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Nikolaj Pešalov

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Nikolay Peshalov (Bulgarian: Николай Славеев Пешалов, romanized: Nikolay Slaveev Peshalov; born on May 30, 1970) is a Bulgarian-born Croatian Olympic and World former champion in weightlifting. During his long and successful career, Pešalov was World champion eight times in various categories and disciplines, and broke several world records. His Olympic medals are split between Bulgaria (1992 and 1996) and Croatia (2000 and 2004). In 2000 he was granted Croatian citizenship, and he now holds besides Bulgarian, a Croatian passport. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2024). Nikolaj Pešalov is the 2,993rd most popular athlete (down from 2,760th in 2024), the 335th most popular biography from Bulgaria (down from 323rd in 2019) and the 27th most popular Bulgarian Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Nikolaj Pešalov ranks 2,993 out of 6,025. Before him are Wayde van Niekerk, Henk-Jan Zwolle, Brigitte Kraus, Robert Změlík, Mykola Milchev, and Quentin Fillon Maillet. After him are Stoyanka Kurbatova, Mihaela Melinte, Martina Walther, Torsten Gutsche, Luan Jujie, and Erik Persson.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1970, Nikolaj Pešalov ranks 678. Before him are Ctislav Doseděl, Antonis Remos, Koji Noguchi, Giuseppe Guerini, Thierry Neuvic, and František Jež. After him are Nicola Walker, Masaaki Sawanobori, Paco Soler, Pascale Arbillot, Jordi Gené, and Sergei Furgal.

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In Bulgaria

Among people born in Bulgaria, Nikolaj Pešalov ranks 335 out of 415. Before him are Slavi Trifonov (1966), Diana Paliiska (1966), Ekaterina Dafovska (1975), Asen Zlatev (1960), Maria Bakalova (1996), and Daniel Petrov (1971). After him are Stoyanka Kurbatova (1955), Tsvetana Pironkova (1987), Anelia Nuneva (1962), Georgi Yordanov (1963), Vanja Gesheva-Tsvetkova (1960), and Ivan Cheparinov (1986).

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Among ATHLETES In Bulgaria

Among athletes born in Bulgaria, Nikolaj Pešalov ranks 27. Before him are Ivan Ivanov (1971), Siyka Kelbecheva (1951), Diana Paliiska (1966), Ekaterina Dafovska (1975), Asen Zlatev (1960), and Daniel Petrov (1971). After him are Stoyanka Kurbatova (1955), Anelia Nuneva (1962), Vanja Gesheva-Tsvetkova (1960), Violeta Ninova (1963), Tanya Dangalakova (1964), and Tanyu Kiryakov (1963).

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