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Tanyu Kiryakov

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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 different languages on Wikipedia. Tanyu Kiryakov is the 3,127th most popular athlete (up from 3,149th in 2019), the 332nd most popular biography from Bulgaria (up from 341st in 2019) and the 29th most popular Bulgarian Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Tanyu Kiryakov ranks 3,127 out of 6,025. Before him are Robert de Castella, Andrejus Zadneprovskis, Noah Lyles, Samuel Wanjiru, Ingrid Landmark Tandrevold, and Butch Reynolds. After him are Kim Dong-hyeon, Inna Lasovskaya, Joe DeLoach, Cristieana Cojocaru, Aries Merritt, and Mariya Lasitskene.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1963, Tanyu Kiryakov ranks 805. Before him are Torsten Voss, Dmitri Galiamin, Jörg Hoffmann, Marian Keyes, Carol Lewis, and Jessica Tuck. After him are Ubaldo Righetti, Martin Bashir, Dave McKean, Nigel Pearson, Abdullah Al-Rashidi, and Nigel Winterburn.

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In Bulgaria

Among people born in Bulgaria, Tanyu Kiryakov ranks 332 out of 415. Before him are Stoyanka Kurbatova (1955), Tsvetana Pironkova (1987), Anelia Nuneva (1962), Ivan Cheparinov (1986), Ilija Trojanow (1965), and Tanya Dangalakova (1964). After him are Svilen Rusinov (1964), Nikolay Antonov (1968), Luis Álvarez (null), Georgi Dimitrov (1959), Rumyana Neykova (1973), and Vasil Spasov (1971).

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Among ATHLETES In Bulgaria

Among athletes born in Bulgaria, Tanyu Kiryakov ranks 29. Before him are Ekaterina Dafovska (1975), Daniel Petrov (1971), Nikolaj Pešalov (1970), Stoyanka Kurbatova (1955), Anelia Nuneva (1962), and Tanya Dangalakova (1964). After him are Nikolay Antonov (1968), Luis Álvarez (null), Rumyana Neykova (1973), Nikolay Bukhalov (1967), Tereza Marinova (1977), and Sevdalin Marinov (1968).

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