Karlos Nasar became the first Bulgarian to win gold medals at a European Championship, a World Championship, and the Olympic Games in the same year.

At the age of 20 years old, Nasar´s achievement have garnered international attention, with many considering him one of the most promising talents in weightlifting. Bulgaria is a country with a rich weightlifting history, which has been revitalized in recent years through the outstanding performances of this young athlete.

At the age of 16, Karlos earned silver in the snatch and total, and a gold medal in the clean & jerk event in the 2021 European Championship, establishing a European record of 206 kgs in the 81 kg category. In the same year, Nasar won the World Championships in the 81 kg category, setting a new record with a lift of 208 kgs and a total of 374 kg. And just one year later, he clinched the clean & jerk title in the 89 kg category at the World Championships in Bogotá, Colombia, with a world record lift of 220 kg at just 17 years old.

During 2023 European Championships in Yerevan, Armenia, Nasar broke five world records in the 89 kg division, including a 221 kg clean & jerk and a total of 395 kg. With each competition, each lift and kilo by kilo, Nasar was becoming a legend. However, during the same year, Nasar faced a significant leg injury that required surgery. He underwent rehabilitation under the guidance of his coach and returned to training, maintaining his competitive edge and continuing to break records port-recovery.

Less than a year later, the Bulgarian claimed the first medals of a golden year. During the European Weightlifting Championships, held in February in Sofia, Karlos secured three gold medals: snatch, setting a new World Junior Record with 176 kg, clean and & jerk and total.

In the same year, in his Olympic debut in Paris, Nasar won gold in the men´s -89kg event, breaking multiple world and Olympic records. Karlos Nasar lifted 180 kg in the snatch and a world record clean and jerk of 224 kg for a total of 404 kg, also a new world record.

And this was not all. In his final competition of 2024, World Championship in Manama, Bahrein, held in December, Nasar became the only male weightlifter to hold world records in two different categories. He set two world records at this tournament: 183 kg in the snatch and a total of 405 kg.

The next European Championships will take place in April 2025 in Chisinau, Moldova. Karlos Nasar will have a new chance to break again his own records.