Angel Hriskov Rusev (Bulgarian: Ангел Хрисков Русев; born ) is a Bulgarian weightlifter. He is a graduate of the Sports school in Ruse and competes for the local weightlifting club TSK "Ruse".
Career World Championships He competed at the 2018 World Weightlifting Championships in the newly created 55 kg category. At the competition he set the youth world records in the snatch, clean & jerk and total for the 55 kg weight class, winning also the bronze medal in the clean & jerk.
In 2021 he competed at the 2021 World Weightlifting Championships in the 55 kg category, winning the gold medal in the clean & jerk portion and a bronze medal in the total.
The following years he managed sixth in the total in Bogotá and Manama.
European Championships He competed at the 2019 European Weightlifting Championships in the 55 kg category, winning the gold medal in the clean & jerk portion and a silver medal in the total.
In 2021, he competed at the European Weightlifting Championships in the 55 kg category, winning the bronze in the snatch and the gold medal in the clean & jerk portion and in the total with new European Junior record.
Since 2021 he has been unbeaten on European level winning European championships five times overall.
Major results Year Venue Weight Snatch (kg) Clean & Jerk (kg) Total Rank 1 2 3 Rank 1 2 3 RankWorld Championships2018 Ashgabat, Turkmenistan 55 kg 103 108 — 7 130 135 140 248 62021 Tashkent, Uzbekistan 55 kg 106 110 112 7 140 144 147 254 2022 Bogotá, Colombia 55 kg106 110 110 9 141 145 145 5 247 62024 Manama, Bahrain 55 kg110 110 113 7 135 141 144 5 254 62025 Førde, Norway 60 kg 118 121 121 13 150 150 152 — — — European Championships 2018 Bucharest, Romania 56 kg 100 103 105 6 125 125 128 5 233 5 2019 Batumi, Georgia 55 kg 105 110 112 4 136 138 146 EJR 256 EJR 2021 Moscow, Russia 55 kg 105 105111140 147147 EJR258 EJR2022 Tirana, Albania 55 kg 108 111113140 144 148 2572023 Yerevan, Armenia 55 kg 105 108 109 4 135 141 — 250 2024 Sofia, Bulgaria 55 kg 105 109 111 135 140 — 244 2025 Chișinău, Moldova 55 kg 105 110 111 8 141 150 — 246 2026 Batumi, Georgia 60 kg 117 120 120 6 155 155 155 275 European Junior & U23 Weightlifting Championships2019 Bucharest, Romania 55 kg 100105107 132 136 1472432021 Rovaniemi, Finland 61 kg 105105—6145 150 15325852022 Tirana, Albania 61 kg 107108108—139146151——World Youth Weightlifting Championships2017 Bangkok, Thailand 56 kg 90 95 9812 120 125 1251021512European Youth Weightlifting Championships2017 Pristina, Kosovo 56 kg 951001006 120 126 1282212018 San Donato Milanese, Italy 56 kg 95100102 130 133 138240 International Fajr Cup 2020 Rasht, Iran 61 kg 105 110 113 135 143 147 257
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