Galin Kostadinov

Galin Kostadinov
Personal information
Full name Galin Kostadinov
Nationality  Bulgaria
Born 24 December 1979
Dobrich, Bulgaria
Height 1.94 m (6 ft 4 1⁄2 in)
Weight 113 kg (249 lb)
Sport
Sport Athletics
Event(s) Shot put
Club Dobrudzha
Coached by Ivan Petrov
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s) Shot put: 20.10 (2005)

Galin Kostadinov (Bulgarian: Галин Костадинов; born December 24, 1979 in Dobrich) is a retired Bulgarian shot putter.[1] He represented his nation Bulgaria, as a 35-year-old, in the shot put at the 2004 Summer Olympics, and also trained as a member of the athletics squad for the sport club Dobrudzha in his native Dobrich under his coach and mentor Ivan Petrov.[2] In 2006, Kostadinov threw a personal best of 20.10 metres to seal the twenty-fifth spot in men's shot put at the European Championships in Gothenburg, Sweden.[3]

Kostadinov qualified for the Bulgarian squad in the men's shot put at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens. Earlier in the process, he eclipsed a B-standard entry mark of 20.02 metres from the European Cup Series in Plovdiv.[2][4] Held inside the renowned Ancient Olympia Stadium, Kostadinov launched a satisfying 17.75-metre shot on his first attempt in the prelims. Upon receiving two marks short of his first throw, Kostadinov's effort was not enough to put him further to the final round, as he finished only in thirty-seventh out of 39 registered shot putters in the overall standings.[5][6][7]

References

  1. ↑ "Galin Kostadinov". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 19 February 2015.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Bulgarian team for Athens". Sofia, Bulgaria: IAAF. 2 August 2004. Retrieved 19 February 2015.
  3. ↑ "Галин Костадинов 25-и в тласкането на гюле на Евро 2006" [Galin Kostadinov finished twenty-fifth at the 2006 Euro Champs] (in Bulgarian). Sportal.bg. 8 August 2006. Retrieved 19 February 2015.
  4. ↑ "ГАЛИН КОСТАДИНОВ ГОНИ ОЛИМПИЙСКИ РЕЗУЛТАТ" [Galin Kostadinov attains an Olympic standard] (in Bulgarian). NDT1.com. 25 May 2004. Retrieved 19 February 2015.
  5. ↑ "IAAF Athens 2004: Men's Shot Put Qualification". Athens 2004. IAAF. Retrieved 17 February 2015.
  6. ↑ "Анелия Куманова не се класира за финала на гюле" [Aneliya Kumanova fails to qualify in the final round of shot put] (in Bulgarian). China Radio International. 18 August 2004. Retrieved 19 February 2015.
  7. ↑ "Ивет Лалова: Отивам за финал" [Ivet Lalova: "I'm going to finish"] (in Bulgarian). Novinar. 18 August 2004. Retrieved 19 February 2015.

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