Sevdalin Marinov

Sevdalin Marinov is a former Bulgarian weightlifter. He became Olympic Champion in 1988 in the Flyweight class.
Sevdalin competed many times internationally and went on to win many Olympic and commonwealth medals. Marinov became one of the three youngest Bulgarian Olympic champions in weightlifting. He is a three-time World and a five-time European champion. In the period between 1985 and 1988, he was literally unbeatable at major forums in the category of up to 52 kg. He has a total of 6 World and 9 Olympic records.
In 1979 Sevdalin Marinov started his training at the Vasil Levski Sports School and trained under the coach Dimitar Stoykov. He competed consecutively for the teams of Asenovets, Maritsa and CSKA. In 1991 Marinov settled in Australia and after 1993 continued his career in the Green Continent. In 1994 he became a champion of the Commonwealth Games in the category of 64 kg.