Angel Genchev
Personal information
BornJanuary 31, 1967 (1967-01-31) (age 56)
Targovishte, Bulgaria[1]
Medal record
Men's weightlifting
Representing  Bulgaria
Olympic Games
Disqualified 1988 Seoul –67.5 kg
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place1994 Istanbul –70 kg
European Championships
Gold medal – first place1988 Cardiff –75 kg
EWF European Team Cup
Gold medal – first place1986 Reims–75 kg
Gold medal – first place1987 Miskolc–75 kg
World Cup
Gold medal – first place1986 Dobrich–67.5 kg
Gold medal – first place1988 Plovdiv–75 kg
World Masters Championships[2]
Gold medal – first place2018 Barcelona–69 kg
Gold medal – first place2017 Anaheim–77 kg
European Masters Championships
Gold medal – first place2018 Budapest–77 kg
Gold medal – first place2017 Halmstad–77 kg
Junior World Championships
Gold medal – first place1984 Lignano Sabbiadoro–60 kg
Gold medal – first place1985 Edinburgh–60 kg
Gold medal – first place1986 Donaueschingen–67.5 kg
Gold medal – first place1987 Belgrade–75 kg
European Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place1984 Lignano Sabbiadoro–60 kg
Gold medal – first place1985 Edinburgh–60 kg
Gold medal – first place1986 Donaueschingen–67.5 kg
Gold medal – first place1987 Belgrade–75 kg
Balkan Weightlifting Championships
Gold medal – first place1987 Tirana–75 kg
Bulgarian Weightlifting Championships
Gold medal – first place1987 Yambol–75 kg
Gold medal – first place1994 Shumen–70 kg
Silver medal – second place1992 Shumen–67.5 kg

Angel Angelov Genchev (Bulgarian: Ангел Ангелов Генчев) is a Bulgarian weightlifter who competed for Bulgaria. He claimed the gold medal in weightlifting at the 1988 Summer Olympics – Men's 67.5 kg but was disqualified after he tested positive for furosemide, an IOC banned substance. It became a scandal because earlier in the meet fellow Bulgarian weightlifter Mitko Grablev had also been disqualified, after claiming a gold medal in his division, when his drug test came back positive, also for furosemide. The Bulgarian weightlifting team was forced to withdraw midway through the Weightlifting competition.[3][4][5][6] Of six athletes known to have lifted more than triple their bodyweight, Genchev's 202.5 kg world record was the heaviest ever performed in competition.[7] Genchev is a European champion in the 75 kg category from Cardiff in 1988. He was also a bronze medalist at the 1994 World Championships in Istanbul. He won the European Cup in Reims 1986 and Miskolc 1987 with the team of Bulgaria. There he set a world record in snatch - 170 kg. Angel is a four-time World and European junior champion.

Genchev served some time in prison for shooting at a cab driver in Bulgaria in 2001.[8]

Genchev competed in the 2017 World Masters games in Auckland, New Zealand and won Gold in the M77kg division for the 50-54years age group. He snatched 95 kg and Clean and jerked 120 kg.[9]

Genchev competed in the 2017 European Masters Championships in Halmstad, Sweden, snatching 105 kg and Clean and Jerking 132 kg to win his division.[10]

Genchev competed in the 2018 European Masters Championships in Budapest, Hungary, snatching 90 kg and Clean and Jerking 112 kg to win his division.[11]

Genchev competed in the 2018 World Masters Championships in Barcelona, Spain, snatching 96 kg and Clean and Jerking 122 kg to win his division. [12]

References

  1. ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Angel Genchev". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 23 August 2016.
  2. ↑ "IWF-Masters Home Page".
  3. ↑ "HE SEOUL OLYMPICS: Weight Lifting; Team Lifted After 2d Drug Test Is Failed". The New York Times. 24 September 1998. Retrieved 23 August 2016.
  4. ↑ "Bulgaria's weightlifters expelled from games". The Guardian. 23 September 2000. Retrieved 23 August 2016.
  5. ↑ "THE SEOUL GAMES / DAY 8 : Bulgaria's Weightlifting Team Withdraws After Drug Suspensions". Los Angeles Times. 24 September 1988. Retrieved 23 August 2016.
  6. ↑ "2ND WEIGHTLIFTER BANNED, BULGARIA PULLS TEAM". The Washington Post. 24 September 1988. Retrieved 23 August 2016.
  7. ↑ "Articles at Lift Up: Who In the World Has Ever Lifted Three Times Their Body Weight". www.chidlovski.net. Retrieved 31 May 2023.
  8. ↑ "От световния връх до затвора и бизнеса с раци: Шампионът Ангел Генчев | Dnes.bg".
  9. ↑ "2017 WMG Results" (PDF). iwfmasters.net. Retrieved 31 May 2023.
  10. ↑ "2017 European Masters Championship Results" (PDF). europeanmasterswl.com. Retrieved 31 May 2023.
  11. ↑ "2018 European Masters Championship Results" (PDF). europeanmasterswl.com. Retrieved 31 May 2023.
  12. ↑ "IWF-Masters Home Page".
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