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Yanko Rusev
Yanko Rusev ( bg, Янко Русев, born 1 December 1958) is a former Olympic weightlifter for Bulgaria. In 1993 he was elected member of the International Weightlifting Federation Hall of Fame. He was named the 1981 Athlete of the Year for Bulgaria. In 2019 he was awarded the highest state award of Bulgaria in the field of sport - the Wreath of the winner. Early life He was born on December 1, 1958 in Ivanski, Shumen. At 15, he attempted to enter the sport school "Olympian Hopes" () in Sofia, but was turned down on the grounds that he was a "hopeless" weightlifter. Training Rusev first began training for soccer and wrestling. Afterwards, he took an interest in weightlifting. During his education at 19, Ivan Abadzhiev noticed him, and soon Rusev was weightlifting in the world games at Stuttgart Stuttgart (; Swabian: ; ) is the capital and largest city of the German state of Baden-Württemberg. It is located on the Neckar river in a fertile valley known as the ''St ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shumen Municipality
Shumen Municipality ( bg, Община Шумен) is a municipality ('' obshtina'') in Shumen Province, Northeastern Bulgaria. It is named after its administrative centre - the city of Shumen which is also the capital of the province. The municipality embraces a territory of with a population of 101,597 inhabitants, as of December 2009. Currently, the eastern operating section of Hemus motorway connects the main town with the port of Varna. Aside from the rich cultural landmarks of the main city, the area is most known with the National Historical and Archaeological Reserve that includes the famous Madara Rider near the homonymous village. Settlements Shumen Municipality includes the following 27 places (towns are shown in bold): Demography The following table shows the change of the population during the last four decades. Since 1992 Shumen Municipality has comprised the former municipality of Ivanski and the numbers in the table reflect this unif ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1980 European Weightlifting Championships
The 1980 European Weightlifting Championships were held at the Pinki Hall in Belgrade, SFR Yugoslavia from April 26 to May 4, 1980. This was the 59th edition of the event. There were 156 men in action from 26 nations. Medal summary Medal table Ranking by Big (Total result) medals ReferencesResults(Chidlovski.net) * М. Л. Аптекарь«Тяжёлая атлетика. Справочник.»— М.: «Физкультура и спорт», 1983. — 416 с. {{European Weightlifting Championships European Weightlifting Championships European Weightlifting Championships European Weightlifting Championships International weightlifting competitions hosted by Yugoslavia International sports competitions in Belgrade European Weightlifting Championships European Weightlifting Championships European Weightlifting Championships is an annual event organised by the European Weightlifting Federation (EWF). It has been held since 1896. A separate event for women was held ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Junior World Weightlifting Championships
The IWF Junior World Championships is organised by the International Weightlifting Federation The International Weightlifting Federation (IWF), headquartered in Lausanne, is the international governing body for the sport of Olympic weightlifting. The IWF was founded in 1905, and has 192 Member Federations. The IWF President is Mohammed H ... (IWF). The first competition was held in 1975. Editions References External linksFull Results 1975 to 2020 [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1981 World Cup Overall Winnerl
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