# Angel Rusev (weightlifter)

Angel Hriskov Rusev (Bulgarian: Ангел Хрисков Русев; born (2001-07-13)13 July 2001) is a Bulgarian weightlifter. He is a graduate of the Sports school in Ruse and competes for the local weightlifting club TSK "Ruse".

## Career
### World Championships

He competed at the 2018 World Weightlifting Championships in the newly created 55 kg category. At the competition he set the youth world records in the snatch, clean & jerk and total for the 55 kg weight class, winning also the bronze medal in the clean & jerk.
In 2021 he competed at the 2021 World Weightlifting Championships in the 55 kg category, winning the gold medal in the clean & jerk portion and a bronze medal in the total.
The following years he managed sixth in the total in Bogota and Manama.

### European Championships

He competed at the 2019 European Weightlifting Championships in the 55 kg category, winning the gold medal in the clean & jerk portion and a silver medal in the total.
In 2021, he competed at the European Weightlifting Championships in the 55 kg category, winning the bronze in the snatch and the gold medal in the clean & jerk portion and in the total with new European Junior record.
Since 2021 he has been unbeaten on European level. He won the championships in Tirana, 2002, Yerevan, 2023 and most recently in Sofia, 2024.

## Major results

| Year | Venue | Weight | Snatch (kg) | Snatch (kg) | Snatch (kg) | Snatch (kg) | Clean & Jerk (kg) | Clean & Jerk (kg) | Clean & Jerk (kg) | Clean & Jerk (kg) | Total | Rank |
| Year | Venue | Weight | 1 | 2 | 3 | Rank | 1 | 2 | 3 | Rank | Total | Rank |
| World Championships |||||||||||||
| 2018 | Ashgabat, Turkmenistan | 55 kg | 103 | 108 | - | 7 | 130 | 135 | 140 | | 248 | 6 |
| 2021 | Tashkent, Uzbekistan | 55 kg | 106 | 110 | 112 | 7 | 140 | 144 | 147 | | 254 | |
| 2022 | Bogota, Colombia | 55 kg | 106 | 110 | 110 | 9 | 141 | 145 | 145 | 5 | 247 | 6 |
| 2024 | Manama, Bahrain | 55 kg | 110 | 110 | 113 | 7 | 135 | 141 | 144 | 5 | 254 | 6 |
| European Championships |||||||||||||
| 2018 | Bucharest, Romania | 56 kg | 100 | 103 | 105 | 6 | 125 | 125 | 128 | 5 | 233 | 5 |
| 2019 | Batumi, Georgia | 55 kg | 105 | 110 | 112 | 4 | 136 | 138 | 146 EJR | | 256 EJR | |
| 2021 | Moscow, Russia | 55 kg | 105 | 105 | 111 | | 140 | 147 | 147 EJR | | 258 EJR | |
| 2022 | Tirana, Albania | 55 kg | 108 | 111 | 113 | | 140 | 144 | 148 | | 257 | |
| 2023 | Yerevan, Armenia | 55 kg | 105 | 108 | 109 | 4 | 135 | 141 | — | | 250 | |
| 2024 | Sofia, Bulgaria | 55 kg | 105 | 109 | 111 | | 135 | 140 | — | | 244 | |
| European Junior & U23 Weightlifting Championships |||||||||||||
| 2019 | Bucharest, Romania | 55 kg | 100 | 105 | 107 | | 132 | 136 | 147 | | 243 | |
| 2021 | Rovaniemi, Finland | 61 kg | 105 | 105 | - | 6 | 145 | 150 | 153 | | 258 | 5 |
| 2022 | Tirana, Albania | 61 kg | 107 | 108 | 108 | - | 139 | 146 | 151 | | - | - |
| World Youth Weightlifting Championships |||||||||||||
| 2017 | Bangkok, Thailand | 56 kg | 90 | 95 | 98 | 12 | 120 | 125 | 125 | 10 | 215 | 12 |
| European Youth Weightlifting Championships |||||||||||||
| 2017 | Pristina, Kosovo | 56 kg | 95 | 100 | 100 | 6 | 120 | 126 | 128 | | 221 | |
| 2018 | San Donato Milanese, Italy | 56 kg | 95 | 100 | 102 | | 130 | 133 | 138 | | 240 | |
| International Fajr Cup |||||||||||||
| 2020 | Rasht, Iran | 61 kg | 105 | 110 | 113 | | 135 | 143 | 147 | | 257 | |