Georgi Todorov (; born 4 December 1952) is a retired Bulgarian weightlifter who won the silver medal in the featherweight class at the 1976 Summer Olympics, as well as two world weightlifting championships and three European weightlifting championships. Todorov is an honorary citizen of the city of Varna.

Weightlifting achievements

Todorov had the following podium finishes at major championships:

Georgi Todorov (weightlifter)

2nd in the 1976 Olympics featherweight class (280.0 kg); 2nd in the 1973 World Championships bantamweight class (255.0 kg); 1st in the 1974 World Championships featherweight class (280.0 kg); 1st in the 1975 World Championships featherweight class (285.0 kg); 2nd in the 1976 World Championships featherweight class (280.0 kg); 2nd in the 1977 World Championships bantamweight class (247.5 kg); 2nd in the 1979 World Championships featherweight class (275.0 kg); 2nd in the 1972 European Championships bantamweight class (355.0 kg); 2nd in the 1973 European Championships bantamweight class (252.5 kg); 1st in the 1974 European Championships featherweight class (272.5 kg); 1st in the 1975 European Championships featherweight class (285.0 kg); 3rd in the 1976 European Championships featherweight class (277.5 kg); 1st in the 1977 European Championships bantamweight class (247.5 kg); 2nd in the 1979 European Championships featherweight class (272.5 kg).

Georgi Todorov (weightlifter)

World records

He set six featherweight world records from 1974-76 – two in the snatch, one in the clean & jerk, and three in the total.

Georgi Todorov (weightlifter)

References

External links

http://www.chidlovski.net/liftup/l_athleteResult.asp?a_id=272#wc

1952 births

Living people

Bulgarian male weightlifters

Olympic weightlifters for Bulgaria

Olympic silver medalists for Bulgaria

Olympic medalists in weightlifting

Medalists at the 1976 Summer Olympics

Weightlifters at the 1972 Summer Olympics

Weightlifters at the 1976 Summer Olympics

European Weightlifting Championships medalists

World Weightlifting Championships medalists

20th-century Bulgarian people

21st-century Bulgarian people