Yordan Bikov Explained

Birth Date:1950 11, df=yes[1]
Birth Place:Pazardzhik, Bulgaria
Height:168 cm
Weight:75 kg
Sport:Weightlifting
Club:Bulgarian Army
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Yordan Bikov (Bulgarian: Йордан Биков, born 17 November 1950) is a retired Bulgarian middleweight weightlifter. He won the clean and jerk event at the 1971 World Championships. In 1972 he won the European title and Olympic gold medal, setting a new world record in the total. He retired next year after placing second at the European championships, and became a weightlifting coach.[2] [3]

Notes and References

  1. http://lichnosti.pzhistory.info/index.php/sportisti/item/15-yordan-bikov Biography of Yordan Bilkov
  2. Yordan Bikov . https://web.archive.org/web/20200418073500/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/bi/yordan-bikov-1.html . 2020-04-18 . dead.
  3. http://www.chidlovski.net/liftup/l_athleteResult.asp?a_id=652 Yordan Bikov