ATHLETE
Sevdalin Marinov
1968 - Today

Sevdalin Marinov
Sevdalin Marinov (Bulgarian: Севдалин Маринов; born 11 June 1968) is a former Bulgarian weightlifter. He became Olympic Champion in 1988 in the Flyweight class. Sevdalin competed many times internationally and went on to win many Olympic and commonwealth medals. Marinov became one of the three youngest Bulgarian Olympic champions in weightlifting (20 years, 3 months and 7 days). Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2024). Sevdalin Marinov is the 3,750th most popular athlete (down from 3,375th in 2024), the 379th most popular biography from Bulgaria (down from 360th in 2019) and the 41st most popular Bulgarian Athlete.
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Among ATHLETES
Among athletes, Sevdalin Marinov ranks 3,750 out of 6,025. Before him are Lucie Décosse, Scott Moir, Charles Kamathi, Odalis Revé, Elisa Uga, and Troy Douglas. After him are Roman Hagara, Danny Everett, Zita-Eva Funkenhauser, Markus Prock, Murielle Ahouré, and Juri Kashkarov.
Most Popular Athletes in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsLucie Décosse
1981 - Present
HPI: 44.13
Rank: 3,744
Scott Moir
1987 - Present
HPI: 44.13
Rank: 3,745
Charles Kamathi
1978 - Present
HPI: 44.13
Rank: 3,746
Odalis Revé
1970 - Present
HPI: 44.12
Rank: 3,747
Elisa Uga
1968 - Present
HPI: 44.11
Rank: 3,748
Troy Douglas
1962 - Present
HPI: 44.11
Rank: 3,749
Sevdalin Marinov
1968 - Present
HPI: 44.11
Rank: 3,750
Roman Hagara
1966 - Present
HPI: 44.10
Rank: 3,751
Danny Everett
1966 - Present
HPI: 44.10
Rank: 3,752
Zita-Eva Funkenhauser
1966 - Present
HPI: 44.09
Rank: 3,753
Markus Prock
1964 - Present
HPI: 44.09
Rank: 3,754
Murielle Ahouré
1987 - Present
HPI: 44.09
Rank: 3,755
Juri Kashkarov
1963 - Present
HPI: 44.08
Rank: 3,756
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1968, Sevdalin Marinov ranks 865. Before him are Alex Ferns, Karyn Kusama, Gyöngyi Szalay-Horváth, Oksana Grishina, Uwe Tellkamp, and Elisa Uga. After him are Jimmy Jean-Louis, David Usupashvili, Johnny Kelly, Sylvain Guillaume, Faizon Love, and Josu Urrutia.
Others Born in 1968
Go to all RankingsAlex Ferns
ACTOR
1968 - Present
HPI: 44.15
Rank: 859
Karyn Kusama
FILM DIRECTOR
1968 - Present
HPI: 44.15
Rank: 860
Gyöngyi Szalay-Horváth
ATHLETE
1968 - 2017
HPI: 44.13
Rank: 861
Oksana Grishina
CYCLIST
1968 - Present
HPI: 44.13
Rank: 862
Uwe Tellkamp
POLITICIAN
1968 - Present
HPI: 44.12
Rank: 863
Elisa Uga
ATHLETE
1968 - Present
HPI: 44.11
Rank: 864
Sevdalin Marinov
ATHLETE
1968 - Present
HPI: 44.11
Rank: 865
Jimmy Jean-Louis
ACTOR
1968 - Present
HPI: 44.09
Rank: 866
David Usupashvili
POLITICIAN
1968 - Present
HPI: 44.08
Rank: 867
Johnny Kelly
MUSICIAN
1968 - Present
HPI: 44.08
Rank: 868
Sylvain Guillaume
ATHLETE
1968 - Present
HPI: 44.08
Rank: 869
Faizon Love
ACTOR
1968 - Present
HPI: 44.08
Rank: 870
Josu Urrutia
SOCCER PLAYER
1968 - Present
HPI: 44.08
Rank: 871
In Bulgaria
Among people born in Bulgaria, Sevdalin Marinov ranks 379 out of 415. Before him are Marian Hristov (1973), Sunay Erdem (1971), Elena Pampoulova (1972), Radostin Kishishev (1974), Adriana Dunavska (1969), and Tereza Marinova (1977). After him are Gosho Ginchev (1969), Svetla Dimitrova (1970), Tervel Pulev (1983), Borislav Gidikov (1965), Gloria (1973), and Mariana Popova (1978).
Others born in Bulgaria
Go to all RankingsMarian Hristov
SOCCER PLAYER
1973 - Present
HPI: 44.54
Rank: 373
Sunay Erdem
ARCHITECT
1971 - Present
HPI: 44.45
Rank: 374
Elena Pampoulova
TENNIS PLAYER
1972 - 2023
HPI: 44.31
Rank: 375
Radostin Kishishev
SOCCER PLAYER
1974 - Present
HPI: 44.31
Rank: 376
Adriana Dunavska
GYMNAST
1969 - Present
HPI: 44.29
Rank: 377
Tereza Marinova
ATHLETE
1977 - Present
HPI: 44.25
Rank: 378
Sevdalin Marinov
ATHLETE
1968 - Present
HPI: 44.11
Rank: 379
Gosho Ginchev
SOCCER PLAYER
1969 - Present
HPI: 44.07
Rank: 380
Svetla Dimitrova
ATHLETE
1970 - Present
HPI: 44.05
Rank: 381
Tervel Pulev
BOXER
1983 - Present
HPI: 44.00
Rank: 382
Borislav Gidikov
ATHLETE
1965 - Present
HPI: 43.94
Rank: 383
Gloria
SINGER
1973 - Present
HPI: 43.84
Rank: 384
Mariana Popova
SINGER
1978 - Present
HPI: 43.81
Rank: 385
Among ATHLETES In Bulgaria
Among athletes born in Bulgaria, Sevdalin Marinov ranks 41. Before him are Luis Álvarez (null), Ognyana Petrova (1964), Rumyana Neykova (1973), Stefan Botev (1968), Nikolay Bukhalov (1967), and Tereza Marinova (1977). After him are Svetla Dimitrova (1970), Borislav Gidikov (1965), Venelina Veneva-Mateeva (1974), Magdalena Georgieva (1962), Milko Kazanov (1970), and Maria Grozdeva (1972).
Luis Álvarez
HPI: 45.90
Rank: 35
Ognyana Petrova
1964 - Present
HPI: 45.75
Rank: 36
Rumyana Neykova
1973 - Present
HPI: 45.49
Rank: 37
Stefan Botev
1968 - Present
HPI: 44.61
Rank: 38
Nikolay Bukhalov
1967 - Present
HPI: 44.61
Rank: 39
Tereza Marinova
1977 - Present
HPI: 44.25
Rank: 40
Sevdalin Marinov
1968 - Present
HPI: 44.11
Rank: 41
Svetla Dimitrova
1970 - Present
HPI: 44.05
Rank: 42
Borislav Gidikov
1965 - Present
HPI: 43.94
Rank: 43
Venelina Veneva-Mateeva
1974 - Present
HPI: 43.73
Rank: 44
Magdalena Georgieva
1962 - Present
HPI: 43.61
Rank: 45
Milko Kazanov
1970 - Present
HPI: 43.60
Rank: 46
Maria Grozdeva
1972 - Present
HPI: 42.38
Rank: 47












































