Nikolaj Pešalov

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Olympic medal record
Men's Weightlifting
Silver medal – second place 1992 Barcelona 60 kg
Bronze medal – third place 1996 Atlanta 59 kg
Gold medal – first place 2000 Sydney 52 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2004 Athens 69 kg

Nikolay Pechalov (Николай Пешалов, born on May 30, 1970 in Pazardjik, Bulgaria) is Olympic and World champion in weightlifting. In first part of his career he competed under Bulgarian flag, but later moved to Croatia and represented his new country, this time as Croatian athlete.

Durig his long and successful career Pechalov was World champion 8 times, in different categories and disciplines, and broke several world records. His Olympic medals are split betwwen Bulgaria (1992 and 1996) and Croatia (2000 and 2004).

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