Bozhidar Andreev

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Bozhidar Andreev
Personal information
NationalityBulgarian
Born (1997-01-17) 17 January 1997 (age 24)
Sliven, Bulgaria
Weight73.00 kg (161 lb)
Sport
CountryBulgaria
SportWeightlifting
Weight class73 kg
ClubKSV Durlach
Coached byIvan Ivanov[1]
Plamen Bratoichev
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)
  • Snatch: 163 kg (2019)
  • Clean & Jerk: 198 kg (2019)
  • Total: 361 kg (2019)
Medal record
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Pattaya –73 kg
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2019 Batumi –73 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2021 Moscow –73 kg
Youth Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2014 Nanjing –69 kg
European Youth Championships
Gold medal – first place 2013 Klaipeda –69 kg
Gold medal – first place 2014 Ciechanow –77 kg
European Junior & U23 Weightlifting Championships
Gold medal – first place 2015 Klaipeda –77 kg
Gold medal – first place 2018 Zamość –77 kg
Gold medal – first place 2019 Bucharest –81 kg

Bozhidar Dimitrov Andreev (Bulgarian: Божидар Димитров Андреев; born 17 January 1997) is a Bulgarian male weightlifter, and European Champion competing in the 77 kg category until 2018 and 73 kg starting in 2018 after the International Weightlifting Federation reorganized the categories.[2]

In 2021, he represented Bulgaria at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan. He competed in the men's 73 kg event.[3]

Career[]

World Championships[]

In 2018 the IWF restructured the weight classes and he competed in the newly created 73 kg division at the 2018 World Weightlifting Championships[4][5] finishing in ninth place in the total.

European Championships[]

In 2019 he competed at the 2019 European Weightlifting Championships in the 73 kg division.[6] He won a bronze medal in the snatch and won gold medals in the clean & jerk and total. His total of 345 kg being 6 kg over the reigning European Champion Briken Calja.[7]

Other Competitions[]

He won the 69 kg class at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics.[8]

Major results[]

Year Venue Weight Snatch (kg) Clean & Jerk (kg) Total Rank
1 2 3 Rank 1 2 3 Rank
World Championships
2015 United States Houston, United States 77 kg - - - - - - - - - -
2018 Turkmenistan Ashgabat, Turkmenistan 73 kg 145 150 153 8 182 191 191 11 335 9
2019 Thailand Pattaya, Thailand 73 kg 149 154 157 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 185 189 192 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 346 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
European Championships
2016 Norway Førde, Norway 77 kg 145 150 153 5 181 187 191 4 344 4
2019 Georgia (country) Batumi, Georgia 73 kg 148 153 157 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 181 187 192 1st place, gold medalist(s) 345 1st place, gold medalist(s)
2021 Russia Moscow, Russia[9] 73 kg 152 156 157 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 182 188 190 4 334 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Youth Olympic Games
2014 China Nanjing, China 69 kg 125 130 133 1st place, gold medalist(s) 157 162 167 1st place, gold medalist(s) 300 1st place, gold medalist(s)
European Youth Weightlifting Championships
2014 Poland Ciechanow, Poland 77 kg 130 136 138 1st place, gold medalist(s) 158 165 171 1st place, gold medalist(s) 309 1st place, gold medalist(s)
European Junior & U23 Weightlifting Championships
2015 Lithuania Klaipeda, Lithuania 77 kg 136 141 144 4 174 176 182 1st place, gold medalist(s) 317 1st place, gold medalist(s)
2018 Poland Zamość, Poland 77 kg 144 148 150 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 180 183 188 1st place, gold medalist(s) 338 1st place, gold medalist(s)
2019 Romania Bucharest, Romania 81 kg 155 160 163 1st place, gold medalist(s) 190 196 198 1st place, gold medalist(s) 361 1st place, gold medalist(s)
International Naim Suleymanoglu Tournament
2019 Turkey Gaziantep, Turkey 81 kg 152 152 155 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 186 192 197 1st place, gold medalist(s) 352 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Malta International Open
2020 Malta Valletta, Malta[10] 73 kg 147 151 156 1st place, gold medalist(s) 180 187 191 1st place, gold medalist(s) 347 1st place, gold medalist(s)

References[]

  1. ^ "Athlete Profile". IWF.net. Retrieved 17 November 2018.
  2. ^ "PDF listing of 2018 Group A world championship entrants in 73 kg" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 December 2018. Retrieved 9 April 2019.
  3. ^ Oliver, Brian (28 July 2021). "Shi Zhiyong wins weightlifting gold with world record - and bronze for B Group Indonesian". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 28 July 2021.
  4. ^ "IWF Results". IWF.net. Retrieved 17 November 2018.
  5. ^ "2018 World Weightlifting Championships Results". IWF.net. Retrieved 17 November 2018.
  6. ^ 2019 European Championships
  7. ^ 2019 European Championships Results Book
  8. ^ "2014 Youth Olympics 69 kg results". Olympic.org. Retrieved 17 November 2018.
  9. ^ "2021 European Weightlifting Championships" (PDF). ewfed.com. Retrieved 12 April 2021.
  10. ^ "MALTA 2020 INTERNATIONAL OPEN" (PDF). weightliftinghouse.com. Retrieved 12 March 2020.

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