List of Bulgarian records in Olympic weightlifting

The following are the national records in Olympic weightlifting in Bulgaria. Records are maintained in each weight class for the snatch lift, clean and jerk lift, and the total for both lifts by the Bulgarian Weightlifting Federation.

Current records

Men

Event	Record	Athlete	Date	Meet	Place	Ref
60 kg
Snatch
Clean & Jerk
Total
65 kg
Snatch
Clean & Jerk
Total
71 kg
Snatch
Clean & Jerk
Total
79 kg
Snatch
Clean & Jerk
Total
88 kg
Snatch
Clean & Jerk
Total
94 kg
Snatch	173 kg	Karlos Nasar	9 October 2025	World Championships	Førde, Norway	[1]
Clean & Jerk	222 kg	Karlos Nasar	9 October 2025	World Championships	Førde, Norway	[2]
Total	395 kg	Karlos Nasar	9 October 2025	World Championships	Førde, Norway	[3]
110 kg
Snatch
Clean & Jerk
Total
+110 kg
Snatch
Clean & Jerk
Total

Women

Event	Record	Athlete	Date	Meet	Place	Ref
48 kg
Snatch
Clean & Jerk
Total
53 kg
Snatch
Clean & Jerk
Total
58 kg
Snatch
Clean & Jerk
Total
63 kg
Snatch
Clean & Jerk
Total
69 kg
Snatch
Clean & Jerk
Total
77 kg
Snatch
Clean & Jerk
Total
86 kg
Snatch
Clean & Jerk
Total
+86 kg
Snatch
Clean & Jerk
Total

Historical records

Men (2018–2025)

Event	Record	Athlete	Date	Meet	Place	Ref
55 kg
Snatch	111 kg	Angel Rusev	4 April 2021	European Championships	Moscow, Russia	[4]
Clean & Jerk	147 kg	Angel Rusev	4 April 2021	European Championships	Moscow, Russia	[5]
Total	258 kg	Angel Rusev	4 April 2021	European Championships	Moscow, Russia	[6]
61 kg
Snatch	136 kg	Stilyan Grozdev	4 April 2021	European Championships	Moscow, Russia	[7]
Clean & Jerk	163 kg	Gabriel Marinov	6 September 2023	World Championships	Riyadh, Saudi Arabia	[8]
Total	296 kg	Stilyan Grozdev	4 April 2021	European Championships	Moscow, Russia	[9]
67 kg
Snatch	140 kg	Ivan Dimov	7 December 2023	IWF Grand Prix	Doha, Qatar	[10]
Clean & Jerk	177 kg	Valentin Genchev	5 April 2021	European Championships	Moscow, Russia	[11]
Total	315 kg	Valentin Genchev	5 April 2021	European Championships	Moscow, Russia	[12]
73 kg
Snatch	157 kg	Bozhidar Andreev	21 September 2019	World Championships	Pattaya, Thailand	[13]
Clean & Jerk	193 kg	Bozhidar Andreev	15 February 2024	European Championships	Sofia, Bulgaria	[14]
Total	348 kg	Bozhidar Andreev	15 February 2024	European Championships	Sofia, Bulgaria	[15]
81 kg
Snatch	166 kg	Karlos Nasar	12 December 2021	World Championships	Tashkent, Uzbekistan	[16]
Clean & Jerk	208 kg	Karlos Nasar	12 December 2021	World Championships	Tashkent, Uzbekistan	[17]
Total	374 kg	Karlos Nasar	12 December 2021	World Championships	Tashkent, Uzbekistan	[18]
89 kg
Snatch	183 kg	Karlos Nasar	11 December 2024	World Championships	Manama, Bahrain	[19]
Clean & Jerk	224 kg	Karlos Nasar	9 August 2024	Olympic Games	Paris, France	[20]
Total	405 kg	Karlos Nasar	11 December 2024	World Championships	Manama, Bahrain	[21]
96 kg
Snatch	188 kg	Karlos Nasar	19 April 2025	European Championships	Chișinău, Moldova	[22]
Clean & Jerk	229 kg	Karlos Nasar	19 April 2025	European Championships	Chișinău, Moldova	[22]
Total	417 kg	Karlos Nasar	19 April 2025	European Championships	Chișinău, Moldova	[22]
102 kg
Snatch	173 kg	Vasil Marinov	19 February 2024	European Championships	Sofia, Bulgaria	[23]
Clean & Jerk	210 kg	David Fischerov	10 April 2021	European Championships	Moscow, Russia	[24]
Total	381 kg	Vasil Marinov	19 February 2024	European Championships	Sofia, Bulgaria	[25]
109 kg
Snatch	189 kg	Hristo Hristov	3 August 2021	Olympic Games	Tokyo, Japan	[26]
Clean & Jerk	220 kg	Hristo Hristov	10 April 2021	European Championships	Moscow, Russia	[27]
Total	408 kg	Hristo Hristov	3 August 2021	Olympic Games	Tokyo, Japan	[28]
+109 kg
Snatch
Clean & Jerk
Total

