HRISTOV Hristo Dimitrov

Bulgaria

Weightlifting

Date of Birth: 27 Apr 2001

Age: 20

Gender: Male

Youth Olympian

Height (m/ft): 1.83/6'0''

Place of birth: VARNA

Birth Country:

Bulgaria

Place of residence : VARNA

Residence Country:

Bulgaria

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Weightlifting	Men's 109kg	5

Schedule

Change

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Tokyo International Forum	Men's 109kg Group A	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Athlete:

Youth Olympic Games

Year	Location	+85kg
2018	Buenos Aires, ARG	2nd (379)

European Championships

Year	Location	109kg - Total	109kg - Snatch	109kg - C&J
2021	Moscow, RUS	2nd (406)	2nd (186)	4th (220)

Junior World Championships

Year	Location	109kg - Total	109kg - Snatch	109kg - C&J
2021	Tashkent, UZB	1st (403)	2nd (187)	1st (216)
2019	Suva, FIJ	(---)	3rd (175)	(---)

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

Hobbies:

Playing video games with his brother, spending time with his parents, listening to music. (chernomore.bg, 07 Mar 2018)

Occupation:

Athlete, Student

Languages spoken:

Bulgarian

Club name:

SK Titan [Varna, BUL]

Coach:

Zhivko Nikolov [club]; Ivan Ivanov [national], BUL

Sporting relatives:

His younger brother Stefcho Hristov has represented Bulgaria in weightlifting, finishing sixth in the 94kg category at the 2018 European Youth Championships in Milan, Italy. (chernomore.bg, 07 Mar 2018; iwf.net, 2018)

Injuries:

He was affected by lower back pain at the 2019 World Junior Championships in Suva, Fiji. (bnr.bg, 07 Jun 2019)

Start:

He began weightlifting in 2013. (kodsport.bg, 16 May 2021)

Reason:

He was inspired to take up the sport by his father. "I was quite small then. He took my brother and I [to the gym], the coach saw us, we took exams, and we went into the sport." (kodsport.bg, 16 May 2021; chernomore.bg, 07 Mar 2018)

Ambition:

To win a medal at the Olympic Games. (kodsport.bg, 16 May 2021)

Hero:

Bulgarian weightlifter Velichko Cholakov. (kodsport.bg, 16 May 2021; chernomore.bg, 07 Mar 2018)

Influence:

His coach, and his relatives. (chernomore.bg, 07 Mar 2018)

Philosophy:

"Training and rest are among the most important things. Every training session should be taken seriously. Support from your loved ones undoubtedly means a lot for success." (chernomore.bg, 07 Mar 2018)

Award:

He was named the 2017 Best Athlete in the city of Varna, Bulgaria. (chernomore.bg, 07 Mar 2018)

General Interest

General
SIBLING RIVALRY
His younger brother Stefcho has also represented Bulgaria in weightlifting. The pair both competed in the 109kg category at the 2019 European Junior Championships in Bucharest, Romania, with Hristo claiming gold and Stefcho placing 10th. "I am one year older. As for who is stronger, I am still stronger [than Stefcho] to this day [speaking in 2021], but I have a feeling that he will overtake me and become much better than me. I am his stimulus at the moment. I think he has a lot of potential, he will explode and causes a furor. We have participated in the same weight category. I think it pulls a lot forward when we lift together. We have joked in the hall, 'Today I'm going to beat you'. It's a big deal. I will be happy to see him beat me in everything over time." (SportsDeskOnline, 06 Jul 2021; kodsport.bg, 16 May 2021)

Social Media

https://www.facebook.com/hristo.dimitrov.75

Legend

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

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