Yanko Rusev
Encyclopedia
Yanko Rusev was an Olympic
weightlifter for Bulgaria
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In 1993 he was elected member of the International Weightlifting Federation
Hall of Fame
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Olympic Games
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weightlifter for Bulgaria
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...
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In 1993 he was elected member of the International Weightlifting Federation
International Weightlifting Federation
The International Weightlifting Federation , headquartered in Budapest, is the international governing body for the sport of Olympic weightlifting.The IWF was founded in 1905, and has 187 member nations. The IWF president is Dr...
Hall of Fame
Hall of Fame
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Weightlifting achievements
- Olympic champion (1980 - 67,5 kg);
- Five-time senior world champion (1978, 79 and 80 - 67,5 kg, 81 and 1982 – 75 kg);
- Twice silver medalist in Senior World Championships (1977 – 60 kg and 1983 - 67,5 kg);
- Five-time senior European champion (1978, 79, 80 - 67,5 kg 81 and 1982 75 kg);
- Twice silver medalist in Senior European Championships (1977 – 60 kg and 1983 - 67,5 kg);
- Set 28 world records during his career.
World Records by Yanko Rusev
- 9/19/1977 Clean and Jerk 165 Featherweight Stuttgart
- 7/18/1978 Clean and Jerk 179 Lightweight Athens
- 10/5/1978 Clean and Jerk 180 Lightweight Gettysburg
- 5/22/1979 Snatch 145 Lightweight Varna
- 5/22/1979 Snatch 146 Lightweight Varna
- 5/22/1979 Clean and Jerk 181.5 Lightweight Varna
- 7/9/1979 Snatch 147 Lightweight Sofia
- 7/9/1979 Clean and Jerk 185.5 Lightweight Sofia
- 7/9/1979 Total (2) 325 Lightweight Sofia
- 11/6/1979 Clean and Jerk 187.5 Lightweight Saloniki
- 11/6/1979 Total (2) 332.5 Lightweight Saloniki
- 2/1/1980 Snatch 147.5 Lightweight Varna
- 2/1/1980 Clean and Jerk 188 Lightweight Varna
- 2/1/1980 Total (2) 335 Lightweight Varna
- 4/28/1980 Snatch 148 Lightweight Beograd
- 4/28/1980 Clean and Jerk 190 Lightweight Beograd
- 4/28/1980 Total (2) 337.5 Lightweight Beograd
- 7/23/1980 Clean and Jerk 195 Lightweight Moscow
- 7/23/1980 Total (2) 342.5 Lightweight Moscow
- 9/16/1981 Clean and Jerk 206 Middleweight Lille
- 4/8/1982 Clean and Jerk 206.5 Middleweight Varna
- 9/2/1982 Total (2) 365 Middleweight Ljubljana
- 9/22/1982 Clean and Jerk 208 Middleweight Ljubljana
- 9/22/1982 Clean and Jerk 209 Middleweight Ljubljana
- 9/22/1982 Total (2) 362.5 Middleweight Ljubljana