Daniel Petrov

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Medal record
Daniel Petrov
Daniel Petrov
Men’s Boxing
Competitor for Flag of Bulgaria Bulgaria
Olympic Games
Silver 1992 Barcelona Light Flyweight
Gold 1996 Atlanta Light Flyweight
World Amateur Championships
Bronze 1991 Sydney Light Flyweight
Silver 1993 Tampere Light Flyweight
Gold 1995 Berlin Light Flyweight
Bronze 1997 Budapest Light Flyweight
European Amateur Championships
Bronze 1991 Gothenburg Flyweight
Gold 1993 Bursa Light Flyweight
Gold 1996 Vejle Light Flyweight

Daniel Bozhilov Petrov (Bulgarian: Даниел Божилов Петров) (born September 8, 1971 in Varna) is a Bulgarian boxer. He won a silver medal at the Barcelona Olympics in 1992 and a gold medal at the Atlanta Olympics in 1996 in the category Light Flyweight.

Petrov began his career in Varna, Bulgaria, but then went to Slavia (Sofia). He became a champion of the country several times. In 1993 he captured the European title in Bursa, Turkey. Two years later he won the world title at the 1995 World Amateur Boxing Championships in Berlin, Germany, followed by the European title a year later in Vejle, Denmark.

[edit] Olympic Results

1992

1996

  • 1st round bye
  • Defeated Nshan Munchyan (Armenia) 11-5
  • Defeated Somrot Kamsing (Thailand) 18-6
  • Defeated Oleg Kiryukhin (Ukraine) 17-8
  • Defeated Mansueto Velasco (Philippines) 19-6