David Fischerov


David Fischerov, also known as David Fischer, is an Austrian-Bulgarian weightlifter. As a junior he has spent several training camps in Bulgaria to increase his performance. After a major dispute with the Austrian weightlifting federation, he decided to compete for Bulgaria instead. He speaks the Bulgarian language fluently and was granted a Bulgarian passport in February 2020. His sister is Austrian weightlifter Sarah Fischer.

Career

European Championships

In 2021, he competed at the 2021 European Weightlifting Championships in the 102 kg category, winning the silver in the clean & jerk portion and the 4th in the total. Next year 2022 at 2022 European Weightlifting Championships in the 102 kg category, he become European champion, winning gold in snatch, clean and jerk and total 392 kg.