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Bulgaria Powerlifting Records
Bulgaria accounts for 2,979 competition entries from 1,767 lifters across 2 federations in the OpenPowerlifting archive. The records below show the top qualifying squat, bench, deadlift, and total for each weight class, age division, and equipment category. Use the filter to narrow by weight class, age, equipment, or tested status, or scroll for the default top records by lift.
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Bulgaria's heaviest total on file is Carl Yngvar Christensen's 1,200 kg (2,645.5 lb) at European Open Powerlifting Championships in 2014. IPF sanctions the most competitions here, accounting for 69% of all entries on file. Competition activity peaked in 2023, the busiest year on record with 622 entries.
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Bulgaria Total Records
| Rank | Lifter | Class | Sex | Equip | Age | Tested | Load | Meet | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Carl Yngvar Christensen | 120+ kg265+ lb | M | Single-ply | 24-34 | Yes | 1,200.0 kg2,646 lb | EPF · European Open Powerlifting Championships | 2014-05-07 · 12 yr |
| 02 | Hans Magne Bårtvedt | 120+ kg265+ lb | M | Single-ply | 24-34 | Yes | 1,095.0 kg2,414 lb | EPF · European Open Powerlifting Championships | 2014-05-07 · 12 yr |
| 03 | Volodymyr Svistunov | 120+ kg265+ lb | M | Single-ply | 24-34 | Yes | 1,095.0 kg2,414 lb | EPF · European Open Powerlifting Championships | 2014-05-07 · 12 yr |
| 04 | Kenneth Sandvik | 120+ kg265+ lb | M | Single-ply | 35-39 | Yes | 1,075.0 kg2,370 lb | EPF · European Open Powerlifting Championships | 2014-05-07 · 12 yr |
| 05 | Oleksiy Bychkov | 120 kg265 lb | M | Single-ply | 24-34 | Yes | 1,047.5 kg2,310 lb | EPF · European Open Powerlifting Championships | 2014-05-07 · 12 yr |
| 06 | Ivaylo Hristov | 120 kg265 lb | M | Single-ply | 24-34 | Yes | 1,047.5 kg2,310 lb | EPF · European Open Powerlifting Championships | 2014-05-07 · 12 yr |
| 07 | Yury Belkin | 105 kg231 lb | M | Single-ply | 20-23 | Yes | 1,042.5 kg2,299 lb | EPF · European Open Powerlifting Championships | 2014-05-07 · 12 yr |
| 08 | Vladimir Bondarenko | 125+ kg276+ lb | M | Single-ply | 20-23 | Yes | 1,035.5 kg2,283 lb | IPF · World Juniors Powerlifting Championships | 2001-09-11 · 25 yr |
| 09 | Dean Bowring | 120 kg265 lb | M | Single-ply | 35-39 | Yes | 1,025.0 kg2,260 lb | EPF · European Open Powerlifting Championships | 2014-05-07 · 12 yr |
| 10 | Andrey Shurbenkov | 120 kg265 lb | M | Single-ply | 24-34 | Yes | 1,022.5 kg2,254 lb | EPF · European Open Powerlifting Championships | 2014-05-07 · 12 yr |
Bulgaria Squat Records
| Rank | Lifter | Class | Sex | Equip | Age | Tested | Load | Meet | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Carl Yngvar Christensen | 120+ kg265+ lb | M | Single-ply | 24-34 | Yes | 485.0 kg1,069 lb | EPF · European Open Powerlifting Championships | 2014-05-07 · 12 yr |
| 02 | Volodymyr Svistunov | 120+ kg265+ lb | M | Single-ply | 24-34 | Yes | 440.0 kg970 lb | EPF · European Open Powerlifting Championships | 2014-05-07 · 12 yr |
| 03 | Clive Henry | 125 kg276 lb | M | Single-ply | 35-39 | Yes | 427.5 kg943 lb | EPF · Men's European Powerlifting Championships | 2003-05-08 · 23 yr |
| 04 | Kenneth Sandvik | 120+ kg265+ lb | M | Single-ply | 35-39 | Yes | 420.0 kg926 lb | EPF · European Open Powerlifting Championships | 2014-05-07 · 12 yr |
| 05 | Yury Belkin | 105 kg231 lb | M | Single-ply | 20-23 | Yes | 412.5 kg910 lb | EPF · European Open Powerlifting Championships | 2014-05-07 · 12 yr |
| 06 | Johnny Wahlqvist | 125+ kg276+ lb | M | Single-ply | 24-34 | Yes | 410.0 kg904 lb | EPF · Men's European Powerlifting Championships | 2003-05-08 · 23 yr |
| 07 | Vasyl' Orobets | 125+ kg276+ lb | M | Single-ply | 35-39 | Yes | 410.0 kg904 lb | EPF · Men's European Powerlifting Championships | 2003-05-08 · 23 yr |
