| Stancho Penchev | |
| Nationality: | Bulgarian |
| Sport: | Weightlifting |
| Birth Date: | 9 May 1940 |
| Birth Place: | Plovdiv, Bulgaria |
Stancho Penchev (Bulgarian: Станчо Пенчев; born 9 May 1940) is a Bulgarian weightlifter. He competed at the 1964 Summer Olympics as a light heavyweight and the 1972 Summer Olympics as a heavyweight.[1] He was ranked number one in Bulgaria for his weight class in 1963, 1966, 1969, 1971, 1973 and 1974.[2]