Aleksandar Kostadinov

Aleksandar Kostadinov
Personal information
Full name	Aleksandar Stoyanov Kostadinov
Nationality	Bulgarian
Born	28 July 1988; Kyustendil, Bulgaria
Height	1.60 m (5 ft 3 in)
Weight	55 kg (121 lb)
Sport
Sport	Wrestling
Event(s)	Greco-Roman
Club	Slavia Litex[1]
Coached by	Bratan Tzenov[1]
Men's Greco-Roman wrestling
Representing Bulgaria
European Championships

Aleksandar Stoyanov Kostadinov (Bulgarian: Александър Стоянов Костадинов; born July 28, 1988) is an amateur Bulgarian Greco-Roman wrestler, who competes in the men's featherweight category.[1][2] He won a bronze medal for his division at the 2012 European Wrestling Championships in Belgrade, Serbia.[3] He is also a member of Slavia Litex Wrestling Club in Sofia, and is coached and trained by Bratan Tzenov.[1]

Kostadinov represented Bulgaria at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, where he competed in the men's 55 kg class. He received a bye for the preliminary round of sixteen, before losing out to China's Li Shujin, with a three-set technical score (2–0, 0–2, 0–2), and a classification point score of 1–3.[4]

References

"Aleksandar Stoyanov Kostadinov". London2012.com. The London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games Limited. Archived from the original on 30 October 2012. Retrieved 2 January 2013.
Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Aleksandar Kostadinov". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 16 December 2012. Retrieved 2 January 2013.
Abbott, Gary (4 July 2012). "2012 Olympic Games preview at 55 kg/121 lbs. in Greco-Roman". USA Wrestling. The Mat. Archived from the original on 15 August 2012. Retrieved 2 January 2013.
"Men's 55kg Greco-Roman Round of 16 Final Official". London2012.com. The London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games Limited. Archived from the original on 30 October 2012. Retrieved 2 January 2013.

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[london-2012-1] "Aleksandar Stoyanov Kostadinov". London2012.com. The London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games Limited. Archived from the original on 30 October 2012. Retrieved 2 January 2013.

[2] Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Aleksandar Kostadinov". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 16 December 2012. Retrieved 2 January 2013.

[3] Abbott, Gary (4 July 2012). "2012 Olympic Games preview at 55 kg/121 lbs. in Greco-Roman". USA Wrestling. The Mat. Archived from the original on 15 August 2012. Retrieved 2 January 2013.

[4] "Men's 55kg Greco-Roman Round of 16 Final Official". London2012.com. The London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games Limited. Archived from the original on 30 October 2012. Retrieved 2 January 2013.