![]() Bikov on a stamp of
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Born | [1] Pazardzhik, Bulgaria | 17 November 1950
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Height | 168 cm (5 ft 6 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 75 kg (165 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Weightlifting | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Club | Bulgarian Army | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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]
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![]() Bikov on a stamp of
Umm al-Quwain | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Personal information | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Born | [1] Pazardzhik, Bulgaria | 17 November 1950
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Height | 168 cm (5 ft 6 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 75 kg (165 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sport | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sport | Weightlifting | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Club | Bulgarian Army | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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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]
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Yordan Bikov at Wikimedia Commons