Milen Dobrev

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Template:Short description Template:Use mdy dates Template:Infobox sportsperson Milen Atanasov Dobrev (Template:Langx, February 22, 1980 – March 21, 2015) was a Bulgarian weightlifter.

Early life

Milen Dobrev was born in the village of Zhitnitsa, Plovdiv Province, Bulgaria in 1980. Dobrev started training weightlifting in 1991 under the coach Georgi Yotovski, when he was in sixth grade at the Vasil Levski Sports School and competed for the team of Maritsa. He soon proved to be a great prospect for the future.

Youth career

His first international competition on youth level was in 1996, at the European Youth Weightlifting Championships in Burgas Bulgaria, where he totalled 255 kg for the bronze medal. He also participated twice in World Youth Weightlifting Championships and was awarded a silver medal in Prague, 2000.

During his military service (1999–2000), he was part of the team of CSKA. After 2001 Dobrev transferred to the team of Maritsa-Olimp and started training under Krastyo Milev.

Senior career

After the win in the 85 kg weightlifting tournament of 2001 Brisbane Goodwill Games in Australia, he established himself as prominent part of the world elite of weightlifters.

He became part of the extended men's national team on February 11, 2001, and made his debut at the European Men's Championship in Trenčín, Slovakia, winning bronze medal in the snatch, though failed to achieve a successful C&J attempt and posted a zero total. Later in 2001 he also made a debut at the 2001 World Championship in Antalya, Turkey, winning his first total bronze medal in the 85 kg category.

In 2002 he won silver medal at the European Championship in Antalya, Turkey, in the 94 kg category. Later in the same year, Dobrev also became second at the World Championship in Warsaw, Poland.

In 2003 he managed to win the gold medals both at the European Championship in Loutraki, Greece and the World Championship in Vancouver, Canada.

His undefeated run continued in 2004, when he first won the European Championship in Kiev, Ukraine in April and then in August he peaked throughout his career winning the Olympic gold in Athens 2004 Olympic games middle heavyweight class.

The following year in Doha, Qatar, he managed for bronze at the World Championships, which accounted for his last eight medal on a senior level.

Milen Dobrev collected 4 gold, 2 silver and 2 bronze medals out of 10 major senior competitions in which he took part throughout his career.

He was the first Bulgarian to win an Olympic title in weightlifting as a member of a team from Plovdiv (Maritsa-Olimp).

Milen Dobrev has been an honorary citizen of Plovdiv since 2004. On April 20, 2005, at a ceremony in the Greek Embassy in Sofia, Bulgaria, he was also named honorary citizen of Athens, Greece.[1][2][3]

Death

Milen Dobrev died of a heart attack in his home in Plovdiv in 2015 at the age of 35.

Major results

Year Venue Weight Snatch (kg) Clean & Jerk (kg) Total Rank
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Olympic Games
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2004 Template:Flagicon Athens, Greece 94 kg 180 185 187.5 – 217.5 220 225 – 407.5 Script error: No such module "sort".
World Championships
2001 Template:Flagicon Antalya, Turkey 85 kg 165 170 175 Script error: No such module "sort". 195 207.5 212.5 4 382.5 Script error: No such module "sort".
2002 Template:Flagicon Warsaw, Poland 94 kg 175 175 177.5 Script error: No such module "sort". 212.5 220 220 Script error: No such module "sort". 387.5 Script error: No such module "sort".
2003 Template:Flagicon Vancouver, Canada 94 kg 180 185 187.5 Script error: No such module "sort". 220 220 222.5 Script error: No such module "sort". 405 Script error: No such module "sort".
2005 Template:Flagicon Doha, Qatar 94 kg 176 176 180 4 210 215 218 Script error: No such module "sort". 398 Script error: No such module "sort".
2006 Template:Flagicon Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic 94 kg 170 170 170 – – – – – - –
European Championships
2001 Template:Flagicon Trenčín, Slovakia 85 kg 162.5 167.5 170 Script error: No such module "sort". 200 202.5 202.5 – – –
2002 Template:Flagicon Antalya, Turkey 94 kg 175 180 182.5 Script error: No such module "sort". 210 215 217.5 Script error: No such module "sort". 397.5 Script error: No such module "sort".
2003 Template:Flagicon Loutraki, Greece 94 kg 175 180 182.5 Script error: No such module "sort". 215 217.50 222.5 Script error: No such module "sort". 405 Script error: No such module "sort".
2004 Template:Flagicon Kyiv, Ukraine 94 kg 180 182.5 185 Script error: No such module "sort". 215 217.5 – Script error: No such module "sort". 402.5 Script error: No such module "sort".
World Junior Weightlifting Championships
1998 Template:Flagicon Sofia, Bulgaria 85 kg 145 150 152.5 4 180 185 185 9 332.5 5
2000 Template:Flagicon Prague, Czech Republic 85 kg 150 157.5 160 4 192.5 197.5 200 Script error: No such module "sort". 357.5 Script error: No such module "sort".
European Youth Weightlifting Championship
1996 Template:Flagicon Burgas, Bulgaria 70 kg 110 115 117.5 Script error: No such module "sort". 130 135 137.5 4 255 Script error: No such module "sort".

References

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  1. ↑ Profile: "Milen Dobrev" Template:Webarchive databaseOlympics.com (Retrieved on December 31, 2007)
  2. ↑ "Olympic Games Medallists – Weightlifting" (Retrieved on December 31, 2007)
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External links

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