Valentin Genchev
Bulgarian weightlifter (born 2000)
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Valentin Genchev (Bulgarian: Валентин Генчев; born 3 April 2000) is a Bulgarian weightlifter.
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Native name | Валентин Генчев |
| Full name | Valentin Genchev |
| Nationality | Bulgarian |
| Born | 3 April 2000 |
| Weight | 67 kg (148 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Country |  Bulgaria |
| Sport | Weightlifting |
| Weight class | =67 kg |
| Coached by | Stoyan Stoyanov |
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 | 10 | 168 | 173 | 5 | 308 | 5[2] | ||
| 2022 |  Bogotá, Colombia | 67 kg | 130 | 16 | 166 | 10 | 296 | 14 [3] | ||||
| 2023 |  Riyadh, Saudi Arabia | 67 kg | 130 | 135 | 8 | 167 | 8 | 302 | 7 [4] | |||
| 2024 |  Manama, Bahrain | 67 kg | 125 | 20 | — | — | — | — | [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 |  | 314 | [7] | |
| 2023 |  Yerevan, Armenia | 67 kg | 125 | 8 | 160 | 166 | — | | 291 | 6[8] | ||
| 2024 | Sofia, Bulgaria | 67 kg | 125 | 128 | 130 | 10 | 160 | 6 | 290 | 8[9] | ||
| European Junior & U23 Weightlifting Championships | ||||||||||||
| 2018 |  Zamość, Poland | 69 kg | 120 | 124 | 126 | 8 | 150 | 155 | 8 | 281 | 8 | |
| 2019 |  Bucharest, Romania | 67 kg | 129 | 132 | 134 | | 160 | 165 | | 299 | [10] | |
| 2021 |  Rovaniemi, Finland | 67 kg | 123 | 127 | 129 | | 155 | 159 | | 287 | [11] | |
