Atanas Shopov

Atanas Shopov (Bulgarian: Атанас Шопов) (born 4 October 1951) of Bulgaria is a former weightlifter who competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics and 1976 Summer Olympics.[1]

Atanas Shopov
Personal information
Born4 October 1951 (1951-10-04) (age 68)
Medal record
Men's weightlifting
Representing  Armenia
Olympic Games
1972 Munich 90 kg
1976 Montreal 90 kg
World Championships
1972 Munich 90 kg
1976 Montreal 90 kg
European Championships
1972 Constanța 90 kg
1971 Sofia 90 kg
1973 Madrid 90 kg
Balkan Championships
1970 Istanbul 90 kg
1974 Burgas 90 kg
1975 Sombor 90 kg
1969 Bucharest 82,5 kg
Bulgarian Championships
1970 Sofia 82,5 kg
1972 Sofia 90 kg
1973 Vidin 90 kg
1975 Yambol 90 kg
Bulgarian Junior&Youth Championships
1968 Burgas 82,5 kg
1969 Asenovgrad 82,5
1967 Dimitrovgrad 75 kg

Biography

He was born October 4, 1951 in Dobrovnitsa village near Pazardzhik. He won the silver medal in the 90 kg category at the 1972 Summer Olympics and the bronze at the 1976 Summer Olympics. He also won the bronze at the 1971 European Weightlifting Championships in Sofia, the silver at the 1972 European Championships, and the bronze at the 1973 European Championships. He began training in 1964. Until 1972 he competed for Benkovski Pazardzhik. Then until 1974 for CSKA Sofia, and then until 1976 again for Benkovski. He has set 15 world records for juniors.

References
  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Atanas Shopov". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 23 June 2012.


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