Bulgaria Powerlifting Records

Bulgaria accounts for 2,857 competition entries from 1,700 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.

The heaviest total on file here 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 67% of all entries on file. Competition activity peaked in 2023, the busiest year on record with 622 entries.

Total

Rank	Lifter	Class	Sex	Equip	Age	Tested	Load	Meet	Date
01	Carl Yngvar Christensen	120+ kg265+ lb	M	Single-ply	24-34	Yes	1200.0 kg2646 lb	EPF · European Open Powerlifting Championships	2014-05-07 · 12 yr
02	Hans Magne Bårtvedt	120+ kg265+ lb	M	Single-ply	24-34	Yes	1095.0 kg2414 lb	EPF · European Open Powerlifting Championships	2014-05-07 · 12 yr
03	Volodymyr Svistunov	120+ kg265+ lb	M	Single-ply	24-34	Yes	1095.0 kg2414 lb	EPF · European Open Powerlifting Championships	2014-05-07 · 12 yr
04	Kenneth Sandvik	120+ kg265+ lb	M	Single-ply	35-39	Yes	1075.0 kg2370 lb	EPF · European Open Powerlifting Championships	2014-05-07 · 12 yr
05	Oleksiy Bychkov	120 kg265 lb	M	Single-ply	24-34	Yes	1047.5 kg2310 lb	EPF · European Open Powerlifting Championships	2014-05-07 · 12 yr
06	Ivaylo Hristov	120 kg265 lb	M	Single-ply	24-34	Yes	1047.5 kg2310 lb	EPF · European Open Powerlifting Championships	2014-05-07 · 12 yr
07	Yury Belkin	105 kg231 lb	M	Single-ply	24-34	Yes	1042.5 kg2299 lb	EPF · European Open Powerlifting Championships	2014-05-07 · 12 yr
08	Vladimir Bondarenko	125+ kg276+ lb	M	Single-ply	20-23	Yes	1035.5 kg2283 lb	IPF · World Juniors Powerlifting Championships	2001-09-11 · 24 yr
09	Dean Bowring	120 kg265 lb	M	Single-ply	35-39	Yes	1025.0 kg2260 lb	EPF · European Open Powerlifting Championships	2014-05-07 · 12 yr
10	Andrey Shurbenkov	120 kg265 lb	M	Single-ply	24-34	Yes	1022.5 kg2254 lb	EPF · European Open Powerlifting Championships	2014-05-07 · 12 yr

Squat

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 kg1069 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	24-34	Yes	412.5 kg910 lb	EPF · European Open Powerlifting Championships	2014-05-07 · 12 yr
06	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
07	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
08	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
09	Vladimir Bondarenko	125+ kg276+ lb	M	Single-ply	20-23	Yes	405.0 kg893 lb	IPF · World Juniors Powerlifting Championships	2001-09-11 · 24 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

Bench

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	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
07	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
08	Jaroslav Šoukal	120+ kg265+ lb	M	Single-ply	40-44	Yes	300.0 kg662 lb	EPF · European Masters Bench Press Championships	2013-10-17 · 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	Andrey Shurbenkov	120 kg265 lb	M	Single-ply	24-34	Yes	292.5 kg645 lb	EPF · European Open Powerlifting Championships	2014-05-07 · 12 yr

Deadlift

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 · 21 yr
02	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
03	Vladimir Bondarenko	125+ kg276+ lb	M	Single-ply	20-23	Yes	377.5 kg832 lb	IPF · World Juniors Powerlifting Championships	2001-09-11 · 24 yr
04	Alexander Klyushev	125+ kg276+ lb	M	Single-ply	20-23	Yes	370.0 kg816 lb	EPF · European Juniors Powerlifting Championships	2004-06-17 · 21 yr
05	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
06	Roman Voroshylin	110 kg243 lb	M	Single-ply	20-23	Yes	365.0 kg805 lb	EPF · European Juniors Powerlifting Championships	2004-06-17 · 21 yr
07	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 · 19 yr
08	Yury Belkin	105 kg231 lb	M	Single-ply	24-34	Yes	360.0 kg794 lb	EPF · European Open Powerlifting Championships	2014-05-07 · 12 yr
09	Hans Magne Bårtvedt	120+ kg265+ lb	M	Single-ply	24-34	Yes	360.0 kg794 lb	EPF · European Open Powerlifting Championships	2014-05-07 · 12 yr
10	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

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Records are computed from the OpenPowerlifting public-domain dataset and represent the highest qualifying lift on file for each (federation, sex, equipment, weight class, age class, tested) combination. State records are scoped by the lifter's registered state of residence (matching USAPL/PA/USPA rules), not by meet location; coverage depends on the federation — USAPL and USPA report lifter state for 87–97% of entries, while some smaller feds report it rarely. Records may differ from a federation's official record book. Read more about how these records are computed.