Bulgarian-born Croatian weightlifter
Nikolay Peshalov memorial plaque Pazardzhik.
Nikolay Peshalov (Bulgarian : Николай Славеев Пешалов , romanized : Nikolay Slaveev Peshalov ; born on May 30, 1970) is a Bulgarian-born Croatian Olympic [1] and World former champion in weightlifting .
During his long and successful career, Pešalov was World champion eight times in various categories and disciplines, and broke several world records. His Olympic medals are split between Bulgaria (1992 and 1996 ) and Croatia (2000 and 2004 ). In 2000 he was granted Croatian citizenship , and he now holds besides Bulgarian , a Croatian passport . He resides in both Sofia and Split .
Further achievements [ edit ]
Senior world champion (1990, 1993, 1994);
Silver medalist in Senior World Championships (1989 and 1998);
Bronze medalist in Senior World Championships (1995);
Senior European champion (1991–1995, 1997, 2000, 2001);
Silver medalist in Senior European Championships (1989, 1990, 2004);
Set five world records during career.
Weightlifting career bests [ edit ]
unrecognized result (equalization of World Standard)
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equalization of world record
Discipline
Result
Date and place
clean and jerk
-59kg
170kg
May 1995., Warsaw
biathlon
-62kg
325kg
Apr 2000., Sofia
biathlon
-62kg
325kg
Sep 2000., Sydney
60 kg (1920–1992)
64 kg (1996)
62 kg (2000–2016)
67 kg (2020)
61 kg (2024–)
56 kg (1947–1991)
59 kg (1993–1997)
56 kg (1998–2017)
61 kg (2018–)
60 kg (1906–1991)
64 kg (1993–1997)
62 kg (1998–2017)
67 kg (2018–)
Yugoslav era (1952–90) Since independence (1991–present)