Bulgaria's 2004 Olympic champion Dobrev dies at 35

Bulgaria's Milen Dobrev powers a lift during the men's 94 kg weightlifting event at the Athens 2004 Olympic Games, August 23, 2004. REUTERS/Andrea Comas ACO/

SOFIA (Reuters) - Bulgaria's 2004 Olympic weightlifting champion Milen Dobrev has died at the age of 35, the Bulgarian interior ministry said on Saturday.

"His body was found at his home in (the southern town) Plovdiv," an interior ministry spokeswoman told Reuters.