Tsvetan Gashevski () (born 15 July 1970 in Sofia) is a Bulgarian arm wrestler. He lives and works in Gorna Oryahovitsa and he is one of the founders of the Gorna Oryahovitsa Arm Wrestling Club. Gashevski started his sport career with athletics but soon switched to Arm wrestling where he soon achieved great results - multiple Champion of Bulgaria in the 75 kg category (right hand).
International competitions 1992 International tournament Geneva, 1st1992 International tournament Moscow, Russia 3rd1994European Championship Sweden 2nd1994World Championship Israel 2nd1995European Championship Moscow, Russia 1st1996 European Championship Lithuania 1st1997 European Championship Lithuania 1st 1998 European Championship Lithuania 1st 2000World Championship Rovaniemi, Finland 1st 2001European Championship Poland 1st 2001World Championship Gdynia, Poland 1st 2003 World ChampionshipOttawa, Canada 1stRight hand (75kg)2004World ChampionshipDurban, South Africa 1st Right hand (75kg)2006World ChampionshipManchester, England 2nd Right hand (75kg)2015World ChampionshipKuala Lumpur, Malaysia 2ndRight hand (75kg)2021World ChampionshipBucharest, Romania 2ndRight hand (80kg) He was one of the Top 10 sportspersons of Gorna Oryahovitsa in the 20th century and was awarded the prize of Gorna Oryahovitsa for sporting achievements in 2001 and made an Honorary Citizen of Gorna Oryahovitsa in 2002.
Notable matches
Year Opponent Result Hand Outcome Event2024Roby RussellWonRight Hand3-1Knuckles Up 42023Craig TullierWonRight Hand 3-0The High Five Arm Wrestling
References
Honoured Citizens of Gorna Oryahovitsa World Armwrestling Federation World Championship Archives (2000-2009) World Armwrestling Federation World Championship Archives (2010-2019)