1943 - 2021
Mikhail Zhelev (Bulgarian: Михаил Желев; 15 July 1943 – 5 January 2021) was a Bulgarian athlete, known primarily for running the steeplechase. He competed in the 1968 Summer Olympics, finishing 6th and in the 1972 Summer Olympics, finishing 12th. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Mikhail Zhelev has received more than 15,043 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Mikhail Zhelev is the 613th most popular athlete, the 198th most popular biography from Bulgaria and the 5th most popular Bulgarian Athlete.
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Among athletes, Mikhail Zhelev ranks 613 out of 3,059. Before him are Sven Thofelt, Antonio Conte, Akio Kaminaga, Alan Helffrich, Ilona Slupianek, and Olha Bryzhina. After him are Vasili Kuznetsov, Francisco Villota, Wilhelmina von Bremen, Bärbel Wöckel, John Winter, and Heide Rosendahl.
1904 - 1993
HPI: 45.68
Rank: 607
1867 - 1953
HPI: 45.67
Rank: 608
1936 - 1993
HPI: 45.65
Rank: 609
1900 - 1994
HPI: 45.65
Rank: 610
1956 - Present
HPI: 45.65
Rank: 611
1963 - Present
HPI: 45.64
Rank: 612
1943 - 2021
HPI: 45.64
Rank: 613
1932 - 2001
HPI: 45.64
Rank: 614
1873 - 1950
HPI: 45.62
Rank: 615
1909 - 1976
HPI: 45.62
Rank: 616
1955 - Present
HPI: 45.61
Rank: 617
1924 - 2007
HPI: 45.61
Rank: 618
1947 - Present
HPI: 45.59
Rank: 619
Among people born in 1943, Mikhail Zhelev ranks 449. Before him are Isabel-Clara Simó, Billy Cunningham, Jaak Panksepp, Bobby Vee, Gil Gerard, and Little Eva. After him are Urszula Dudziak, He Guoqiang, Ion Ciubuc, John Oliver Creighton, Bill Bradley, and Imata Kabua. Among people deceased in 2021, Mikhail Zhelev ranks 488. Before him are Roger Michell, Shlomo Hillel, Peter Lorimer, Zlatko Saračević, José Manuel Caballero, and Elmira Minita Gordon. After him are Chris Anker Sørensen, Fredi, Marco Maciel, Leopoldo Serantes, Tim Bogert, and Mona Malm.
1943 - 2020
HPI: 45.76
Rank: 443
1943 - Present
HPI: 45.75
Rank: 444
1943 - 2017
HPI: 45.75
Rank: 445
1943 - 2016
HPI: 45.69
Rank: 446
1943 - Present
HPI: 45.67
Rank: 447
1943 - 2003
HPI: 45.65
Rank: 448
1943 - 2021
HPI: 45.64
Rank: 449
1943 - Present
HPI: 45.58
Rank: 450
1943 - Present
HPI: 45.53
Rank: 451
1943 - 2018
HPI: 45.51
Rank: 452
1943 - Present
HPI: 45.46
Rank: 453
1943 - Present
HPI: 45.44
Rank: 454
1943 - 2019
HPI: 45.42
Rank: 455
1956 - 2021
HPI: 45.83
Rank: 482
1923 - 2021
HPI: 45.82
Rank: 483
1946 - 2021
HPI: 45.80
Rank: 484
1961 - 2021
HPI: 45.79
Rank: 485
1926 - 2021
HPI: 45.67
Rank: 486
1930 - 2021
HPI: 45.65
Rank: 487
1943 - 2021
HPI: 45.64
Rank: 488
1984 - 2021
HPI: 45.60
Rank: 489
1942 - 2021
HPI: 45.50
Rank: 490
1940 - 2021
HPI: 45.50
Rank: 491
1962 - 2021
HPI: 45.49
Rank: 492
1944 - 2021
HPI: 45.47
Rank: 493
1935 - 2021
HPI: 45.44
Rank: 494
Among people born in Bulgaria, Mikhail Zhelev ranks 198 out of 372. Before him are Dimitar Dimov (1909), Konstantin Stoilov (1853), Pencho Zlatev (1883), Vidin Apostolov (1941), Boris Gaganelov (1941), and Stoyanka Mutafova (1922). After him are Lyuben Berov (1925), Aleksandr Panayotov Aleksandrov (1951), Kolyu Ficheto (1800), Racho Petrov (1861), Georgi Naydenov (1931), and Ivan Vutsov (1939).
1909 - 1966
HPI: 46.24
Rank: 192
1853 - 1901
HPI: 46.08
Rank: 193
1883 - 1948
HPI: 46.04
Rank: 194
1941 - 2020
HPI: 46.04
Rank: 195
1941 - 2020
HPI: 45.91
Rank: 196
1922 - 2019
HPI: 45.81
Rank: 197
1943 - 2021
HPI: 45.64
Rank: 198
1925 - 2006
HPI: 45.62
Rank: 199
1951 - Present
HPI: 45.53
Rank: 200
1800 - 1881
HPI: 45.25
Rank: 201
1861 - 1942
HPI: 45.24
Rank: 202
1931 - 1970
HPI: 45.21
Rank: 203
1939 - 2019
HPI: 45.06
Rank: 204
Among athletes born in Bulgaria, Mikhail Zhelev ranks 5. Before him are Naim Süleymanoğlu (1967), Stefka Kostadinova (1965), Ivanka Khristova (1941), and Yordanka Blagoeva (1947). After him are Diana Yorgova (1942), Mariya Petkova (1950), Yordanka Donkova (1961), Norair Nurikyan (1948), Halil Mutlu (1973), Boris Nikolov (1929), and Petar Petrov (1955).
1967 - 2017
HPI: 54.91
Rank: 1
1965 - Present
HPI: 53.41
Rank: 2
1941 - 2022
HPI: 50.20
Rank: 3
1947 - Present
HPI: 46.63
Rank: 4
1943 - 2021
HPI: 45.64
Rank: 5
1942 - Present
HPI: 44.17
Rank: 6
1950 - Present
HPI: 43.60
Rank: 7
1961 - Present
HPI: 43.30
Rank: 8
1948 - Present
HPI: 42.59
Rank: 9
1973 - Present
HPI: 41.90
Rank: 10
1929 - 2017
HPI: 41.88
Rank: 11
1955 - Present
HPI: 41.75
Rank: 12