Zlatаn Vanev Vasilev (original name: Златан Ванев Василев, born in
Shumen
Shumen ( bg, Шумен, also romanized as ''Shoumen'' or ''Šumen'', ) is the tenth largest city in Bulgaria and the administrative and economic capital of Shumen Province.
Etymology
The city was first mentioned as ''Šimeonis'' in 1153 by t ...
) is a Bulgarian male
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 lif ...
, competing in the 85 kg category and representing Bulgaria at international competitions. He participated at the
1996 Summer Olympics
The 1996 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXVI Olympiad, also known as Atlanta 1996 and commonly referred to as the Centennial Olympic Games) were an international multi-sport event held from July 19 to August 4, 1996, in Atlanta, ...
in the
70 kg event. He competed at world championships, most recently at the
2002 World Weightlifting Championships
The 2002 World Weightlifting Championships were held in Warsaw, Poland from November 18 to November 26, 2002.
Medal summary Men
Women
Medal table
Ranking by Big (Total result) medals
Ranking by all medals: Big (Total result) and Small (Sn ...
.
He set a new world record on 28 April 2000 in the Clean & Jerk with 207.5 kg in Sofia, Bulgaria .
He was suspended due to a tampering with test.
After his own career he became the personal trainer of weightlifter
Valentin Hristov.
Българинът Валентин Христов спечели медал на Олимпиадата, но за Азербайджан
sporta.bg. 29 July 2012.
Major results
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1973 births
Living people
Bulgarian male weightlifters
Weightlifters at the 1996 Summer Olympics
Olympic weightlifters of Bulgaria
People from Shumen
World Weightlifting Championships medalists
Doping cases in weightlifting
Bulgarian sportspeople in doping cases
World record setters in weightlifting
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