Angel Rusev (weightlifter)

Angel Hriskov Rusev (Bulgarian: Ангел Хрисков Русев; born (2001-07-13)13 July 2001) is a Bulgarian weightlifter. He is a graduate of the Sports school in Ruse and competes for the local weightlifting club TSK "Ruse".

Angel Rusev

Personal information
Native name	Ангел Хрисков Русев
Full name	Angel Hriskov Rusev
Nationality	Bulgarian
Born	(2001-07-13) 13 July 2001 (age 24)
Weight	54.98 kg (121 lb)
Sport
Country	Bulgaria
Sport	Weightlifting
Weight class	–55 kg
Club	TSK "Ruse"
Coached by	Radoslav Atanasov, Ivan Ivanov
Medal record Representing  Bulgaria World Championships 2021 Tashkent –55 kg European Championships 2021 Moscow –55 kg 2022 Tirana –55 kg 2023 Yerevan –55 kg 2024 Sofia –55 kg 2025 Chișinău –55 kg 2019 Batumi –55 kg European Junior & U23 Weightlifting Championships 2019 Bucharest –55 kg European Youth Championships 2018 San Donato Milanese –56 kg 2017 Pristina –56 kg

Career

World Championships

He competed at the 2018 World Weightlifting Championships in the newly created 55 kg category.^[1][2] At the competition he set the youth world records in the snatch, clean & jerk and total^[3] for the 55 kg weight class, winning also the bronze medal in the clean & jerk.

In 2021 he competed at the 2021 World Weightlifting Championships in the 55 kg category,^[4] winning the gold medal in the clean & jerk portion and a bronze medal in the total.

The following years he managed sixth in the total in Bogota and Manama.

European Championships

He competed at the 2019 European Weightlifting Championships in the 55 kg category,^[5] winning the gold medal in the clean & jerk portion and a silver medal in the total.^[6]

In 2021, he competed at the European Weightlifting Championships in the 55 kg category,^[7] winning the bronze in the snatch and the gold medal in the clean & jerk portion and in the total with new European Junior record.

Since 2021 he has been unbeaten on European level winning European championships five times overall.

Major results

Year	Venue	Weight	Snatch (kg)				Clean & Jerk (kg)				Total	Rank
			1	2	3	Rank	1	2	3	Rank
World Championships
2018	Ashgabat, Turkmenistan	55 kg	103	108	—	7	130	135	140		248	6
2021	Tashkent, Uzbekistan	55 kg	106	110	112	7	140	144	147		254
2022	Bogota, Colombia	55 kg	106	110	110	9	141	145	145	5	247	6[8]
2024	Manama, Bahrain	55 kg	110	110	113	7	135	141	144	5	254	6[9]
European Championships
2018	Bucharest, Romania	56 kg	100	103	105	6	125	125	128	5	233	5
2019	Batumi, Georgia	55 kg	105	110	112	4	136	138	146 EJR		256 EJR
2021	Moscow, Russia	55 kg	105	105	111		140	147	147 EJR		258 EJR
2022	Tirana, Albania	55 kg	108	111	113		140	144	148		257
2023	Yerevan, Armenia	55 kg	105	108	109	4	135	141	—		250
2024	Sofia, Bulgaria	55 kg	105	109	111		135	140	—		244
2025	Chișinău, Moldova	55 kg	105	110	111	8	141	150	—		246
European Junior & U23 Weightlifting Championships
2019	Bucharest, Romania	55 kg	100	105	107		132	136	147		243
2021	Rovaniemi, Finland	61 kg	105	105	—	6	145	150	153		258	5[10]
2022	Tirana, Albania	61 kg	107	108	108	—	139	146	151		—	—
World Youth Weightlifting Championships
2017	Bangkok, Thailand	56 kg	90	95	98	12	120	125	125	10	215	12
European Youth Weightlifting Championships
2017	Pristina, Kosovo	56 kg	95	100	100	6	120	126	128		221
2018	San Donato Milanese, Italy	56 kg	95	100	102		130	133	138		240
International Fajr Cup
2020	Rasht, Iran	61 kg	105	110	113		135	143	147		257