Aleksandar Kostadinov

Aleksandar Kostadinov
Personal information
Full name Aleksandar Stoyanov Kostadinov
Nationality Bulgaria Bulgarian
Born (1988-07-28) 28 July 1988
Kyustendil, Bulgaria
Height 1.60 m (5 ft 3 in)
Weight 55 kg (121 lb)
Sport
Sport Wrestling
Event(s) Greco-Roman
Club Slavia Litex[1]
Coached by Bratan Tzenov[1]

Aleksandar Stoyanov Kostadinov (Bulgarian: Александър Стоянов Костадинов; born July 28, 1988 in Kyustendil) is an amateur Bulgarian Greco-Roman wrestler, who played for the men's featherweight category.[1][2] He won a bronze medal for his division at the 2012 European Wrestling Championships in Belgrade, Serbia.[3] He is also a member of Slavia Litex Wrestling Club in Sofia, and is coached and trained by Bratan Tzenov.[1]

Kostadinov represented Bulgaria at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, where he competed for the men's 55 kg class. He received a bye for the preliminary round of sixteen, before losing out to China's Li Shujin, with a three-set technical score (2–0, 0–2, 0–2), and a classification point score of 1–3.[4]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Aleksandar Kostadinov". London 2012. Retrieved 2 January 2013.
  2. "Aleksandar Kostadinov". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 2 January 2013.
  3. Abbott, Gary (4 July 2012). "2012 Olympic Games preview at 55 kg/121 lbs. in Greco-Roman". USA Wrestling. The Mat. Retrieved 2 January 2013.
  4. "Men's 55kg Greco-Roman Round of 16 Final Official". London 2012. Retrieved 2 January 2013.

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