Bozhidar Andreev

Bozhidar Andreev
Andreev in 2024
Personal information
Full nameBozhidar Dimitrov Andreev
Born (1997-01-17) 17 January 1997
Topolchane, Bulgaria[1]
Height162 cm (5 ft 4 in)
Weight73 kg (161 lb)
Sport
CountryBulgaria
SportWeightlifting
Weight class
73 kg
ClubTSV Heinsheim
Coached byIvan Ivanov[2]
Plamen Bratoychev
Achievements and titles
Personal bests
  • Snatch: 163 kg (2019)
  • Clean & Jerk: 198 kg (2019)
  • Total: 361 kg (2019)
Medal record
Men's weightlifting
Representing  Bulgaria
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place2024 Paris–73 kg
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place2019 Pattaya–73 kg
European Championships
Gold medal – first place2019 Batumi–73 kg
Gold medal – first place2024 Sofia–73 kg
Bronze medal – third place2021 Moscow–73 kg
Bronze medal – third place2022 Tirana–81 kg
Youth Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place2014 Nanjing–69 kg
European Youth Championships
Gold medal – first place2013 Klaipėda–69 kg
Gold medal – first place2014 Ciechanów–77 kg
European Junior & U23 Championships
Gold medal – first place2015 Klaipėda–77 kg
Gold medal – first place2018 Zamość–77 kg
Gold medal – first place2019 Bucharest–81 kg

Bozhidar Dimitrov Andreev (Bulgarian: Божидар Димитров Андреев; born 17 January 1997) is a Bulgarian weightlifter. He is an Olympic bronze medallist and two-time European Champion, competing in the 77 kg category until 2018 and 73 kg starting in 2018 after the International Weightlifting Federation reorganized the categories.[3]

Career

Olympic Games

In 2021, he represented Bulgaria at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan. He competed in the men's 73 kg event.[4]

In 2024, he represented Bulgaria at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France. He won the bronze medal in the men's 73 kg event.

World Championships

In 2018, the IWF restructured the weight classes and he competed in the newly created 73 kg division at the 2018 World Weightlifting Championships[5][6] finishing in ninth place in the total.

European Championships

In 2019, he competed at the 2019 European Weightlifting Championships in the 73 kg division.[7] He won a bronze medal in the snatch and won gold medals in the clean & jerk and total. His total of 345 kg being 6 kg over the reigning European Champion Briken Calja.[8]

Other competitions

He won the 69 kg class at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics.[9]

Major results

Year Venue Weight Snatch (kg) Clean & Jerk (kg) Total Rank
1 2 3 Rank 1 2 3 Rank
Olympic Games
2021Japan Tokyo, Japan73 kg150154154N/a184189190N/a3385
2024France Paris, France73 kg148152154N/a183187190N/a3443rd place, bronze medalist(s)
World Championships
2018Turkmenistan Ashgabat, Turkmenistan73 kg1451501538182191191113359
2019Thailand Pattaya, Thailand73 kg1491541572nd place, silver medalist(s)1851891923rd place, bronze medalist(s)3463rd place, bronze medalist(s)
2022Colombia Bogotá, Colombia73 kg1501541542nd place, silver medalist(s)18018419073384
2023Saudi Arabia Riyadh, Saudi Arabia81 kg15415815861901951952nd place, silver medalist(s)3494
European Championships
2016Norway Førde, Norway77 kg145150153518118719143444
2019Georgia (country) Batumi, Georgia73 kg1481531573rd place, bronze medalist(s)1811871921st place, gold medalist(s)3451st place, gold medalist(s)
2021Russia Moscow, Russia73 kg1521561572nd place, silver medalist(s)18218819043343rd place, bronze medalist(s)
2022Albania Tirana, Albania81 kg1501531533rd place, bronze medalist(s)1851901952nd place, silver medalist(s)3433rd place, bronze medalist(s)
2023Armenia Yerevan, Armenia73 kg1471511543rd place, bronze medalist(s)18018018173324
2024Bulgaria Sofia, Bulgaria73 kg1501501551st place, gold medalist(s)181185193
ER		1st place, gold medalist(s)348
ER		1st place, gold medalist(s)
Youth Olympic Games
2014China Nanjing, China69 kg125130133N/a157162167N/a3001st place, gold medalist(s)
World Youth Championships
2012Slovakia Košice, Slovakia62 kg110113116512813313362466
2013Peru Lima, Peru69 kg1201251273rd place, bronze medalist(s)15015515572776
European Youth Championships
2011Republic of Ireland Dublin, Ireland56 kg8387901010210610971968
2012Romania Bucharest, Romania62 kg1081111133rd place, bronze medalist(s)1281311333rd place, bronze medalist(s)2463rd place, bronze medalist(s)
2013Lithuania Klaipėda, Lithuania69 kg1201251301st place, gold medalist(s)1501571601st place, gold medalist(s)2901st place, gold medalist(s)
2014Poland Ciechanów, Poland77 kg1301361381st place, gold medalist(s)1581651711st place, gold medalist(s)3091st place, gold medalist(s)
European Junior & U23 Championships
2015Lithuania Klaipėda, Lithuania77 kg13614114441741761821st place, gold medalist(s)3171st place, gold medalist(s)
2018Poland Zamość, Poland77 kg1441481502nd place, silver medalist(s)1801831881st place, gold medalist(s)3381st place, gold medalist(s)
2019Romania Bucharest, Romania81 kg1551601631st place, gold medalist(s)1901961981st place, gold medalist(s)3611st place, gold medalist(s)
International Naim Suleymanoglu Tournament
2019Turkey Gaziantep, Turkey81 kg1521521553rd place, bronze medalist(s)1861921971st place, gold medalist(s)3521st place, gold medalist(s)
Malta International Open
2020Malta Valletta, Malta73 kg1471511561st place, gold medalist(s)1801871911st place, gold medalist(s)3471st place, gold medalist(s)

References

  1. ↑ "ANDREEV Bozhidar Dimitrov". Paris 2024 Olympics. Archived from the original on 20 August 2024. Retrieved 27 September 2024.
  2. ↑ "Athlete Profile". IWF.net. International Weightlifting Federation. Retrieved 17 November 2018.
  3. ↑ "PDF listing of 2018 Group A world championship entrants in 73 kg" (PDF). Ashgabat 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 December 2018. Retrieved 9 April 2019.
  4. ↑ Oliver, Brian (28 July 2021). "Shi Zhiyong wins weightlifting gold with world record - and bronze for B Group Indonesian". Inside the Games. Retrieved 28 July 2021.
  5. ↑ "IWF Results". IWF.net. International Weightlifting Federation. Retrieved 17 November 2018.
  6. ↑ "2018 World Weightlifting Championships Results". IWF.net. International Weightlifting Federation. Retrieved 17 November 2018.
  7. ↑ "2019 European Championships" (PDF). EWFed.com. European Weightlifting Federation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 April 2019. Retrieved 9 April 2019.
  8. ↑ "2019 European Championships Results Book" (PDF). EWFed.com. European Weightlifting Federation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 April 2019. Retrieved 9 April 2019.
  9. ↑ "2014 Youth Olympics 69 kg results". Olympic.org. International Olympic Committee. Archived from the original on 17 November 2018. Retrieved 17 November 2018.
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