| Birth Name: | Nikolay Slaveev Peshalov |
| Birth Date: | 30 May 1970 |
| Birth Place: | Vetren, Bulgaria |
| Height: | 1.67m (05.48feet) |
| Country: | (1989–1998) (1998–2004) |
| Sport: | Olympic weightlifting |
Nikolay Peshalov (Bulgarian: Николай Славеев Пешалов|Nikolay Slaveev Peshalov; born on May 30, 1970) is a Bulgarian-born Croatian Olympic[1] and World former champion in weightlifting.
During his long and successful career, Pešalov was World champion eight times in various categories and disciplines, and broke several world records. His Olympic medals are split between Bulgaria (1992 and 1996) and Croatia (2000 and 2004). In 2000 he was granted Croatian citizenship, and he now holds besides Bulgarian, a Croatian passport. He resides in both Sofia and Split.
| Year | Venue | Weight | Snatch (kg) | Clean & Jerk (kg) | Total | Rank | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| width=65 | 1 | width=65 | 2 | width=65 | 3 | width=45 | Rank | width=65 | 1 | width=65 | 2 | width=65 | 3 | width=45 | Rank |
| Olympic Games | |||||||||||||||
| align=left | 132.5 | 137.5 | 2 | 162.5 | 167.5 | 2 | 305.0 | ||||||||
| align=left | 132.5 | 137.5 | 3 | 165.0 | 4 | 302.5 | |||||||||
| align=left | 145.0 | 150.0 | 1 | 175.0 | - | 1 | 325.0 | ||||||||
| align=left | 150.0 | 3 | 182.5 | 187.5 | 1 | 337.5 | |||||||||
| Discipline | Result | Date and place | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| clean and jerk | -59kg | 170kg | May 1995., Warsaw | |
| biathlon | -62kg | 325kg | Apr 2000., Sofia | |
| biathlon | -62kg | 325kg | Sep 2000., Sydney | |