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Antonio Krastev was born on 10 October, 1961 in Bulgaria, is a Bulgarian weightlifter (1961–2020). Discover Antonio Krastev's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 58 years old?
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58 years old |
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Libra |
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10 October 1961 |
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10 October |
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Bulgaria |
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9 July, 2020 |
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Bulgaria
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He is a member of famous Weightlifter with the age 58 years old group.
Antonio Krastev Height, Weight & Measurements
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He is currently single. He is not dating anyone. We don't have much information about He's past relationship and any previous engaged. According to our Database, He has no children.
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Antonio Krastev Net Worth
His net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Antonio Krastev worth at the age of 58 years old? Antonio Krastev’s income source is mostly from being a successful Weightlifter. He is from Bulgaria. We have estimated Antonio Krastev's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.
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$1 Million - $5 Million |
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Timeline
Antonio Krastev (Bulgarian: Антонио Кръстев, 10 October 1961 – 9 July 2020) was a Bulgarian super heavyweight Olympic-style weightlifter best known for his 1987 heaviest ever snatch in IWF competition, at 216 kg. This was only equalled by Behdad Salimi of Iran at the 2016 Summer Olympics, and finally surpassed at the 2017 European Championships by Lasha Talakhadze, who now holds the record of 225 kg. Krastev's record was no longer official after the restructuring of the weight classes in 1993 and 1998.
He was also world junior champion in 1981 and runner-up in 1979.
Krastev is a two-time world (1985, 1986) and European champion (1986, 1987).
Antonio has six gold medals from World Cup tournaments and has a silver medal from the 1986 World Cup final in Melbourne.
The Bulgarian giant is also a two-time Balkan champion and a ten-time Bulgarian champion - five for men and five for juniors.
In 1987, he won the Golden Boot award for best performance at the European Championships in Reims, France.
Krastev was born in Haskovo and was a two-time World Weightlifting Championships gold medalist and two time European Weightlifting Championships gold medalist, but never competed in the Olympic Games; he was originally intended to represent Bulgaria at the 1988 Olympic Games in the superheavyweight category.
Two of his teammates tested positive for Furosemide and the Bulgarian weightlifting federation pulled the rest of the team out of the competition the day before Krastev was scheduled to compete.
At the time, Krastev was a two-time World champion and two-time European champion, and a heavy favorite for the gold medal.
Antonio Krastev later retired from weightlifting in Bulgaria, and moved to New York City, where he found employment as a nightclub bouncer.
He began training, as his own coach, at the Lost Battalion Hall weightlifting gym, and he developed his strength to an internationally competitive level.
Krastev applied for U.S. citizenship in order to compete as an American at the 1992 Olympic Games in Barcelona, but his application was denied, and he was thus unable to compete.
Krastev eventually did obtain his American citizenship and resided in New York State.
He died at the age of 58 in a car accident on the night of July 9, 2020, in Minnesota.
