Nikolay Kolev (weightlifter)

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Nikolay Kolev
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NationalityBulgarian
Born (1978-01-24) 24 January 1978 (age 45)
Plovdiv, Bulgaria
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Sport Weightlifting

Nikolay Kolev (born 24 January 1978) is a Bulgarian weightlifter. He competed in the men's middle heavyweight event at the 2004 Summer Olympics. [1]

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References

  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Nikolay Kolev Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 5 February 2020.