Bozhidar Andreev

Bozhidar Dimitrov Andreev (Bulgarian: Божидар Димитров Андреев; born 17 January 1997) is a Bulgarian weightlifter. He is an Olympic bronze medallist and two-time European Champion, competing in the 77 kg category until 2018 and 73 kg starting in 2018 after the International Weightlifting Federation reorganized the categories.^[3]

Bozhidar Andreev

Personal information
Nationality	Bulgarian
Born	(1997-01-17) 17 January 1997 (age 28) Topolchane, Bulgaria[1]
Weight	73.00 kg (161 lb)
Sport
Country	Bulgaria
Sport	Weightlifting
Weight class	73 kg
Club	TSV Heinsheim
Coached by	Ivan Ivanov[2] Plamen Bratoychev
Achievements and titles
Personal bests	Snatch: 163 kg (2019) Clean & Jerk: 198 kg (2019) Total: 361 kg (2019)
Medal record Men's weightlifting Representing  Bulgaria Olympic Games 2024 Paris –73 kg World Championships 2019 Pattaya –73 kg European Championships 2019 Batumi –73 kg 2024 Sofia –73 kg 2021 Moscow –73 kg 2022 Tirana –81 kg Youth Olympic Games 2014 Nanjing –69 kg European Youth Championships 2013 Klaipėda –69 kg 2014 Ciechanów –77 kg European Junior & U23 Weightlifting Championships 2015 Klaipėda –77 kg 2018 Zamość –77 kg 2019 Bucharest –81 kg

Career

Olympic Games

In 2021, he represented Bulgaria at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan. He competed in the men's 73 kg event.^[4]

In 2024, he represented Bulgaria at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France. He won the bronze medal in the men's 73 kg event.

World Championships

In 2018, the IWF restructured the weight classes and he competed in the newly created 73 kg division at the 2018 World Weightlifting Championships^[5][6] finishing in ninth place in the total.

European Championships

In 2019, he competed at the 2019 European Weightlifting Championships in the 73 kg division.^[7] He won a bronze medal in the snatch and won gold medals in the clean & jerk and total. His total of 345 kg being 6 kg over the reigning European Champion Briken Calja.^[8]

Other competitions

He won the 69 kg class at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics.^[9]

Major results

Year	Venue	Weight	Snatch (kg)				Clean & Jerk (kg)				Total	Rank
			1	2	3	Rank	1	2	3	Rank
Olympic Games
2021	Tokyo, Japan	73 kg	150	154	154	—	184	189	190	—	338	5
2024	Paris, France	73 kg	148	152	154	—	183	187	190	—	344
World Championships
2018	Ashgabat, Turkmenistan	73 kg	145	150	153	8	182	191	191	11	335	9
2019	Pattaya, Thailand	73 kg	149	154	157		185	189	192		346
2022	Bogotá, Colombia	73 kg	150	154	154		180	184	190	7	338	4
2023	Riyadh, Saudi Arabia	81 kg	154	158	158	6	190	195	195		349	4
European Championships
2016	Førde, Norway	77 kg	145	150	153	5	181	187	191	4	344	4
2019	Batumi, Georgia	73 kg	148	153	157		181	187	192		345
2021	Moscow, Russia	73 kg	152	156	157		182	188	190	4	334
2022	Tirana, Albania	81 kg	150	153	153		185	190	195		343
2023	Yerevan, Armenia	73 kg	147	151	154		180	180	181	7	332	4
2024	Sofia, Bulgaria	73 kg	150	150	155		181	185	193 ER		348 ER
Youth Olympic Games
2014	Nanjing, China	69 kg	125	130	133	—	157	162	167	—	300
World Youth Championships
2012	Košice, Slovakia	62 kg	110	113	116	5	128	133	133	6	246	6
2013	Lima, Peru	69 kg	120	125	127		150	155	155	7	277	6
European Youth Championships
2011	Dublin, Ireland	56 kg	83	87	90	10	102	106	109	7	196	8
2012	Bucharest, Romania	62 kg	108	111	113		128	131	133		246
2013	Klaipėda, Lithuania	69 kg	120	125	130		150	157	160		290
2014	Ciechanów, Poland	77 kg	130	136	138		158	165	171		309
European Junior & U23 Championships
2015	Klaipėda, Lithuania	77 kg	136	141	144	4	174	176	182		317
2018	Zamość, Poland	77 kg	144	148	150		180	183	188		338
2019	Bucharest, Romania	81 kg	155	160	163		190	196	198		361
International Naim Suleymanoglu Tournament
2019	Gaziantep, Turkey	81 kg	152	152	155		186	192	197		352
Malta International Open
2020	Valletta, Malta	73 kg	147	151	156		180	187	191		347