Aleksandar Stoyanov Kostadinov (Bulgarian: Александър Стоянов Костадинов; born July 28, 1988) is an amateur Bulgarian Greco-Roman wrestler, who competes in the men's featherweight category.[1][2] He won a bronze medal for his division at the 2012 European Wrestling Championships in Belgrade, Serbia.[3] He is also a member of Slavia Litex Wrestling Club in Sofia, and is coached and trained by Bratan Tzenov.[1]
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| Full name | Aleksandar Stoyanov Kostadinov | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality |  Bulgarian | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 28 July 1988 Kyustendil, Bulgaria | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.60 m (5 ft 3 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 55 kg (121 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Wrestling | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | Greco-Roman | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Slavia Litex[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Bratan Tzenov[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Kostadinov represented Bulgaria at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, where he competed in the men's 55 kg class. He received a bye for the preliminary round of sixteen, before losing out to China's Li Shujin, with a three-set technical score (2–0, 0–2, 0–2), and a classification point score of 1–3.[4]
References
edit- ^ a b c d "Aleksandar Stoyanov Kostadinov". London2012.com. The London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games Limited. Archived from the original on 30 October 2012. Retrieved 2 January 2013.
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Aleksandar Kostadinov". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 16 December 2012. Retrieved 2 January 2013.
- ^ Abbott, Gary (4 July 2012). "2012 Olympic Games preview at 55 kg/121 lbs. in Greco-Roman". USA Wrestling. The Mat. Archived from the original on 15 August 2012. Retrieved 2 January 2013.
- ^ "Men's 55kg Greco-Roman Round of 16 Final Official". London2012.com. The London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games Limited. Archived from the original on 30 October 2012. Retrieved 2 January 2013.
External links
edit- Aleksandar Kostadinov at United World Wrestling (archived)
- Aleksandar Kostadinov at the International Wrestling Database
- Aleksandar Kostadinov at Olympics.com
- Aleksandar Kostadinov at Olympic.org (archived)
- Aleksandar Kostadinov at Olympedia
- Aleksandar Kostadinov at the NBC 2012 Olympics website at the Wayback Machine (archived 27 August 2012)
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