Zlatаn Vanev Vasilev (original name: Златан Ванев Василев, born (1973-03-29)29 March 1973 in Shumen) is a former Bulgarian weightlifter who became a three-time world and four-time European champion.

Vanev is world champion from Chiang Mai 1997, Lahti 1998 and Warsaw 2002.

His European titles are from Stavanger 1996, Riesa 1998, Sofia 2000 and Loutraki 2003.

[1] After his own career he became the personal trainer of weightlifter Valentin Hristov.

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