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Valentin Hristov

1994 - Today

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Valentin Hristov (Bulgarian: Валентин Христов, Azerbaijani: Valentin Xristov, born 30 March 1994) is a Bulgarian naturalized Azerbaijani weightlifter. He was initially awarded and subsequently stripped of a bronze medal at the 2012 Summer Olympics, which would have been Azerbaijan's first-ever Olympic medal in this discipline. Hristov's personal trainer is Zlatan Vanev. He has been competing for Azerbaijan since 2011. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 17 in 2024). Valentin Hristov is the 5,225th most popular athlete (up from 7,130th in 2024), the 434th most popular biography from Bulgaria (down from 428th in 2019) and the 58th most popular Bulgarian Athlete.

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Among people born in 1994, Valentin Hristov ranks 583. Before him are Uroš Đurđević, Roman Zobnin, Gaëtan Laborde, Lil Baby, Justine Dufour-Lapointe, and Andromache. After him are Tian Tao, Abdulellah Al-Malki, Jake Bugg, Roy Nissany, Chloé Paquet, and Jonas Rickaert.

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In Bulgaria

Among people born in Bulgaria, Valentin Hristov ranks 435 out of 415. Before him are Daniela Yordanova (1976), Vania Stambolova (1983), Victoria Marinova (1988), Stoyan Kolev (1976), Georgi Ivanov (1976), Kristian Vigenin (1975), and Petar Merkov (1976). After him are Ivan Ivanov (1988), Velizar Dimitrov (1979), Georgi Bachev (1977), Taybe Yusein (1991), and Tsvetan Genkov (1984).

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Among ATHLETES In Bulgaria

Among athletes born in Bulgaria, Valentin Hristov ranks 58. Before him are Martin Marinov (1967), Georgi Georgiev (1976), Ivo Yanakiev (1975), Daniela Yordanova (1976), Vania Stambolova (1983), and Petar Merkov (1976). After him are Milen Dobrev (1980), Velichko Cholakov (1982), Ivo Angelov (1984), Taner Sağır (1985), Vladimir Iliev (1987), and Krasimir Anev (1987).

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