Mikhail Zhelev

Mikhail Zhelev (Bulgarian: Михаил Желев) (born 15 July 1943 in Sliven, Sliven, Bulgaria) is a Bulgarian former athlete, known primarily for running the steeplechase. He competed in the 1968 Summer Olympics, finishing 6th and in the 1972 Summer Olympics, finishing 12th.^[1] He set his personal record of 8:25.0 while winning the race at the 1969 European Athletics Championships.

References

↑ "Mikhail Zhelev". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 9 May 2012.

European Athletics Championships champions in men's 3000 metres steeplechase

1938: Lars Larsson (SWE)
1946: Raphaël Pujazon (FRA)
1950: Jindřich Roudný (TCH)
1954: Sándor Rozsnyói (HUN)
1958: Jerzy Chromik (POL)
1962: Gaston Roelants (BEL)
1966: Viktor Kudinskiy (URS)
1969: Mikhail Zhelev (BUL)
1971: Jean-Paul Villain (FRA)
1974–78: Bronisław Malinowski (POL)
1982: Patriz Ilg (FRG)
1986: Hagen Melzer (GDR)
1990: Francesco Panetta (ITA)
1994: Alessandro Lambruschini (ITA)
1998: Damian Kallabis (GER)
2002: Antonio David Jiménez (ESP)
2006: Jukka Keskisalo (FIN)
2010–12: Mahiedine Mekhissi-Benabbad (FRA)
2014: Yoann Kowal (FRA)
2016: Mahiedine Mekhissi-Benabbad (FRA)

Summer Universiade champions in men's 3000 metres steeplechase

1967: Jouko Kuha (FIN)
1970: Mikhail Zhelev (BUL)
1973: Leonid Savelyev (URS)
1975: Bronisław Malinowski (POL)
1977: Michael Karst (FRG)
1979: Paul Copu (ROM)
1981: John Gregorek (USA)
1983: Peter Daenens (BEL)
1985: Franco Boffi (ITA)
1987: Valeriy Vandyak (URS)
1989: Patrick Sang (KEN)
1991: Shaun Creighton (AUS)
1993: Michael Buchleitner (AUT)
1995: Daniel Njenga (KEN)
1997: Mark Ostendarp (GER)
1999: Giuseppe Maffei (ITA)
2001: Anthony Famiglietti (USA)
2003: César Pérez (ESP)
2005: Halil Akkaş (TUR)
2007: Halil Akkaş (TUR)
2009: Ion Luchianov (MDA)
2011: Alberto Paulo (POR)
2013: Ilgizar Safiullin (RUS)
2015: Martin Grau (GER)

Bulgarian Sportsperson of the Year

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