| Intro | Weightlifter |
| Was |
Athlete Weightlifter |
| From | Bulgaria |
| Type | Sports |
| Gender | male |
| Birth | 22 February 1980, Plovdiv, Plovdiv Municipality, Plovdiv Province, Bulgaria |
| Death |
21 March 2015, Plovdiv, Plovdiv Municipality, Plovdiv Province, Bulgaria (aged 35 years) |
Milen Dobrev (Bulgarian: Милен Добрев, February 22, 1980 — March 21, 2015) was a Bulgarian weightlifter. He became Olympic champion in 2004 in the middle heavyweight class. That same year, he won the European Championship in Kiev. Dobrev died of a heart attack in his home in Plovdiv in 2015.
Major Results
| Year | Venue | Weight | Snatch (kg) | Clean & Jerk (kg) | Total | Rank | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | Rank | 1 | 2 | 3 | Rank | |||||
| Representing Bulgaria | ||||||||||||
| Olympic Games | ||||||||||||
| 2004 | Athens, Greece | 94 kg | 180.0 | 185.0 | 187.5 | 1 | 217.5 | 220.0 | 1 | 407.5 | 01 ! | |
| World Championships | ||||||||||||
| 2006 | Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic | 94 kg | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 2005 | Doha, Qatar | 94 kg | 176 | 180 | 4 | 210 | 218 | 03 ! | 398 | 03 ! | ||
| 2003 | Vancouver, Canada | 94 kg | 180.0 | 185.0 | 01 ! | 220.0 | 02 ! | 405.0 | 01 ! | |||
| 2002 | Warsaw, Poland | 94 kg | 175.0 | 03 ! | 212.5 | 02 ! | 387.5 | 02 ! | ||||
| 2001 | Antalya, Turkey | 85 kg | 165.0 | 170.0 | 175.0 | 03 ! | 195.0 | 207.5 | 4 | 382.5 | 03 ! | |
| European Championships | ||||||||||||
| 2004 | Kyiv, Ukraine | 94 kg | 180.0 | 182.5 | 185.0 | 01 ! | 215.0 | 217.5 | — | 01 ! | 402.5 | 01 ! |
| 2003 | Loutraki, Greece | 94 kg | 175.0 | 180.0 | 182.5 | 01 ! | 215.0 | 217.5 | 222.5 | 01 ! | 405.0 | 01 ! |
| 2002 | Antalya, Turkey | 94 kg | 175.0 | 180.0 | 182.5 | 02 ! | 210.0 | 215.0 | 02 ! | 397.5 | 02 ! | |
| 2001 | Trenčín, Slovakia | 85 kg | 162.5 | 167.5 | 170.0 | 03 ! | — | — | — | |||