Daniel Petrov

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

Daniel Petrov

Personal information
Full name	Даниел Божинов Петров
Nationality	Bulgarian
Born	(1971-09-08) 8 September 1971 Varna, Bulgaria
Height	1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Weight	48 kg (106 lb)
Sport
Sport	Boxing
Weight class	Light Flyweight
Club	Slavia Club
Medal record Olympic Games 1996 Atlanta Light Flyweight 1992 Barcelona Light Flyweight World Amateur Championships 1995 Berlin Light Flyweight 1993 Tampere Light Flyweight 1991 Sydney Light Flyweight 1997 Budapest Light Flyweight European Amateur Championships 1993 Bursa Light Flyweight 1996 Vejle Light Flyweight 1991 Gothenburg Flyweight

Petrov began his career in Varna, Bulgaria, but then went to Slavia (Sofia). He became a national champion 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.

Olympic results

1992

• Defeated Nelson Dieppa (Puerto Rico) 10–7
• Defeated O Song-chol (North Korea) RSC 3 (1:09)
• Defeated Pál Lakatos (Hungary) 17–8
• Defeated Jan Quast (Germany) 15–9
• Lost to Rogelio Marcelo (Cuba) 10–20

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

References

• Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Daniel Bozhinov". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2009-01-06.