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Valentin Hristov

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Valentin Hristov (Bulgarian: Валентин Христов, Azerbaijani: Valentin Xristov, born 30 March 1994) is a Bulgarian naturalized Azerbaijani weightlifter. He was initially awarded and subsequently stripped of a bronze medal at the 2012 Summer Olympics, which would have been Azerbaijan's first-ever Olympic medal in this discipline. Hristov's personal trainer is Zlatan Vanev. He has been competing for Azerbaijan since 2011. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 17 in 2024). Valentin Hristov is the 5,331st most popular athlete (up from 7,132nd in 2024), the 440th most popular biography from Bulgaria (down from 428th in 2019) and the 60th most popular Bulgarian Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Valentin Hristov ranks 5,331 out of 6,025. Before him are Denis Vieru, Oleksandr Serdyuk, Nicolien Sauerbreij, Petar Merkov, Danny Ecker, and Pavlos Kontides. After him are Collin Mitchell, Ruth Ogbeifo, Fred Kerley, Arthur Abele, Tian Tao, and Kevin Martin.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1994, Valentin Hristov ranks 583. Before him are Uroš Đurđević, Roman Zobnin, Gaëtan Laborde, Lil Baby, Justine Dufour-Lapointe, and Andromache. After him are Tian Tao, Abdulellah Al-Malki, Jake Bugg, Roy Nissany, Chloé Paquet, and Jonas Rickaert.

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In Bulgaria

Among people born in Bulgaria, Valentin Hristov ranks 440 out of 415. Before him are Vania Stambolova (1983), Victoria Marinova (1988), Stoyan Kolev (1976), Georgi Ivanov (1976), Kristian Vigenin (1975), and Petar Merkov (1976). After him are Ivan Ivanov (1988), Velizar Dimitrov (1979), Georgi Bachev (1977), Taybe Yusein (1991), Tsvetan Genkov (1984), and Svetoslav Todorov (1978).

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Among ATHLETES In Bulgaria

Among athletes born in Bulgaria, Valentin Hristov ranks 60. Before him are Martin Marinov (1967), Georgi Georgiev (1976), Ivo Yanakiev (1975), Daniela Yordanova (1976), Vania Stambolova (1983), and Petar Merkov (1976). After him are Milen Dobrev (1980), Velichko Cholakov (1982), Ivo Angelov (1984), Taner Sağır (1985), Vladimir Iliev (1987), and Krasimir Anev (1987).

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