Angel Rusev (weightlifter)

Angel Rusev
Personal information
Native nameАнгел Хрисков Русев
Full nameAngel Hriskov Rusev
NationalityBulgarian
Born (2001-07-13) 13 July 2001
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
2021 Tashkent –55 kg
European Championships
2021 Moscow –55 kg
2022 Tirana –55 kg
2023 Yerevan –55 kg
2024 Sofia –55 kg
2025 Chișinău –55 kg
2019 Batumi –55 kg
European Junior & U23 Weightlifting Championships
2019 Bucharest –55 kg
European Youth Championships
2018 San Donato Milanese –56 kg
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 winning European championships five times overall.

Major results

Year Venue Weight Snatch (kg) Clean & Jerk (kg) Total Rank
1 2 3 Rank 1 2 3 Rank
World Championships
2018 Ashgabat, Turkmenistan 55 kg 103 108 7 130 135 140 248 6
2021 Tashkent, Uzbekistan 55 kg 106 110 112 7 140 144 147 254
2022 Bogota, Colombia 55 kg 106 110 110 9 141 145 145 5 247 6[8]
2024 Manama, Bahrain 55 kg 110 110 113 7 135 141 144 5 254 6[9]
European Championships
2018 Bucharest, Romania 56 kg 100 103 105 6 125 125 128 5 233 5
2019 Batumi, Georgia 55 kg 105 110 112 4 136 138 146 EJR 256 EJR
2021 Moscow, Russia 55 kg 105 105 111 140 147 147 EJR 258 EJR
2022 Tirana, Albania 55 kg 108 111 113 140 144 148 257
2023 Yerevan, Armenia 55 kg 105 108 109 4 135 141 250
2024 Sofia, Bulgaria 55 kg 105 109 111 135 140 244
2025 Chișinău, Moldova 55 kg 105 110 111 8 141 150 246
European Junior & U23 Weightlifting Championships
2019 Bucharest, Romania 55 kg 100 105 107 132 136 147 243
2021 Rovaniemi, Finland 61 kg 105 105 6 145 150 153 258 5[10]
2022 Tirana, Albania 61 kg 107 108 108 139 146 151
World Youth Weightlifting Championships
2017 Bangkok, Thailand 56 kg 90 95 98 12 120 125 125 10 215 12
European Youth Weightlifting Championships
2017 Pristina, Kosovo 56 kg 95 100 100 6 120 126 128 221
2018 San Donato Milanese, Italy 56 kg 95 100 102 130 133 138 240
International Fajr Cup
2020 Rasht, Iran 61 kg 105 110 113 135 143 147 257


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.