Angel Rusev (weightlifter)

Angel Rusev
Personal information
Native nameАнгел Хрисков Русев
Full nameAngel Hriskov Rusev
NationalityBulgarian
Born (2001-07-13) 13 July 2001 (age 23)
Weight54.98 kg (121 lb)
Sport
Country Bulgaria
SportWeightlifting
Weight class–55 kg
ClubTSK "Ruse"
Coached byRadoslav Atanasov, Ivan Ivanov
Medal record
Representing  Bulgaria
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2021 Tashkent –55 kg
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2021 Moscow –55 kg
Gold medal – first place 2022 Tirana –55 kg
Gold medal – first place 2023 Yerevan –55 kg
Gold medal – first place 2024 Sofia –55 kg
Silver medal – second place 2019 Batumi –55 kg
European Junior & U23 Weightlifting Championships
Gold medal – first place 2019 Bucharest –55 kg
European Youth Championships
Gold medal – first place 2018 San Donato Milanese –56 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Pristina –56 kg

Angel Hriskov Rusev (Bulgarian: Ангел Хрисков Русев; born (2001-07-13)13 July 2001) is a Bulgarian weightlifter. He is a graduate of the Sports school in Ruse and competes for the local weightlifting club TSK "Ruse".

Career

World Championships

He competed at the 2018 World Weightlifting Championships in the newly created 55 kg category.[1][2] At the competition he set the youth world records in the snatch, clean & jerk and total[3] for the 55 kg weight class, winning also the bronze medal in the clean & jerk.

In 2021 he competed at the 2021 World Weightlifting Championships in the 55 kg category,[4] winning the gold medal in the clean & jerk portion and a bronze medal in the total.

The following years he managed sixth in the total in Bogota and Manama.

European Championships

He competed at the 2019 European Weightlifting Championships in the 55 kg category,[5] winning the gold medal in the clean & jerk portion and a silver medal in the total.[6]

In 2021, he competed at the European Weightlifting Championships in the 55 kg category,[7] winning the bronze in the snatch and the gold medal in the clean & jerk portion and in the total with new European Junior record.

Since 2021 he has been unbeaten on European level. He won the championships in Tirana, 2002, Yerevan, 2023 and most recently in Sofia, 2024.

Major results

Year Venue Weight Snatch (kg) Clean & Jerk (kg) Total Rank
1 2 3 Rank 1 2 3 Rank
World Championships
2018 Turkmenistan Ashgabat, Turkmenistan 55 kg 103 108 - 7 130 135 140 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 248 6
2021 Uzbekistan Tashkent, Uzbekistan 55 kg 106 110 112 7 140 144 147 1st place, gold medalist(s) 254 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
2022 Colombia Bogota, Colombia 55 kg 106 110 110 9 141 145 145 5 247 6[8]
2024 Bahrain Manama, Bahrain 55 kg 110 110 113 7 135 141 144 5 254 6[9]
European Championships
2018 Romania Bucharest, Romania 56 kg 100 103 105 6 125 125 128 5 233 5
2019 Georgia (country) Batumi, Georgia 55 kg 105 110 112 4 136 138 146 EJR 1st place, gold medalist(s) 256 EJR 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
2021 Russia Moscow, Russia 55 kg 105 105 111 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 140 147 147 EJR 1st place, gold medalist(s) 258 EJR 1st place, gold medalist(s)
2022 Albania Tirana, Albania 55 kg 108 111 113 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 140 144 148 1st place, gold medalist(s) 257 1st place, gold medalist(s)
2023 Armenia Yerevan, Armenia 55 kg 105 108 109 4 135 141 — 1st place, gold medalist(s) 250 1st place, gold medalist(s)
2024 Bulgaria Sofia, Bulgaria 55 kg 105 109 111 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 135 140 — 1st place, gold medalist(s) 244 1st place, gold medalist(s)
European Junior & U23 Weightlifting Championships
2019 Romania Bucharest, Romania 55 kg 100 105 107 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 132 136 147 1st place, gold medalist(s) 243 1st place, gold medalist(s)
2021 Finland Rovaniemi, Finland 61 kg 105 105 - 6 145 150 153 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 258 5 [10]
2022 Albania Tirana, Albania 61 kg 107 108 108 - 139 146 151 1st place, gold medalist(s) - -
World Youth Weightlifting Championships
2017 Thailand Bangkok, Thailand 56 kg 90 95 98 12 120 125 125 10 215 12
European Youth Weightlifting Championships
2017 Kosovo Pristina, Kosovo 56 kg 95 100 100 6 120 126 128 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 221 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
2018 Italy San Donato Milanese, Italy 56 kg 95 100 102 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 130 133 138 1st place, gold medalist(s) 240 1st place, gold medalist(s)
International Fajr Cup
2020 Iran Rasht, Iran 61 kg 105 110 113 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 135 143 147 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 257 2nd place, silver medalist(s)

References

  1. ^ "IWF Results". IWF.net. International Weightlifting Federation. Archived from the original on 5 June 2020. Retrieved 17 November 2018.
  2. ^ "2018 World Weightlifting Championships Results". IWF.net. International Weightlifting Federation. Archived from the original on 3 November 2018. Retrieved 17 November 2018.
  3. ^ "Six Medallists in the men's 55kg". IWF.net. International Weightlifting Federation. 2 November 2018. Archived from the original on 18 November 2018. Retrieved 17 November 2018.
  4. ^ "2021 World Championships Start Book" (PDF). IWF.sport. International Weightlifting Federation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 December 2021.
  5. ^ "2019 European Championships Start Book" (PDF). EWFed.com. European Weightlifting Federation. Archived (PDF) from the original on 6 April 2019. Retrieved 6 April 2019.
  6. ^ "European Championships 2019 Mens Results" (PDF). EWFed.com. European Weightlifting Federation. Archived (PDF) from the original on 6 April 2019. Retrieved 6 April 2019.
  7. ^ "2021 European Championships Start Book" (PDF). EWFed.com. European Weightlifting Federation. Archived (PDF) from the original on 7 April 2021. Retrieved 4 April 2021.
  8. ^ iwf.net. "2022 World Weightlifting Championships Results". Retrieved 24 March 2023.
  9. ^ iwf.net. "2024 World Weightlifting Championships Results". Retrieved 7 December 2024.
  10. ^ "2021 European Junior & U23 Weightlifting Championships Result Book" (PDF). EWFed.com. European Weightlifting Federation. Archived (PDF) from the original on 4 October 2021. Retrieved 25 September 2021.