Daniel Petrov

Daniel Petrov

Personal information
Full name	Даниел Божинов Петров
Nationality	Bulgaria
Born	September 8, 1971 (1971-09-08) (age 40) Varna
Height	1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Weight	48 kilograms (110 lb)
Sport
Sport	Boxing
Rated at	Light Flyweight
Club	Slavia Club
Medal record Olympic Games Gold 1996 Atlanta Light Flyweight Silver 1992 Barcelona Light Flyweight World Amateur Championships Gold 1995 Berlin Light Flyweight Silver 1993 Tampere Light Flyweight Bronze 1991 Sydney Light Flyweight Bronze 1997 Budapest Light Flyweight European Amateur Championships Gold 1993 Bursa Light Flyweight Gold 1996 Vejle Light Flyweight Bronze 1991 Gothenburg Flyweight

Daniel Bozhilov Petrov (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.

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

References

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Name	Petrov, Daniel
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Short description
Date of birth	September 8, 1971
Place of birth	Varna
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