Bozhidar Andreev

Bozhidar Dimitrov Andreev (Bulgarian: Божидар Димитров Андреев; born 17 January 1997) is a Bulgarian male weightlifter.He is a two-time European Champion, competing in the 77 kg category until 2018 and 73 kg starting in 2018 after the International Weightlifting Federation reorganized the categories.[2]

Bozhidar Andreev
Personal information
NationalityBulgarian
Born (1997-01-17) 17 January 1997
Sliven, Bulgaria
Weight73.00 kg (161 lb)
Sport
CountryBulgaria
SportWeightlifting
Weight class73 kg
ClubTSV Heinsheim
Coached byIvan Ivanov[1]
Plamen Bratoichev
Achievements and titles
Personal bests
  • Snatch: 163 kg (2019)
  • Clean & Jerk: 198 kg (2019)
  • Total: 361 kg (2019)
Medal record
World Championships
2019 Pattaya–73 kg
European Championships
2019 Batumi–73 kg
2024 Sofia–73 kg
2021 Moscow–73 kg
2022 Tirana–81 kg
Youth Olympic Games
2014 Nanjing–69 kg
European Youth Championships
2013 Klaipeda–69 kg
2014 Ciechanow–77 kg
European Junior & U23 Weightlifting Championships
2015 Klaipeda–77 kg
2018 Zamość–77 kg
2019 Bucharest–81 kg

In 2021, he represented Bulgaria at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan. He competed in the men's 73 kg event.[3]

Career

World Championships

In 2018 the IWF restructured the weight classes and he competed in the newly created 73 kg division at the 2018 World Weightlifting Championships[4][5] finishing in ninth place in the total.

European Championships

In 2019 he competed at the 2019 European Weightlifting Championships in the 73 kg division.[6] He won a bronze medal in the snatch and won gold medals in the clean & jerk and total. His total of 345 kg being 6 kg over the reigning European Champion Briken Calja.[7]

Other competitions

He won the 69 kg class at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics.[8]

Major results
Year Venue Weight Snatch (kg) Clean & Jerk (kg) Total Rank
1 2 3 Rank 1 2 3 Rank
Olympic Games
2020 Tokyo, Japan73 kg150154154318418919073385 [9]
World Championships
2018 Ashgabat, Turkmenistan73 kg1451501538182191191113359
2019 Pattaya, Thailand73 kg149154157185189192346
2022 Bogota, Colombia73 kg15015415418018419073384[10]
2023 Riyadh, Saudi Arabia81 kg15415815861901951953494 [11]
European Championships
2016 Førde, Norway77 kg145150153518118719143444
2019 Batumi, Georgia73 kg148153157181187192345
2021 Moscow, Russia[12]73 kg1521561571821881904334
2022 Tirana, Albania81 kg150153153185190195343
2023 Yerevan, Armenia73 kg14715115418018018173324
2024 Sofia, Bulgaria73 kg150150155181185193ER348ER
Youth Olympic Games
2014 Nanjing, China69 kg125130133157162167300
World Youth Weightlifting Championships
2012 Kosice, Slovakia62 kg113513362466[13]
2013 Lima, Peru69 kg12715072776 [14]
European Youth Weightlifting Championships
2011 Dublin , Ireland56 kg87910971968[15]
2012 Bucuresti, Romania62 kg113133246[16]
2013 Klaipeda, Lithuania69 kg130160290[17]
2014 Ciechanow, Poland77 kg130136138158165171309
European Junior & U23 Weightlifting Championships
2015 Klaipeda, Lithuania77 kg1361411444174176182317
2018 Zamość, Poland77 kg144148150180183188338
2019 Bucharest, Romania81 kg155160163190196198361
International Naim Suleymanoglu Tournament
2019 Gaziantep, Turkey81 kg152152155186192197352
Malta International Open
2020 Valletta, Malta[18]73 kg147151156180187191347

References
  1. "Athlete Profile". IWF.net. Retrieved 17 November 2018.
  2. "PDF listing of 2018 Group A world championship entrants in 73 kg" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 December 2018. Retrieved 9 April 2019.
  3. Oliver, Brian (28 July 2021). "Shi Zhiyong wins weightlifting gold with world record - and bronze for B Group Indonesian". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 28 July 2021.
  4. "IWF Results". IWF.net. Retrieved 17 November 2018.
  5. "2018 World Weightlifting Championships Results". IWF.net. Retrieved 17 November 2018.
  6. "2019 European Championships" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 April 2019. Retrieved 9 April 2019.
  7. "2019 European Championships Results Book" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 April 2019. Retrieved 9 April 2019.
  8. "2014 Youth Olympics 69 kg results". Olympic.org. Retrieved 17 November 2018.
  9. "Weightlifting | Men's 73kg | Results" (PDF). TOCOG. 28 July 2021. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 July 2021. Retrieved 31 January 2022.
  10. iwf.net. "2022 World Weightlifting Championships Results". Retrieved 24 March 2023.
  11. iwf.net. "iwf Results". Archived from the original on 5 September 2023. Retrieved 21 September 2023.
  12. "2021 European Weightlifting Championships" (PDF). ewfed.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 April 2021. Retrieved 12 April 2021.
  13. iwf.net. "2012 World Youth Weightlifting Championship". Retrieved 16 December 2022.
  14. iwf.net. "2013 World Youth Weightlifting Championship". Retrieved 16 December 2022.
  15. iwf.net. "2011 European Youth Championships". Retrieved 16 December 2022.
  16. iwf.net. "2012 European Youth Championships". Retrieved 16 December 2022.
  17. iwf.net. "2013 European Youth Championships". Retrieved 16 December 2022.
  18. "MALTA 2020 INTERNATIONAL OPEN" (PDF). weightliftinghouse.com. Retrieved 12 March 2020.
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