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Hristo Hristov
Hristov at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics
Personal information
Full nameHristo Dimitrov Hristov
NationalityBulgarian
Born (2001-04-27) 27 April 2001 (age 22)
Varna, Bulgaria
Weight109.00 kg (240 lb)
Sport
CountryBulgaria
SportWeightlifting
Weight class109 kg
ClubTitan Varna
Coached byIvan Ivanov
Zhivko Nikolov
Medal record
World Championships
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2022 Tirana –109 kg
Silver medal – second place 2021 Moscow –109 kg
Silver medal – second place 2024 Sofia –109 kg
Youth Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2018 Buenos Aires –+85 kg
World Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place 2021 Tashkent –109 kg
World Youth Championships
Gold medal – first place 2017 Bangkok –94 kg
European Youth Championships
Gold medal – first place 2017 Pristina –94 kg
Gold medal – first place 2018 San Donato Milanese –94 kg
European Junior & U23 Weightlifting Championships
Gold medal – first place 2019 Bucharest –109 kg

Hristo Hristov (Bulgarian: Христо Христов; born 27 April 2001) is a Bulgarian male weightlifter.

Career

Olympics

In 2021 he competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics in the 109 kg category. He could have won a bronze medal, but referees rejected his successful last attempt on 222 kg clean and jerk.

Major results

Year[1] Venue Weight Snatch (kg) Clean & Jerk (kg) Total Rank
1 2 3 Rank 1 2 3 Rank
Olympic Games
2020 Japan Tokyo, Japan 109 kg 185 189 192 3 213 219 222 6 408 5
World Championships
2021 Uzbekistan Tashkent, Uzbekistan 109 kg 170 176 178 5 200 206 210 6 388 4
2023 Saudi Arabia Riyadh, Saudi Arabia 109 kg 176 181 184 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 205 211 215 8 392 4 [2]
European Championships
2021 Russia Moscow, Russia 109 kg 181 186 EJR 190 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 214 220 220 EJR 4 406 EJR 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
2022 Albania Tirana, Albania 109 kg 175 180 182 1st place, gold medalist(s) 206 206 211 1st place, gold medalist(s) 391 1st place, gold medalist(s)
2024 Bulgaria Sofia, Bulgaria 109 kg 170 173 175 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 202 205 208 4 380 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Youth Olympic Games
2018 Argentina Buenos Aires, Argentina +85 kg 165 170 173 1st place, gold medalist(s) 196 202 206 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 379 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
World Junior Weightlifting Championships
2019 Fiji Suva, Fiji 109 kg 166 171 175 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 200 200 – – NM –
2021 Uzbekistan Tashkent, Uzbekistan 109 kg 180 186 187 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 211 216 223 1st place, gold medalist(s) 403 1st place, gold medalist(s)
World Youth Weightlifting Championships
2017 Thailand Bangkok, Thailand +94 kg 137 143 145 1st place, gold medalist(s) 171 176 – 1st place, gold medalist(s) 321 1st place, gold medalist(s)
European Youth Weightlifting Championships
2017 Kosovo Pristina, Kosovo +94 kg 150 155 160 1st place, gold medalist(s) 185 190 195 1st place, gold medalist(s) 355 1st place, gold medalist(s)
2018 Italy San Donato Milanese, Italy +94 kg 160 165 166 1st place, gold medalist(s) 190 198 203 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 364 1st place, gold medalist(s)
European Junior & U23 Weightlifting Championships
2017 Albania Durrës, Albania 105 kg 155 160 165 4 190 198 204 4 369 4
2019 Romania Bucharest, Romania 109 kg 170 175 180 1st place, gold medalist(s) 205 210 216 EJR 1st place, gold medalist(s) 396 EJR 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Qatar International Cup
2019 Qatar Doha, Qatar 109 kg 174 179 184 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 205 213 216 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 400 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Malta International Open
2020 Malta Valletta, Malta 109 kg 177 177 182 1st place, gold medalist(s) 205 213 219 1st place, gold medalist(s) 401 1st place, gold medalist(s)

References

  1. ^ "Hristo Dimitrov HRISTOV". IWF.net. International Weightlifting Federation. Archived from the original on 23 January 2021. Retrieved 30 October 2019.
  2. ^ iwf.net. "iwf Results". Archived from the original on 5 September 2023. Retrieved 21 September 2023.

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