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Nikolaj Pešalov

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Nikolay Peshalov (Bulgarian: Николай Славеев Пешалов, romanized: Nikolay Slaveev Peshalov; born on May 30, 1970) is a Bulgarian-born Croatian Olympic and World former champion in weightlifting. During his long and successful career, Pešalov was World champion eight times in various categories and disciplines, and broke several world records. His Olympic medals are split between Bulgaria (1992 and 1996) and Croatia (2000 and 2004). In 2000 he was granted Croatian citizenship, and he now holds besides Bulgarian, a Croatian passport. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Nikolaj Pešalov is the 2,965th most popular athlete (down from 2,800th in 2019), the 325th most popular biography from Bulgaria (down from 323rd in 2019) and the 25th most popular Bulgarian Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Nikolaj Pešalov ranks 2,965 out of 6,025. Before him are Kristina Mundt, Artur Ayvazyan, Wayde van Niekerk, Brigitte Kraus, Robert Změlík, and Quentin Fillon Maillet. After him are Stoyanka Kurbatova, Mihaela Melinte, Torsten Gutsche, Luan Jujie, Erik Persson, and Thomas Schmidt.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1970, Nikolaj Pešalov ranks 639. Before him are Martin Müller, Ctislav Doseděl, Koji Noguchi, Giuseppe Guerini, Thierry Neuvic, and František Jež. After him are Nicola Walker, Masaaki Sawanobori, Paco Soler, Pascale Arbillot, Sergei Furgal, and Angelica Agurbash.

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In Bulgaria

Among people born in Bulgaria, Nikolaj Pešalov ranks 325 out of 415. Before him are Ayan Sadakov (1961), Ivan Ivanov (1971), Siyka Kelbecheva (1951), Ekaterina Dafovska (1975), Maria Bakalova (1996), and Daniel Petrov (1971). After him are Stoyanka Kurbatova (1955), Tsvetana Pironkova (1987), Anelia Nuneva (1962), Ivan Cheparinov (1986), Ilija Trojanow (1965), and Tanya Dangalakova (1964).

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Among ATHLETES In Bulgaria

Among athletes born in Bulgaria, Nikolaj Pešalov ranks 25. Before him are Yordan Mitkov (1956), Serafim Todorov (1969), Ivan Ivanov (1971), Siyka Kelbecheva (1951), Ekaterina Dafovska (1975), and Daniel Petrov (1971). After him are Stoyanka Kurbatova (1955), Anelia Nuneva (1962), Tanya Dangalakova (1964), Tanyu Kiryakov (1963), Nikolay Antonov (1968), and Luis Álvarez (null).

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