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Nikolaj Pešalov

1970 - Today

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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 17 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2024). Nikolaj Pešalov is the 2,952nd most popular athlete (down from 2,761st in 2024), the 334th most popular biography from Bulgaria (down from 323rd in 2019) and the 26th most popular Bulgarian Athlete.

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Among people born in 1970, Nikolaj Pešalov ranks 678. Before him are Ctislav Doseděl, Antonis Remos, Koji Noguchi, Giuseppe Guerini, Thierry Neuvic, and František Jež. After him are Nicola Walker, Masaaki Sawanobori, Paco Soler, Pascale Arbillot, Jordi Gené, and Sergei Furgal.

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In Bulgaria

Among people born in Bulgaria, Nikolaj Pešalov ranks 334 out of 415. Before him are Siyka Kelbecheva (1951), Slavi Trifonov (1966), Diana Paliiska (1966), Ekaterina Dafovska (1975), Maria Bakalova (1996), and Daniel Petrov (1971). After him are Stoyanka Kurbatova (1955), Tsvetana Pironkova (1987), Anelia Nuneva (1962), Georgi Yordanov (1963), Ivan Cheparinov (1986), and Ilija Trojanow (1965).

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Among ATHLETES In Bulgaria

Among athletes born in Bulgaria, Nikolaj Pešalov ranks 26. Before him are Serafim Todorov (1969), Ivan Ivanov (1971), Siyka Kelbecheva (1951), Diana Paliiska (1966), Ekaterina Dafovska (1975), and Daniel Petrov (1971). After him are Stoyanka Kurbatova (1955), Anelia Nuneva (1962), Violeta Ninova (1963), Tanya Dangalakova (1964), Tanyu Kiryakov (1963), and Nikolay Antonov (1968).

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