Bozhidar Andreev
Personal information
NationalityBulgarian
Born (1997-01-17) 17 January 1997
Sliven, Bulgaria
Weight73.00 kg (161 lb)
Sport
CountryBulgaria
SportWeightlifting
Weight class73 kg
ClubKSV Durlach
Coached byIvan Ivanov[1]
Plamen Bratoichev
Achievements and titles
Personal bests
  • Snatch: 163 kg (2019)
  • Clean & Jerk: 198 kg (2019)
  • Total: 361 kg (2019)
Medal record
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place2019 Pattaya–73 kg
European Championships
Gold medal – first place2019 Batumi–73 kg
Bronze medal – third place2021 Moscow–73 kg
Bronze medal – third place2022 Tirana–81 kg
Youth Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place2014 Nanjing–69 kg
European Youth Championships
Gold medal – first place2013 Klaipeda–69 kg
Gold medal – first place2014 Ciechanow–77 kg
European Junior & U23 Weightlifting Championships
Gold medal – first place2015 Klaipeda–77 kg
Gold medal – first place2018 Zamość–77 kg
Gold medal – first place2019 Bucharest–81 kg

Bozhidar Dimitrov Andreev (Bulgarian: Божидар Димитров Андреев; born 17 January 1997) is a Bulgarian male weightlifter, and European Champion competing in the 77 kg category until 2018 and 73 kg starting in 2018 after the International Weightlifting Federation reorganized the categories.[2]

In 2021, he represented Bulgaria at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan. He competed in the men's 73 kg event.[3]

Career

World Championships

In 2018 the IWF restructured the weight classes and he competed in the newly created 73 kg division at the 2018 World Weightlifting Championships[4][5] finishing in ninth place in the total.

European Championships

In 2019 he competed at the 2019 European Weightlifting Championships in the 73 kg division.[6] He won a bronze medal in the snatch and won gold medals in the clean & jerk and total. His total of 345 kg being 6 kg over the reigning European Champion Briken Calja.[7]

Other competitions

He won the 69 kg class at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics.[8]

Major results

Year Venue Weight Snatch (kg) Clean & Jerk (kg) Total Rank
1 2 3 Rank 1 2 3 Rank
Olympic Games
2020Japan Tokyo, Japan73 kg150154154318418919073385 [9]
World Championships
2018Turkmenistan Ashgabat, Turkmenistan73 kg1451501538182191191113359
2019Thailand Pattaya, Thailand73 kg1491541572nd place, silver medalist(s)1851891923rd place, bronze medalist(s)3463rd place, bronze medalist(s)
2022Colombia Bogota, Colombia73 kg1501541542nd place, silver medalist(s)18018419073384[10]
2023Saudi Arabia Riyadh, Saudi Arabia81 kg15415815861901951952nd place, silver medalist(s)3494 [11]
European Championships
2016Norway Førde, Norway77 kg145150153518118719143444
2019Georgia (country) Batumi, Georgia73 kg1481531573rd place, bronze medalist(s)1811871921st place, gold medalist(s)3451st place, gold medalist(s)
2021Russia Moscow, Russia[12]73 kg1521561572nd place, silver medalist(s)18218819043343rd place, bronze medalist(s)
2022Albania Tirana, Albania81 kg1501531533rd place, bronze medalist(s)1851901952nd place, silver medalist(s)3433rd place, bronze medalist(s)
2023Armenia Yerevan, Armenia73 kg1471511543rd place, bronze medalist(s)18018018173324
Youth Olympic Games
2014China Nanjing, China69 kg1251301331st place, gold medalist(s)1571621671st place, gold medalist(s)3001st place, gold medalist(s)
World Youth Weightlifting Championships
2012Slovenia Kosice, Slovakia62 kg113513362466[13]
2013Peru Lima, Peru69 kg1273rd place, bronze medalist(s)15072776 [14]
European Youth Weightlifting Championships
2011Republic of Ireland Dublin , Ireland56 kg87910971968[15]
2012Romania Bucuresti, Romania62 kg1133rd place, bronze medalist(s)1333rd place, bronze medalist(s)2463rd place, bronze medalist(s)[16]
2013Lithuania Klaipeda, Lithuania69 kg1301st place, gold medalist(s)1601st place, gold medalist(s)2901st place, gold medalist(s)[17]
2014Poland Ciechanow, Poland77 kg1301361381st place, gold medalist(s)1581651711st place, gold medalist(s)3091st place, gold medalist(s)
European Junior & U23 Weightlifting Championships
2015Lithuania Klaipeda, Lithuania77 kg13614114441741761821st place, gold medalist(s)3171st place, gold medalist(s)
2018Poland Zamość, Poland77 kg1441481502nd place, silver medalist(s)1801831881st place, gold medalist(s)3381st place, gold medalist(s)
2019Romania Bucharest, Romania81 kg1551601631st place, gold medalist(s)1901961981st place, gold medalist(s)3611st place, gold medalist(s)
International Naim Suleymanoglu Tournament
2019Turkey Gaziantep, Turkey81 kg1521521553rd place, bronze medalist(s)1861921971st place, gold medalist(s)3521st place, gold medalist(s)
Malta International Open
2020Malta Valletta, Malta[18]73 kg1471511561st place, gold medalist(s)1801871911st place, gold medalist(s)3471st place, gold medalist(s)

References

  1. ↑ "Athlete Profile". IWF.net. Retrieved 17 November 2018.
  2. ↑ "PDF listing of 2018 Group A world championship entrants in 73 kg" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 December 2018. Retrieved 9 April 2019.
  3. ↑ Oliver, Brian (28 July 2021). "Shi Zhiyong wins weightlifting gold with world record - and bronze for B Group Indonesian". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 28 July 2021.
  4. ↑ "IWF Results". IWF.net. Retrieved 17 November 2018.
  5. ↑ "2018 World Weightlifting Championships Results". IWF.net. Retrieved 17 November 2018.
  6. ↑ "2019 European Championships" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 April 2019. Retrieved 9 April 2019.
  7. ↑ "2019 European Championships Results Book" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 April 2019. Retrieved 9 April 2019.
  8. ↑ "2014 Youth Olympics 69 kg results". Olympic.org. Retrieved 17 November 2018.
  9. ↑ "Weightlifting | Men's 73kg | Results" (PDF). TOCOG. 28 July 2021. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 July 2021. Retrieved 31 January 2022.
  10. ↑ iwf.net. "2022 World Weightlifting Championships Results". Retrieved 24 March 2023.
  11. ↑ iwf.net. "iwf Results". Archived from the original on 5 September 2023. Retrieved 21 September 2023.
  12. ↑ "2021 European Weightlifting Championships" (PDF). ewfed.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 April 2021. Retrieved 12 April 2021.
  13. ↑ iwf.net. "2012 World Youth Weightlifting Championship". Retrieved 16 December 2022.
  14. ↑ iwf.net. "2013 World Youth Weightlifting Championship". Retrieved 16 December 2022.
  15. ↑ iwf.net. "2011 European Youth Championships". Retrieved 16 December 2022.
  16. ↑ iwf.net. "2012 European Youth Championships". Retrieved 16 December 2022.
  17. ↑ iwf.net. "2013 European Youth Championships". Retrieved 16 December 2022.
  18. ↑ "MALTA 2020 INTERNATIONAL OPEN" (PDF). weightliftinghouse.com. Retrieved 12 March 2020.
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