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Mikhail Zhelev

1943 - 2021

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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. He set his personal record of 8:25.0 while winning the race at the 1969 European Athletics Championships. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Mikhail Zhelev is the 1,585th most popular athlete, the 248th most popular biography from Bulgaria and the 13th most popular Bulgarian Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Mikhail Zhelev ranks 1,585 out of 6,025. Before him are Tibor Tatai, Aldo Ghira, Heinz Ulzheimer, Charles Marion, Jean Boiteux, and Mo Farah. After him are Robert Korzeniowski, Valerie Brisco-Hooks, Mia Gommers, Bo Ekelund, Harry Steevens, and David Smith.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1943, Mikhail Zhelev ranks 619. Before him are Udo Zimmermann, Klaus Köste, Alan Rudolph, Cosimo Pinto, Johnny Höglin, and Van Dyke Parks. After him are Mike Ratledge, Tony Trimmer, Kevin Dobson, Manfred Wolke, Max Jean, and Dieter Schubert. Among people deceased in 2021, Mikhail Zhelev ranks 549. Before him are Lester Bird, Jonathan Penrose, Ray Kennedy, Vyacheslav Vedenin, Michael Constantine, and Keri Hulme. After him are Cissé Mariam Kaïdama Sidibé, Momčilo Vukotić, Markie Post, Pepi Bader, Andrzej Zieliński, and Mir Hazar Khan Khoso.

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In Bulgaria

Among people born in Bulgaria, Mikhail Zhelev ranks 248 out of 415. Before him are Norair Nurikyan (1948), Boris Nikolov (1929), Zhivko Gospodinov (1957), Stiliyan Petrov (1979), Reneta Indzhova (1953), and Ruja Ignatova (1980). After him are Basri Dirimlili (1929), Ekaterina Karavelova (1860), Mariya Gabriel (1979), Todor Diev (1934), Kiril Petkov (1980), and Asparuh Nikodimov (1945).

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Among ATHLETES In Bulgaria

Among athletes born in Bulgaria, Mikhail Zhelev ranks 13. Before him are Diana Yorgova (1942), Yordanka Donkova (1961), Vladimir Ivanov (null), Khristo Markov (1965), Norair Nurikyan (1948), and Boris Nikolov (1929). After him are Petar Petrov (1955), Ginka Zagorcheva (1958), Halil Mutlu (1973), Serafim Todorov (1969), Luis Álvarez (null), and Svetla Otsetova (1950).

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