Plamen Zhelyazkov
Personal information
Full namePlamen Jelyazkov
Born (1972-05-14) 14 May 1972
Asenovgrad, Bulgaria
Height170 cm (5 ft 7 in)
Weight77 kg (170 lb)
Sport
Country Bulgaria
SportWeightlifting
Weight class77 kg
ClubAsenovets, Asenovgrad (BUL)
Medal record
Representing  Bulgaria
World Championships
Gold medal – first place1998 Lahti-69 kg
Bronze medal – third place1999 Athens-77 kg
European Championships
Gold medal – first place1998 Riesa-69 kg
Silver medal – second place1996 Stavanger-70 kg
Silver medal – second place1999 La Coruna-69 kg
Silver medal – second place2000 Sofia-77 kg
Bronze medal – third place1997 Rijeka-70 kg
Bronze medal – third place2004 Kyiv-77 kg
Updated on 13 September 2016.

Plamen Jelyazkov (original name: Пламен Желязков, born 14 May 1972 in Asenovgrad) is a Bulgarian male weightlifter, competing in the 77 kg category and representing Bulgaria at international competitions. He participated at the 1996 Summer Olympics in the 70 kg event. He competed at world championships, most recently at the 2003 World Weightlifting Championships.[1]

Zhelyazkov became IWF World Weightlifter of the Year in 1998.[2] He set five world records in the lightweight and middleweight classes from 1998-2002 – three in the snatch and two in the total.

Major results

Year Venue Weight Snatch (kg) Clean & Jerk (kg) Total Rank
123Rank123Rank
Summer Olympics
1996United States Atlanta, United States70 kg150.0150.0155.0—180.0185.0185.0—4
World Championships
2003Canada Vancouver, Canada77 kg1601601605190195197.563504
2002Poland Warsaw, Poland77 kg165165170---195202.5207.550---
2001Turkey Antalya, Turkey77 kg1651701701st place, gold medalist(s)19519519553604
1999Greece Piraeus, Greece77 kg1601651702nd place, silver medalist(s)197.5197.520073703rd place, bronze medalist(s)
1998Finland Lahti, Finland69 kg1551601601st place, gold medalist(s)182.5187.51901st place, gold medalist(s)3501st place, gold medalist(s)

References

  1. ↑ "2003 Weightlifting World Championships - Plamen Jelyazkov". iwf.net. Retrieved 23 June 2016.
  2. ↑ "Ilin again, Chen Yanqing for the first time: Best of the Year" (PDF). IWF. p. 8. Retrieved 11 February 2013.


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