Nikolaj Pešalov, Date of Birth, Place of Birth
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Croatian weightlifter of Bulgarian descent
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Place of Birth: Pazardzhik, Pazardzhik Province, Bulgaria
About Nikolaj Pešalov
- Nikolaj Pešalov (Bulgarian: ??????? ?????? ???????, Nikolay Slavev Peshalov; born on May 30, 1970 in Vetren, Bulgaria) is an Olympic and World former champion in weightlifting.
- For the first part of his career he competed under the Bulgarian flag, but later moved to Croatia which he represented internationally. During his long and successful career, Pešalov was World champion eight times in various categories and disciplines, and broke several world records.
- His Olympic medals are split between Bulgaria (1992 and 1996) and Croatia (2000 and 2004).
- In 2000 he was granted Croatian citizenship, and he now holds besides Bulgarian, a Croatian passport.
- He resides in both Sofia (Bulgaria) and Split (Croatia).
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