Aleksandar Varbanov

Aleksandar Varbanov

Personal information
Born	May 9, 1964 (1964-05-09) (age 52) Novi Pazar, Bulgaria
Medal record Men's Olympic weightlifting Representing  Bulgaria Olympic Games 1988 Seoul -75 kg World Championships 1983 Moscow -75 kg 1985 Sodertelje -75 kg 1986 Sofia -75 kg 1987 Ostrava -75 kg European Championships 1983 Moscow -75 kg 1985 Katowice -75 kg 1986 Karl-Marx-Stadt -75 kg 1987 Reims -75 kg 1984 Vittorio -75 kg 1989 Athens -75 kg Friendship Games 1984 Varna -67,5 kg

Aleksandar Varbanov (Bulgarian: Александър Върбанов; born May 9, 1964 in Novi Pazar) was a weightlifter for Bulgaria. He now lives and works as a weightlifting trainer in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

Weightlifting achievements

• Bronze medalist in Olympic Games (1988);
• Senior world champion (1983, 1985 and 1986);
• Silver medalist in Senior World Championships (1987);
• Senior European champion (1983, 1985, 1986 and 1987);
• Silver medalist at Senior European Championships (1984 and 1989);
• Set ten world records during his career.^[1][2]

Career bests

• Clean and jerk: 200.0 kg on September 13, 1984 in Varna in class to 67.5 kg.
• Clean and jerk: 215.5 kg on May 12, 1987 in Seoul in the class to 75 kg.
• Total (snatch + clean and jerk): 382.5 kg on February 20, 1988 in Plovdiv in the class to 75 kg.^[1]

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