Plamen Zhelyazkov

Plamen Zhelyazkov
Personal information
Full name Plamen Jelyazkov
Born (1972-05-14) 14 May 1972
Asenovgrad, Bulgaria
Height 170 cm (5 ft 7 in)
Weight 76.81 kg (169.3 lb)
Sport
Country  Bulgaria
Sport Weightlifting
Weight class 77 kg
Club Asenovets, Asenovgrad (BUL)
Team National team
Updated on 13 September 2016.

Plamen Jelyazkov (original name: Пламен Желязков, born 14 May 1972 in Asenovgrad) is a Bulgarian male weightlifter, competing in the 77 kg category and representing Bulgaria at international competitions. He participated at the 1996 Summer Olympics in the 70 kg event. He competed at world championships, most recently at the 2003 World Weightlifting Championships.[1]

Zhelyazkov became IWF World Weightlifter of the Year in 1998.[2] He set five world records in the lightweight and middleweight classes from 1998-2002 – three in the snatch and two in the total.

Major results

  • 2nd, silver medalist(s) 1996 European Championships Lightweight class (332.5 kg)
  • 3rd, bronze medalist(s) 1997 European Championships Lightweight class (330.0 kg)
  • 1st, gold medalist(s) 1998 European Championships Lightweight class (330.0 kg)
  • 2nd, silver medalist(s) 1999 European Championships Lightweight class (350.0 kg)
  • 2nd, silver medalist(s) 2000 European Championships Middleweight class (365.0 kg)
  • 3rd, bronze medalist(s) 2004 European Championships Middleweight class (360.0 kg).
Year Venue Weight Snatch (kg) Clean & Jerk (kg) Total Rank
123Rank123Rank
Summer Olympics
1996United States Atlanta, United States70 kgN/AN/A4
World Championships
2003Canada Vancouver, Canada77 kg1601601605190195197.563504
2002Poland Warsaw, Poland77 kg165165170---195202.5207.550---
2001Turkey Antalya, Turkey77 kg1651701701st, gold medalist(s)19519519553604
1999Greece Piraeus, Greece77 kg1601651702nd, silver medalist(s)197.5197.520073703rd, bronze medalist(s)
1998Finland Lahti, Finland69 kg1551601601st, gold medalist(s)182.5187.51901st, gold medalist(s)3501st, gold medalist(s)

References

  1. ↑ "2003 Weightlifting World Championships - Plamen Jelyazkov". iwf.net. Retrieved 23 June 2016.
  2. ↑ "Ilin again, Chen Yanqing for the first time: Best of the Year" (PDF). IWF. p. 8. Retrieved 11 February 2013.


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