Yordan Bikov

Yordan Bikov

Bikov on a stamp of Umm al-Quwain
Personal information
Born	17 October 1950 (1950-10-17) (age 68) Pazardzhik, Bulgaria
Height	168 cm (5 ft 6 in)
Weight	75 kg (165 lb)
Sport
Sport	Weightlifting
Club	Bulgarian Army
Medal record Representing  Bulgaria Olympic Games 1972 Munich -75 kg European Championships 1972 Constanța -75 kg 1973 Madrid -75 kg

Yordan Bikov (Bulgarian: Йордан Биков, born 17 October 1950) is a retired Bulgarian middleweight weightlifter. He won the clean and jerk event at the 1971 World Championships. In 1972 he won the European title and Olympic gold medal, setting a new world record in the total. He retired next year after placing second at the European championships, and became a weightlifting coach.^[1][2]

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