Karlos Nasar

Karlos May Nasar, born May 12th, 2004, is a Bulgarian weightlifter known for his record-breaking achievements at a young age. At 17, he set the senior 81 kg clean & jerk world record with an impressive 208 kg lift, which made him the third youngest world champion in weightlifting history. Nasar continued to excel, broke more records in the 89 kg weight class, and became the only male weightlifter to hold world records in two different categories.

Karlos Nasar started making waves early in his lifting career with gold medals at the World Youth Championships in 2019 (73 kg category) and the European Youth Weightlifting Championships (81 kg). His big break came at 17 when he set the senior 81 kg clean & jerk world record at the 2021 World Weightlifting Championships in Tashkent. He lifted 208 kg, also setting junior and youth world records with a total of 374 kg. At 18, he broke the world record again, this time in the 89 kg category, and lifted 220 kg at the 2022 World Weightlifting Championships in Bogota, Colombia. 

In 2023, at the European Weightlifting Championships in Yerevan, Armenia, he won gold in the clean & jerk and Total, and silver in the snatch in the 89 kg division. During this competition, he set 5 new world records, including a 221 kg Clean & Jerk and a total lift of 395 kg. Because of these achievements, he earned the title of Best Weightlifter of the European Championships across all categories, scoring 100 points on the Robi points system, far ahead of his competitors. 

Nasar’s best lifts in competition are a 226 kg clean & jerk and a 181 kg snatch. He’s also shown his strength in training with a 290 kg back squat and a 240 kg front squat. At only 20 years old, he’s already a prominent figure in weightlifting, always pushing the boundaries and setting new standards. Despite being so young, he’s managed to break records that were previously held by legends and he’s an inspiration for future generations of lifters.