Valentin Hristov (weightlifter, born 1956)

Valentin Hristov

Hristov (left) at the 1980 Olympics
Personal information
Born	16 March 1956 (1956-03-16) (age 61) Pernik, Bulgaria
Height	179 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Weight	107 kg (236 lb)
Sport
Sport	Weightlifting
Medal record Representing  Bulgaria Men's weightlifting Olympic Games Disqualified 1976 Montreal 110 kg 1980 Moscow 110 kg World championships 1975 Moscow 110 kg 1977 Stuttgart 110 kg 1979 Thessaloniki 110 kg 1980 Moscow 110 kg European championships 1974 Verona 110 kg 1975 Moscow 110 kg 1976 Berlin 110 kg 1977 Stuttgart 110 kg 1980 Belgrade 110 kg

Valentin Hristov (Bulgarian: Валентин Христов, born 16 March 1956) is a retired Bulgarian heavyweight weightlifter. He competed at the 1976 and 1980 Olympics and won a silver medal in 1980. He won the world and European titles in 1975 and 1977 and placed second in 1979.^[1] In 1975–76 he set nine ratified world records: three in the snatch, four in the clean and jerk and two in the total.^[2]

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