Stefan Topurov

Stefan Topurov
Personal information
Nationality Bulgaria
Born(1964-08-11)11 August 1964
Height1.52 m (5 ft 0 in)
Weight66 kg (146 lb)
Sport
Country Bulgaria
SportOlympic weightlifting
Event(s)60 kg (1983-1988), 67.5 kg (1986)
Medal record
Men's Olympic weightlifting
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 1988 Seoul -60 kg
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1987 Ostrava -60 kg
Silver medal – second place 1983 Moscow[1] -60 kg
Silver medal – second place 1986 Sofia -67.5 kg
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 1984 Vittorio -60 kg
Gold medal – first place 1987 Reims -60 kg
Silver medal – second place 1983 Moscow -60 kg
Silver medal – second place 1988 Cardiff -60 kg
Friendship Games
Gold medal – first place 1984 Varna -60 kg
Australia Games
Gold medal – first place 1985 Melbourne -67,5 kg
Pannonia World Cup
Gold medal – first place 1985 Zalaegerszeg -67,5 kg
World Cup Blue Swords
Silver medal – second place 1986 Meissen -67,5 kg
Rekord-Meeting
Gold medal – first place 1983 Langbathsee -67,5 kg
Junior World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1982 Sao Paulo -60 kg
European Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place 1982 Haskovo -60 kg
Gold medal – first place 1983 San Marino -60 kg

Stefan Petrov Topurov (Bulgarian: Стефан Петров Топуров) (born August 11, 1964 in Asenovgrad), is a former weightlifter, Olympian[1] and World Champion from Bulgaria.

He was the first lifter to clean & jerk 3 times his body weight, with a 180 kg lift in the 60 kg division at the 1983 World Weightlifting Championships.[2]

  1. ^ Olympic.org. "Stefan Topurov Profile". Retrieved 19 December 2018.
  2. ^ BarBend.com (9 June 2017). "Only 6 People Have Officially Clean & Jerked Triple Bodyweight (in Competition)". Retrieved 19 December 2018.