Yordan Bikov
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Bikov on a stamp of Umm al-Quwain | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Born |
17 October 1950 (age 66) Pazardzhik, Bulgaria | ||||||||||||||||||
| 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 October 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.[1][2]
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