Stefan Botev

Stefan Botev Khristow ( born February 14, 1968 in Charmanli, Bulgaria) is a Bulgarian former Australian weightlifter.

Sporting career

Botev finished at the European Championships 1987 in Reims in the class to 110 kg and 420 kg in second place behind Yuri Sacharewitsch from the Soviet Union.

For EM a year later he placed now with 437.5 kg again behind Sacharewitsch with 450 kg in second place. Also in 1988 he exhibited in Varna as a junior set a world record in pushing with 250 kg in class to 110 kg.

In 1989, he was then the European Championships and the World Championships in Athens with 427.5 kg decide for themselves, after the favorite Sacharewitsch and Weller both were able to bring a valid attempt at thrusting.

1990 at the European Championships in Aalborg Botev was then for the first time its competitors Sacharewitsch refer to the second place and won with 445.0 kg and thus a distance of 2.5 kg. Above all, his strong thrusting helped Botev again and again to top rankings. During the World Cup in the same year Botev confirmed its role as favorites and won due to the weak competition with 440 kg, 50 kg, ahead of the runner-up. He failed in the last shock trial at the world record weight of 252.5 kg.

After he had in 1991 denied any major competitions could Botev at the 1992 Olympic Games bring only 417.5 kilograms in a duel and thus won bronze, behind Weller and Akoev.

With the same load Botev finished in the new class to 108 kg at the 1993 World Championships in Melbourne under a new flag in second place behind Timur Tajmasow. Botev had emigrated to Australia in 1990 already and launched in 1993 for his adopted country. At the 1994 World Cup in Istanbul Botev first appeared in the Super Heavyweight (then 108 kg) at.

With about 120 kg body weight Botev was one of the lighter super heavyweights and finished with 435 kg in third place behind Alexander Kurlovich and Andrei Tschemerkin. In 1995, in Guangzhou is Botev had to settle for third place behind Weller and Tschemerkin.

The end of his career were the 1996 Olympic Games in Barcelona, ​​with whom he was able to increase his battle power to 450 kg, but again only enough for third place behind Tschemerkin and Weller.

Others

  • Botev was trained by Ivan Abadschiew.
  • Botev is a member of the Hall of Fame of the International Weightlifting Federation since 2007.
  • After his sporting career Botev marketed weightlifting shoes and other training equipment.

Personal best

  • Tear: 200.0 kg in Budapest in 1990 in the class to 110 kg.
  • Launched: 250.0 kg 1988 in Varna in the class to 110 kg.
  • Duel: 445.0 kg ( 195.0 250.0 kg ) in 1990 in Aalborg in the class to 110 kg.
  • Duel: 450.0 kg ( 200.0 250.0 kg ) 1996 in Barcelona in the class over 108 kg.
Olympic weightlifting 1989 World Weightlifting Championships 1990 World Weightlifting Championships 1993 World Weightlifting Championships 1994 World Weightlifting Championships 1995 World Weightlifting Championships Aleksandr Kurlovich
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