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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 2,294th most popular athlete (down from 1,585th in 2019), the 276th most popular biography from Bulgaria (down from 248th in 2019) and the 16th most popular Bulgarian Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Mikhail Zhelev ranks 2,294 out of 6,025. Before him are Walter Chaffe, Raúl González, Christine Laser, Guillermo Douglas, Herb McKenley, and Tapio Kantanen. After him are Im Dong-hyun, Andre De Grasse, Valer Toma, Joe Kovacs, Fortune Gordien, and David Hemery.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1943, Mikhail Zhelev ranks 673. Before him are Bob Avakian, Francesco Rizzo, Jonathan Rosenbaum, Alan Rudolph, Bruce Weitz, and Mary Woronov. After him are Joe Namath, José del Castillo, Charles Saatchi, Janet Evanovich, Mary Wells, and Gary Wright. Among people deceased in 2021, Mikhail Zhelev ranks 634. Before him are Tuomo Ylipulli, Fofi Gennimata, Serhiy Novikov, José Villegas, Margreth Weivers, and Graham McRae. After him are Juan Rodríguez Vega, Bernd Nickel, Walter Smith, Carl Levin, Sylvain Sylvain, and Cara Williams.

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In Bulgaria

Among people born in Bulgaria, Mikhail Zhelev ranks 276 out of 415. Before him are Georgi Bliznashki (1956), Ekaterina Zakharieva (1975), Katerina Maleeva (1969), Kiril Petkov (1980), Rumyancho Goranov (1950), and Boris Nikolov (1929). After him are Elitsa Todorova (1977), Pavel Panov (1950), Sofi Marinova (1975), Kiril Georgiev (1965), Zhan Videnov (1959), and Stanislav Ianevski (1985).

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Among ATHLETES In Bulgaria

Among athletes born in Bulgaria, Mikhail Zhelev ranks 16. Before him are Khristo Markov (1965), Halil Mutlu (1973), Svetla Otsetova (1950), Vladimir Ivanov (null), Petar Petrov (1955), and Boris Nikolov (1929). After him are Nikolina Shtereva (1955), Ginka Zagorcheva (1958), Yordan Mitkov (1956), Serafim Todorov (1969), Ivan Ivanov (1971), and Siyka Kelbecheva (1951).

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