Aleksandar Varbanov
Aleksandar Varbanov was a weightlifter for Bulgaria. Alexander has the 9th highest Sinclair ever of 485.78 made up of a 167.5 kg snatch and a 215 kg clean and jerk at under 75 kg in body weight. He earned 10 official world records two still current to this date, 215.5 kg Clean and Jerk and 382.5 kg Total.
Weightlifting achievements
- Bronze medalist in Olympic Games ;
- Senior world champion ;
- Silver medalist in Senior World Championships ;
- Senior European champion ;
- Silver medalist at Senior European Championships ;
- Silver medalist of the 1984 Friendship Games;
- Silver medalist of the 1985 and 1987 World cup finals;
- Bronze medalist of the 1986 World cup final;
- Third place in the final standings of the World Cup 1985 and 1986
- Second place in the final standings of the World Cup 1987
- Gold medalist of the World Cup tournaments Varna 1982, Varna 1983, Varna 1984, Dobrich 1986, Plovdiv 1988;
- Junior World vice-champion ;
- European Junior champion ;
- European Junior vice-champion ;
- Balkan champion 1982, 1983 and 1985
- Four-time champion of Bulgaria ;
- Five times Junior and Youth champion of Bulgaria ;
- Set ten world records during his career.
Career bests
- Clean and jerk: 200.0 kg on September 13, 1984, in Varna in class to 67.5 kg.
- Clean and jerk: 215.5 kg on May 12, 1987, in Seoul in the class to 75 kg.
- Total : 382.5 kg on February 20, 1988, in Plovdiv in the class to 75 kg.