Vladimir Kolev
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 Vladimir Kolev |
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Competitor for  Bulgaria |
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| Bronze | 1976 Montreal | Light Welterweight | |
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| Silver | Havana 1974 | Light Welterweight | |
Vladimir Kolev (Bulgarian: Владимир Колев, born April 18, 1953) is a retired boxer from Bulgaria, who represented his native country at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Canada. There he won the bronze medal in the light welterweight division (– 60 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.
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