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Jan 21, 1979 Vratsa, Vratsa Province, Bulgaria 45 years old
Olympic swimmer
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About Ivan Angelov
- Ivan Angelov (Bulgarian: ???? ???????; born January 21, 1979) is a Bulgarian former swimmer, who specialized in backstroke events.
- He is a single-time Olympian (2000), and a former Bulgarian record holder in 50, 100, and 200 m backstroke.
- During his sporting career, Angelov also trained for Liulin Sports Club in Sofia under his personal coaches Valentin Yordanov and Liliana Hristeva.Angelov competed in a backstroke double at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney.
- He posted FINA B-standards of 57.98 (100 m backstroke) and 2:06.48 (200 m backstroke) from the Croatian Open Championships in Dubrovnik.
- On the second day of the Games, Angelov placed thirty-ninth in the 100 m backstroke.
- Swimming in heat three, he held off Yugoslavia's Milorad Cavic to earn a sixth spot by 0.22 of a second in 58.03.
- Three days later, in the 200 m backstroke, Angelov challenged five other swimmers in heat one, including Hong Kong's Alex Fong, who later became one of the nation's popular singers.
- He came up short in third place and fortieth overall at 2:07.30, more than half a second (0.50) off his entry time.
