Yordan Mitkov ( bg, Йордан Митков, born April 3, 1956) is a former

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 ...

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. He was born in

Asenovgrad Asenovgrad ( bg, Асеновград ) is List of cities and towns in Bulgaria, a town in central southern Bulgaria, part of Plovdiv Province. It is the largest town in Bulgaria that is not a province center. Previously known as ''Stanimaka'' ( ...

. Mitkov became Olympic champion in 1976 in the

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1956 births Living people Bulgarian male weightlifters Weightlifters at the 1976 Summer Olympics Olympic gold medalists for Bulgaria People from Asenovgrad Sportspeople from Plovdiv Province Olympic medalists in weightlifting Medalists at the 1976 Summer Olympics 20th-century Bulgarian people 21st-century Bulgarian people {{Bulgaria-weightlifting-bio-stub