| 08 | Hans Magne Bårtvedt | 120+ kg265+ lb | M | Single-ply | 24-34 | Yes | 410.0 kg904 lb | EPF · European Open Powerlifting Championships | 2014-05-07 · 12 yr |
| 09 | Vladimir Bondarenko | 125+ kg276+ lb | M | Single-ply | 20-23 | Yes | 405.0 kg893 lb | IPF · World Juniors Powerlifting Championships | 2001-09-11 · 25 yr |
| 10 | Dmytro Semenenko | 105 kg231 lb | M | Single-ply | 24-34 | Yes | 402.5 kg888 lb | EPF · European Open Powerlifting Championships | 2014-05-07 · 12 yr |
Bulgaria Bench Press Records
| Rank | Lifter | Class | Sex | Equip | Age | Tested | Load | Meet | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Kenneth Sandvik | 120+ kg265+ lb | M | Single-ply | 35-39 | Yes | 337.5 kg744 lb | EPF · European Open Powerlifting Championships | 2014-05-07 · 12 yr |
| 02 | Carl Yngvar Christensen | 120+ kg265+ lb | M | Single-ply | 24-34 | Yes | 337.5 kg744 lb | EPF · European Open Powerlifting Championships | 2014-05-07 · 12 yr |
| 03 | Hans Magne Bårtvedt | 120+ kg265+ lb | M | Single-ply | 24-34 | Yes | 325.0 kg717 lb | EPF · European Open Powerlifting Championships | 2014-05-07 · 12 yr |
| 04 | Volodymyr Svistunov | 120+ kg265+ lb | M | Single-ply | 24-34 | Yes | 310.0 kg684 lb | EPF · European Open Powerlifting Championships | 2014-05-07 · 12 yr |
| 05 | Niels Stærkjær | 125+ kg276+ lb | M | Single-ply | 24-34 | Yes | 302.5 kg667 lb | EPF · Men's European Powerlifting Championships | 2003-05-08 · 23 yr |
| 06 | Jaroslav Šoukal | 120+ kg265+ lb | M | Single-ply | 40-44 | Yes | 300.0 kg662 lb | EPF · European Masters Bench Press Championships | 2013-10-17 · 13 yr |
| 07 | Tor-Herman Omland | 120 kg265 lb | M | Single-ply | 35-39 | Yes | 300.0 kg662 lb | EPF · European Open Powerlifting Championships | 2014-05-07 · 12 yr |
| 08 | Ivaylo Hristov | 120 kg265 lb | M | Single-ply | 24-34 | Yes | 300.0 kg662 lb | EPF · European Open Powerlifting Championships | 2014-05-07 · 12 yr |
| 09 | Dean Bowring | 120 kg265 lb | M | Single-ply | 35-39 | Yes | 295.0 kg651 lb | EPF · European Open Powerlifting Championships | 2014-05-07 · 12 yr |
| 10 | Markus Karner | 120 kg265 lb | M | Single-ply | 40-44 | Yes | 292.5 kg645 lb | EPF · European Masters Bench Press Championships | 2013-10-17 · 13 yr |
Bulgaria Deadlift Records
| Rank | Lifter | Class | Sex | Equip | Age | Tested | Load | Meet | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Aleksey Pankov | 125 kg276 lb | M | Single-ply | 20-23 | Yes | 390.0 kg860 lb | EPF · European Juniors Powerlifting Championships | 2004-06-17 · 22 yr |
| 02 | Lyuboslav Bulikin | 125 kg276 lb | M | Raw | 24-34 | No | 380.0 kg838 lb | WRPF-Bulgaria · PAWA | 2022-10-02 · 4 yr |
| 03 | Vladimir Bondarenko | 125+ kg276+ lb | M | Single-ply | 20-23 | Yes | 377.5 kg832 lb | IPF · World Juniors Powerlifting Championships | 2001-09-11 · 25 yr |
| 04 | Carl Yngvar Christensen | 120+ kg265+ lb | M | Single-ply | 24-34 | Yes | 377.5 kg832 lb | EPF · European Open Powerlifting Championships | 2014-05-07 · 12 yr |
| 05 | Alexander Klyushev | 125+ kg276+ lb | M | Single-ply | 20-23 | Yes | 370.0 kg816 lb | EPF · European Juniors Powerlifting Championships | 2004-06-17 · 22 yr |
| 06 | Oleksiy Bychkov | 120 kg265 lb | M | Single-ply | 24-34 | Yes | 367.5 kg810 lb | EPF · European Open Powerlifting Championships | 2014-05-07 · 12 yr |
| 07 | Roman Voroshylin | 110 kg243 lb | M | Single-ply | 20-23 | Yes | 365.0 kg805 lb | EPF · European Juniors Powerlifting Championships | 2004-06-17 · 22 yr |
| 08 | Jewgenij Kondraschow | 125+ kg276+ lb | M | Single-ply | 20-23 | Yes | 362.5 kg799 lb | IPF · World Sub-Juniors & Juniors Powerlifting Championships | 2006-09-05 · 20 yr |
| 09 | Andrey Malanichev | 125+ kg276+ lb | M | Single-ply | 24-34 | Yes | 360.0 kg794 lb | EPF · Men's European Powerlifting Championships | 2003-05-08 · 23 yr |
| 10 | Nikolay Suslov | 110 kg243 lb | M | Single-ply | 24-34 | Yes | 360.0 kg794 lb | EPF · Men's European Powerlifting Championships | 2003-05-08 · 23 yr |
Bulgaria Record FAQs
What is the highest men's total in Bulgaria?
