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Tanyu Kiryakov

1963 - Today

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Tanyu Kiryakov (Bulgarian: Таню Киряков, born 2 March 1963) is a Bulgarian pistol shooter. He became the first shooter to have won Olympic gold medals in both the 50 metre pistol event (2000 Sydney Olympics) and the 10 metre air pistol event (1988 Seoul Olympics), in which he was also the first Olympic champion. He is also the only Bulgarian to have won two gold medals at the Summer Olympics. He is considered to be one of the all-time best and his versatile skills and continued excellence have won him numerous fans. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2024). Tanyu Kiryakov is the 3,189th most popular athlete (down from 3,106th in 2024), the 346th most popular biography from Bulgaria (down from 341st in 2019) and the 33rd most popular Bulgarian Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Tanyu Kiryakov ranks 3,189 out of 6,025. Before him are Mihaela Armășescu, Andrejus Zadneprovskis, Noah Lyles, Samuel Wanjiru, Ingrid Landmark Tandrevold, and Butch Reynolds. After him are Kim Dong-hyeon, Patrick Hürlimann, Inna Lasovskaya, Joe DeLoach, Cristieana Cojocaru, and Aries Merritt.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1963, Tanyu Kiryakov ranks 902. Before him are Dmitri Galiamin, Jörg Hoffmann, Marian Keyes, Carol Lewis, Mihaela Armășescu, and Jessica Tuck. After him are Guillermo Betancourt, Patrick Hürlimann, Hólmfríður Karlsdóttir, Pavel Benc, Patxi Salinas, and Ubaldo Righetti.

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In Bulgaria

Among people born in Bulgaria, Tanyu Kiryakov ranks 346 out of 415. Before him are Vanja Gesheva-Tsvetkova (1960), Ivan Cheparinov (1986), Stoyan Balov (1960), Ilija Trojanow (1965), Violeta Ninova (1963), and Tanya Dangalakova (1964). After him are Svilen Rusinov (1964), Nikolay Antonov (1968), Luis Álvarez (null), Ognyana Petrova (1964), Georgi Dimitrov (1959), and Bratan Tsenov (1964).

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Among ATHLETES In Bulgaria

Among athletes born in Bulgaria, Tanyu Kiryakov ranks 33. Before him are Nikolaj Pešalov (1970), Stoyanka Kurbatova (1955), Anelia Nuneva (1962), Vanja Gesheva-Tsvetkova (1960), Violeta Ninova (1963), and Tanya Dangalakova (1964). After him are Nikolay Antonov (1968), Luis Álvarez (null), Ognyana Petrova (1964), Rumyana Neykova (1973), Stefan Botev (1968), and Nikolay Bukhalov (1967).

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