Nikolay Pechalov

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Olympic medal record
Men's Weightlifting
Competitor for  Bulgaria
Silver	1992 Barcelona	60 kg
Bronze	1996 Atlanta	59 kg
Competitor for  Croatia
Gold	2000 Sydney	62 kg
Bronze	2004 Athens	69 kg

Nikolay Pechalov (Bulgarian: Николай Пешалов, Croatian: Nikolaj Pešalov, born on May 30, 1970 in Pazardjik, Bulgaria) is Olympic and World champion in weightlifting. In first part of his career he competed under Bulgarian flag, but later moved to Croatia and represented this country internationally.

During his long and successful career Pechalov was World champion 8 times, in different categories and disciplines, and broke several world records. His Olympic medals are split between Bulgaria (1992 and 1996) and Croatia (2000 and 2004). As of 2000, for his great achievement at the Olympic Games as a sign of gratitude he was given Croatian citizenship and holds a Croatian passport. He's residing in Sofia and Split.

[edit] Personal Best Lifts

69kg

• Snatch: 155.0 kg (WR: 165.0 kg)
• Clean and Jerk: 192.5 kg (WR: 197 kg)
• Total: 350.0 kg

62kg

• Snatch: 150.0 kg (WR: 153.0 kg)
• Clean and Jerk: 175.0 kg (WR: 182 kg)
• Total: 325.0 kg (Equal to World Standard)

Closest Challenge 2004 Olympics:

Lee Bae Young:

• Snatch: 152.5 kg
• Clean and Jerk: 192.5 kg
• Total: 347.5 kg

[edit] Further achievements

• Senior World Champion (1990, 1993, 1994)
• Silver Medalist in Senior World Championships (1989 & 1998)
• Bronze Medalist in Senior World Championships (1995)
• Senior European Champion (1991-1995, 1997, 2000, 2001)
• Silver Medalist in Senior European Championships (1989, 1990, 2004)
• Set five World records during career

[edit] External links

• dataOlympics 1992+1996
• dataOlympics 2000+2004