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Angel Genchev - Place of Birth, Date of Birth, Age, Wiki, Facts, Net Worth, Birthday, Biography and Family
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About Angel Genchev
- Angel Angelov Genchev (Bulgarian: ????? ??????? ??????) is a Bulgarian weightlifter who competed for Bulgaria.
- He claimed the gold medal in weightlifting at the 1988 Summer Olympics – Men's 67.5 kg but was disqualified after he tested positive for furosemide, an IOC banned substance.
- It became a scandal because earlier in the meet fellow Bulgarian weightlifter Mitko Grablev had also been disqualified, after claiming a gold medal in his division, when his drug test came back positive, also for furosemide.
- The Bulgarian weightlifting team was forced to withdraw midway through the Weightlifting competition.
- Of six athletes known to have lifted more than triple their bodyweight, Genchev's 202.5kg world record was the heaviest ever performed in competition, though all are controversial.
- Genchev served some time in prison for shooting at a cab driver in Bulgaria in 2001.Genchev competed in the 2017 World Masters games in Auckland, New Zealand and won Gold in the M77kg division for the 50-54years age group.
- He snatched 95kg and Clean and jerked 120kg.Genchev competed in the 2017 European Masters Championships in Halmstad, Sweden, snatching 105kg and Clean and Jerking 132kg to win his division.
