Trendafil Stoychev had the following podium finishes at major championships: 2nd in the 1976 Olympics Light-Heavyweight class (360.0 kg); 1st in the 1974 World Championships Light-Heavyweight class (350.0 kg); 2nd in the 1975 World Championships Light-Heavyweight class (357.5 kg); 2nd in the 1976 World Championships Light-Heavyweight class (360.0 kg); 2nd in the 1974 European Championships Light-Heavyweight class (347.5 kg); 2nd in the 1975 European Championships Light-Heavyweight class (357.5 kg); 3rd in the 1976 European Championships Light-Heavyweight class (365.0 kg). He set three light-heavyweight world records in 1976 – two in the snatch and one in the total.
Bulgaria