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Vladimir Kolev

1953 - Today

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Vladimir Kolev (Bulgarian: Владимир Колев, born April 18, 1954) is a retired boxer from Bulgaria and Olympic bronze medalist. He also works as an actor, and has appeared in many American films. At the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, he won the bronze medal in the light welterweight division (– 63'5 kg) after being defeated in the semifinals by eventual runner-up Andrés Aldama of Cuba. Two years earlier, at the inaugural 1974 World Championships in Havana, Cuba, he won the silver medal, after losing to Ayub Kalule from Uganda in the final. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Vladimir Kolev is the 270th most popular boxer (up from 295th in 2024), the 322nd most popular biography from Bulgaria (up from 332nd in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Bulgarian Boxer.

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Among BOXERS

Among boxers, Vladimir Kolev ranks 270 out of 496. Before him are Victor Ortiz, Sultan Ibragimov, Sven Ottke, James Toney, Willie Toweel, and Tim Witherspoon. After him are Oleg Maskayev, Roberto Cammarelle, Virgil Hill, Hocine Soltani, Arthur Abraham, and Meldrick Taylor.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1953, Vladimir Kolev ranks 645. Before him are Robert Thirsk, Danny Philip, Lincoln Chafee, Shelley Moore Capito, Moushumi Chatterjee, and Pat Cadigan. After him are Alistair Darling, Linda Lingle, Michael Chertoff, Stan Bush, Betty Wright, and Rigoberto Cisneros.

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In Bulgaria

Among people born in Bulgaria, Vladimir Kolev ranks 322 out of 415. Before him are Petar Lesov (1960), Daniil of Bulgaria (1972), Zdravko Zdravkov (1970), Ilian Stoyanov (1977), Ivana (1969), and Elena Poptodorova (1951). After him are Evgenia Radanova (1977), Ali Kayalı (1965), Ivaylo Andonov (1967), Ayan Sadakov (1961), Ivan Ivanov (1971), and Siyka Kelbecheva (1951).

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Among BOXERS In Bulgaria

Among boxers born in Bulgaria, Vladimir Kolev ranks 3. Before him are Kubrat Pulev (1981), and Ivailo Marinov (1960). After him are Svilen Rusinov (1964), Tervel Pulev (1983), Aleksandar Khristov (1964), Toncho Tonchev (1972), Stoyka Krasteva (1985), and Radoslav Pantaleev (1993).

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