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GV Weight-lifting stadium
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MV Christov in Snatch event, completing lift, waving to crowd, scoreboard showing score and people watching (2 shots)
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MV Christov in Snatch attempt, but fails as crowd watches (2 shots)
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SV Christov receives medal and crowd watching (2 shots)
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MV Christov in Jerk event, as crowd watches (2 shots)
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MV Second attempt by Christov in Jerk, fails again PAN TO scoreboard
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MV Christov in third attempt in Jerk and fails
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GV Christov on dais receiving medal
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Initials BB/1925 DE/DK/BB/1940


SPORT: WEIGHTLIFTING

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Background: Valentine Christov of Bulgaria, set a new world heavy-weight record with a snatch of 185 kilograms (407 pounds) on Saturday (10 April) in the European Weight-lifting Championships.

He bettered his own record of last year by five kilograms (11 pounds), but failed, in another attempt, to lift 190 kilograms (418 pounds).

Christov, a 20-year-old soldier, also attempted to break the world record for the jerk event, but failed. The record currently stands at 237.5 kilograms (522.5 pounds) and Christov was trying to lift 250 kilograms (550 pounds).

Second in the event was Juri Sazev of the Soviet Union, with a snatch of 172.5 kilograms (379.5 pounds). Juergen Ciezki of East Germany was third with a snatch of 170 kilograms (374 pounds) -- a new East German record.

SYNOPSIS: The European weight-lifting Championships continued in East Berlin on Saturday with the staging of the heavy-weight events. Valentin Christov broke the world record with this snatch. He lifted 185 kilograms, to beat the record he set last year by five kilograms.

He tried to lift 190 kilograms, but failed.

Christov is 20 years old and is a soldier in Bulgaria.

In the jerk event, which he also won, Christov again attempted the world record. That currently stands at 237.5 metres, and Christov had three attempts at lifting 250 kilograms. All were unsuccessful.

Second in the event was Juri Sazev of the Soviet Union. He lifted 172 point 5 kilograms. Juergen Ciezki of East Germany set a new East German record with his snatch of 170 kilograms and took third place.