ANDREEV Bozhidar Dimitrov

Bulgaria

Weightlifting

Date of Birth: 17 Jan 1997

Age: 24

Gender: Male

Youth Olympian

Height (m/ft): 1.69/5'6''

Place of birth: TOPOLCHANE

Birth Country:

Bulgaria

Place of residence : SLIVEN

Residence Country:

Bulgaria

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Weightlifting	Men's 73kg	5

Schedule

Change

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Tokyo International Forum	Men's 73kg Group A	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Athlete:

Youth Olympic Games

Year	Location	69kg - Total
2014	Nanjing, CHN	1st (300)

World Championships

Year	Location	77kg - Total	77kg - Snatch	77kg - C&J	73kg - Total	73kg - Snatch	73kg - C&J
2019	Pattaya, THA	-	-	-	3rd (346)	2nd (157)	3rd (189)
2018	Ashgabat, TKM	-	-	-	9th (335)	8th (153)	11th (182)
2015	Houston, TX, USA	(---)	(---)	(---)	-	-	-

European Championships

Year	Location	73kg - Total	73kg - Snatch	73kg - C&J
2021	Moscow, RUS	4th (334)	3rd (152)	5th (182)
2019	Batumi, GEO	1st (345)	3rd (153)	1st (192)

Legend
C&J - Clean & Jerk, (---) - no valid result, DSQ - Disqualified

Occupation:

Athlete

Languages spoken:

Bulgarian

Club name:

Hristo Bachvarov Club [Sliven, BUL]

Coach:

Ivan Ivanov [national], BUL; Plamen Bratoichev [personal], BUL

Start:

He took up the sport in 2009 in Topolchane, Bulgaria. (news.bg, 04 Nov 2019)

Reason:

His brother encouraged him to start training and he was then spotted by coach Plamen Bratoichev, who offered to train him in the sport. (mma.bg, 19 Aug 2020)

Ambition:

To compete at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. (bta.bg, 13 May 2019)

Memorable:

Winning gold in the 73kg category at the 2019 European Championships in Batumi, Georgia. (SportsDeskOnline, 10 Jun 2021; news.bg, 04 Nov 2019)

Influence:

His family, and coach Plamen Bratoichev. (bta.bg, 13 May 2019)

Award:

In 2019 he was named Weightlifter of the Year by the Bulgarian Weightlifting Federation, as well as Athlete of the Year in Sliven, Bulgaria. (bnr.bg, 19 Dec 2019; sliven-news.com, 12 Dec 2019)

Milestones

At the 2019 European Championships in Batumi, Georgia, he became the first male lifter to win a European championship gold medal in the newly introduced 73kg category. (SportsDeskOnline, 10 Jun 2021)

Social Media

https://www.facebook.com/bojidar.andreev.1
Facebook Profile 2: https://www.facebook.com/bojidar.andreev.31
https://instagram.com/bojidarandreev/
Instagram 2: https://instagram.com/bojidar.andreev.31/

Legend

:: Gold Medal Event
:: Silver Medal Event
:: Bronze Medal Event

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