Bulgaria · Men's 73 kg, August 2024
Bozhidar Andreev
Bozhidar Andreev is a weightlifter from Bulgaria, born in 1997, with one Olympic medal (1 bronze) and one World Championships medal (1 bronze). The results below cover 26 competitions from 2011 to 2024. The latest result came in the men's 73 kg class, at the 2024 Olympic Games.
- Olympic medal
- 1
- World medal
- 1
- Best total
- 361 kg
- Best snatch
- 163 kg
- Best clean and jerk
- 198 kg
Bozhidar Andreev's career: classes, totals and best lifts
Olympic Games: 1 bronze. World Championships: 1 bronze in the total.
Weight classes: 56 kg in 2011, 62 kg in 2012, 69 kg in 2013, 77 kg in 2014, 69 kg in 2014, 77 kg from 2015 to 2016, 73 kg from 2018 to 2019, 81 kg in 2019, 73 kg from 2020 to 2021, 81 kg in 2022, 73 kg from 2022 to 2023, 81 kg in 2023, 73 kg in 2024, 81 kg in 2024, 73 kg in 2024. The IWF changed its class list in November 2018 (77 kg to 73 kg) and again in June 2025. At 73 kg, the weight at the last meet on record, the class today would be 75 kg.
Latest result: 2024 Olympic Games, 7 August 2024, 73 kg, total 344 kg, place 3.
Best lifts in each class
The best snatch, clean and jerk and total in each class, newest first.
| Class | Snatch | Clean and jerk | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 81 kg2019 to 2024 | 163 | 198 | 361 |
| 73 kg2018 to 2024 | 157 | 193 | 348 |
| 77 kg2014 to 2016 | 153 | 191 | 344 |
| 69 kg2013 to 2014 | 133 | 167 | 300 |
| 62 kg2012 | 113 | 133 | 246 |
| 56 kg2011 | 87 | 109 | 196 |
Bozhidar Andreev by the numbers
Bozhidar Andreev'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
- 475.8
- From 348 kg at 73 kg bodyweight, 2024 European Championships. The Sinclair formula scales a total for bodyweight (2025 to 2028 coefficients).
- Best total, place in its class
- 15th of 512
- 361 kg, against the best total of every lifter in the men's 81 kg class (the class list of 2018 to 2025) on this site.
- Snatch as a share of clean and jerk
- 82%
- At the best total, 163 kg of 198 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
- 22
- Turned 22 in 2019, the year of the best total.
- Competitions with a total
- 24 of 26
- The others were entries without an attempt.
How often Bozhidar Andreev makes each attempt
Bozhidar Andreev made 75% of snatch attempts and 74% 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
Bozhidar Andreev head to head
The lifters Bozhidar Andreev 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 | Bozhidar Andreev ahead | Rival ahead |
|---|---|---|---|
 Briken Calja |
7 | 4 | 3 |
 David Sánchez |
7 | 6 | 1 |
 Max Lang |
7 | 7 | 0 |
 Masanori Miyamoto |
6 | 6 | 0 |
 Marin Robu |
5 | 4 | 1 |
 Muhammed Furkan Özbek |
5 | 5 | 0 |
Bozhidar Andreev'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 Olympic Games 7 Aug 2024 | 3 | 344 | 73 kg | 73 | 148 | 152 | 154 | 183 | 187 | 190 |
| 2024 IWF World Cup 31 Mar 2024 | - | No lifts | 81 kg | 79.5 | not taken | not taken | not taken | not taken | not taken | not taken |
| 2024 European Championships 12 Feb 2024 | 1 | 348 | 73 kg | 73 | 150 | 155 | 181 | 185 | 193 | |
| 2023 World Weightlifting Championships 4 Sep 2023 | 4 | 349 | 81 kg | 80.51 | 154 | 190 | 195 | |||
| 2023 European Championships 15 Apr 2023 | 4 | 332 | 73 kg | 73 | 147 | 151 | 181 | |||
| 2022 World Weightlifting Championships 5 Dec 2022 | 4 | 338 | 73 kg | 72.7 | 150 | 154 | 180 | 184 | ||
| 2022 European Championships 28 May 2022 | 3 | 343 | 81 kg | 80.75 | 153 | 185 | 190 | |||
| 2021 Olympic Games 23 Jul 2021 | 5 | 338 | 73 kg | 72.75 | 150 | 154 | 184 | |||
| 2021 European Championships 3 Apr 2021 | 4 | 334 | 73 kg | 72.84 | 152 | 182 | ||||
| 2020 Malta International Open 23 Feb 2020 | 1 | 347 | 73 kg | 72.95 | 147 | 151 | 156 | 180 | 187 | 191 |
| 2019 International Naim Suleymanoglu Tournament 11 Nov 2019 | 1 | 352 | 81 kg | 78 | 155 | 186 | 192 | 197 | ||
| 2019 European U23 Championships 17 Oct 2019 | 1 | 361 | 81 kg | 80.15 | 155 | 160 | 163 | 190 | 198 | |
| 2019 World Weightlifting Championships 18 Sep 2019 | 3 | 346 | 73 kg | 73 | 149 | 154 | 157 | 185 | 189 | |
| 2019 European Championships 6 Apr 2019 | 1 | 345 | 73 kg | 72.84 | 148 | 153 | 181 | 187 | 192 | |
| 2018 World Weightlifting Championships 1 Nov 2018 | 8 | 335 | 73 kg | 72.73 | 145 | 150 | 153 | 182 | ||
| 2016 European Championships 8 Apr 2016 | 4 | 344 | 77 kg | 76 | 145 | 150 | 153 | 181 | 187 | 191 |
| 2015 World Weightlifting Championships 20 Nov 2015 | - | No lifts | 77 kg | 76.6 | not taken | not taken | not taken | not taken | not taken | not taken |
| 2015 European Junior Championships 2 Oct 2015 | 1 | 317 | 77 kg | 75.95 | 136 | 141 | 174 | 176 | ||
| 2014 Youth Olympic Games 16 Aug 2014 | 1 | 300 | 69 kg | 68.65 | 125 | 130 | 133 | 157 | 162 | 167 |
| 2014 European Youth Championships 28 Apr 2014 | 1 | 309 | 77 kg | 72.76 | 130 | 136 | 138 | 158 | 165 | 171 |
| 2013 IWF Grand Prix & 2nd Baku International Cup 6 Dec 2013 | 2 | 284 | 69 kg | 68.33 | 123 | 126 | 158 | |||
| 2013 European Under 17 Championships 1 Sep 2013 | 1 | 290 | 69 kg | 68.6 | 120 | 125 | 130 | 150 | 157 | 160 |
| 2013 Youth World Weightlifting Championships 7 Apr 2013 | 6 | 277 | 69 kg | 68.33 | 120 | 127 | 150 | |||
| 2012 Youth World Weightlifting Championships 18 Sep 2012 | 6 | 246 | 62 kg | 61.82 | 110 | 113 | 128 | 133 | ||
| 2012 European Youth Championships 25 Aug 2012 | 3 | 246 | 62 kg | 61.85 | 108 | 111 | 113 | 128 | 131 | 133 |
| 2011 European Youth Championships 21 Aug 2011 | 8 | 196 | 56 kg | 55.69 | 83 | 87 | 102 | 106 | 109 |
Compare Bozhidar Andreev
Best lifts, Sinclair scores, medals and every meeting in the same class, side by side. The first pairs are the rivals Bozhidar Andreev met most often; the rest lifted in nearby classes, in any year.