David Fischerov (Bulgarian: Давид Фишеров; born 3 November 1998), also known as David Fischer, is an Austrian-Bulgarian weightlifter. As a junior he has spent several training camps in Bulgaria to increase his performance. David has been disappointed by Austrian weightlifting federation attitude towards him and decided to complete for Bulgarian weightlifting team. He has a Bulgarian fiancée, speaks the Bulgarian language fluently, and was granted a Bulgarian passport in February 2020. His sister is Austrian weightlifter Sarah Fischer.[1]
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| Birth name | David Fischer | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 3 November 1998 Austria | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 102 kg (225 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  Bulgaria | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Weightlifting | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight class | –102 kg | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Career
editEuropean Championships
editIn 2021, he competed at the 2021 European Weightlifting Championships in the 102 kg category,[2] winning the silver in the clean & jerk portion and the 4th in the total. Next year 2022 at 2022 European Weightlifting Championships in the 102 kg category, he become European champion, winning gold in snatch, clean and jerk and total 392 kg.[3]
Major results
edit| Year | Venue | Weight | Snatch (kg) | Clean & Jerk (kg) | Total | Rank | ||||||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | Rank | 1 | 2 | 3 | Rank | |||||
| World Championships | ||||||||||||
| 2022 |  Bogota, Colombia |
102 kg | 170 | 10 | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | ---[4] | ||
| European Championships | ||||||||||||
| 2022 |  Tirana, Albania |
102 kg | 170 | 175 | 177 |  |
209 | 212 | 215 | |
392 |
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| 2021 |  Moscow, Russia |
102 kg | 160 | 165 | 168 | 6 | 205 | 210 |  |
378 | 4 [5] | |
| European Junior & U23 Weightlifting Championships | ||||||||||||
| 2018 |  Zamość, Poland |
105 kg | 162 | 5 | 200 | 205 | |
367 | [6]
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References
edit- ^ Oliver, Brian (9 July 2020). "Exclusive: Bitter weightlifting dispute goes public as angry Austrian opts to compete for Bulgaria". InsideTheGames.biz. Archived from the original on 27 September 2021. Retrieved 27 September 2021.
David Fischer
- ^ "2021 European Weightlifting championships" (PDF). EWFef.com. European Weightlifting Federation. 2 April 2021. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 April 2021. Retrieved 27 September 2021.
- ^ "2022 European Weightlifting Championships Results Book" (PDF). EWF.sport. European Weightlifting Federation. Archived (PDF) from the original on 6 June 2022. Retrieved 6 June 2022.
- ^ iwf.net. "2022 World Weightlifting Championships Results". Retrieved 24 March 2023.
- ^ "2021 European Weightlifting Championships Results". IWF.sport. International Weightlifting Federation. Archived from the original on 12 September 2021. Retrieved 27 September 2021.
- ^ "2018 European Junior & U23 Weightlifting Championships Results". EWFed.com. European Weightlifting Federation. Archived from the original on 27 September 2021. Retrieved 27 September 2021.
External links
edit- David Fischer at the International Weightlifting Federation
- David Fischerov at the International Weightlifting Federation
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