Andon Nikolov

Andon Nikolov (Bulgarian: Андон Николов) (born June 15, 1951) is a former Bulgarian weightlifter. He became Olympic Champion in 1972 in the Middle Heavyweight class.^[1]^[2]

References

↑ Profile: "Andon Nikolov"– databaseOlympics.com (Retrieved on December 31, 2007)
↑ "Olympic Games Medallists – Weightlifting" – (Retrieved on December 31, 2007)

Olympic champions in weightlifting – Middle heavyweight

1952–1992: 82.5 kg–90 kg, 1996: 83 kg–91 kg, 2000–: 85 kg–94 kg

1952: Norbert Schemansky (USA) 1956+1960: Arkady Vorobyov (URS) 1964: Vladimir Golovanov (URS) 1968: Kaarlo Kangasniemi (FIN) 1972: Andon Nikolov (BUL) 1976: David Rigert (URS) 1980: Péter Baczakó (HUN) 1984: Nicu Vlad (ROM) 1988: Anatoly Khrapaty (URS) 1992+2000: Kakhi Kakhiashvili (GRE) 1996: Aleksey Petrov (RUS) 2004: Milen Dobrev (BUL) 2008+2012: vacant 2016: Sohrab Moradi (IRI)

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