Daniel Petrov
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 Daniel Petrov |
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Competitor for  Bulgaria |
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| Olympic Games | |||
| Silver | 1992 Barcelona | Light Flyweight | |
| Gold | 1996 Atlanta | Light Flyweight | |
| World Amateur Championships | |||
| Bronze | 1991 Sydney | Light Flyweight | |
| Silver | 1993 Tampere | Light Flyweight | |
| Gold | 1995 Berlin | Light Flyweight | |
| Bronze | 1997 Budapest | Light Flyweight | |
| European Amateur Championships | |||
| Bronze | 1991 Gothenburg | Flyweight | |
| Gold | 1993 Bursa | Light Flyweight | |
| Gold | 1996 Vejle | Light Flyweight | |
Daniel Bozhilov Petrov (Bulgarian: Даниел Божилов Петров) (born September 8, 1971 in Varna) is a Bulgarian boxer. He won a silver medal at the Barcelona Olympics in 1992 and a gold medal at the Atlanta Olympics in 1996 in the category Light Flyweight.
Petrov began his career in Varna, Bulgaria, but then went to Slavia (Sofia). He became a champion of the country several times. In 1993 he captured the European title in Bursa, Turkey. Two years later he won the world title at the 1995 World Amateur Boxing Championships in Berlin, Germany, followed by the European title a year later in Vejle, Denmark.
[edit] Olympic Results
1992
- Defeated Nelson Dieppa (Puerto Rico) 10-7
- Defeated Song Chol (North Korea) RSC 3 (1:09)
- Defeated Pál Lakatos (Hungary) 17-8
- Defeated Jan Quast (Germany) 15-9
- Lost to Rogelio Marcelo (Cuba) 10-20
1996
- 1st round bye
- Defeated Nshan Munchyan (Armenia) 11-5
- Defeated Somrot Kamsing (Thailand) 18-6
- Defeated Oleg Kiryukhin (Ukraine) 17-8
- Defeated Mansueto Velasco (Philippines) 19-6
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