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Yanko Rusev

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Yanko Rusev
Yanko Rusev in 2014
Rusev in 2014
Personal information
NationalityBulgarian
Born(1958-12-01)1 December 1958(age 65)
Ivanski,Shumen Province,Bulgaria
OccupationWeightlifter
Sport
SportOlympic weightlifting
Medal record
Men'sweightlifting
RepresentingBulgaria
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1980 Moscow 67.5 kg
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 1977 Stuttgart 60 kg
Gold medal – first place 1978 Gettysburg 67.5 kg
Gold medal – first place 1979 Saloniki 67.5 kg
Gold medal – first place 1980 Moscow 67.5 kg
Gold medal – first place 1981 Lille 75 kg
Gold medal – first place 1982 Ljubljana 75 kg
Silver medal – second place 1983 Moscow 67.5 kg
European Championships
Silver medal – second place 1977 Stuttgart 60 kg
Gold medal – first place 1978 Havirov 67.5 kg
Gold medal – first place 1979 Varna 67.5 kg
Gold medal – first place 1980 Beograd 67.5 kg
Gold medal – first place 1981 Lille 75 kg
Gold medal – first place 1982 Ljubljana 75 kg
Silver medal – second place 1983 Moscow 67.5 kg
Friendship Games
Gold medal – first place 1984 Varna 67.5 kg
Friendship Cup
Gold medal – first place 1978 Moscow 67.5 kg
IWF World Cup Final
Bronze medal – third place 1980 Madrid 67,5 kg
Bronze medal – third place 1982 Halmstad 75 kg
IWF World Cup Winner
Gold medal – first place 1981 Vienna 75 kg
IWF World Cup
Gold medal – first place 1981 Athens 75 kg
Gold medal – first place 1982 Atlantic City 75 kg
Gold medal – first place 1983 Allentown 75 kg
Gold medal – first place 1984 Budapest 67,5 kg
Junior World Weightlifting Championships
Gold medal – first place 1978 Athens 67,5 kg
Bronze medal – third place 1977 Sofia 67.5 kg
European Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place 1978 Athens 67,5 kg
Bronze medal – third place 1977 Sofia 67.5 kg
Balkan Weightlifting Championships
Gold medal – first place 1976 Drăgășani 60 kg
Gold medal – first place 1977 Ankara 67,5 kg
Gold medal – first place 1978 Athens 67,5 kg
Bulgarian Weightlifting Championships
Gold medal – first place 1978 Veliko Tarnovo 67,5 kg
Gold medal – first place 1979 Sofia 67,5 kg
Gold medal – first place 1981 Vidin 75 kg
Gold medal – first place 1982 Varna 75 kg
Silver medal – second place 1983 Varna 75 kg

Yanko Rusev(Bulgarian:Янко Русев,born 1 December 1958) is a formerOlympicweightlifterforBulgaria.

In 1993 he was elected member of theInternational Weightlifting FederationHall of Fame.[1]He was named the 1981 Sportsman of the Year for Bulgaria. In 2019 he was awarded the highest state award of Bulgaria in the field of sport - the Wreath of the winner. Rusev is an Olympic, five-time world and five-time European champion and multiple world record holder. He is the winner of the World Cup in 1981 and a gold medalist in cat. 67.5 at the strongest competition in the world in 1984 - the Friendship Games. Yanko is a three-time Balkan champion and a four-time champion of Bulgaria. Rusev is also world and European junior champion.

Early life

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He was born on December 1, 1958, in Ivanski,Shumen.At 15, he attempted to enter the sport school "Olympian Hopes" (Bulgarian:Олимпийски Hадежди) in Sofia, but was turned down on the grounds that he was a "hopeless" weightlifter.

Training

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Rusev first began training forsoccerandwrestling.Afterwards, he took an interest inweightlifting.During his education at 19,Ivan Abadzhievnoticed him, and soon Rusev was weightlifting in the world games atStuttgart,and won a silver medal.

Weightlifting achievements

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  • Olympic champion (1980 - 67,5 kg);
  • Five-time senior world champion (1978, 79 and 80 - 67,5 kg, 81 and 1982 – 75 kg);
  • Twice silver medalist in Senior World Championships (1977 – 60 kg and 1983 - 67,5 kg);
  • Five-time senior European champion (1978, 79, 80 - 67,5 kg 81 and 1982 75 kg);
  • Twice silver medalist in Senior European Championships (1977 – 60 kg and 1983 - 67,5 kg);
  • Set 36 world records during his career.
  • Sportsman of the year Bulgaria 1981

World Records by Yanko Rusev

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  • 9/19/1977 Clean and Jerk 165 Featherweight Stuttgart
  • 7/18/1978 Clean and Jerk 179 Lightweight Athens
  • 10/5/1978 Clean and Jerk 180 Lightweight Gettysburg
  • 5/22/1979 Snatch 145 Lightweight Varna
  • 5/22/1979 Snatch 146 Lightweight Varna
  • 5/22/1979 Clean and Jerk 181.5 Lightweight Varna
  • 7/9/1979 Snatch 147 Lightweight Sofia
  • 7/9/1979 Clean and Jerk 185.5 Lightweight Sofia
  • 7/9/1979 Total (2) 325 Lightweight Sofia
  • 11/6/1979 Clean and Jerk 187.5 Lightweight Saloniki
  • 11/6/1979 Total (2) 332.5 Lightweight Saloniki
  • 2/1/1980 Snatch 147.5 Lightweight Varna
  • 2/1/1980 Clean and Jerk 188 Lightweight Varna
  • 2/1/1980 Total (2) 335 Lightweight Varna
  • 4/28/1980 Snatch 148 Lightweight Beograd
  • 4/28/1980 Clean and Jerk 190 Lightweight Beograd
  • 4/28/1980 Total (2) 337.5 Lightweight Beograd
  • 7/23/1980 Clean and Jerk 195 Lightweight Moscow
  • 7/23/1980 Total (2) 342.5 Lightweight Moscow
  • 9/16/1981 Clean and Jerk 206 Middleweight Lille
  • 4/8/1982 Clean and Jerk 206.5 Middleweight Varna
  • 9/2/1982 Total (2) 365 Middleweight Ljubljana
  • 9/22/1982 Clean and Jerk 208 Middleweight Ljubljana
  • 9/22/1982 Clean and Jerk 209 Middleweight Ljubljana
  • 9/22/1982 Total (2) 362.5 Middleweight Ljubljana

References

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  1. ^"Weightlifting Hall of Fame".International Weightlifting Federation.Retrieved2008-08-07.
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