Nikolaj Pešalov
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Born | May 30, 1970 Vetren, Bulgaria | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Nikolaj Pešalov (Bulgarian: Николай Славев Пешалов, Nikolay Slavev Peshalov; born on May 30, 1970 in Vetren, Bulgaria) is an Olympic and World former champion in weightlifting. For the first part of his career he competed under the Bulgarian flag, but later moved to Croatia which he represented internationally.
During his long and successful career, Pešalov was World champion eight times in various categories and disciplines, and broke several world records. His Olympic medals are split between Bulgaria (1992 and 1996) and Croatia (2000 and 2004). In 2000 he was granted Croatian citizenship, and he now holds besides Bulgarian, a Croatian passport. He resides in both Sofia (Bulgaria) and Split (Croatia).
Further achievements
- Senior world champion (1990, 1993, 1994);
- Silver medalist in Senior World Championships (1989 and 1998);
- Bronze medalist in Senior World Championships (1995);
- Senior European champion (1991–1995, 1997, 2000, 2001);
- Silver medalist in Senior European Championships (1989, 1990, 2004);
- Set five world records during career.
Weightlifting career bests
- Snatch: 150.0 kg in the class to 62 kg;
- Clean and jerk: 187.5 kg 2004 Summer Olympics in the class to 69 kg;
- Total: 312.5 kg (137.5 + 175.0) 1992 European Weightlifting Championships in the class to 60 kg;
- Total: 325.0 kg 2000 Summer Olympics in the class to 62 kg (Olympic record);
- Total: 337.5 kg 2004 Summer Olympics in the class to 69 kg.
World records
unrecognized result (equalization of World Standard) | |
= | equalization of world record |
Discipline | Result | Date and place | |
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clean and jerk | -59kg | 170kg | May 1995., Warsaw |
biathlon | -62kg | 325kg | Apr 2000., Sofia |
biathlon | -62kg | 325kg | Sep 2000., Sydney |
References
- dataOlympics 1992+1996
- dataOlympics 2000+2004
- Nikolay Peshalov at Sports-Reference
- Nikolay Pechalov at Database Weightlifting
Categories:
- 1970 births
- Living people
- Croatian male weightlifters
- Bulgarian male weightlifters
- Naturalized citizens of Croatia
- Olympic weightlifters of Bulgaria
- Olympic weightlifters of Croatia
- Olympic bronze medalists for Bulgaria
- Olympic silver medalists for Bulgaria
- Olympic gold medalists for Croatia
- Olympic bronze medalists for Croatia
- Weightlifters at the 1992 Summer Olympics
- Weightlifters at the 1996 Summer Olympics
- Weightlifters at the 2000 Summer Olympics
- Weightlifters at the 2004 Summer Olympics
- Franjo Bučar Award winners
- Olympic medalists in weightlifting
- People from Pazardzhik Province
- Croatian people of Bulgarian descent
- European champions for Croatia
- Medalists at the 2004 Summer Olympics
- Medalists at the 2000 Summer Olympics
- Medalists at the 1996 Summer Olympics
- Medalists at the 1992 Summer Olympics
- Former world record holders in weightlifting
- Croatian Olympic medalist stubs
- Bulgarian Olympic medalist stubs
- European weightlifting biography stubs
- Croatian sportspeople stubs
- Bulgarian weightlifting biography stubs