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Zlatan Vanev
Personal information
Full nameZlatаn Vanev Vasilev
Born (1973-03-29) 29 March 1973 (age 51)
Shumen, Bulgaria
Height168 cm (5 ft 6 in)
Weight83.45 kg (184.0 lb)
Sport
Country Bulgaria
SportWeightlifting
Weight class85 kg
ClubShumen
TeamNational team
Medal record
Representing  Bulgaria
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1997 Cheang Mai -70 kg
Gold medal – first place 1998 Lahti -77 kg
Gold medal – first place 2002 Warsaw -85 kg
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 1996 Sravanger -70 kg
Gold medal – first place 1998 Riesa -77 kg
Gold medal – first place 2000 Sofia -77 kg
Gold medal – first place 2003 Loutraki -85 kg
Silver medal – second place 1997 Rijeka -70 kg
Silver medal – second place 2002 Antalya -77 kg
World Junior Championships
Silver medal – second place 1993 Cheb -70 kg
European Junior Championships
Silver medal – second place 1992 Cardiff -67,5 kg
Silver medal – second place 1993 Valencia -76 kg
Updated on 26 September 2016

Zlatаn Vanev Vasilev (original name: Златан Ванев Василев, born (1973-03-29)29 March 1973 in Shumen) is a former Bulgarian weightlifter who became a three-time world and four-time European champion. Vanev is world champion from Chiang Mai 1997, Lahti 1998 and Warsaw 2002. Vanev is also a world record holder. In 2000 Vanev hit a world record clean and jerk of 208.5 kg in the 77 kg weight class in Sofia. Two years later as an 85 kg lifter Vanev clean and jerked 217.5 kg in Warsaw. He became famous for becoming world champion in three different categories - 70 kg, 77 kg and 85 kg. His European titles are from Stavanger 1996, Riesa 1998, Sofia 2000 and Loutraki 2003. He was suspended due to a tampering with test.[1]

After his own career he became the personal trainer of weightlifter Valentin Hristov.[2]

Major results

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Year Venue Weight Snatch (kg) Clean & Jerk (kg) Total Rank
1 2 3 Rank 1 2 3 Rank
Summer Olympics
1996 United States Atlanta, United States 70 kg 150 155 155 180 185 185 330 9
World Championships
2002 Poland Warsaw, Poland 85 kg 165 167.5 170 8 212.5 217.5 220 1st place, gold medalist(s) 385 1st place, gold medalist(s)
1999 Greece Piraeus, Greece 77 kg 157.5 162.5 162.5 14 197.5 212.5 212.5 8 355 9
1998 Finland Lahti, Finland 77 kg 157.5 162.5 165 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 200 200 202.5 1st place, gold medalist(s) 365 1st place, gold medalist(s)

References

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  1. ^ "5 Olympians Suspended For Drugs". CBS News. 2004-08-20. Archived from the original on 2013-01-02.
  2. ^ Българинът Валентин Христов спечели медал на Олимпиадата, но за Азербайджан. sporta.bg. 29 July 2012.
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Records
Preceded by Men's 77 kg World Record Holder (C&J)
28 April 2000 – 27 April 2001
Succeeded by