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Blagoy Blagoev (Bulgarian: Благой Благоев; born 4 December 1956) is a retired Bulgarian weightlifter. Between 1976 and 1984 he claimed seven gold and five silver medals at the Summer Olympics and World and European championships.[1] He set 18 world records. 13 of them were in the snatch. His last snatch world record was 195.5 kg in the 90 kg weight class, set on 1 May 1983 in Varna and remains the heaviest weight ever snatched by a middle heavyweight.

Blagoy Blagoev

Blagoev in 2000
Personal information
Born	(1956-12-04) 4 December 1956 (age 65)
Height	168 cm (5 ft 6 in)
Sport
Sport	Weightlifting
Medal record Men's weightlifting Representing  Bulgaria Olympic Games Disqualified 1976 Montreal -82.5 kg 1980 Moscow -82.5 kg World Championships 1979 Saloniki -82.5 kg 1980 Moscow -82.5 kg 1981 Lille -90 kg 1982 Ljubljana -90 kg 1983 Moscow -90 kg European Championships 1976 East Berlin -82.5 kg 1979 Varna -82.5 kg 1981 Lille -90 kg 1982 Ljubljana -90 kg 1983 Moscow -90 kg 1984 Vittoria -90 kg World Cup Winner 1982 Halmstad -90 kg 1983 Tokyo -90 kg World Cup Final 1981 Vienna -90 kg 1982 Halmstad -90 kg World Cup 1982 Varna -90 kg 1983 Varna -90 kg 1984 Varna -90 kg Friendship Games 1984 Varna -90 kg Junior World Championships 1975 Marseille -82,5 kg Junior European Championships 1975 Marseille -82,5 kg Bulgarian Championships 1979 Sofia -82,5 kg 1981 Vidin -90 kg 1982 Varna -90 kg 1983 Varna -90 kg 1984 Varna -90 kg Bulgarian Junior&Youth Championships 1976 Dimitrovgrad -82,5 kg 1974 Sevlievo -67,5 kg

Blagoev was a two time Olympian. He represented his native country Bulgaria at the Summer Olympics in Montreal (1976) and in Moscow (1980). He won a silver Olympic medal in the light heavyweight 1980. Blagoy Blagoev competed in the 82.5 kg and 90 kg weight classes. He was a 3x World Champion (1981, 1982, 1983) in the middle heavyweight. He won 4 gold European medals – as a light heavyweight in 1979 and as a middle heavyweight in 1981-1983. Blagoev also won three consecutive World Cups in Varna, Bulgaria in 1982-1984 and 5 Bulgarian Championships (1979, 1981-1984).[2] He later coached the Australian Paralympic Powerlifting Team in the 1990s to early 2000s.[3]

Weightlifting achievements

• Silver medallist in Olympic Games (1980);[4][5]
• Senior World champion (1981,1982,1983);
• Silver medallist World Championships 1979,1980
• Weightlifter of the Year 1982 and 1983
• World Cup Winner 1982 and 1983
• Athlete of the year Bulgaria 1982
• Athlete of the Balkans 1983
• Senior European champion (1979, 1981, 1982 and 1983);
• Silver medallist in Senior European Championships (1976 and 1984);
• All-time senior world record holder in snatch (195.5 kg, competing at 90 kg);
• Best Sinclair lift of all times 195.5 kg in the Snatch at 90 kg bodyweight.
• Set 49 junior and senior ratified world records in 1975–1983.[5]
• Master of Sports (Bulgaria) 1974
• Honored Master of Sports (Bulgaria) 1979
• Honored Coach (Bulgaria) 1987

Career bests

82.5 kg class:

• Snatch 175 1979 Bulgaria, 1980 Moscow
• Clean and Jerk 210 1979 Bulgaria
• Total 385 1979 Bulgaria

90 kg class:

• Snatch: 195.5 kg in 1983 in Varna
• Clean and jerk: 228.5 kg in 1983 in Varna.
• Total: 420.0 kg in 1983 in Varna.[5]
• World Championships Best:

82.5 kg 175+197.5 Moscow 1980, 90 kg 190+227.5 Moscow 1983

• European Championships Best-

82.5 kg 172.5+207.5 Varna 1979, 90 kg 190+227.5 Moscow 1983, 192.5+225 Vittorio, Spain.1984

• World Cup Best

90 kg Halmstad 195+217.5 1982

References

External links

• Blagoy Blagoev at the International Olympic Committee
• Blagoy Blagoev at Olympics.com
• Blagoy Blagoev at Olympedia
• Blagoy Blagoev at Lift Up

На других языках

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- [en] Blagoy Blagoev

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[fr] Blagoy Blagoev

Blagoy Blagoev (né le 4 décembre 1956) est un haltérophile bulgare.

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[ru] Благоев, Благой

Благой Благоев (род. 4 декабря 1956, Велики-Преслав, Болгария) — болгарский тяжелоатлет, многократный чемпион Болгарии, чемпион и призёр чемпионатов Европы и мира, призёр летних Олимпийских игр 1980 года в Москве, участник двух Олимпиад, олимпийский рекордсмен и рекордсмен мира.

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