Ivan Chakarov ( bg, Иван Чакъров), also known as "James Dean" of weightlifting, born 1966, is a Bulgarian world class weightlifter who won gold medals in the 91 kg class at the

1993 World Weightlifting Championships The 1993 World Weightlifting Championships were held in Melbourne, Australia from November 11 to November 21, 1993. Medal summary Men Women Medal table Ranking by Big (Total result) medals Ranking by all medals: Big (Total result) and Smal ...

in Melbourne, Australia and in the 90 kg class at the

1991 European Weightlifting Championships The 1991 European Weightlifting Championships were held in Władysławowo, Poland from May 24 to May 31, 1991. It was the 70th edition of the event. There were a total number of 127 athletes competing, from 21 nations. The women competition were ...

Władysławowo Władysławowo ( Kashubian/ Pomeranian: ''Wiôlgô Wies'', german: Großendorf) is a city on the south coast of the Baltic Sea in Kashubia in the Pomerelia region, northern Poland, with 15,015 (2009) inhabitants. History In 1634 engineer Fryde ...

, Poland. He also competed in the men's middle heavyweight event at the

1992 Summer Olympics The 1992 Summer Olympics ( es, Juegos Olímpicos de Verano de 1992, ca, Jocs Olímpics d'estiu de 1992), officially known as the Games of the XXV Olympiad ( es, Juegos de la XXV Olimpiada, ca, Jocs de la XXV Olimpíada) and commonly known as ...

. Chakarov won European Cup with the team of Bulgaria in Angers 1988 and Sofia 1989. He began training in 1979 at the Chernomorets Burgas Club. His first coach is Konstantin Darov. Chakarov competed for Chernomorets until 1985. After that, until the end of his long and successful career, he competed only for CSKA Sofia. His personal coaches were Andon Nikolov, Rumen Alexandrov and Neno Terziyski. Chakarov has set two world records.

Personal Bests

Weightlifting

* Snatch: 187.5 kg *

Clean and Jerk The clean and jerk is a composite of two weightlifting movements, most often performed with a barbell: the clean and the jerk. During the ''clean'', the lifter moves the barbell from the floor to a racked position across the deltoids, without res ...

: 230 kg *Best Total: 417.5 kg (480 sinclair) (About the 10th best weightlifter ever)

Other exercises

Power Clean The clean and jerk is a composite of two weightlifting movements, most often performed with a barbell: the clean and the jerk. During the ''clean'', the lifter moves the barbell from the floor to a racked position across the deltoids, without re ...

: 180.0 kg (Strict), 200 kg (some depth) *

Back Squat A squat is a strength exercise in which the trainee lowers their hips from a standing position and then stands back up. During the descent and knee joints flex while the ankle joint dorsiflexes; conversely the hip and knee joints extend and t ...

: 1RM: 330.0 kg (Some sources say 350 kg, though it is likely to be inaccurate, a 335 kg value is more likely provided from other sources, but he definitely squatted 330 in the back squat). 3RM: 285 kg * Front Squat: 280.0 kg * Clean: 230.0 kg (Accomplished twice at the 1987 world weightlifting championships) * Military Press: 120.0 kg *

Bench Press The bench press, or chest press, is a weight training exercise in which the trainee presses a weight upwards while lying on a weight training bench. Although the bench press is a full-body exercise, the muscles primarily used are the pectorali ...

: 150.0 kg * Clean Pull: 290.0 kg * Power Snatch (above Parallel) : 150.0 kg * Snatch Pull: 250.0 kg * Deadlift: 310.0 kg

No-No-No Squats

Chakarov was exceptional in the

, and squatted 270 kg (595.25 lbs) for 3 deep repetitions at the

. This feat became well known as the "No-No-No" squat, as Chakarov did not use a lifting belt, knee wraps, or spotters for this attempt.

References

External links

Ivan Chakarov Biography and Olympic Results
Living people 1966 births Bulgarian male weightlifters Olympic weightlifters for Bulgaria Weightlifters at the 1992 Summer Olympics European champions in weightlifting World record setters in weightlifting European Weightlifting Championships medalists World Weightlifting Championships medalists 20th-century Bulgarian people {{Bulgaria-weightlifting-bio-stub