The highest men's total in Bulgaria is 1,200 kg (2,646 lb), set by Carl Yngvar Christensen (120+ kg class, single-ply) at European Open Powerlifting Championships in 2014.
What is the highest men's raw total in Bulgaria?
The highest men's raw total in Bulgaria is 915 kg (2,017 lb), set by Lyuboslav Bulikin (125 kg class) at Bulgaria Open in 2022.
What is the highest women's total in Bulgaria?
The highest women's total in Bulgaria is 683 kg (1,506 lb), set by Hildeborg Juvet Hugdal (84+ kg class, single-ply) at European Open Powerlifting Championships in 2014.
What is the highest women's raw total in Bulgaria?
The highest women's raw total in Bulgaria is 587.5 kg (1,295 lb), set by Viktoriya Ilieva (82.5 kg class) at Bulgaria Open Championship in 2024.
What is the heaviest men's squat in Bulgaria?
The heaviest men's squat in Bulgaria is 485 kg (1,069 lb), set by Carl Yngvar Christensen (120+ kg class, single-ply) at European Open Powerlifting Championships in 2014.
What is the heaviest men's raw squat in Bulgaria?
The heaviest men's raw squat in Bulgaria is 335 kg (739 lb), set by Vladislav Gerginov (100 kg class, no knee wraps) at Maytime Mayhem in 2023.
What is the heaviest women's squat in Bulgaria?
The heaviest women's squat in Bulgaria is 265 kg (584 lb), set by Yulia Kurina (90 kg class, single-ply) at European Juniors Powerlifting Championships in 2004.
What is the heaviest women's raw squat in Bulgaria?
The heaviest women's raw squat in Bulgaria is 217.5 kg (480 lb), set by Viktoriya Ilieva (82.5 kg class, no knee wraps) at Bulgaria Open in 2022.
What is the heaviest men's bench press in Bulgaria?
The heaviest men's bench press in Bulgaria is 337.5 kg (744 lb), set by Kenneth Sandvik (120+ kg class, single-ply) at European Open Powerlifting Championships in 2014.
What is the heaviest men's raw bench press in Bulgaria?
The heaviest men's raw bench press in Bulgaria is 250 kg (551 lb), set by Lyuboslav Bulikin (110 kg class) at Milo of Croton in 2023.
What is the heaviest women's bench press in Bulgaria?
The heaviest women's bench press in Bulgaria is 225.5 kg (497 lb), set by Hildeborg Juvet Hugdal (84+ kg class, single-ply) at European Open Powerlifting Championships in 2014.
What is the heaviest women's raw bench press in Bulgaria?
The heaviest women's raw bench press in Bulgaria is 140 kg (309 lb), set by Viktoriya Ilieva (82.5 kg class) at Bulgaria Open in 2022.
What is the heaviest men's deadlift in Bulgaria?
The heaviest men's deadlift in Bulgaria is 390 kg (860 lb), set by Aleksey Pankov (125 kg class, single-ply) at European Juniors Powerlifting Championships in 2004.
What is the heaviest men's raw deadlift in Bulgaria?
The heaviest men's raw deadlift in Bulgaria is 380 kg (838 lb), set by Lyuboslav Bulikin (125 kg class) at PAWA in 2022.
What is the heaviest women's deadlift in Bulgaria?
The heaviest women's deadlift in Bulgaria is 245 kg (540 lb), set by Viktoriya Ilieva (82.5 kg class, raw) at Bulgaria Open Championship in 2024.