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Yanko Rusev
Bulgarian weightlifter (born 1958)
Yanko Rusev (Bulgarian: Янко Русев, born 1 December 1958) is a former Olympic weightlifter for Bulgaria.
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In 1993 he was elected member of the International Weightlifting Federation Hall of Fame.[1] He was named the 1981 Sportsperson of the Year for Bulgaria. In 2019 he was awarded the highest state award of Bulgaria in the field of sport - the Wreath of the winner. Rusev is an Olympic, five-time world and five-time European champion and multiple world record holder. He is the winner of the World Cup in 1981 and a gold medalist in cat. 67.5 at the strongest competition in the world in 1984 - the Friendship Games. Yanko is a three-time Balkan champion and a four-time champion of Bulgaria. Rusev is also world and European junior champion.