Women (2018–2025)

Event	Record	Athlete	Date	Meet	Place	Ref
45 kg
Snatch	72 kg	Nadezhda Nguen	3 April 2021	European Championships	Moscow, Russia	[29]
Clean & Jerk	85 kg	Ivana Petrova	3 April 2021	European Championships	Moscow, Russia	[30]
Total	155 kg	Nadezhda Nguen	3 April 2021	European Championships	Moscow, Russia	[31]
49 kg
Snatch
Clean & Jerk	75 kg	Magdalena Dimitrova	15 April 2023	European Championships	Yerevan, Armenia	[32]
Total
55 kg
Snatch	81 kg	Maya Ivanova	4 April 2021	European Championships	Moscow, Russia	[33]
Clean & Jerk	106 kg	Maya Ivanova	4 April 2021	European Championships	Moscow, Russia	[34]
Total	187 kg	Maya Ivanova	4 April 2021	European Championships	Moscow, Russia	[35]
59 kg
Snatch	88 kg	Galya Shatova	17 April 2023	European Championships	Yerevan, Armenia	[36]
Clean & Jerk	105 kg	Galya Shatova	17 April 2023	European Championships	Yerevan, Armenia	[37]
Total	193 kg	Galya Shatova	17 April 2023	European Championships	Yerevan, Armenia	[38]
64 kg
Snatch
Clean & Jerk
Total
71 kg
Snatch	95 kg	Maria Kireva	7 April 2021	European Championships	Moscow, Russia	[39]
Clean & Jerk
Total
76 kg
Snatch
Clean & Jerk
Total
81 kg
Snatch
Clean & Jerk
Total
87 kg
Snatch
Clean & Jerk
Total
+87 kg
Snatch	93 kg	Dzhesika Ivanova	23 April 2023	European Championships	Yerevan, Armenia	[40]
Clean & Jerk	121 kg	Dzhesika Ivanova	23 April 2023	European Championships	Yerevan, Armenia	[41]
Total	214 kg	Dzhesika Ivanova	23 April 2023	European Championships	Yerevan, Armenia	[42]

Men (1998–2018)

Event	Record	Athlete	Date	Meet	Place	Ref
-56 kg
Snatch	130 kg 1	Ivan Ivanov	16 September 2000	Olympic Games	Sydney, Australia
Clean & Jerk	162 kg 1	Ivan Ivanov	16 September 2000	Olympic Games	Sydney, Australia
Total	292 kg 1	Ivan Ivanov	16 September 2000	Olympic Games	Sydney, Australia
-62 kg
Snatch	145 kg	Sevdalin Minchev	26 April 2000	European Championships	Sofia, Bulgaria
Clean & Jerk	177 kg	Sevdalin Minchev	26 April 2000	European Championships	Sofia, Bulgaria
Total	322 kg	Sevdalin Minchev	26 April 2000	European Championships	Sofia, Bulgaria
-69 kg
Snatch	165 kg	Georgi Markov	20 September 2000	Olympic Games	Sydney, Australia
Clean & Jerk	196 kg	Galabin Boevski	20 September 2000	Olympic Games	Sydney, Australia
Total	359 kg 2	Galabin Boevski	20 September 2000	Olympic Games	Sydney, Australia
-77 kg
Snatch	172 kg	Plamen Zhelyazkov	26 March 2002	Qatar Grand Prix	Doha, Qatar
Clean & Jerk	207 kg	Zlatan Vanev	28 April 2000	European Championships	Sofia, Bulgaria
Total	377 kg	Plamen Zhelyazkov	26 March 2002	Qatar Grand Prix	Doha, Qatar
-85 kg
Snatch	180 kg	Georgi Gardev	17 April 1999	European Championships	A Coruña, Spain
Clean & Jerk	220 kg	Ivan Markov	June 2008		Stara Zagora, Bulgaria
Total	395 kg	Ivan Markov	June 2008		Stara Zagora, Bulgaria
-94 kg
Snatch	187 kg	Milen Dobrev	23 August 2004	Olympic Games	Athens, Greece
Clean & Jerk	222 kg	Milen Dobrev	19 April 2003	European Championships	Loutraki, Greece
Total	407 kg	Milen Dobrev	23 August 2004	Olympic Games	Athens, Greece
-105 kg
Snatch	190 kg	Alan Tsagaev	5 October 2002	Hungary Grand Prix	Kazincbarcika, Hungary
Clean & Jerk	237 kg	Alan Tsagaev	25 April 2004	European Championships	Kyiv, Ukraine
Total	422 kg	Alan Tsagaev	25 September 2000	Olympic Games	Sydney, Australia
+105 kg
Snatch	207 kg	Damian Damianov	2001		Asenovgrad, Bulgaria
Clean & Jerk	250 kg	Velichko Cholakov	2003		Haskovo, Bulgaria
Total	451 kg	Velichko Cholakov	June 2008		Stara Zagora, Bulgaria

