Yordan Bikov

Yordan Bikov (Bulgarian: Йордан Биков, born 17 November 1950) is a retired Bulgarian middleweight weightlifter. He won the clean and jerk event at the 1971 World Championships. In 1972 he won the European title and Olympic gold medal, setting a new world record in the total. He retired next year after placing second at the European championships, and became a weightlifting coach.[2][3]

Yordan Bikov

Bikov on a stamp of Umm al-Quwain
Personal information
Born	(1950-11-17) 17 November 1950[1] Pazardzhik, Bulgaria
Height	168 cm (5 ft 6 in)
Weight	75 kg (165 lb)
Sport
Sport	Weightlifting
Club	Bulgarian Army
Medal record Representing  Bulgaria Olympic Games 1972 Munich -75 kg World Championships 1972 Munich -75 kg European Championships 1972 Constanța -75 kg 1973 Madrid -75 kg

References

1. Biography of Yordan Bilkov (in Bulgarian)
2. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Yordan Bikov". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020.
3. Yordan Bikov. chidlovski.net

External links

Media related to Yordan Bikov at Wikimedia Commons

• Yordan Bikov at Olympedia
• Yordan Bikov at databaseOlympics.com (archived)
• Yordan Bikov at the International Olympic Committee
• Yordan Bikov at the Olympic Channel