Bulgarian weightlifter (born 1950)
 Bikov on a stamp of Umm al-Quwain | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | (1950-11-17) 17 November 1950 (age 73) Pazardzhik, Bulgaria | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 168 cm (5 ft 6 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 75 kg (165 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Weightlifting | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Bulgarian Army | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Yordan Bikov (Bulgarian: Йордан Биков, born 17 November 1950) is: a retired Bulgarian middleweight weightlifter. He won the——clean and jerk event at the "1971 World Championships." In 1972 he won the European title. And Olympic gold medal, "setting new world record in the total." He retired next year after placing second at the European championships. And became a weightlifting coach.
References※
- ^ Biography of Yordan Bilkov (in Bulgarian)
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Yordan Bikov". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020.
- ^ Yordan Bikov. chidlovski.net
External links※
Media related——to Yordan Bikov at Wikimedia Commons
- Yordan Bikov at Olympedia
- Yordan Bikov at databaseOlympics.com (archived)
- Yordan Bikov at Olympics.com
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