Zlatan Vanev
Personal information
Full nameZlatаn Vanev Vasilev
Born (1973-03-29) 29 March 1973
Shumen, Bulgaria
Height168 cm (5 ft 6 in)
Weight83.45 kg (184.0 lb)
Sport
Country Bulgaria
SportWeightlifting
Weight class85 kg
ClubShumen
TeamNational team
Medal record
Representing  Bulgaria
World Championships
Gold medal – first place1997 Cheang Mai-70 kg
Gold medal – first place1998 Lahti-77 kg
Gold medal – first place2002 Warsaw-85 kg
European Championships
Gold medal – first place1996 Sravanger-70 kg
Gold medal – first place1998 Riesa-77 kg
Gold medal – first place2000 Sofia-77 kg
Gold medal – first place2003 Loutraki-85 kg
Silver medal – second place1997 Rijeka-70 kg
Silver medal – second place2002 Antalya-77 kg
World Junior Championships
Silver medal – second place1993 Cheb-70 kg
European Junior Championships
Silver medal – second place1992 Cardiff-67,5 kg
Silver medal – second place1993 Valencia-76 kg
Updated on 26 September 2016.

Zlatаn Vanev Vasilev (original name: Златан Ванев Василев, born 29 March 1973 in Shumen) is a former Bulgarian weightlifter who became a three-time world and four-time European champion. Vanev is world champion from Chiang Mai 1997, Lahti 1998 and Warsaw 2002. Vanev is also a world record holder. In 2000 Vanev hit a world record clean and jerk of 208.5 kg in the 77 kg weight class in Sofia. Two years later as an 85 kg lifter Vanev clean and jerked 217.5 kg in Warsaw. He became famous for becoming world champion in three different categories - 70 kg, 77 kg and 85 kg. His European titles are from Stavanger 1996, Riesa 1998, Sofia 2000 and Loutraki 2003. He was suspended due to a tampering with test.[1]

After his own career he became the personal trainer of weightlifter Valentin Hristov.[2]

Major results

Year Venue Weight Snatch (kg) Clean & Jerk (kg) Total Rank
123Rank123Rank
Summer Olympics
1996United States Atlanta, United States70 kg150155155—180185185—3309
World Championships
2002Poland Warsaw, Poland85 kg165167.51708212.5217.52201st place, gold medalist(s)3851st place, gold medalist(s)
1999Greece Piraeus, Greece77 kg157.5162.5162.514197.5212.5212.583559
1998Finland Lahti, Finland77 kg157.5162.51653rd place, bronze medalist(s)200200202.51st place, gold medalist(s)3651st place, gold medalist(s)

References

  1. ↑ "5 Olympians Suspended For Drugs". CBS News. 2004-08-20. Archived from the original on 2013-01-02.
  2. ↑ Българинът Валентин Христов спечели медал на Олимпиадата, но за Азербайджан. sporta.bg. 29 July 2012.


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