Carlos Nassar – Olympic Champion with Two World Records

Carlos Nassar is an Olympic champion. Carlos Nassar dominated the competition and won the title in the 89 kg category in weightlifting at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, setting two world records.

The 20-year-old Bulgarian national athlete, Carlos Nassar, achieved a total of 404 kilograms, surpassing the previous world record by a full eight kilograms. In the snatch, Nassar completed three clean lifts and lifted 180 kilograms, while in the clean and jerk, he achieved 224 kilograms in just two attempts, breaking his own previous record.

The Olympic champion and new world record holder in the 89 kg weightlifting category, Carlos Nassar, triumphed in his hometown of Paris and shared that: “Nothing happens by chance. It was wonderful that the competition took place where I was born. I could have lifted more, but this was enough for the gold medal, we set a world record, and I filled my heart with the joy of the entire arena, which was full of Bulgarians, which made my heart swell with pride.”