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Ivan Ivanov

1971 - Today

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Ivan Ivanov Ivanov (Bulgarian: Иван Иванов Иванов, born 27 August 1971 in Shumen) is a Bulgarian former weightlifter and former head coach of the national Bulgarian weightlifting teams. He claimed one gold medal at the 1992 Olympic Games, four time World Champion, and five time European Champion. He won the 1990 World Cup. Ivan also won 1991 World Cup Final in Barcelona and 1990 World Cup Final in Tainan, and in 1989 in Lisbon he finished second. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 17 in 2024). Ivan Ivanov is the 2,839th most popular athlete (up from 3,017th in 2024), the 327th most popular biography from Bulgaria (up from 336th in 2019) and the 21st most popular Bulgarian Athlete.

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Among people born in 1971, Ivan Ivanov ranks 613. Before him are Beat Zberg, Filippo Simeoni, Luan Krasniqi, Narine Abgaryan, Espen Sandberg, and Agata Kulesza. After him are Katja Woywood, Jerzy Brzęczek, Joann Sfar, Hong Seok-cheon, Zinaida Stahurskaya, and Maria Luisa Berti.

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In Bulgaria

Among people born in Bulgaria, Ivan Ivanov ranks 327 out of 415. Before him are Elena Poptodorova (1951), Vladimir Kolev (1953), Evgenia Radanova (1977), Ali Kayalı (1965), Ivaylo Andonov (1967), and Ayan Sadakov (1961). After him are Siyka Kelbecheva (1951), Slavi Trifonov (1966), Diana Paliiska (1966), Ekaterina Dafovska (1975), Maria Bakalova (1996), and Daniel Petrov (1971).

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Among ATHLETES In Bulgaria

Among athletes born in Bulgaria, Ivan Ivanov ranks 21. Before him are Boris Nikolov (1929), Mikhail Zhelev (1943), Nikolina Shtereva (1955), Ginka Zagorcheva (1958), Yordan Mitkov (1956), and Serafim Todorov (1969). After him are Siyka Kelbecheva (1951), Diana Paliiska (1966), Ekaterina Dafovska (1975), Daniel Petrov (1971), Nikolaj Pešalov (1970), and Stoyanka Kurbatova (1955).

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