Valentin Genchev
Personal information
Native nameВалентин Генчев
Full nameValentin Genchev
NationalityBulgarian
Born (2000-04-03) 3 April 2000
Weight67 kg (148 lb)
Sport
Country Bulgaria
SportWeightlifting
Weight class=67 kg
Coached byStoyan Stoyanov
Medal record
Representing  Bulgaria
European Championships
Gold medal – first place2022 Tirana–67 kg
Bronze medal – third place2021 Moscow–67 kg
European Junior & U23 Weightlifting Championships
Bronze medal – third place2019 Bucharest–67 kg
Silver medal – second place2021 Rovaniemi–67 kg

Valentin Genchev (Bulgarian: Валентин Генчев; born 3 April 2000) is a Bulgarian weightlifter.

Career

European Championships

In 2021 he competed at the 2021 European Weightlifting Championships in the 67 kg category,[1] winning the silver in the clean & jerk portion and the bronze medal in the total. In 2022 he competed at the 2022 European Weightlifting Championships in the 67 kg category,winning the silver in the snatch portion and the gold medal in the clean and jerk and the total.

Major results

Year Venue Weight Snatch (kg) Clean & Jerk (kg) Total Rank
1 2 3 Rank 1 2 3 Rank
World Championships
2021Uzbekistan Tashkent, Uzbekistan67 kg1321351371016817317653085[2]
2022Colombia Bogota, Colombia67 kg130130135161661721721029614 [3]
European Championships
2021Russia Moscow, Russia67 kg13213613871681731772nd place, silver medalist(s)3153rd place, bronze medalist(s)[4]
2022Albania Tirana, Albania67 kg1331361392nd place, silver medalist(s)1691751801st place, gold medalist(s)3141st place, gold medalist(s)[5]
2023Armenia Yerevan, Armenia67 kg12512812881601661713rd place, bronze medalist(s)2916[6]
European Junior & U23 Weightlifting Championships
2018Poland Zamość, Poland69 kg120124126815015516082818
2019Romania Bucharest, Romania67 kg1291321343rd place, bronze medalist(s)1601651693rd place, bronze medalist(s)2993rd place, bronze medalist(s)[7]
2021Finland Rovaniemi, Finland67 kg1231271292nd place, silver medalist(s)1551551592nd place, silver medalist(s)2872nd place, silver medalist(s) [8]

References

  1. ↑ "2021 European Championships Start Book" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2021-04-07. Retrieved 2021-04-06.
  2. ↑ iwf.net. "2021 World Weightlifting Championships Results" (PDF). Retrieved 8 December 2022.
  3. ↑ iwf.net. "2022 World Weightlifting Championships Results". Retrieved 24 March 2023.
  4. ↑ ewfed.net. "2021 European Weightlifting Championships Results" (PDF). Retrieved 8 December 2022.
  5. ↑ ewfed.net. "2022 European Weightlifting Championships Results" (PDF). Retrieved 8 December 2022.
  6. ↑ ewfed.net. "2022 European Weightlifting Championships Results" (PDF). Retrieved 8 December 2022.
  7. ↑ ewfed.net. "2019 European Junior & U23 Weightlifting Championships" (PDF). Retrieved 8 December 2022.
  8. ↑ ewfed.net. "2021 European Junior & U23 Weightlifting Championships Results" (PDF). Retrieved 28 September 2021.


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