Valentin Hristov (weightlifter, born 1956)
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Hristov (left) at the 1980 Olympics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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16 March 1956 (age 60) Pernik, Bulgaria | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 179 cm (5 ft 10 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 107 kg (236 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Weightlifting | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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]
References
- ↑ "Valentin Khristov". www.sports-reference.com. Retrieved 16 November 2011.
- ↑ Valentin Khristov. chidlovski.net
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