Blagoy Blagoev

Blagoy Blagoev

Blagoev in 2000
Personal information
Born	December 4, 1956 (1956-12-04) (age 60)
Height	168 cm (5 ft 6 in)
Sport
Sport	Weightlifting
Medal record Representing  Bulgaria Olympic Games Disqualified 1976 Montreal -82.5 kg 1980 Moscow -82.5 kg World Championships 1979 Saloniki -82.5 kg 1980 Moscow -82.5 kg 1981 Lille -90 kg 1982 Ljubljana -90 kg 1983 Moscow -90 kg European Championships 1976 East Berlin -82.5 kg 1979 Varna -82.5 kg 1981 Lille -90 kg 1982 Ljubljana -90 kg 1983 Moscow -90 kg 1984 Vittorio -90 kg

Blagoy Blagoev (Bulgarian: Благой Благоев, born December 4, 1956) is a retired Bulgarian weightlifter. Between 1976 and 1984 he won seven gold and five silver medals at the Summer Olympics and world and European championships. He later coached the Australian Paralympic Powerlifting Team in the 1990s to early 2000s.