Atanas Shopov ( bg, Атанас Шопов; born 4 October 1951) of

Bulgaria Bulgaria (; bg, България, Bǎlgariya), officially the Republic of Bulgaria,, ) is a country in Southeast Europe. It is situated on the eastern flank of the Balkans, and is bordered by Romania to the north, Serbia and North Macedon ...

is a former

weightlifter Olympic weightlifting, or Olympic-style weightlifting (officially named Weightlifting), is a sport in which athletes compete in lifting a barbell loaded with weight plates from the ground to overhead, with each athlete trying to successfully lift ...

who competed at the

1972 Summer Olympics The 1972 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad () and commonly known as Munich 1972 (german: München 1972), was an international multi-sport event held in Munich, West Germany, from 26 August to 11 September 1972. ...

and

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Biography

He was born October 4, 1951, in Dobrovnitsa village near Pazardzhik. He won the silver medal in the 90 kg category at the

and the bronze at the

. He also won the bronze at the

1971 European Weightlifting Championships The 1971 European Weightlifting Championships were held at the Universiada Hall in Sofia, Bulgaria Bulgaria (; bg, България, Bǎlgariya), officially the Republic of Bulgaria,, ) is a country in Southeast Europe. It is situated o ...

in Sofia, the silver at the 1972 European Championships, and the bronze at the 1973 European Championships. He began training in 1964. Until 1972 he competed for Benkovski Pazardzhik. Then until 1974 for CSKA Sofia, and then until 1976 again for Benkovski. He has set 15 world records for juniors.

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* 1951 births Living people Bulgarian male weightlifters Olympic weightlifters of Bulgaria Weightlifters at the 1972 Summer Olympics Weightlifters at the 1976 Summer Olympics Olympic silver medalists for Bulgaria Olympic bronze medalists for Bulgaria Olympic medalists in weightlifting Medalists at the 1976 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 1972 Summer Olympics European Weightlifting Championships medalists 20th-century Bulgarian people 21st-century Bulgarian people {{Bulgaria-weightlifting-bio-stub