Stefan Topurov

Stefan Topurov

Personal information
Born	August 11, 1964
Medal record Men's Olympic weightlifting Olympic Games 1988 Seoul -60 kg World Championships 1987 Ostrava -60 kg 1983 Moscow -60 kg 1986 Sofia -67.5 kg European Championships 1984 Vittorio -60 kg 1987 Reims -60 kg 1983 Moscow -60 kg 1988 Cardiff -60 kg

Stefan Petrov Topurov (Bulgarian: Стефан Петров Топуров) (born August 11, 1964 in Asenovgrad), was an weightlifter for Bulgaria.

Weightlifting achievements

• Silver medalist in Olympic Games (1988);
• Senior world champion (1987);
• Silver medalist in Senior World Championships (1983 and 1986);
• Senior European champion (1984 and 1987);
• Silver medalist at Senior European Championships (1983 and 1988);
• Set eleven world records during his career.
• First man ever to lift three times his body weight.

References

• Lift Up. "Stefan Topurov". Retrieved 8 January 2010. 
• Sports-reference.com. "Stefan Topurov". Retrieved 8 January 2010.