Angel Rusev (weightlifter)

Angel Rusev
Personal information
Native name
Ангел Хрисков Русев
Full nameAngel Hriskov Rusev
NationalityBulgarian
Born (2001-07-13) 13 July 2001
Weight54.98 kg (121 lb)
Sport
Country Bulgaria
SportWeightlifting
Weight class
–55 kg
ClubTSK "Ruse"
Coached byRadoslav Atanasov, Ivan Ivanov
Medal record
Representing  Bulgaria
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place2021 Tashkent–55 kg
European Championships
Gold medal – first place2021 Moscow–55 kg
Gold medal – first place2022 Tirana–55 kg
Gold medal – first place2023 Yerevan–55 kg
Gold medal – first place2024 Sofia–55 kg
Gold medal – first place2025 Chișinău–55 kg
Gold medal – first place2026 Batumi–60 kg
Silver medal – second place2019 Batumi–55 kg
European Junior & U23 Weightlifting Championships
Gold medal – first place2019 Bucharest–55 kg
European Youth Championships
Gold medal – first place2018 San Donato Milanese–56 kg
Bronze medal – third place2017 Pristina–56 kg

Angel Hriskov Rusev (Bulgarian: Ангел Хрисков Русев; born 13 July 2001) is a Bulgarian weightlifter. He is a graduate of the Sports school in Ruse and competes for the local weightlifting club TSK "Ruse".

Career

World Championships

He competed at the 2018 World Weightlifting Championships in the newly created 55 kg category.[1][2] At the competition he set the youth world records in the snatch, clean & jerk and total[3] for the 55 kg weight class, winning also the bronze medal in the clean & jerk.

In 2021 he competed at the 2021 World Weightlifting Championships in the 55 kg category,[4] winning the gold medal in the clean & jerk portion and a bronze medal in the total.

The following years he managed sixth in the total in Bogotá and Manama.

European Championships

He competed at the 2019 European Weightlifting Championships in the 55 kg category,[5] winning the gold medal in the clean & jerk portion and a silver medal in the total.[6]

In 2021, he competed at the European Weightlifting Championships in the 55 kg category,[7] winning the bronze in the snatch and the gold medal in the clean & jerk portion and in the total with new European Junior record.

Since 2021 he has been unbeaten on European level winning European championships five times overall.

Major results

Year Venue Weight Snatch (kg) Clean & Jerk (kg) Total Rank
1 2 3 Rank 1 2 3 Rank
World Championships
2018Turkmenistan Ashgabat, Turkmenistan55 kg103108—71301351403rd place, bronze medalist(s)2486
2021Uzbekistan Tashkent, Uzbekistan55 kg10611011271401441471st place, gold medalist(s)2543rd place, bronze medalist(s)
2022Colombia Bogotá, Colombia55 kg106110110914114514552476[8]
2024Bahrain Manama, Bahrain55 kg110110113713514114452546[9]
2025Norway Førde, Norway60 kg11812112113150150152———
European Championships
2018Romania Bucharest, Romania56 kg100103105612512512852335
2019Georgia (country) Batumi, Georgia55 kg1051101124136138146 EJR1st place, gold medalist(s)256 EJR2nd place, silver medalist(s)
2021Russia Moscow, Russia55 kg1051051113rd place, bronze medalist(s)140147147 EJR1st place, gold medalist(s)258 EJR1st place, gold medalist(s)
2022Albania Tirana, Albania55 kg1081111133rd place, bronze medalist(s)1401441481st place, gold medalist(s)2571st place, gold medalist(s)
2023Armenia Yerevan, Armenia55 kg1051081094135141—1st place, gold medalist(s)2501st place, gold medalist(s)
2024Bulgaria Sofia, Bulgaria55 kg1051091113rd place, bronze medalist(s)135140—1st place, gold medalist(s)2441st place, gold medalist(s)
2025Moldova Chișinău, Moldova55 kg1051101118141150—1st place, gold medalist(s)2461st place, gold medalist(s)
2026Georgia (country) Batumi, Georgia60 kg11712012061551551551st place, gold medalist(s)2751st place, gold medalist(s)
European Junior & U23 Weightlifting Championships
2019Romania Bucharest, Romania55 kg1001051073rd place, bronze medalist(s)1321361471st place, gold medalist(s)2431st place, gold medalist(s)
2021Finland Rovaniemi, Finland61 kg105105—61451501532nd place, silver medalist(s)2585[10]
2022Albania Tirana, Albania61 kg107108108—1391461511st place, gold medalist(s)——
World Youth Weightlifting Championships
2017Thailand Bangkok, Thailand56 kg909598121201251251021512
European Youth Weightlifting Championships
2017Kosovo Pristina, Kosovo56 kg9510010061201261282nd place, silver medalist(s)2213rd place, bronze medalist(s)
2018Italy San Donato Milanese, Italy56 kg951001022nd place, silver medalist(s)1301331381st place, gold medalist(s)2401st place, gold medalist(s)
International Fajr Cup
2020Iran Rasht, Iran61 kg1051101132nd place, silver medalist(s)1351431472nd place, silver medalist(s)2572nd place, silver medalist(s)

References

  1. ↑ "IWF Results". IWF.net. International Weightlifting Federation. Archived from the original on 5 June 2020. Retrieved 17 November 2018.
  2. ↑ "2018 World Weightlifting Championships Results". IWF.net. International Weightlifting Federation. Archived from the original on 3 November 2018. Retrieved 17 November 2018.
  3. ↑ "Six Medallists in the men's 55kg". IWF.net. International Weightlifting Federation. 2 November 2018. Archived from the original on 18 November 2018. Retrieved 17 November 2018.
  4. ↑ "2021 World Championships Start Book" (PDF). IWF.sport. International Weightlifting Federation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 December 2021.
  5. ↑ "2019 European Championships Start Book" (PDF). EWFed.com. European Weightlifting Federation. Archived (PDF) from the original on 6 April 2019. Retrieved 6 April 2019.
  6. ↑ "European Championships 2019 Mens Results" (PDF). EWFed.com. European Weightlifting Federation. Archived (PDF) from the original on 6 April 2019. Retrieved 6 April 2019.
  7. ↑ "2021 European Championships Start Book" (PDF). EWFed.com. European Weightlifting Federation. Archived (PDF) from the original on 7 April 2021. Retrieved 4 April 2021.
  8. ↑ iwf.net. "2022 World Weightlifting Championships Results". Retrieved 24 March 2023.
  9. ↑ iwf.net. "2024 World Weightlifting Championships Results". Retrieved 7 December 2024.
  10. ↑ "2021 European Junior & U23 Weightlifting Championships Result Book" (PDF). EWFed.com. European Weightlifting Federation. Archived (PDF) from the original on 4 October 2021. Retrieved 25 September 2021.
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