Women (1998–2018)

Event	Record	Athlete	Date	Meet	Place	Ref
-48 kg
Snatch	85 kg	Donka Mincheva	25 April 2000	European Championships	Sofia, Bulgaria
Clean and jerk	113 kg	Donka Mincheva	21 November 1999	World Championships	Athens, Greece
Total	192 kg	Donka Mincheva	21 November 1999	World Championships	Athens, Greece
-53 kg
Snatch	93 kg	Izabela Dragneva	15 April 2003	European Championships	Loutraki, Greece
Clean and jerk	113 kg	Izabela Dragneva	15 April 2003	European Championships	Loutraki, Greece
Total	205 kg	Izabela Dragneva	15 April 2003	European Championships	Loutraki, Greece
-58 kg
Snatch	92 kg	Donka Mincheva	2002		Shumen, Bulgaria
Clean and jerk	122 kg	Zlatina Atanasova	21 April 2004	European Championships	Kyiv, Ukraine
Total	215 kg	Zlatina Atanasova	21 April 2004	European Championships	Kyiv, Ukraine
-63 kg
Snatch	105 kg	Gergana Kirilova	18 November 2003	World Championships	Vancouver, Canada
Clean and jerk	131 kg	Milka Maneva	31 July 2012	Olympic Games	London, United Kingdom
Total	235 kg	Gergana Kirilova	18 November 2003	World Championships	Vancouver, Canada
-69 kg
Snatch	115 kg	Slaveyka Ruzhinska	19 August 2004	Olympic Games	Athens, Greece
Clean and jerk	141 kg	Milka Maneva	June 2008		Stara Zagora, Bulgaria
Total	252 kg	Milka Maneva	June 2008		Stara Zagora, Bulgaria
-75 kg
Snatch	115 kg	Rumyana Petkova	June 2004		Haskovo, Bulgaria
Clean and jerk	140 kg	Slaveyka Ruzhinska	20 November 2003	World Championships	Vancouver, Canada
Total	252 kg	Slaveyka Ruzhinska	20 November 2003	World Championships	Vancouver, Canada
–90 kg
Snatch	90 kg	Rumyana Stancheva	31 March 2018	European Championships	Bucharest, Romania
Clean and jerk	107 kg	Rumyana Stancheva	31 March 2018	European Championships	Bucharest, Romania
Total	197 kg	Rumyana Stancheva	31 March 2018	European Championships	Bucharest, Romania
+90 kg
Snatch	115 kg	Rumyana Petkova	June 2006		Haskovo, Bulgaria
Clean and jerk	140 kg	Yordanka Apostolova	21 November 2003	World Championships	Vancouver, Canada
Total	251 kg	Rumyana Petkova	June 2006		Haskovo, Bulgaria

• ^1 Ivanov failed the competition doping test and the IOC & IWF canceled the results, the BWF however still lists them as records.
• ^2 Before 2005, the scores in the snatch and the clean and jerk were rounded down to the nearest 2.5 kg. Thus, Boevski's total was recorded as 357.5 kg.

References

• "ДЪРЖАВНИ РЕКОРДИ ЗА МЪЖЕ КЪМ 01.10.2014 г. [State records for men to 01.10.2014]" (in Bulgarian). Retrieved 13 March 2017.
• "ДЪРЖАВНИ РЕКОРДИ ЗА ЖЕНИ КЪМ 01.10.2014 г. [State records for women to 01.10.2014]" (in Bulgarian). Retrieved 13 March 2017.

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