Angel Angelov Genchev (Bulgarian: Ангел Ангелов Генчев) is a Bulgarian weightlifter who competed for Bulgaria. He claimed the gold medal in weightlifting at the 1988 Summer Olympics – Men's 67.5 kg but was disqualified after he tested positive for furosemide, an IOC banned substance. It became a scandal because earlier in the meet fellow Bulgarian weightlifter Mitko Grablev had also been disqualified, after claiming a gold medal in his division, when his drug test came back positive, also for furosemide. The Bulgarian weightlifting team was forced to withdraw midway through the Weightlifting competition.[3][4][5][6] Of six athletes known to have lifted more than triple their bodyweight, Genchev's 202.5 kg world record was the heaviest ever performed in competition.[7] Genchev is a European champion in the 75 kg category from Cardiff in 1988. He was also a bronze medalist at the 1994 World Championships in Istanbul. He won the European Cup in Reims 1986 and Miskolc 1987 with the team of Bulgaria. There he set a world record in snatch - 170 kg. Angel is a four-time World and European junior champion.
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| Born | January 31, 1967 (age 57) Targovishte, Bulgaria[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Genchev served some time in prison for shooting at a cab driver in Bulgaria in 2001.[8]
Genchev competed in the 2017 World Masters games in Auckland, New Zealand and won Gold in the M77kg division for the 50-54years age group. He snatched 95 kg and Clean and jerked 120 kg.[9]
Genchev competed in the 2017 European Masters Championships in Halmstad, Sweden, snatching 105 kg and Clean and Jerking 132 kg to win his division.[10]
Genchev competed in the 2018 European Masters Championships in Budapest, Hungary, snatching 90 kg and Clean and Jerking 112 kg to win his division.[11]
Genchev competed in the 2018 World Masters Championships in Barcelona, Spain, snatching 96 kg and Clean and Jerking 122 kg to win his division. [12]
Genchev competed in the 2023 World Masters Championships in Wieliczka, Poland, snatching 91 kg and Clean and Jerking 111 kg to finish 3th in his division. [13]
References edit
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Angel Genchev". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 23 August 2016.
- ^ "IWF-Masters Home Page".
- ^ "HE SEOUL OLYMPICS: Weight Lifting; Team Lifted After 2d Drug Test Is Failed". The New York Times. 24 September 1998. Retrieved 23 August 2016.
- ^ "Bulgaria's weightlifters expelled from games". The Guardian. 23 September 2000. Retrieved 23 August 2016.
- ^ "THE SEOUL GAMES / DAY 8 : Bulgaria's Weightlifting Team Withdraws After Drug Suspensions". Los Angeles Times. 24 September 1988. Retrieved 23 August 2016.
- ^ "2ND WEIGHTLIFTER BANNED, BULGARIA PULLS TEAM". The Washington Post. 24 September 1988. Retrieved 23 August 2016.
- ^ "Articles at Lift Up: Who In the World Has Ever Lifted Three Times Their Body Weight". www.chidlovski.net. Retrieved 31 May 2023.
- ^ "От световния връх до затвора и бизнеса с раци: Шампионът Ангел Генчев | Dnes.bg".
- ^ "2017 WMG Results" (PDF). iwfmasters.net. Retrieved 31 May 2023.
- ^ "2017 European Masters Championship Results" (PDF). europeanmasterswl.com. Retrieved 31 May 2023.
- ^ "2018 European Masters Championship Results" (PDF). europeanmasterswl.com. Retrieved 31 May 2023.
- ^ "IWF-Masters Home Page".
- ^ "IWF-Masters Home Page" (PDF).