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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. 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

Among athletes, Mikhail Zhelev ranks 613 out of 3,059Before 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.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1943, Mikhail Zhelev ranks 449Before 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 488Before 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.

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In Bulgaria

Among people born in Bulgaria, Mikhail Zhelev ranks 198 out of 372Before 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).

Among ATHLETES In Bulgaria

Among athletes born in Bulgaria, Mikhail Zhelev ranks 5Before 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).