	223		403
World Youth Weightlifting Championships
2017	Bangkok, Thailand	+94 kg	137	143	145		171	176	–		321
European Youth Weightlifting Championships
2017	Pristina, Kosovo	+94 kg	150	155	160		185	190	195		355
2018	San Donato Milanese, Italy	+94 kg	160	165	166		190	198	203		364
European Junior & U23 Weightlifting Championships
2017	Durrës, Albania	105 kg	155	160	165	4	190	198	204	4	369	4
2019	Bucharest, Romania	109 kg	170	175	180		205	210	216 EJR		396 EJR
Qatar International Cup
	align=left		109 kg	174	179	184		205	213	216		400
Malta International Open
2020	align=left		109 kg	177	177	182		205	213	219		401

Notes and References

1. Web site: Hristo Dimitrov HRISTOV . IWF.net . . 30 October 2019 . 23 January 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210123011901/https://www.iwf.net/new_bw/athletes_newbw/?athlete=hristov-hristo-dimitrov-2001-04-27&id=14213 . dead.
2. Web site: iwf Results. iwf.net. 21 September 2023. dead. 5 September 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230905104708/https://iwf.sport/results/results-by-events/?event_id=577.