Georgi Todorov (weightlifter)
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Georgi Todorov (Bulgarian: Георги Тодоров; born 4 December 1952) is a retired Bulgarian weightlifter who won the silver medal in the featherweight class at the 1976 Summer Olympics, as well as two world weightlifting championships and three European weightlifting championships. Todorov is an honorary citizen of the city of Varna.
Weightlifting achievements
[edit]Todorov had the following podium finishes at major championships:
- 2nd in the 1976 Olympics featherweight class (280.0 kg);
- 2nd in the 1973 World Championships bantamweight class (255.0 kg);
- 1st in the 1974 World Championships featherweight class (280.0 kg);
- 1st in the 1975 World Championships featherweight class (285.0 kg);
- 2nd in the 1976 World Championships featherweight class (280.0 kg);
- 2nd in the 1977 World Championships bantamweight class (247.5 kg);
- 2nd in the 1979 World Championships featherweight class (275.0 kg);
- 2nd in the 1972 European Championships bantamweight class (355.0 kg);
- 2nd in the 1973 European Championships bantamweight class (252.5 kg);
- 1st in the 1974 European Championships featherweight class (272.5 kg);
- 1st in the 1975 European Championships featherweight class (285.0 kg);
- 3rd in the 1976 European Championships featherweight class (277.5 kg);
- 1st in the 1977 European Championships bantamweight class (247.5 kg);
- 2nd in the 1979 European Championships featherweight class (272.5 kg).
World records
[edit]He set six featherweight world records from 1974-76 – two in the snatch, one in the clean & jerk, and three in the total.
References
[edit]- Georgi Todorov at databaseOlympics.com (archived)
External links
[edit]- Georgi Todorov at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
- Georgi Todorov at Olympics.com
- http://www.chidlovski.net/liftup/l_athleteResult.asp?a_id=272#wc
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- Bulgarian male weightlifters
- Olympic weightlifters for Bulgaria
- Olympic silver medalists for Bulgaria
- Olympic medalists in weightlifting
- Medalists at the 1976 Summer Olympics
- Weightlifters at the 1972 Summer Olympics
- Weightlifters at the 1976 Summer Olympics
- European Weightlifting Championships medalists
- World Weightlifting Championships medalists
- 20th-century Bulgarian sportsmen
- 21st-century Bulgarian people
- Bulgarian Olympic medalist stubs
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