Yanko Rusev

Yanko Rusev

Yanko Rusev in 2014

Rusev in 2014
Born (1958-12-01) December 1, 1958
Ivanski, Shumen Province
Nationality Bulgarian
Occupation Weightlifter
Known for Olympic weightlifting
Olympic medal record
Representing  Bulgaria
Men's Weightlifting
Olympic Games
1980 Moscow 67.5 kg
World Weightlifting Championships
1977 Stuttgart 60kg
1978 Gettysburg 67.5kg
1979 Saloniki 67.5kg
1980 Moscow 67.5kg
1981 Lille 75kg
1982 Ljubljana 75kg
1983 Moscow 67.5kg
European Weightlifting Championships
1977 Stuttgart 60kg
1978 Havirov 67.5kg
1979 Varna 67.5kg
1980 Beograd 67.5kg
1981 Lille 75kg
1982 Ljubljana 75kg
1983 Moscow 67.5kg

Yanko Rusev (Bulgarian: Янко Русев, born December 1, 1958) is a former Olympic weightlifter for Bulgaria.

In 1993 he was elected member of the International Weightlifting Federation Hall of Fame.[1]

Early life

He was born on December 1, 1958 in Ivanski, Shumen. At 15, he attempted to enter the sport school "Olympian Hopes" (Bulgarian: Олимпийски Hадежди) 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 wrestling in the world games at Stuttgart, and won a silver medal.

Weightlifting achievements

World Records by Yanko Rusev

Notes and references

  1. "Weightlifting Hall of Fame". International Weightlifting Federation. Retrieved 2008-08-07.



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