Valentin Genchev

Valentin Genchev (Bulgarian: Валентин Генчев; born (2000-04-03)3 April 2000) is a Bulgarian weightlifter.

Valentin Genchev

Personal information
Native name	Валентин Генчев
Full name	Valentin Genchev
Nationality	Bulgarian
Born	(2000-04-03) 3 April 2000 (age 25)
Weight	67 kg (148 lb)
Sport
Country	Bulgaria
Sport	Weightlifting
Weight class	=67 kg
Coached by	Stoyan Stoyanov
Medal record Representing  Bulgaria European Championships 2022 Tirana –67 kg 2021 Moscow –67 kg European Junior & U23 Weightlifting Championships 2019 Bucharest –67 kg 2021 Rovaniemi –67 kg

Career

European Championships

During the 2021 European Weightlifting Championships, he competed in the 67 kg category,^[1] winning the silver medal in the clean & jerk portion with the bronze medal in the total.

During the 2022 European Weightlifting Championships, he competed in the 67 kg category, winning the silver in the snatch portion with the gold medal in the clean & jerk and in the total.

Major results

Year	Venue	Weight	Snatch (kg)				Clean & Jerk (kg)				Total	Rank
			1	2	3	Rank	1	2	3	Rank
World Championships
2021	Tashkent, Uzbekistan	67 kg	132	135	137	10	168	173	176	5	308	5[2]
2022	Bogota, Colombia	67 kg	130	130	135	16	166	172	172	10	296	14 [3]
2023	Riyadh, Saudi Arabia	67 kg	130	135	135	8	167	170	170	8	302	7 [4]
2024	Manama, Bahrain	67 kg	125	125	131	20	160	—	—	—	—	[5]
European Championships
2021	Moscow, Russia	67 kg	132	136	138	7	168	173	177		315	[6]
2022	Tirana, Albania	67 kg	133	136	139		169	175	180		314	[7]
2023	Yerevan, Armenia	67 kg	125	128	128	8	160	166	—		291	6[8]
2024	Sofia, Bulgaria	67 kg	125	128	130	10	160	166	166	6	290	8[9]
European Junior & U23 Weightlifting Championships
2018	Zamość, Poland	69 kg	120	124	126	8	150	155	160	8	281	8
2019	Bucharest, Romania	67 kg	129	132	134		160	165	169		299	[10]
2021	Rovaniemi, Finland	67 kg	123	127	129		155	155	159		287	[11]