Bulgaria · Men's 60 kg, April 2026
Angel Rusev
Angel Rusev is a weightlifter from Bulgaria, born in 2001, with one World Championships medal (1 bronze). The results below cover 21 competitions from 2017 to 2026. The latest result came in the men's 60 kg class, at the 2026 European Championships.
- World medal
- 1
- Best total
- 275 kg
- Best snatch
- 120 kg
- Best clean and jerk
- 155 kg
Angel Rusev's career: classes, totals and best lifts
World Championships: 1 bronze in the total.
Weight classes: 56 kg from 2017 to 2018, 55 kg from 2018 to 2019, 61 kg in 2020, 55 kg in 2021, 61 kg in 2021, 55 kg from 2021 to 2023, 67 kg in 2023, 55 kg from 2024 to 2025, 60 kg from 2025 to 2026. The IWF changed its class list in November 2018 (56 kg to 55 kg) and again in June 2025 (55 kg to 60 kg).
Latest result: 2026 European Championships, 19 April 2026, 60 kg, total 275 kg, place 1.
Best lifts in each class
The best snatch, clean and jerk and total in each class, newest first.
| Class | Snatch | Clean and jerk | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 60 kg2025 to 2026 | 120 | 155 | 275 |
| 55 kg2018 to 2025 | 113 | 147 | 258 |
| 67 kg2023 | - | - | - |
| 61 kg2020 to 2021 | 110 | 153 | 258 |
| 56 kg2017 to 2018 | 105 | 138 | 240 |
Angel Rusev by the numbers
Angel Rusev's record in context: where the best total ranks, how the snatch compares with the clean and jerk, and the lifts behind the best Sinclair score.
- Best Sinclair score
- 432.0
- From 275 kg at 59.49 kg bodyweight, 2026 European Championships. The Sinclair formula scales a total for bodyweight (2025 to 2028 coefficients).
- Best total, place in its class
- 14th of 104
- 275 kg, against the best total of every lifter in the men's 60 kg class (the class list of 2025 to 2026) on this site.
- Snatch as a share of clean and jerk
- 77%
- At the best total, 120 kg of 155 kg. A higher share means a stronger snatch for the clean and jerk. Eight in ten men lifting in national federation meets sit between 71% and 86%.
- Age at best total
- 25
- Turned 25 in 2026, the year of the best total.
- Competitions with a total
- 19 of 21
- Of the other two: one with no good lift in the snatch or the clean and jerk and one entered without taking an attempt.
How often Angel Rusev makes each attempt
Angel Rusev made 66% of snatch attempts and 65% of clean and jerk attempts at the competitions on this site, against 58% and 56% for every lifter at senior World Championships and Olympic Games since 1998. Below, each attempt in turn. Third attempts are the hardest: lifters ask for their heaviest weight last.
Snatch, first attempt
Snatch, second attempt
Snatch, third attempt
Clean and jerk, first attempt
Clean and jerk, second attempt
Clean and jerk, third attempt
Angel Rusev head to head
The lifters Angel Rusev has met most often in the same class, three times or more with both posting a total, and how often each finished ahead.
| Rival | Met | Angel Rusev ahead | Rival ahead |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marian-Cristian Luca | 8 | 7 | 1 |
 Dmytro Voronovskyi |
7 | 6 | 1 |
 Muammer Şahin |
7 | 7 | 0 |
| Frantisek Polak | 6 | 6 | 0 |
 Daniel Lungu |
5 | 5 | 0 |
| Iulian Betca | 5 | 5 | 0 |
Angel Rusev's competition results
Every result, newest first, with all six attempts. A struck-through weight is a missed attempt and a dash an attempt not taken. A dash under Total means no total was recorded, and "No lifts" that the lifter was entered but did not lift. Places are for the total.
Swipe the table sideways to see every attempt.
| Competition | Place | Total | Class | Bodyweight | Snatch 1 | 2 | 3 | Clean and jerk 1 | 2 | 3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 European Championships 19 Apr 2026 | 1 | 275 | 60 kg | 59.49 | 117 | 120 | 155 | |||
| 2025 World Weightlifting Championships 2 Oct 2025 | - | - | 60 kg | 59.85 | 118 | |||||
| 2025 European Championships 13 Apr 2025 | 1 | 246 | 55 kg | 55 | 105 | 141 | not taken | |||
| 2024 World Weightlifting Championships 6 Dec 2024 | 6 | 254 | 55 kg | 55 | 110 | 135 | 141 | 144 | ||
| 2024 European Championships 12 Feb 2024 | 1 | 244 | 55 kg | 54.93 | 105 | 109 | 135 | not taken | ||
| 2023 World Weightlifting Championships 4 Sep 2023 | - | No lifts | 67 kg | 65.32 | not taken | not taken | not taken | not taken | not taken | not taken |
| 2023 European Championships 15 Apr 2023 | 1 | 250 | 55 kg | 54.88 | 105 | 109 | 135 | 141 | not taken | |
| 2022 World Weightlifting Championships 5 Dec 2022 | 6 | 247 | 55 kg | 54.9 | 106 | 141 | ||||
| 2022 European Championships 28 May 2022 | 1 | 257 | 55 kg | 54.95 | 108 | 111 | 113 | 138 | 144 | |
| 2021 World Weightlifting Championships 7 Dec 2021 | 3 | 254 | 55 kg | 54.9 | 106 | 110 | 140 | 144 | ||
| 2021 European Junior Championships 24 Sep 2021 | 5 | 258 | 61 kg | 60.83 | 105 | not taken | 145 | 153 | ||
| 2021 European Championships 3 Apr 2021 | 1 | 258 | 55 kg | 54.88 | 105 | 111 | 140 | 147 | ||
| 2020 International Fajr Cup 1 Feb 2020 | 2 | 257 | 61 kg | 60.1 | 105 | 110 | 135 | 143 | 147 | |
| 2019 European Junior Championships 17 Oct 2019 | 1 | 243 | 55 kg | 55 | 100 | 105 | 107 | 132 | 136 | |
| 2019 European Championships 6 Apr 2019 | 2 | 256 | 55 kg | 54.98 | 105 | 110 | 138 | 146 | ||
| 2018 World Weightlifting Championships 1 Nov 2018 | 6 | 248 | 55 kg | 54.84 | 103 | 108 | not taken | 130 | 135 | 140 |
| 2018 European Youth Championships 22 Jul 2018 | 1 | 240 | 56 kg | 55.85 | 95 | 100 | 102 | 130 | 133 | 138 |
| 2018 European Championships 26 Mar 2018 | 5 | 233 | 56 kg | 55.98 | 100 | 103 | 105 | 125 | 128 | |
| 2017 European Junior Championships 15 Oct 2017 | 6 | 228 | 56 kg | 55.9 | 96 | 99 | 125 | 129 | ||
| 2017 European Youth Championships 23 Sep 2017 | 3 | 221 | 56 kg | 55.65 | 95 | 120 | 126 | |||
| 2017 Youth World Weightlifting Championships 3 Apr 2017 | 12 | 215 | 56 kg | 55.37 | 90 | 95 | 120 |
Compare Angel Rusev
Best lifts, Sinclair scores, medals and every meeting in the same class, side by side. The first pairs are the rivals Angel Rusev met most often; the rest lifted in nearby classes, in any year.