Sevdalin Marinov

Sevdalin Marinov (Bulgarian: Севдалин Маринов) (born 11 June 1968) is a former Bulgarian weightlifter. He became Olympic Champion in 1988 in the Flyweight class.[1][2]

Sevdalin Marinov

Personal information
Nationality	Bulgarian
Born	(1968-06-11) 11 June 1968 Asenovgrad
Sport
Sport	Weightlifting
Medal record Representing  Bulgaria Olympic Games 1988 Seoul -52 kg World Weightlifting Championships 1985 Södertälje -52 kg 1986 Sofia -52 kg 1987 Ostrava -52 kg European Weightlifting Championships 1985 Katowice -52 kg 1986 Karl-Marx-Stadt -52 kg 1987 Reims -52 kg 1988 Cardiff -52 kg 1990 Aalborg -56 kg 1989 Athens -56 kg World Cup Final 1988 Athens -52 kg World Cup 1987 Pazardzhik -56 kg 1988 Plovdiv -56 kg Balkan Weightlifting Championships 1984 Kikinda -52 kg Bulgarian Weightlifting Championships 1986 Kardzhali -56 kg 1988 Sliven -56 kg 1989 Dobrich -56 kg 1987 Yambol -56 kg 1985 Sliven -56 kg

Sevdalin competed many times internationally and went on to win many Olympic and commonwealth medals. Marinov became one of the three youngest Bulgarian Olympic champions in weightlifting (20 years, 3 months and 7 days). He is a three-time World (1985 in Södertälje, Sweden, 1986 in Sofia, Bulgaria, and 1987 in Ostrava, Czech Republic) and a five-time European champion (1985 in Katowice, Poland, 1986 in Karl-Marx-Stadt, Germany, 1987 in Reims, France, 1988 in Cardiff, UK, and 1990 in Aalborg, Denmark). In the period between 1985 and 1988, he was literally unbeatable at major forums in the category of up to 52 kg. He has a total of 6 World and 9 Olympic records.

In 1979 Sevdalin Marinov started his training at the Vasil Levski Sports School and trained under the coach Dimitar Stoykov. He competed consecutively for the teams of Asenovets (from 1978 until 1983), Maritsa (from 1983 until 1987) and CSKA (from 1988 until 1991). In 1991 Marinov settled in Australia and after 1993 continued his career in the Green Continent. In 1994 he became a champion of the Commonwealth Games in the category of 64 kg.