Asen Zlatev
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Asen Zlatev is a former Bulgaria
n weightlifter.
He became Olympic champion in 1980 in the middleweight
class.
Bulgaria
Bulgaria , officially the Republic of Bulgaria , is a parliamentary democracy within a unitary constitutional republic in Southeast Europe. The country borders Romania to the north, Serbia and Macedonia to the west, Greece and Turkey to the south, as well as the Black Sea to the east...
n weightlifter.
He became Olympic champion in 1980 in the middleweight
Weightlifting at the 1980 Summer Olympics
Weightlifting at the 1980 Summer Olympics was represented by ten events , held between July 20 and July 30 at the Izmailovo Sports Palace, situated alongside the Izmailovo Park .-Medal table:...
class.
Career bests
- SnatchSnatch (weightlifting)The snatch is one of the two olympic weightlifting events .The essence of the event is to lift a barbell from the platform to locked arms overhead in a smooth continuous movement. The barbell is pulled as high as the lifter can manage at which point the barbell is flipped overhead...
: 183.0 kg 1986 in Melbourne in the class to 82.5 kg; - Clean and jerkClean and jerkThe clean and jerk is one of the two Olympic weightlifting events .The clean portion of the lift refers to the lifter explosively pulling the weight from the floor to a racked position across deltoids and clavicles...
: 225.0 kg 1986 in Sofia in the class to 82.5 kg; - Total: 405.0 kg (180.0+225.0) 1986 in Sofia in the class to 82.5 kg.