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Full name
  
Plamen Jelyazkov

Weight
  
76.81 kg (169.3 lb)

Sport
  
Weightlifting

Height
  
170 cm (5 ft 7 in)

Country
  
Bulgaria

Weight class
  
77 kg

Born
  
14 May 1972 (age 44) (
1972-05-14
)
Asenovgrad, Bulgaria

Plamen zhelyazkov 202kg clean


Plamen Jelyazkov (original name: Пламен Желязков, born (1972-05-14)14 May 1972 in Asenovgrad) is a Bulgarian male weightlifter, competing in the 77 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 2003 World Weightlifting Championships.

Contents

Zhelyazkov became IWF World Weightlifter of the Year in 1998. He set five world records in the lightweight and middleweight classes from 1998-2002 – three in the snatch and two in the total.

Major results

  • 02 ! 1996 European Championships Lightweight class (332.5 kg)
  • 03 ! 1997 European Championships Lightweight class (330.0 kg)
  • 01 ! 1998 European Championships Lightweight class (330.0 kg)
  • 02 ! 1999 European Championships Lightweight class (350.0 kg)
  • 02 ! 2000 European Championships Middleweight class (365.0 kg)
  • 03 ! 2004 European Championships Middleweight class (360.0 kg).
  • References

    Plamen Zhelyazkov Wikipedia