Zlatan Vanev

Zlatan Vanev
Personal information
Full name Zlatаn Vanev Vasilev
Born (1973-03-29) 29 March 1973
Shumen, Bulgaria
Height 168 cm (5 ft 6 in)
Weight 83.45 kg (184.0 lb)
Sport
Country  Bulgaria
Sport Weightlifting
Weight class 85 kg
Club Shumen
Team National team
Updated on 26 September 2016.

Zlatаn Vanev Vasilev (original name: Златан Ванев Василев, born 29 March 1973 in Shumen) is a Bulgarian male weightlifter, competing in the 85 kg category and representing Bulgaria at international competitions. He participated at the 1996 Summer Olympics in the 70 kg event. He competed at world championships, most recently at the 2002 World Weightlifting Championships.[1]

He set a new world record on 28 April 2000 in the Clean & Jerk with 207.5 kg in Sofia, Bulgaria .

He was suspended due to a tampering with test.[2]

After his own career he became the personal trainter of weightlifter Valentin Hristov.[3]

Major results

Year Venue Weight Snatch (kg) Clean & Jerk (kg) Total Rank
123Rank123Rank
Summer Olympics
1996 Australia Sydney, Australia 70 kg N/A N/A 9
World Championships
2002 Poland Warsaw, Poland 85 kg 165167.51708212.5217.52201st, gold medalist(s)3851st, gold medalist(s)
1999 Greece Piraeus, Greece 77 kg 157.5162.5162.514197.5212.5212.583559
1998 Finland Lahti, Finland 77 kg 157.5162.51653rd, bronze medalist(s)200200202.51st, gold medalist(s)3651st, gold medalist(s)

References

  1. "2002 Weightlifting World Championships - Vasilev Zlatan Vanev". iwf.net. Retrieved 23 June 2016.
  2. "5 Olympians Suspended For Drugs". CBS News. 2004-08-20. Archived from the original on 2013-01-02.
  3. Българинът Валентин Христов спечели медал на Олимпиадата, но за Азербайджан. sporta.bg. 29 July 2012.


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