Antonio Krastev

Olympic medal record
Representing  Bulgaria
Men's weightlifting
World Championships
1982 Ljubljana+110 kg
1983 Moscow+110 kg
1985 Södertälje+110 kg
1986 Sofia+110 kg
1987 Ostrava+110 kg
European Championships
1982 Ljubljana+110 kg
1983 Moscow+110 kg
1984 Vittorio+110 kg
1986 Karl-Marx-Stadt+110 kg
1987 Reims+110 kg
1988 Cardiff+110 kg

Antonio Krastev (Bulgarian: Антонио Кръстев) (born 1961 in Haskovo) is a former Bulgarian super heavyweight weightlifter best known for his 1987 heaviest ever snatch in IWF competition, at 216 kg. This was only equalled by Behdad Salimi of Iran at the 2016 Olympic Games, and surpassed at the 2017 European Championships by Lasha Talakhadze, who now holds the record of 220 kg.[1] Krastev's record was no longer official after the restructuring of the weight classes in 1993 and 1998.[2]

Antonio is a two-time World Weightlifting Championships gold medalist and two time European Weightlifting Championships gold medalist, but never competed in the Olympic Games.

Krastev was originally intended to represent Bulgaria at the 1988 Olympic Games in the superheavyweight category.[3] Two of his teammates, Mitko Grablev (56 kg) & Angel Guenchev (67.5 kg) had won gold medals but were both disqualified after they tested positive for Furosemide, and the Bulgarian weightlifting federation pulled the rest of the team out of the competition the day before Krastev was scheduled to compete.[3][4] At the time, Krastev was a two-time World champion and two-time European champion, and a heavy favorite for the gold medal.[3]

Major result

Year Venue Weight Snatch (kg) Clean & Jerk (kg) Total Rank
1 2 3 Rank 1 2 3 Rank
World Championships
1981France Lille, France+110 kg1853rd, bronze medalist(s)--------
1982Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Ljubljana, SFR Yugoslavia+110 kg2001st, gold medalist(s)242.52nd, silver medalist(s)442.52nd, silver medalist(s)
1983Soviet Union Moscow, Soviet Union+110 kg1905237.53rd, bronze medalist(s)427.53rd, bronze medalist(s)
1985Sweden Södertälje, Sweden+110 kg202.51st, gold medalist(s)2354437.51st, gold medalist(s)
1986Bulgaria Sofia, Bulgaria+110 kg2151st, gold medalist(s)2452nd, silver medalist(s)4601st, gold medalist(s)
1987Czechoslovakia Ostrava, Czechoslovakia+110 kg2161st, gold medalist(s)24544603rd, bronze medalist(s)

World records

  • 15 November 1986 Snatch - 212.5 kg Super Heavyweight Sofia[2]
  • 15 November 1986 Snatch - 215 kg Super Heavyweight Sofia[2]
  • 9 May 1987 Snatch - 215.5 kg Super Heavyweight Reims[2]
  • 9 May 1987 Total - 467.5 kg Super Heavyweight Reims[2]
  • 13 September 1987 Snatch - 216 kg Super Heavyweight Ostrava[2]

References

  1. ↑ "Rio 2016: Weightlifting". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 17 April 2015. Retrieved 17 April 2015.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 http://www.chidlovski.net/liftup/l_athleteResult.asp?a_id=458
  3. 1 2 3 https://www.nytimes.com/1992/04/22/sports/weight-lifting-an-olympic-dream-is-deferred.html
  4. ↑ https://www.nytimes.com/1988/09/24/sports/the-seoul-olympics-weight-lifting-team-lifted-after-2d-drug-test-is-failed.html
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