Nikolaj Pešalov
Template:Short description Template:Family name hatnote Template:Infobox sportsperson
Nikolay Peshalov (Template:Langx; born on May 30, 1970) is a Bulgarian-born Croatian Olympic[1] and World former champion in weightlifting.
During his long and successful career, Pešalov was World champion eight times in various categories and disciplines, and broke several world records. His Olympic medals are split between Bulgaria (1992 and 1996) and Croatia (2000 and 2004). In 2000 he was granted Croatian citizenship, and he now holds besides Bulgarian, a Croatian passport. He resides in both Sofia and Split.
Further achievements
- Senior world champion (1990, 1993, 1994);
- Silver medalist in Senior World Championships (1989 and 1998);
- Bronze medalist in Senior World Championships (1995);
- Senior European champion (1991–1995, 1997, 2000, 2001);
- Silver medalist in Senior European Championships (1989, 1990, 2004);
- Set five world records during career.
Major results
| Year | Venue | Weight | Snatch (kg) | Clean & Jerk (kg) | Total | Rank | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | Rank | 1 | 2 | 3 | Rank | |||||
| Olympic Games | ||||||||||||
| 1992 | SpainScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Barcelona, Spain | 60 kg | 132.5 | 137.5 | 2 | 162.5 | 167.5 | 2 | 305.0 | Script error: No such module "sort". | ||
| 1996 | United StatesScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Atlanta, United States | 59 kg | 132.5 | 137.5 | 3 | 165.0 | 4 | 302.5 | Script error: No such module "sort". | |||
| 2000 | AustraliaScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Sydney, Australia | 62 kg | 145.0 | 150.0 | 1 | 175.0 | - | 1 | 325.0 | Script error: No such module "sort". | ||
| 2004 | GreeceScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Athens, Greece | 69 kg | 150.0 | 3 | 182.5 | 187.5 | 1 | 337.5 | Script error: No such module "sort". | |||
.svg){kind=link}
Weightlifting career bests
- Snatch: 150.0 kg in the class to 62 kg;
- Clean and jerk: 187.5 kg 2004 Summer Olympics in the class to 69 kg;
- Total: 312.5 kg (137.5 + 175.0) 1992 European Weightlifting Championships in the class to 60 kg;
- Total: 325.0 kg 2000 Summer Olympics in the class to 62 kg (Olympic record);
- Total: 337.5 kg 2004 Summer Olympics in the class to 69 kg.
World records
| unrecognized result (equalization of World Standard) | |
| = | equalization of world record |
| Discipline | Result | Date and place | |
|---|---|---|---|
| clean and jerk | -59kg | 170kg | May 1995., Warsaw |
| biathlon | -62kg | 325kg | Apr 2000., Sofia |
| biathlon | -62kg | 325kg | Sep 2000., Sydney |
References
- ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
- databaseOlympics 1992+1996
- databaseOlympics 2000+2004
- Template:SR/Olympics profile
- Nikolay Pechalov at Database Weightlifting
Template:Footer Olympic Champions Weightlifting Featherweight Template:Footer World Champions Weightlifting Men Bantamweight Template:Footer World Champions Weightlifting Men Featherweight Template:Croatian Athlete of the Year (men)
- Pages with script errors
- Pages with broken file links
- 1970 births
- Living people
- Croatian male weightlifters
- Bulgarian male weightlifters
- Naturalized citizens of Croatia
- Olympic weightlifters for Bulgaria
- Olympic weightlifters for Croatia
- Olympic bronze medalists for Bulgaria
- Olympic silver medalists for Bulgaria
- Olympic gold medalists for Croatia
- Olympic bronze medalists for Croatia
- Weightlifters at the 1992 Summer Olympics
- Weightlifters at the 1996 Summer Olympics
- Weightlifters at the 2000 Summer Olympics
- Weightlifters at the 2004 Summer Olympics
- Franjo Bučar Award winners
- Olympic medalists in weightlifting
- Sportspeople from Pazardzhik Province
- Croatian people of Bulgarian descent
- European champions for Croatia
- Medalists at the 2004 Summer Olympics
- Medalists at the 2000 Summer Olympics
- Medalists at the 1996 Summer Olympics
- Medalists at the 1992 Summer Olympics
- World record setters in weightlifting
- European Weightlifting Championships medalists
- World Weightlifting Championships medalists
- 20th-century Bulgarian sportsmen
- 21st-century Croatian sportsmen
- 21st-century Bulgarian sportsmen