- Andrian Dushev
Andrian Pavlov Dushev ( _bg. Андриан Павлов Душев, born
June 6 ,1970 inSofia ) is aBulgaria n canoer and former Olympic, world and European medallist.Republican champion many times during his career he was first called up to the national team of Bulgaria in 1989. In the same year he became a consultant at the “Levsky”-Sofia Sports Club (Canoe-Kayak).
Achievements
1989 - World Championships in
Plovdiv , Bulgaria:-K4 - 500m – 3rd place"-bronze medal,K2 - 500m – 4th place,K2 – 1000m – 4th place,K2 – 10000m – 4th place1990 - World Championships in
Poznań , Poland:- K1 – 500m – 7th place"'1993 World Cup – 2nd place – 340 pointsThe fastest time of 200m in the ICF list"
1995 - World Championships in
Duisburg , Germany:-K2 – 500m – 5th place,K2 - 1000m – 4th place,K1 – 200 m 4th place5th place in the World Cup out of 214 kayak competitors
1996 – the
Games of the XXVI Olympiad – USAK2 – 1000m – 3rd place"- bronze medal,K2 – 500 m – 8th placehttp://www.databaseolympics.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=DUSHEAND01
1997 – European Championships in Plovdiv, Bulgaria:-K2 – 1000m – 3rd place" - bronze medal,K2 – 500m – 8th place
1997 - World Championships in Halifax, Canada:-K1 – 200m – 5th place
1999 - European Championships in
Zagreb , Croatia:-K4 – 500m – 2nd place" - silver medal,K4 – 1000m – 2nd place" - silver medal,K4 – 200m – 7th place1999 - World Championships in
Milan , Italy:-K4 – 1000 m – 5th place2000 – European Championships in Poznań, Poland:-K4 – 1000 m – 3rd place" - bronze medal
Between 1989 and 2000 Dushev was an ever-present member of the Bulgarian four-man kayak (K4) crew at European and World Championships.
He was named as one of the 10 best kayak sprinters of
Bulgaria of the 20th century. He has received many awards from the President of the Republic of Bulgaria and is a winner of a medal for Olympic service awarded by theBulgarian Olympic Committee External links
* [http://www.databaseolympics.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=DUSHEAND01 Olympic database profile]
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