Bulgaria · Men's 90 kg, July 1976
Atanas Shopov
Atanas Shopov (born 4 October 1951) is a weightlifter from Bulgaria, with two Olympic medals (1 silver, 1 bronze). On record here: the medals at the Olympic Games of 1972 to 1976. Other competitions before 1998 are not listed.
- Olympic medals
- 2
- 1976 Olympic total
- 360 kg
Atanas Shopov at the Olympic Games
Olympic Games: 1 silver, 1 bronze.
Latest medal on record: 1976 Olympic Games, 18 July 1976, 90 kg, total 360 kg, place 3.
Atanas Shopov by the numbers
How old Atanas Shopov is today, and how tall.
- Age now
- 75
- Height
- 177 cm
- 5 ft 10 in.
Atanas Shopov's Olympic medals
Medals at the Olympic Games, newest first, with the class and the place. The total is shown from 1976 on. Up to and including 1972 a total was made of more lifts than today's two: from 1928 the third was the press, in which the bar is pushed overhead from the shoulders with the arms alone, and the Games of 1920 and 1924 also counted one-hand lifts. Those totals are not shown. Results from other competitions before 1998 are not on record here.
| Competition | Place | Total | Class | Bodyweight | Snatch 1 | 2 | 3 | Clean and jerk 1 | 2 | 3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 Olympic Games 18 Jul 1976 | 3 | 360 | 90 kg | - | Attempts not recorded | |||||
| 1972 Olympic Games 27 Aug 1972 | 2 | not shown | 90 kg | - | No total shown (more than two lifts) | |||||
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