Birth Date: | 1950 11, df=yes[1] |
Birth Place: | Pazardzhik, Bulgaria |
Height: | 168 cm |
Weight: | 75 kg |
Sport: | Weightlifting |
Club: | Bulgarian Army |
Show-Medals: | yes |
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]