Andon Nikolov (
Bulgarian: Андон Николов) (born 15 June 1951) is a former
Bulgaria
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weightlifter
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. He became Olympic Champion in 1972 in the
Middle Heavyweight class.
[Profile: "Andon Nikolov"]
– ''databaseOlympics.com'' (Retrieved on 31 December 2007)
– (Retrieved on 31 December 2007)
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1951 births
Bulgarian male weightlifters
Weightlifters at the 1972 Summer Olympics
Olympic gold medalists for Bulgaria
Living people
Olympic medalists in weightlifting
Medalists at the 1972 Summer Olympics
20th-century Bulgarian sportsmen
21st-century Bulgarian people
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