| Intro | Weightlifter |
| Is |
Athlete Weightlifter |
| From | Bulgaria |
| Type | Sports |
| Gender | male |
| Birth | 4 December 1956 |
| Age: | 63 years |
Blagoy Blagoev (Bulgarian: Благой Благоев, born December 4, 1956) is a retired Bulgarian weightlifter. Between 1976 and 1984 he won seven gold and five silver medals at the Summer Olympics and world and European championships. He later coached the Australian Paralympic Powerlifting Team in the 1990s to early 2000s.
Weightlifting achievements
- Silver medalist in Olympic Games (1980);
- Senior world champion (1981–1983);
- Weightlifter of the Year 1982 and 1983
- World Cup Winner 1982 and 1983
- Silver medalist in Senior World Championships (1976 and 1984);
- Senior European champion (1979, 1981, 1982 and 1983);
- Silver medalist in Senior European Championships (1976 and 1984);
- All-time senior world record holder in snatch (195.5 kg, competing at 90 kg);
- Set 18 ratified world records in 1976–1983.
- “Blagoi Blagoev”. databaseolympics.com. Retrieved January 29, 2010.
- ^ “Blagoy Blagoev”. Lift Up. Retrieved January 29, 2010.
Career bests
- Snatch: 195.5 kg in 1983 in Varna.
- Clean and jerk: 228.5 kg in 1983 in Varna.
- Total: 420.0 kg in 1983 in Varna.