Georgi Todorov (weightlifter)

Georgi Todorov (Bulgarian: Георги Тодоров; born 4 December 1952) is a retired Bulgarian weightlifter who won the silver medal in the featherweight class at the 1976 Summer Olympics, as well as two world weightlifting championships and three European weightlifting championships. Todorov is an honorary citizen of the city of Varna.

Georgi Todorov

Georgi Todorov, 1973
Personal information
Born	4 December 1952 (1952-12-04) (age 71)
Sport
Sport	Weightlifting
Medal record Representing Bulgaria Olympic Games 1976 Montreal -60 kg World Championships 1973 Havana -56 kg 1974 Manila -60 kg 1975 Moscow -60 kg 1976 Montreal -60 kg 1977 Stuttgart -56 kg 1979 Thessaloniki -60 kg European Championships 1972 Constanta -56 kg 1973 Madrid -56 kg 1974 Verona -60 kg 1975 Moscow -60 kg 1976 East Berlin -60 kg 1977 Stuttgart -56 kg 1979 Varna -60 kg

Weightlifting achievements

Todorov had the following podium finishes at major championships:

• 2nd in the 1976 Olympics featherweight class (280.0 kg);
• 2nd in the 1973 World Championships bantamweight class (255.0 kg);
• 1st in the 1974 World Championships featherweight class (280.0 kg);
• 1st in the 1975 World Championships featherweight class (285.0 kg);
• 2nd in the 1976 World Championships featherweight class (280.0 kg);
• 2nd in the 1977 World Championships bantamweight class (247.5 kg);
• 2nd in the 1979 World Championships featherweight class (275.0 kg);
• 2nd in the 1972 European Championships bantamweight class (355.0 kg);
• 2nd in the 1973 European Championships bantamweight class (252.5 kg);
• 1st in the 1974 European Championships featherweight class (272.5 kg);
• 1st in the 1975 European Championships featherweight class (285.0 kg);
• 3rd in the 1976 European Championships featherweight class (277.5 kg);
• 1st in the 1977 European Championships bantamweight class (247.5 kg);
• 2nd in the 1979 European Championships featherweight class (272.5 kg).

World records

He set six featherweight world records from 1974-76 – two in the snatch, one in the clean & jerk, and three in the total.

References

• Georgi Todorov at databaseOlympics.com (archived)

External links

• Georgi Todorov at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
• Georgi Todorov at Olympics.com
• http://www.chidlovski.net/liftup/l_athleteResult.asp?a_id=272#wc