Plamen Zhelyazkov

Plamen Zhelyazkov
Personal information
Full namePlamen Jelyazkov
Born (1972-05-14) 14 May 1972
Asenovgrad, Bulgaria
Height170 cm (5 ft 7 in)
Weight77 kg (170 lb)
Sport
Country Bulgaria
SportWeightlifting
Weight class77 kg
ClubAsenovets, Asenovgrad (BUL)
Medal record
Representing  Bulgaria
World Championships
1998 Lahti -69 kg
1999 Athens -77 kg
European Championships
1998 Riesa -69 kg
1996 Stavanger -70 kg
1999 La Coruna -69 kg
2000 Sofia -77 kg
1997 Rijeka -70 kg
2004 Kyiv -77 kg
Updated on 13 September 2016

Plamen Jelyazkov (original name: Пламен Желязков, born (1972-05-14)14 May 1972 in Asenovgrad) is a Bulgarian male weightlifter, competing in the 77 kg category and representing Bulgaria at international competitions. He participated at the 1996 Summer Olympics in the 70 kg event. He competed at world championships, most recently at the 2003 World Weightlifting Championships.[1]

Zhelyazkov became IWF World Weightlifter of the Year in 1998.[2] He set five world records in the lightweight and middleweight classes from 1998-2002 – three in the snatch and two in the total.

Major results

Year Venue Weight Snatch (kg) Clean & Jerk (kg) Total Rank
1 2 3 Rank 1 2 3 Rank
Summer Olympics
1996 Atlanta, United States 70 kg 150.0 150.0 155.0 180.0 185.0 185.0 4
World Championships
2003 Vancouver, Canada 77 kg 160 160 160 5 190 195 197.5 6 350 4
2002 Warsaw, Poland 77 kg 165 165 170 --- 195 202.5 207.5 5 0 ---
2001 Antalya, Turkey 77 kg 165 170 170 195 195 195 5 360 4
1999 Piraeus, Greece 77 kg 160 165 170 197.5 197.5 200 7 370
1998 Lahti, Finland 69 kg 155 160 160 182.5 187.5 190 350

References

  1. ^ "2003 Weightlifting World Championships - Plamen Jelyazkov". iwf.net. Retrieved 23 June 2016.
  2. ^ "Ilin again, Chen Yanqing for the first time: Best of the Year" (PDF). IWF. p. 8. Retrieved 11 February 2013.